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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.

Kokuho (National Treasure) gives anime films a run for their money.

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

Gen Z and anime are married at the hip, time for EVERYONE to take notice https://hubintel.substack.com/p/gen-z-anime-streaming

Nikkei Asia Op-Ed on the foreign threat to anime

Press Release on Pocket Anime seed funding round https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000011.000120274.html

Panelist at the 2025 Anime Expo in Los Angeles.

Participated in an AI & Entertainment Masterclass at the University of Southern California.

What Japan can learn from its neighbor, Korea, on how to capitalize on this moment of "Peak Japan"

Global Connects Op-Ed in the Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/01/japan/japan-soft-power-anime-streaming/?utm_s...

Blockchain and web3 can help Japan's creator economy

Japan should move from White Elephants to White Lotus Osaka Expo starts today. The cake is in the oven; it won't change significantly...

Choosing the right music you need to understand music rights

Spoke about International Production, tax incentives and the future of filming with Joe Chianese from Entertainment Partners at NAB 2025

Douglas Montgomery invited to do Keynote at the Entertainment Globalization Association annual conference, "Con Lo-Con".

After 17 years at Warner Bros, here's what separates successful Japanese market entries from expensive failures in Hollywood.

Global Connects, NEC and Parrot Analytics present on Japan's need to overcome the digital divide.