Japan is the master of creating valuable IP. Of the top 25 highest-grossing media franchises, ten of them are Japanese: 

1. Pokémon – $92b 
2. Hello Kitty – $80b 
6. Anpanman – $60b 
8. Mario – $36b 
9. Shōnen Jump / Jump Comics – $34b 
13. Gundam – $26b 
15. Dragon Ball – $24b 
17. Fist of the North Star – $21b
20. One Piece – $20b
23. Yu-Gi-Oh! – $19b 

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There's a good book Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World that discusses this if interested!

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There's a good book Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World that discusses this if interested! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58393493-pure-invention

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