Entertainment content producer to get extra investment

Entertainment content producer to get extra investment

TOKYO, Japan - President Shizuko Yokote of MCIP Holdings Co. announces in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, additional investment will be made in the Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. subsidiary producing entertainment content by six entities, including the government-financed Cool Japan Fund and advertising agency Dentsu Inc., to fuel its entertainment content business in Asia.

2 tourism entities tie up in promoting Japan

2 tourism entities tie up in promoting Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoichi Matsuyama, president of Japan National Tourism Organization (R), and Cool Japan Fund Inc. CEO Nobuyuki Ota shake hands in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014. The two organizations announced their alliance the same day in promoting Japanese culture and products.

Cool Japan Fund

Cool Japan Fund

TOKYO, Japan - Trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi (4th from L) and other officials attend a ceremony at the Roppongi Hills shopping complex in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2013, to mark the launch of Cool Japan Fund Inc., a state-backed organization to promote Japanese culture abroad for the next 20 years.

CORRECTED: Sexual harassment complaints lodged against "Cool Japan" fund

CORRECTED: Sexual harassment complaints lodged against "Cool Japan" fund

Photo shows cards with phrases suggesting tasks for female employees at Cool Japan Fund Inc., a public-private investment fund aimed at promoting Japanese culture and products overseas, saying, (from top) "You won!! A wine dinner with xxx (a man's name) (Switch not permitted)," "You failed!! Punishment of giving xxx (a man's name) a handmade present," and "Going to a Studio Ghibli exhibit with xxx (a man's name). (Switch permitted)," allegedly used in the fund's socializing event in July 2016. The female employees claim they were sexually harassed by male executives of the entity over a series of incidents and have formed a labor union to demand preventive steps. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cool Japan Fund to invest 100 million yen in Paris-based firm

Cool Japan Fund to invest 100 million yen in Paris-based firm

Traditional craft products from various regions in Japan, such as "Arita-yaki" porcelain (R) from southwestern Japan's Saga Prefecture and "Boshu uchiwa" paper fans (upper C) from eastern Japan's Chiba Prefecture, that are promoted and sold by Paris-based company SAS ENIS in the French capital are shown on Nov. 12, 2015, in Tokyo. Cool Japan Fund Inc., a public-private fund aimed at boosting overseas demand for Japanese products and services, announced the same day it will invest about 100 million yen in the company to establish a platform for regional Japanese companies to take on the European market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cool Japan Fund to invest 100 million yen in Paris-based firm

Cool Japan Fund to invest 100 million yen in Paris-based firm

Yoshiaki Shiokawa, president of Paris-based SAS ENIS, introduces traditional craft products from various regions in Japan that his company helps to promote and sell in Europe, on Nov. 12, 2015, in Tokyo. The Cool Japan Fund Inc., a public-private fund aimed at boosting overseas demand for Japanese products and services, announced the same day it will invest about 100 million yen in the company to establish a platform for regional Japanese companies to take on the European market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 tourism entities tie up in promoting Japan

2 tourism entities tie up in promoting Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoichi Matsuyama, president of Japan National Tourism Organization (R), and Cool Japan Fund Inc. CEO Nobuyuki Ota shake hands in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014. The two organizations announced their alliance the same day in promoting Japanese culture and products. (Kyodo)