Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?
A shrinking population means Japan has a shortage of workers. Many are hoping that artificial intelligence (AI) can pick up the slack. Source: Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?
Immersive Fort Tokyo theme park opens in Japan
Immersive Fort Tokyo, a new theme park featuring immersive experiences, has opened to the public in Tokyo’s Odaiba area.Rooted in immersive theatre, the unique destination is home to 12 immersive attractions, as well as six shops and restaurants. Source: Immersive … Continued
Japan’s national treasure Tsujun Bridge spectacularly lit up with projection mapping
Tsujun Bridge, one of Japan’s largest stone arched aqueducts and a national treasure, was illuminated with colorful projection mapping in which three-dimensional images were displayed as if it were a screen for the first time on the evening of Feb. … Continued
‘Oppenheimer’ to Release in Japan Through Indie Distributor Bitters End
Indie distributor Bitters End is to give a theatrical release in Japan to Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” The film is controversial in Japan where the two atomic bombs were detonated in 1945, killing hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens. Source: ‘Oppenheimer’ … Continued
Japan’s New Production Incentives Dominate MPA Tokyo Seminar
Although smaller than the production incentives offered by many other countries, the $6.7 million scheme is by far the largest from Japan to date. Source: Japan’s New Production Incentives Dominate MPA Tokyo Seminar – The Hollywood Reporter
Ex Posse Studios Inks Development Deal with Sony Music Entertainment in Japan
The company, which styles itself as a “punk rock Marvel” hopes to build a universe out of its vampire property ‘Night of the Cadillacs.’ Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ex-posse-studios-inks-development-deal-sony-1235596316/