Sony's entering into the Japanese animation, or anime, business happened in 1995 when its Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ) division established Aniplex as its subsidiary managing creative productions, which founded A-1 Pictures, the first anime studio of Sony, ten years later.
Dec 19, 2024 · Tokyo, Japan - KADOKAWA CORPORATION (KADOKAWA) and Sony Group Corporation (Sony) today signed a strategic capital and business alliance agreement, agreeing to conduct a third-party allotment by KADOKAWA to Sony on January 7, 2025, with Sony acquiring 12,054,100 new KADOKAWA shares for approximately 50 billion yen.
Sony played a major role in the development of Japan as a powerful exporter during the late 20th century. [9] From the late 1980s to the early 2000s, it aggressively expanded into a variety of businesses, from film ( Sony Pictures Entertainment ) and insurance ( Sony Life ) to banking ( Sony Bank ) to internet service providing ( So-net ) and ...
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Dec 20, 2024 · Sony Group says it has signed a capital and business alliance with major Japanese publisher Kadokawa to expand their entertainment operations. The deal will make Sony the largest shareholder in ...