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Japan’s Anime Supply Chain: The 15 Companies That Actually Power a $25B Industry
Japan’s anime industry surpassed ¥3.0 trillion ($25 billion) in global market size in 2023, yet most overseas observers can name only a…
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Japan’s anime industry surpassed ¥3.0 trillion ($25 billion) in global market size in 2023, yet most overseas observers can name only a…
Japan’s anime industry generated a record $25 billion in 2024 — yet nearly every major studio is struggling to hire. The gap…
Born Global: 8 Japanese Startups You Haven’t Heard of — Yet Japan’s startup scene has a reputation problem. The narrative says Japanese…
Japan has only 15 unicorn startups despite being the worlds third-largest economy. This definitive guide covers every Japanese unicorn, their valuations, why the gap exists, and the soonicorns poised to break through. Updated for 2026.
The accountability gap in AI-generated code is widening. Japan's engineering culture — built on ownership, monozukuri, and sekininkan — is exactly what the world needs now.
Japan has something no other country on earth can replicate: a single-payer universal healthcare system covering 126 million people, with decades of…
Why global pharma wants Japanese healthcare data — and the three ways to actually monetize it
Japan’s anime industry hit a record ¥3.84 trillion ($25 billion) in 2024, with overseas revenue surpassing domestic for the first time. Merchandising…
The fermented foods driving growth and what it means for global buyers
Why the weak yen makes Japanese engineers the best value in global tech
What global buyers actually need and what Japanese suppliers often miss