Japan's Kadokawa sticks with print in Indonesia manga expansion

BANGKOK/SEOUL/JAKARTA -- Japanese media group Kadokawa is expanding its manga and light novel distribution business to Indonesia where the company aims to repeat the success achieved with printed titles in Thailand.

Kadokawa last month announced a joint venture with Indonesia's biggest publisher, Gramedia Asri Media. The Indonesian market has huge potential due to its large, youthful population, Kadokawa CEO Takeshi Natsuno told reporters in Jakarta.