Some Financial News

[Kumiko Sato]

The financial condition of Japan's film industry is approaching the worst 
in history, whereas anime is earning the status of the "hope of Japanese 
industry" and more anime titles than ever are being released this 
season.  Trust companies will soon become able to treat anime's copyright 
as property and invest in anime productions.  I thought these news articles 
(japanese) may be of interest to some of you.

http://channel.goo.ne.jp/news/kyodo/keizai/20021106/20021106a2470.html
http://www.mainichi.co.jp/news/flash/shakai/20021108k0000e040097000c.html