FUND TO BOLSTER ANIME EXPORTS
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
2010/04/07
"A government-backed fund to promote Japanese pop culture such as anime, videogames and music abroad is being proposed by the industry ministry.
The draft proposal, intended to be included in the government's growth strategy in June, would set up a public-private fund to support small and midsize companies that are currently struggling to find markets abroad.
The program would, for instance, secure distribution channels for smaller anime production companies by purchasing airtime from foreign TV broadcasters. It would be partly funded by institutional investors and could be set up by the end of the year.
The idea of government-led programs to promote cultural industries is partly inspired by South Korea's successful campaign to create the Korean cultural boom in Asia."
I think we can all expect Secretary of State Clinton to address growing American concerns about the fund's malicious degradation of America's youth:
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