Part I: Japan's Rising Soft Power

Larry Kubota (Visiting Research Fellow, GLOCOM)

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Mr. Larry Kubota, Visiting Professor at Hitotsubashi University and CEO & Founder of Black Current Productions, Ltd., talks about the power of Japan's digital culture by focusing on Japan's growing dominance in cultural entertainment such as manga, anime, video games, fashion, design, etc. He sees the country's future in the creative economy, where the digital content industry plays a key role in combining creativity, innovation and application with new modes of production and distribution.

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