KADOKAWA President Natsuno Takeshi says in an exclusive interview with Nippon TV that the company will globally strengthen the development of entertainment content such as anime, movies and games with the additional investment from Sony Group. 

Sony plans to invest an additional 50 billion yen in KADOKAWA, a Japanese publishing and entertainment giant, becoming the largest shareholder with a 10 percent stake.

Against this backdrop, in an exclusive interview with Nippon TV on December 9, KADOKAWA President Natsuno Takeshi spoke about the company's intention to strengthen its overseas expansion.  

S/ Natsuno Takeshi, KADAKAWA President: We will expand things originating in Japan to the world through various media, including anime, movies, and games that are born from our publishing IP. At the same time, I believe that KADOKAWA itself should become a more global company by handling things originating from the world together. In this way, both the quantity and quality of content will improve. We would like to grow the company by turning this synergy into a larger and larger business. 

Meanwhile, Sony will “combine KADOKAWA's publishing, game, and animation businesses with Sony's global strengths and work closely with them.”