The "Cool Japan" fund has lost billions subsidizing textile factories and sushi-train startups. The government misunderstands that culture is not a steel export. You cannot force coolness. The most successful exports (Pokémon, Studio Ghibli) were not government projects—they were artistic obsessions.
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in 2023 [15]. This sector's export value now rivals Japan's massive steel and semiconductor industries, driven by a "Media Renaissance" spanning anime, gaming, and J-Pop [13, 23]. Core Industry Pillars The "Cool Japan" fund has lost billions subsidizing