The government will step up support for the overseas expansion of content industries such as video games and anime, while also investing more in related human resources development.
Overseas sales of Japanese content reached around ¥5.8 trillion ($37.6 billion) in 2023, surpassing Japan’s semiconductor exports. In 2025, global box-office revenue for the anime movie “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle — Part 1: Akaza Returns” topped ¥100 billion, marking the first time a Japanese movie has achieved this milestone.
Positioning the content industry as a new pillar of economic growth, the government has set a target of boosting annual overseas sales to ¥20 trillion by 2033.