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 * The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is in charge of this industry that has grew to ¥2 trillion industry in the global market and was projected to surpass ¥900 trillion in 2020.
 * Success Stories: 15 popular apparel makers from Tokyo’s Harajuku district worked together to sell clothes at a a 50-sq.-meter site in a shopping mall for three months in Singapore. They sold more than ¥20 million in goods and allowed more smaller makers to penetrate the Singaporean market. Now, the teams sells it products in Singapore through a distribution channel. This event has motivated 53 content providers and 36 product suppliers to penetrate the Indonesian market.
 * Cool Japan Promotion Council:
 * Tak Umezawa, Japan Chairman and Partner of A.T. Kearney and member of the Cool Japan Strategy Promotion Council:
 * The global financial crisis in 2008 brought negative effects towards the manufacturing sector, including the auto and electronics industries, which drove Japan's economy for decades.
 * He wrote an article, published in 2009, stating that Japan should develop its cultural business to its full potential.
 * Japan has always been successful in exporting manga, anime and video games. However, for the last ten years, Japanese food has become very popular.
 * In 2006, there were approximately 21,000 Japanese restaurants abroad. However, in 2019, there were 156,000 Japanese restaurants abroad.
 * Many Japanese restaurants are run by non-Japanese people, which shows how popular Japanese food is.
 * Due to COVID-19, it has become more important to promote Cool Japan through the internet.
 * Due to COVID-19, it has become more important to promote Cool Japan through the internet.