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Korean Comics Platform Popular in Japan

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Piccoma, Kakao Japan Corp.’s online comic platform, is continuing its growth in the Japanese market. Launched in April 2016, Piccoma saw its annual turnover increase 14-fold the following year. Subsequently, the annual volume of business has more than doubled every year, growing 156 percent in 2018 and 130 percent in [...]

Kakao Japan Attracts Users with Webtoons in Preparation for 2020 IPO

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Bloomberg News reported on September 4 that Kakao Japan and Nomura Holdings are engaged in discussions for a possible IPO at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2020, bringing to light the Korean social media giant’s strategies to attract Japanese users. Though it enjoys wild success at home (43 million [...]