Japanese Economy Booming, But Small Businesses and Creative Sectors Left Behind

Many Japanese consumers and workers at small companies have yet to benefit from recent good economic news
Labor unions at large Japanese corporations celebrated biggest wage increases in over 3 decades
Animators work long hours for less than minimum wage to keep $19 billion anime industry productive
Japanese stocks hit new all-time high in February, but irrelevant for animation industry where many are freelance
Nikkei Asian Review preparing to celebrate its next chapter as the voice of the Asian Century