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Cool Japan

Kanji name: クールジャパン
Foundation date: 2002
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Live-Action RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi TV Series Airs on April 2 (Feb 21, 2024)
Japan's Ministry of Finance Aims to Make Cool Japan Fund Profitable by 2025 or Risk Consolidation (Nov 23, 2022)
Japan's Ministry of Finance May Restructure Cool Japan Fund Due to Debt Issues (Jun 21, 2022)
AMC Networks Acquires Sentai Holdings, Sentai Filmworks, HIDIVE (Jan 5, 2022)
Cool Japan Fund Makes Additional $3.6 Million Available to Sentai Holdings (Oct 3, 2020)
Cool Japan Fund Invests US$50 Million in Indonesia's Gojek (Oct 17, 2019)
Cool Japan Fund Invests US$30 Million in Sentai Holdings (Update) (Aug 2, 2019)
Sentai Filmworks' GoFundMe Campaign for Kyoto Animation Surpasses US$2 Million, Kyoto Animation's Own Bank Account Raises 274 Million Yen (Update) (Jul 25, 2019)
Cool Japan Fund Appoints Sony Music Entertainment's Naoki Kitagawa as New CEO (Apr 19, 2018)
Nikkei: 'Cool Japan' Initiatives Fail to Meet Expectations (Nov 9, 2017)
Japan Aims to Open Manga Museum Before 2020 Olympics (Mar 19, 2016)
Anime Expo Hosts IA, Sengoku Musou's Wagakki Band (May 31, 2015)
One Piece Gets New Stage Show at Universal Studios Japan this Summer (Apr 27, 2015)
Imagica, Cool Japan Buy Localization Company SDI Media (Feb 21, 2015)
Monster Hunter's Universal Studios Attraction Previewed in Video (Jan 27, 2015)
Evangelion & Resident Evil's Universal Studios Attractions Previewed in Videos (Jan 25, 2015)
Attack on Titan's Universal Studios Japan Attraction Opens (Jan 22, 2015)
Evangelion's Universal Studios Japan Attraction Previewed in New Ad (Dec 26, 2014)
Attack on Titan's Universal Studios Japan Attraction Teased in New Ad (Dec 26, 2014)
Vocaloid IA's 'Encore' Concert Will Screen in Los Angeles (Dec 14, 2014)
Evangelion's Universal Studios Japan Attraction Teased in Video (Dec 8, 2014)
Attack on Titan's Universal Studios Japan Attraction Teased in Video (Dec 8, 2014)
Exports of 'Cool Japan' Anime, Dramas Jump 30% (Dec 6, 2014)
Evangelion Gets 1st '4D' Project With Brand-New Story (Nov 5, 2014)
Universal Studios Japan's Evangelion Page Lists 'Evangelion:4D' (Nov 3, 2014)
Dokaben Creator Shinji Mizushima Inducted Into Order of the Rising Sun (Nov 3, 2014)
Cool Japan Fund Allocates 14 Billion Yen for Overseas Projects (Oct 5, 2014)
Edge of Tomorrow, Godzilla to Win 'Cool Japan' Awards (Aug 21, 2014)
Government Office Cites Overwork in Suicide of A-1 Pictures Staff Member (May 7, 2014)
Quick Reminder: Cool Japan Films on the Gold Coast this Saturday (Apr 11, 2014)
EXILE's Akira Reprises GTO in Live-Action Taiwan Mini-Series (Jan 22, 2014)
Japanese Goverment Funds New Foreign Channel to Air Anime (Dec 30, 2013)
"Cool Japan" Initiative Gets Government Investment Fund (Nov 23, 2013)
Toei Launches Streaming Channel for Tokusatsu Programming (Sep 7, 2013)
Tezuka Pro in Talks to Create Local Versions of Astro Boy Around the World (Jun 12, 2013)
Weekend Wrapup: 7/Apr - 13/Apr (Apr 14, 2013)
Makoto Shinkai Hosts The Garden of Words World Premiere in Australia (Apr 2, 2013)
Mamoru Hosoda to Attend Wolf Children Screening at MIT (Mar 5, 2013)
AKB48 Producer, Kadokawa Head Join 'Cool Japan' Council (Feb 27, 2013)
Japan Plans Anime/Manga Database (Jun 4, 2012)
Japanese Gov't Prints English Map to Anime Locales (Jun 17, 2011)
Meiji University Offers Anime/Manga Summer Program (Jul 8, 2010)
Japan Surveyed on Anime, Manga, Other Cultural Exports (May 20, 2010)
MIT to Host Mamoru Hosoda, Free Summer Wars Screening (Feb 11, 2010)
Japan Makes English Evangelion Tourism Map, Poster (Feb 7, 2010)
Conference in Ottawa to Focus on Otaku Culture (Dec 10, 2009)
MIT Symposium Recording Online (May 8, 2006)
Interest:
Japanese Cabinet Meeting Discusses Anime Industry Wages (Feb 9, 2022)
We Could Have Had Akira and Mario at the Olympics Opening Ceremony (Jul 27, 2021)
Kadokawa to Open Interactive 'EJ Anime Hotel' in October (Aug 4, 2020)
Fairy Tail, Haruhi Voice Actress Aya Hirano Appointed Cool Japan Ambassador (Sep 9, 2019)
Osaka Planning Its Own 'Cool Japan' Attraction Park (Mar 26, 2018)
Press Releases:
Virtual Artist IA Made Successful New York/East Coast Debut at Gramercy Theatre (Oct 14, 2015)
Virtual Artist, IA will Debut in NYC This Weekend as Part of NY Comic Con Presents NY Super Week (Oct 9, 2015)
Virtual Artist, IA Welcomed by 2000 Plus Fans at Her Sold Out North American Debut Concert (Jul 16, 2015)
Other articles: Show:
BELLE Limited Edition Poster Giveaway (Jul 5, 2022)
In a Struggling Anime Workplace, “Cool Japan” Feels Like a Joke (Sep 4, 2021)
Awesome Artists to Watch Out for in Japan Night at NYC! (Mar 22, 2019)
Animebashi 2018 Ticket Giveaway - Celebrate Anime in Portland (Aug 22, 2018)
Shelf Life - Space Candy (Apr 6, 2015)
Answerman - Japanese School Kids In Cars Getting Coffee (Mar 6, 2015)
Answerman - Regret-tinged Nostalgia (Oct 31, 2014)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Peepo Choo (Jun 20, 2013)
Brain Diving - Ace of Database (Jan 11, 2011)
Brain Diving: Otaku, Where Art Thou? (Dec 14, 2010)
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