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Industries from cinema to farming have been adopting new measures of raising money during the pandemic.

Akita Prefecture group has initiated a project for nationwide synchronized fireworks demonstrations this summer to uplift the public and support the pyrotechnics industry.

Fundraisers in crowdfunding plans often provide donors with meal discount tickets and premium accommodation vouchers.

Communities rally behind their favorite establishments, but can they save them all?

With COVID-19 having hit Japan's independent film industry hard, filmmakers such as Kazuhiro Soda are looking for new ways to reach their audiences.

With footfall having dropped dramatically at Japan's live music venues, many are turning to crowdfunding. But whether this will help mid-sized spaces remains to be seen.

Regional chambers of commerce and industry around Japan are coming up with creative ways to help local businesses struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic. The Sapporo Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched a website in early March to showcase local delicacies such as cheese, sweets ...

A crowdfunding campaign to save art houses reaches its donation goal as Japan's film industry grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.

As Japan's film industry feels the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, campaigners take to crowdfunding to help save smaller cinemas.

Crowdfunding projects are spreading nationwide to help restaurants in crisis cope with drastic declines in business caused by social distancing and other precautions being taken to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Around 80 percent of the nation's eateries saw their February sales drop from a year ...

When a Nagoya-based citizens group calling for the decommissioning of an over 40-year-old nuclear power plant kicked off a crowdfunding campaign in October to cover costs for ongoing litigation, it successfully raised about ¥3.7 million, 1.5 times the target amount, in about two months. The ...