Tokyo, Japan, February 23, 2017 - Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (`SPEJ`) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (`Mitsui`) today announced they will establish AK Holdings Corporation, a joint venture that will operate Japanese anime networks KIDS STATION and Animax, in addition to producing and distributing animated content, staging animation events around the world, and operating themed restaurants. As majority owner of AK Holdings, SPEJ will appoint Masao Takiyama, Managing Director of SPEJ Television Network, to serve as Representative Director of both KIDS STATION and Animax. The new joint venture will begin operations on March 31, 2017....
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