Show Biz Japan! #3 April, 2006

Japanese Entertainment News from JETRO

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Table of Contents

Top Stories

• New "Miyazaki" Film in July
• Pokemon Land Goes to the U.S.?
• Country-wide Expansion of “PlayStation Spot”
• First Independent Anime Site Opens
• How About TV You Can Feel and Smell?
• Japan’s Films Hot, B.O. Not
• Kadokawa to Sell DreamWorks Stake to Paramount
• VU, Matsushita in $1.2 Billion Deal
• GAGA For Film Fund
• Independence-D on March 2007!
• Sony Music Festival
• 11th Annual AMD Award
• "We Want to Share the Best of Japan!" -Puffy
• The Renovation of the Linda Lea Theatre

Actors to Watch

• Ken watanabe
• Kaori Momoi
• Suzuka Ohgo

Singer to Watch

• Another Amerie in Japan?

Event Report

• See You at the E3 Expo 2006.
• See You at the Licensing International 2006.
• Thank You and See You at the SXSW in 2007!

Industry Reports

• Music Downloading Market in Japan (February 16, 2006)
• Videogame Industry (September 29, 2005)
• Publishing Industry (September 2, 2005)
• Animation Industry (July 7, 2005)
• Film Industry (June 22, 2005)

About EPJ

The EPJ (Entertainment Platform of JAPAN) is an exciting initiative aimed at fostering ties between the entertainment industries of Japan and the U.S.

For more information about the EPJ's activities, please check: http://www.jetro.org/epj

For your inquires, please contact us at: http://www.jetro.org/contactepj