The report revealed that the Japanese video market was worth a total of 563.8 billion yen (about US$5.23 billion), a 0.2% increase from 2018.
The market encompasses physical home video sales and rentals as well as paid digital content, including streaming, digital sales, and digital rentals.
The Japan Video Software Association (JVA) and Digital Entertainment Group Japan (DEG Japan) released on May 27 their report on the video market in Japan from January to December 2019.
Japan’s overall video market had been declining until it fell to 480.2 billion yen (about US$4.416 billion) in 2012.