Netflix is going big on Japan with Pokémon, zombies, manga and more
The Japanese streaming market is huge for Netflix. According to, the firm plans to spend $1.9 billion on local content this year, a 15% increase over last year, because it's a market that's showing strong growth – revenues are up by 12% year on year. According to industry analysts Media Partners Asia, Japan is expected to account for over a quarter of Netflix's total Asia Pacific revenues this year.
Japan represents a huge opportunity for Netflix because despite the country's famed love of technology, it's been comparatively slow to embrace streaming. Assays,"physical media have only slowly given way to video streaming in the country, which boasts a large number of small local players" – rather than the handful of giants that dominate streaming in America and Europe.
e and already something of a hit factory for Netflix. As one analyst told Variety,"Leading Japanese series and anime together with Korean dramas and movies as well as movies from Indonesia and India have ranked among the globally top streamed titles over the past 12 months through January 2023.” Sign up to receive daily breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis, deals and more from the world of tech.
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