**Show Biz Japan! #5**

December, 2006

Japanese Entertainment News from JETRO

JETRO hopes this newsletter and its contents will be informative and assist in helping you formulate new business initiatives.

Our next newsletter will be sent out in March 2007.

** Send us your news updates to epj_la@jetro.go.jp**

Table of Contents

Top Stories

• Apple Launches “Summer of Music” in Japan
• Mixi’s “Japanese MySpace” Heads for IPO
• The Leading Cell Phone Comic Industry
• Tokyo Girls Collection 2006 Autumn/ Winter!!
• Geek Odyssey
• Disney and Anime Production
• Japan’s B.O. Bounty
• Digital Content Industry Grows 11.8%
• GPS and Cell Phones!

Actors to Watch

• Rinko Kikuchi
• Masi Oka

JETRO Event Report

• Sundance Film Festival 2007: Meet the Next-Generation Japanese Filmmakers!
• Japan Bash and Night at SXSW 2007!
• Thank you for your support at Show Biz Japan! Sneak Peek 2006.
• See you next year at AFM 2007

Other Event Reports

• Upcoming! Tokyo International Anime Fair 2007
• Upcoming! Independence-D 2007
• Report: Tokyo International Film Festival
• Report: Tiffcom 2006

Industry Reports

• Film Industry (November 16, 2006)
• Robotics Industry (May 11, 2006)
• Music Downloading Market in Japan (February 16, 2006)
• Videogame Industry (September 29, 2005)
• Publishing Industry (September 2, 2005)
• Animation Industry (July 7, 2005)

About EPJ

The EPJ (Entertainment Platform of JAPAN) is an exciting initiative aimed at fostering ties between the entertainment industries of Japan and the US.

For more information about the EPJ's activities, visit: http://www.jetro.org/epj

For inquires, please contact us at: http://www.jetro.org/contactepj