**Show Biz Japan! #9**

September, 2007
Japanese Entertainment News from JETRO

JETRO hopes this newsletter and its contents will be informative and assist in helping you formulate new business initiatives.

Our next newsletter will be sent out in November 2007.

** Send us your news updates to epj_la@jetro.go.jp**

Table of Contents

Top Stories

• Government Encourages TV Content Trade
• Japan’s Entertainment Industry Also Begins to Focus on Global Crisis
• Broadcasters Start New Programs
• Attracting Viewers with YouTube
• Sponge Bob on Cell Phone
• Cell Phones Attracting a Larger Female Audience
• Japan Brought 331% More Books on Phones in 2006
• The Next Generation of Bookworms
• Tekkonkinkreet: Black and White from VIZ Media
• First Anniversary of Toonami Jetstream TM and Presents for the Fans
• Oreskaband’s Debut for Hollywood Film
• Bandai-Namco: A New Approach to Broaden Consumer Range
• Pokemon Returns!
• POPJNEO
• Foreigner-Friendly Japanese Websites and E-mail

Actor to Watch

• Yuki Matsuzaki

Upcoming Special Events and Screenings

• Asian Film Night @ Toronto Film Festival (Monday, September 10, 2007, 7:00PM-9:00PM)
• Japan Film Reception @ AFM (Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 6:30PM)
• The 3rd Show Biz Japan! Sneak Peek @ Aero Theater in Santa Monica (Saturday, November 3, 2007)
• New York-Tokyo Music Festival @ Central Park in NYC (Saturday, September 22nd, 2007)
• APEM Summit @ Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood (October 17-18, 2007)
• NY Anime Festival @ Javits Convention Center in NYC (December 7-9, 2007)
• CoFesta: Japan International Contents Festival @ Everywhere in Tokyo (September 19th - October 28th, 2007)
• Forest of Words: The Origin of Japanese Kanji Ideograms

Industry Reports

• Videogame Industry (February 1, 2007)
• Recent Developments in the Telecommunications Industry (January 17, 2007)
• Publishing Industry (December 18, 2006)
• Film Industry (November 16, 2006)
• Robotics Industry (May 11, 2006)
• Music Downloading Market in Japan (February 16, 2006)

About EPJ

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

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

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