The auto and electronics industries have served as the economy's main locomotives for decades, but now they are being eclipsed by heavier global competition, particularly from their aggressive Asian rivals.
To offset the dip in dominance, the government is turning to Japan's cultural exports, including animation, fashion and food, to promote Japan's "soft power" in a PR strategy called "Cool Japan."
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