Heat is on for Cool Japan Fund as losses mount
The Cool Japan Fund's logo is unveiled at a launch event in 2013. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)HAJIME TSUKADA and JO ISHIBUCHIJune 25, 2026 02:06 JSTTOKYO -- The government-backed Cool Japan Fund has logged total losses of 54 billion yen ($334 million), results reported Wednesday show
The Cool Japan Fund's logo is unveiled at a launch event in 2013. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)HAJIME TSUKADA and JO ISHIBUCHIJune 25, 2026 02:06 JSTTOKYO -- The government-backed Cool Japan Fund has logged total losses of 54 billion yen ($334 million), results reported Wednesday show, raising new questions about the effectiveness of the soft power effort. TOKYO -- The government-backed Cool Japan Fund has logged total losses of 54 billion yen ($334 million), results reported Wednesday show, raising new questions about the effectiveness of the soft power effort.
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