It is so sad. If they really want so succeed and innovate they should give some help to young and new creators and small studios and publications. As you said, in culture and entertainment success is kind of unpredictable and I think you cannot repeat a formula, so not taking ricks in cultural politics is leading it to exhaustion.
I went through a gangsta phase where I fantasized about being Tony Montana or Don Corleone. Now I just follow the Japanese government with the intensity of the Sopranos.
It is so sad. If they really want so succeed and innovate they should give some help to young and new creators and small studios and publications. As you said, in culture and entertainment success is kind of unpredictable and I think you cannot repeat a formula, so not taking ricks in cultural politics is leading it to exhaustion.
I went through a gangsta phase where I fantasized about being Tony Montana or Don Corleone. Now I just follow the Japanese government with the intensity of the Sopranos.
This is the way!
This is hilarious, but also a bit sad. The power point had me stitches but it’s exactly the same kind of bs government has be using for years!
To paraphrase He-Man, they have the power(point)!
If they really want to give the industry a hand, they could start by abolishing the インボイス制度.
This was a big concern early on -- see below -- but have you heard of any specific issues with it recently? https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230908/p2a/00m/0na/046000c
The news is mixed. Thanks to the pushback, the transition measures are being extended, and businesses / sole proprietors won't bear the full burden of the new arrangement until 2031. https://www.nta.go.jp/taxes/shiraberu/zeimokubetsu/shohi/keigenzeiritsu/invoice-review/index.htm#removal
However, it seems inevitable now that the industry will eat a 10% tax hike, insofar as it relies on freelancers.