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Japan aims to quadruple overseas market for anime, games
Japan aims to quadruple overseas market for anime, games
Economy
by  AFP

Pop-culture powerhouse Japan wants to expand its overseas market for video games, manga and anime fourfold to $130 billion in about a decade, the government has said. In its revised "Cool Japan" strategy released Tuesday, the government said it aims to boost exports of these cultural assets to 20 trillion yen (nearly $130 billion) by 2033.

Australian watchdog drops court fight with X over violent posts
Australian watchdog drops court fight with X over violent posts
Technology
by  AFP

Australia's online watchdog on Wednesday dropped a legal effort to force Elon Musk's X to remove posts depicting the violent stabbing of a Sydney priest. The watchdog had ordered Musk's company to globally remove about 65 video and audio clips of the April 15 non-fatal attack in a church.