
Summer Paralympics Aug 20, 2021
Crowdfunding platforms are helping athletes afford the specialized equipment they need to realize their full potential.
Crowdfunding platforms are helping athletes afford the specialized equipment they need to realize their full potential.
Singapore bloggers turn to crowdfunding to pay defamation bills
Blogs provide an avenue for government criticism in a country that ranks among the worst in the world for press freedom.
With the purchase of a book written by and about their favorite restaurants, foodies can support local establishments and learn more about the people behind them.
Virus-hit aquarium taps crowdfunding to feed record-setting shoal of jellyfish
The sharp decline in visitors due to the pandemic has left the aquarium in Yamagata Prefecture tight on funds to purchase plankton needed to feed its collection.
Museum and train line seek crowdfunding cash to wrap train in art
Under the crowdfunding scheme organizers aim to collect at least ¥2.5 million ($24,000) by Dec. 18 to fund the work on the Ibara Railway.
NPO Animator Supporters seeks to ensure anime talent get their fair share
After seeing his friends struggle in the anime industry, founder Jun Sugawara opened a dorm for rookie animators and started crowdfunding projects to provide fair wages.
Industries from cinema to farming have been adopting new measures of raising money during the pandemic.
Crowdfunding campaigns offer hope to ailing firms facing COVID-19 insolvency
Communities rally behind their favorite establishments, but can they save them all?
Kazuhiro Soda shows how streaming could help save cinema with online release of 'Zero'
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.
Live music needs structural change to survive COVID-19
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.
Independent cinema campaign meets donation goal
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.
The race to save Japan's independent cinemas
As Japan's film industry feels the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, campaigners take to crowdfunding to help save smaller cinemas.