I went to Japan Expo 2024, which is held every July in the suburbs of Paris, France!

This event began in 2000 and this year was the 23rd historic event.

Reference article: https://www.japan-expo-france.jp/jp/

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A large space near the entrance. There was a Manga Plus booth where SHUEISHA was exhibiting. Manga Plus is an online manga distribution service provided by SHUEISHA.

Currently, it supports languages such as English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Thai, and Indonesian. I had the impression that Manga Plsu was highly recognized even in France.

An article showing Manga Plus inflow data by country

https://note.com/jumpdigitallab/n/n57115650f03a#21499ca8-91fb-487d-a4aa-8de6a1345974

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Japan Expo has stages classified into small, medium, and large sizes.

At the SORA booth below, a performance was held close to the customer on a small stage.

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It seems that Moomin, which is a Finnish content, opened its first store at the Japan Expo in France.

I was able to talk a little bit with the vendors at the booth, and they said that sellable goods that are different from those that sell in Japan will sell...

The feeling that I want to go to Japan Expo 2025 again has increased!!! I'm also excited to see French people enjoying Japanese culture in France.

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