Online subscription-based, flat-rate streaming of films and television programs has seen an uptick in Japan in recent years, and with the coronavirus pandemic keeping more people at home, that trend would appear to be intensifying.The growth in the market is led by foreign companies globalizing operations on the back of their financial clout, with Netflix Inc. the hands-down market leader.Netflix has scored a huge success with "The Naked Director," its first web drama television series produced in Japan and based on a nonfiction novel about a Japanese adult video director. With its unconven…READ FULL ARTICLE
