Cool Japan: the relationships between the state and the cultural industries

Appendices

Appendix A: List of the interviewees

(in chronological order)

1. 
   Scholar of Keiō University, 15/11/2013
   
2. 
   Former Senior Official of the Japan Foundation, 27/11/2013
   
3. 
   MOFA Official, 04/12/2013
   
4. 
   Kondō Seiichi, Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs (2010-2013), 12/12/2013
   
5. 
   Patrick Galbraith, PhD student at Duke University, skype interview, 28/01/2014
   
6. 
   Matthew Alt, Vice President of AltJapan, 29/01/2014
   
7. 
   METI Official 1 Interview, 25/02/2014 and 02/09/2014
   
8. 
   Yokota Masao, Professor at Nihon University, 06/03/2014
   
9. 
   Cool Japan Advisory Council Former Member, 09/03/2014
   
10. 
    Roland Kelts, Visiting Scholar at Keiō University, 27/03/2014
    
11. 
    METI Official 2, 19/03/2014
    
12. 
    CESA Official, 31/03/2014
    
13. 
    Munakata Saho and Sakamoto Yūko, METI’s Media and Content Industry Division, 08/04/2014
    
14. 
    Ishikawa Shinichiro, Founder of Gonzo, 15/04/2014
    
15. 
    J-LOP Official, 18/04/2014
    
16. 
    Production I.G Official, 21/04/2014
    
17. 
    Tōei Official, 21/04/2014
    
18. 
    AJA Official, 22/04/2014
    
19. 
    Anime Producer, 30/04/2014
    
20. 
    Former METI Official, 30/04/2014
    
21. 
    METI Official 3 Interview, 30/04/2014
    
22. 
    Sasaki Toshiharu and Wakabayashi Hideki, All Japan Magazine and Book Publishers’ and Editors’ Association, 30/04/2014
    
23. 
    Manga Publisher Official 1, 13/05/2014
    
24. 
    Agency for Cultural Affairs Official, 21/05/2014
    
25. 
    Kadokawa Official, 27/05/2014
    
26. 
    Cool Japan Fund Official, 12/06/2014
    
27. 
    Manga Publisher Official 2, 05/07/2014
    
28. 
    Gainax Official, 09/07/2014
    
29. 
    Business Association Official Interview, 16/07/2014
    
30. 
    Baba Akira, Professor at Tokyo University, 05/08/2014
    
31. 
    Video Games Company Official 1, 20/08/2014
    
32. 
    CyberConnect2 Official, 21/08/2014
    
33. 
    Video Games Company Official 2, 29/08/2014
    
34. 
    Matsui Takeshi, Professor at Hitotsubashi University, 03/09/2014
    
35. 
    Bandai Namco Games Official, email interview, 06/09/2014
    
36. 
    Former President Video Games Company, 09/09/2014
    
37. 
    Video Games Company Official 3, 10/09/2014
    
38. 
    Fukunaga Kenichi, Sony Computer Entertainment, 12/09/2014
    

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