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Dear You is capturing hearts and wallets across SE Asia. Now that it is successful the soft-powers that be cannot help themselves. Douglas Montgomery's Straits Times op-ed examines why Dear You, a US$2 million Teochew-language film, became China's biggest soft-power success in years — precisely because Beijing wasn't visibly involved. Drawing on cases from Wolf Warrior 2 to Ne Zha 2, he argues the qualities that make stories travel — ambiguity, criticism, emotional honesty —

Japanese anime has high potential in Saudi Arabia

Global Connects to participate with Filosophia's Tetsu Fujimura at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Tokyo

US - move fast and breakthings, China - copy fast and make it cheaper, Japan? Follow the rules. https://asia.nikkei.com/opinion/japan-s-advantage-in-the-ai-era-credibility-that-travels

Panel on the strength of K-content in the United States

AI is Changing Everything: What Leaders Must Do as AI and Market Forces Reshape Work

By Douglas Montgomery / The Straits Times / April 1, 2026 New Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro's strategy set to sail. Global Connects Media CEO Op-Ed in the Straits Times out of Singapore. https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/disneys-next-act-isnt-streaming-its-floating

Is AI friend or foe to the entertainment industry? What is Japan's place in the future of media.

Asking platforms to police themselves doesn't work, governments are too slow or lack courage. We need to do this ourselves.

Tech, population and changing tastes are accelerating Hollywood's decline.

Keynote event in Seoul

Japan, Korean, and others should just wait it out and let the US shoot themselves in the foot.

Global Connects Media to participate in the 3rd annual "Ninja Pitch" event in Kyoto. The event is help find the next generation of...

The Global Stage Hollywood Film Festival finished its 7th version with standing room only screening of "Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26" at the...

Bucket LIst North American Premiere in Hollywood.

Box Lunch is a major licensor of Asian entertainment brands

Shoppable Media gives Japan a second chance at a trillion dollars

LA Times article on Hollywood and anime

Kokuho success in anime-dominated Japan.

Article on our event with NEC and Branc Japan on using data in the entertainment industry.