Cool Japan is what the Japanese government uses to promote pop culture like anime and manga abroad, but without tourism, it has gone into debt.

Ever since the Japanese government first began discussing the idea of promoting Gross National Cool as a national resource back in the early 2000s, the discussion on how Japan should stand out on the ...

Japan's Ministry of Cool Ahead of hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, the country is ramping up government-sponsored efforts to promote its culture abroad.

Forget 'Cool Japan,' just make it your Japan Pop culture exports such as anime and video games, as seen promoted on billboards in Tokyo, are proving to be cultural and economic forces.

Called Cool Japan, the multidisciplinary campaign is designed to plug everything from anime and manga to Japanese movies, design, fashion, food and tourism.

Japan should follow this example. That is, Japan should organize events where leaders of the world gather and should then exploit the gravitational power of these events to promote Cool Japan. Such ...

“Cool Japan,” a now nearly decade-old government initiative to promote Japanese popular culture abroad, has long been derided as more high-flown talk than well-financed action. Compared with ...

Cool Japan, therefore, can be perceived as a positive side of a new Japan. Isolated Japan, on the other hand, isn't something to be admired, even when it is tied to some of the high-tech wizardry ...

The critters, warriors and doe-eyed women of Japanese animation and manga comics have long found fans around the world. But now the Japanese government wants to mobilise them for a far sterner ...

Manga, anime, J-pop – once it was all about Japan. But the country's efforts to channel its 'cool' as part of a global soft power strategy may need a revamp amid intense ...

The highly anticipated Cool Japan Center officially opened its doors on November 4, 2024, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan. This cultural hub, dedicated to ...