
中国政府がアニメやゲームをサービス輸出の「新三種」と位置付け、ソフトパワー強化と世界市場への浸透を図る。日本企業とのコラボも目立つ。
中国政府はアニメやゲームをサービス輸出の新たな柱として育成し、ソフトパワー強化を図っている。日中関係が冷え込む中でも日本企業との連携が進み、中国企業が世界へ販路を広げる動きが目立っている。
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中国商務省と北京市がサービス業の展示会「中国国際サービス貿易交易会」を開催し、文化輸出の強化を進めている。
【北京時事】中国政府が、アニメやゲームとその関連製品をサービス輸出の新たな柱に育てようとしている。貿易摩擦の影響を受けにくいソフトパワーを強化してイメージ向上を図り、国産ブランドの浸透につなげる狙いだ。日中関係が冷え込む中でも、日本のコンテンツの集客力を呼び水として、中国企業が世界へ販路を広げる動きも目立つ。
銀座に「ミライミュージアム」 ジャパン・カルチャーの聖地に
商務省と北京市が13日まで開催したサービス業の展示会「中国国際サービス貿易交易会」では、中国企業の海外進出を支援するブースが新設された。政府はゲーム、アニメ、ドラマを文化輸出の「新三種」と位置付けており、日本勢との連携も進む。
海外でヒットしたキャラクター「ラブブ」で知られる中国玩具大手ポップマートは、自社の「スカルパンダ」とサンリオの「マイメロディ」のコラボ商品を展示。これまでに大阪万博の公式マスコット「ミャクミャク」や日本人歌手「XG」とも組んだ。同業の52TOYSは、カプコンの正規ライセンスを受け、格闘ゲーム「ストリートファイター6」の主人公をフィギュア化した。「『推し活』を呼び込む戦略」(広報)という。
中国の文化・関連産業が生んだ経済効果は年6兆元(約137兆円)と世界最大級に迫るという。だが、ミッキーマウスやハローキティのように、世界で長く愛されるキャラクターはなお少ない。
中国企業との商談に訪れたエチオピア出身のソフィア・メレトゥさんは「新商品を投入するスピードと量産力、人工知能(AI)技術に期待できる」と語った。中国発のアニメやゲームの存在感は増しつつあり、日本など海外勢とのコラボも追い風に、世界市場への浸透を図る。

According to preliminary trade statistics for August released by the Ministry of Finance, crude oil imports increased by 3.6% from the same month last year to 11.59 million kiloliters. Import volume decreased from April to June due to the tense situation in the Middle East, but alternative procurement from the United States increased, and the volume exceeded the previous year's level for the second time in July. On the other hand, the trade balance was in the red for 1,0105.6 billion yen, the fourth consecutive month in the red, due to the continued high cost of crude oil procurement. The amount of imports from the Middle East decreased by 30.9% from the previous year to 7.25 million kiloliters, and the amount of imports from the United States was 3.65 million kiloliters, more than seven times the previous year. The import unit price of crude oil is 102,687 yen per kiloliter, the fourth highest level on record, and continued high costs remain an issue.

Chubu Electric Power announced the retirement of President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoshi Katsuno. At the same time, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara argued that relocating Futenma Air Base to Henoko was the only solution, and Prime Minister Takaichi arranged for the Cabinet to be reshuffled and the Meiji Restoration Secretary-General, Hiroshi Nakatsuka, to join the Cabinet. A new candidate endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party is in the lead in the Okinawa gubernatorial election, Chubu Electric Power is making arrangements to withdraw its application for review of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, and Chairman Katsuno's future or departure due to the data fraud issue is also attracting attention. Other news reported included North Korea's sports minister's planned visit to Japan, the adoption of a joint declaration by the BRICS summit, the Houthis' seizure of the Babel Mandeb Strait, the Hong Kong court's prison sentence for the organizer of the Tiananmen memorial rally, and the Digital Agency's announcement that personal information was leaked.

Chubu Electric Power is arranging for President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoshi Katsuno to resign over the issue of fraudulently manipulating standard seismic ground motion data during the restart review of Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4. According to people familiar with the matter, although the report does not suggest direct involvement of management, it is expected that they will be held accountable for years of poor governance. Director Minoru Yasui's name has been mentioned as a possible successor.

It was discovered that the Japan M&A Center bypassed the use of the ``Specified Business List'' introduced by an industry organization and falsely told buyers that ``all of the items have been canceled'' even though management guarantees remained. The employee in charge was fired in July. Lawyers for the seller point out that this violates their obligations of neutrality and impartiality, and are concerned about structural problems.

Japan Nuclear Fuel has released for the first time the amount of stored nuclear fuel stored in the cooling pool at its spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant (Rokkasho Village, Aomori Prefecture) by power company, revealing that Tokyo Electric Power Company has the largest amount at 890 tons. The factory started operations in 1998, but the acceptance of waste stopped in 2016, and the current storage capacity is almost full at 2,968 tons. The aim is to start operations in the second half of next year, but the outlook is uncertain as the plant has been postponed 27 times so far.

The yield on US 30-year government bonds hit a 19-year high of 5.311% since June 2007. Amid market caution due to fiscal instability and inflation concerns, U.S. Treasury Secretary George Bessent announced a ``bizarre plan'' to more than double the limit on the repurchase of U.S. bonds with maturities of 10 years or more, in response to rising long-term interest rates.