**Show Biz Japan! #10**

November, 2007
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 January 2007.

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

Table of Contents

Top Stories

• New Hollywood Japanese Horror Film "Apartment 1303"
• Making of “Naruto” Anime Series for Digital Download in U.S.
• Murakami at MOCA
• Japan Expo 2007
• ICV2 Conference on Anime and Manga at New York Anime Festival
• Midnight Eagle: Movie Opening
• Fuji Television Movie Series: Celebrating FCI’s 20th Anniversary
• Four Live-Action Anime Coming Our Way
• Aurora Publishing, Inc. Introduces Ladies Comics in America with LUV LUV Imprint

Upcoming Special JETRO Events

• JETRO Forms US Film Producers' Directory
• NY Anime Festival @ Javits Convention Center in NYC (December 7-9, 2007)
• Game Developers Conference in San Francisco (February 18-22, 2008)
• Game Connection at GDC in San Francisco (February 19-21, 2008)

Thanks for Your Attendance to

• Japan Film Reception and Japan booth @ AFM
• The 3rd Show Biz Japan! Sneak Peek @ Aero Theater in Santa Monica

Industry Reports

• Videogame Industry (February 1, 2007)
• Recent Developments in the Telecommunications Industry (January 17, 2007)
• Publishing Industry (December 18, 2006)
• Film Industry (November 16, 2006)
• Robotics Industry (May 11, 2006)
• Music Downloading Market in Japan (February 16, 2006)

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