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Heat is on for Cool Japan Fund as losses mount: TOKYO -- The government-backed Cool Japan Fund has logged total losses of 54 billion yen ($334 million) ...
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Can planned new content industry command center avoid Cool Japan Fund's failures? - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261030/p2a/00m/0bu/006000c

France struggles to fund farm climate adaptation as losses mount: Farmers in France are expecting their first payments shortly under the ...
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Japanese government is ending its Cool Japan Fund program: Back in 2013, the Japanese government’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry had an idea ...
japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/japanese-government-is-ending-its-cool-japan-fund-program

Japan moves to scrap Cool Japan Fund while pushing content grants: The fund had accumulated losses of approximately ¥54 billion by the end of fiscal 2025.
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Gov't to dissolve Cool Japan Fund after heavy losses of $340 million - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260821/p2a/00m/0na/015000c

OpinionTime for change: Japan's vending machine network needs to evolve: Benjamin Boas is a Tokyo-based author whose books include "From Cool Japan to Your Japan ...
asia.nikkei.com/opinion/time-for-change-japan-s-vending-machine-network-needs-to-evolve

Cool Japan Fund headed for the deep freeze: The public-private entity we know as "Cool Japan" was conceived as a strategy to spearhead Japan's ...
japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/cool-japan-fund-headed-for-the-deep-freeze

OpinionEditorial: Cool Japan Fund's failure demands gov't rethink of cultural policy - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260714/p2a/00m/0op/017000c

Cool Japan Fund faces possible merger, cuts after losses hit $334 million - The Mainichi
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Economic losses mount as Venezuela earthquake death toll grows: Initial forecasts suggest damage could cost as much as 7 percent of the South American nation’s ...
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Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, WFP says: By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, June 5 (Reuters) - The Middle East conflict is pushing millions of ...
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Foreign tourist needs ambulance to pick him up at Mount Fuji after hiking closed trail
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Japan inflation cools demand for vending machine drinks: From post offices and parks to stations and even the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan's vending machines ...
japantoday.com/category/business/japan-inflation-cools-demand-for-vending-machine-drinks

Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival Canceled Because Tourists Suck: Tourists have done it again. They ruined a cool thing. This time, it's Japan's iconic ...
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China subways hike fares, slash service as losses mount: GUANGZHOU -- Metro systems across China are cutting service and raising fares to try to improve ...
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10 cool places to escape Japan's summer heat: As it heats up across the country, who isn’t looking for a place to cool down and escape the soaring ...
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Japan Display cuts half its Japan workforce as losses mount: TOKYO -- Japan Display announced on Thursday that it will cut approximately 1,500 employees ...
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