Streaming boom lifts Japan-anime market to record $20b

A young man plays the augmented reality mobile game "Pokemon Go" by Nintendo at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, Spain July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

Yuji Nitta

12 December, 2022

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