UAE minister calls for expansion of Japanese content including anime & video games

United Arab Emirates economy Minister gave an exclusive interview to nipon TV on December 19th his country started negotiations for a bilateral economic partnership agreement with Japan we wish that we see Nintendo produces more uh games for the region uh uh considering the region as a place in dependo expansion there's big fans for them there and I think Alm said that he himself had been familiar with Japanese animation such as Captain saasa since childhood and expressed his expectations for the further expansion of Japanese content such as animation and games in the UAE he also said that the uae's creative industry accounts for about 5% of the country's GDP and he expressed confidence that talented people can cooperate with Japan with inbound tourism On The Rise the minister emphasized that simplifying the visa application process for visiting Japan is essential for further expanding the country's tourism industry