Streaming Services Boost Anime Popularity Overseas; Former ‘Geeky’ Interest More Beloved Among Gen Z than 3 Major U.S. Sports The Yomiuri Shimbun Foreign tourist shop at Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba store in Tokyo’s Akihabara district on Sept. 24. By Yuki Kobayashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 12:15 JST, November 8, 2024 The value of media exported by Japan, such as films, anime and manga,