Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2014 –( ASIA TODAY )- Reed Exhibitions Japan will be opening the doors to the 21st edition of Tokyo International Book Fair (TIBF) from July 2 to July 5, 2014 at Tokyo Big Sight Japan.
The show will commence after an Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony bringing together leaders from the Japanese publishing industry and various overseas ambassadors to celebrate the opening of the 21st edition.
This year TIBF will be gathering 1,530* exhibitors from 25 countries and 65,000* visitors (*including concurrent shows) throughout the show period.
This annual event will serve as the platform for Japanese and Asian publishers, editors, importers, bookstores and other key professionals from the book industry to seek new titles, directly negotiate about publishing rights and network with one another.
As well as major general Japanese publishers such as SHOGAKUKAN, KODANSHA, SHUEISHA, KADOKAWA, KAWADE SHOBO SHINSHA, a variety of publishers and related firms will be participating from Japan, Asia and the world.
The show will also feature exhibits from different countries - for instance, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Korea, China and Iran will be participating as international pavilions, gathering various publications, related products and services, that are unique to their country.
Theme Country of 2014: Malaysia
Each year, TIBF carries out a theme country project to aid the business expansion of the selected country through the show’s promotional and on-site activities.
Comment from Malaysian Institute of Translation and Books (ITBM):
“As the theme country in TIBF 2014, Malaysia’s objective is not only to expand its book market economically but also to focus on strengthening the cultural bridge between Malaysia and Japan.
This venture is to be carried out through publishing genres which will showcase products that centre on cultural understanding and the thinking of the Japanese and Malaysian societies as well as sharing various tourism-based publications that will explain the wave of Japanese who have travelled to Malaysia in recent years. As the theme country of TIBF 2014, Malaysia will also expect to share the current state of affairs in our nation-building, apart from the Look East Policy that has successfully driven our economy to continue growing, thus igniting the impetus of the vision to become a developed nation by 2020!”
Various events will be held at the Malaysian Pavilion such as Makyung a traditional Malaysian dance known as a “cultural masterpiece” by UNESCO, Kalantan Shadow play performed together with the traditional Japanese puppet show and much more.
For further information: http://www.bookfair.jp/en/doc/Schedule_of_Events/
5 powerful concurrent shows related to “content”
The beauty of TIBF is the ability to discover new products, ideas and connections with professionals from publishing and related industries. For instance, held in the neighbouring hall next to TIBF is 18th e-Book Expo Tokyo (e-Books 2014) http://www.ebooks-expo.jp/en/ showcasing the latest electronic book related technologies, solutions, services, devices and content. With the growing e-book market in Japan, the show is a must attend event for publishers, content distributors and other users looking to enter the market.
Under the same roof, there will also be 4 specialised exhibitions;
4th LICENSING JAPAN http://www.licensing-japan.jp/en/,
3rd Creators’ Expo http://www.creator-expo.jp/,
2nd Production Companies Expo http://www.production-expo.jp/en/, and
2nd Content Solutions Expo http://www.contes.jp/en/ –
all covering different stages of content creation. The 4 exhibitions will serve as an indispensable business platform to negotiate and to make new connections with 700 content creators, various licensors, production companies, technology/service providers for content distribution and creation participating from Japan, Asia and the world.
For highlights of the concurrent shows >> http://www.contents-tokyo.jp/en/doc/news14_02/
For press inquiries: TIBF Show Management/Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.
Tel: +81-3-3349-8519 Email: pr-eng.contents-tokyo@reedexpo.co.jp
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