Amana Images Co., Ltd.
Amana Images Representative Director and CEO Yuta Numazawa appointed as director of Japan Photo Agency Association (JPAA)
Considering and revitalizing generation AI countermeasures for the entire photo copyright business market
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Amana Images Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) is a “comprehensive visual rights company” that operates one of the largest image libraries in Japan. Yuta Numazawa, our representative director and CEO, is a member of the Japan Photographic Agency Association (JPAA). ) I would like to inform you that I have been appointed as a director.
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Representative Director and CEO of Amana Images Co., Ltd. / Director of Japan Photo Agency Association Biography of Yuta Numazawa Born in Tokyo in 1990. Growing up with a grandfather who was a photographer, a grandmother who was a painter, and a father who was a sound engineer, he had many contacts with creators who excelled in their craft.
After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University in 2012, he worked at Yahoo Japan Corporation to establish BuzzFeed Japan Co., Ltd., a joint venture with the American web media company BuzzFeed.
In 2016, Weekday Co., Ltd., which operates Droptokyo, a media run by young up-and-coming street photographers, and The Fashion Post, one of Japan’s leading web magazines where foreign luxury brands place advertisements. Participated in the company as a managing shareholder and became a director. In 2018, “Droptokyo” and “The Fashion Post” were spun off into separate companies and became CEO. Leading business structure reform, financing, global expansion, etc. In 2019, the company’s shares were sold to Nippon Television Network Corporation. He will retire as Weekday director at the end of 2022.
In April 2022, he established Visual Bank Co., Ltd. and became the representative director. We raised a total of 2.1 billion yen and acquired all shares of amana Images from amana in May of the same year. In June of the same year, he became the representative director and CEO of amana Images Inc.
In December 2023, the Japan Photo Agency Association (JPAA), which has been active for over 50 years since its establishment and carries out various activities to keep the photo copyright market in Japan in a healthy state and develop the photo business, was announced. Appointed as director.
Appointment comment
With the support of all our members, I have been appointed as a director of JPAA, which has been developing the photo copyright business market in Japan for over 50 years. With the rise of image generation AI, we are about to enter an era when it will be easy to discover and generate the images you want with a single click. Against this backdrop, I feel that there are many commercial fields in which the industry as a whole needs to cooperate to create an environment in which domestic photographers and other authors can boldly take on new challenges while protecting the rights of their authors. We will continue to work together with domestic authors, photographers, and photographers to revitalize the photo copyright business market and contribute in any small way to the growth of the Japanese economy. Message from JPAA President Miwako Kinoshita
Since our association was established in 1971, we have made a small contribution to the development of photography-related business for half a century. During that time, the format of photography changed from positive film to digital data, and the sales method changed dramatically from face-to-face sales to catalog sales to Internet sales. We are currently in the middle of a digital revolution, and advances in technology are creating new challenges for the photography industry, such as AI image generation. In this age of digital photography, Mr. Yuta Numazawa, CEO of amana Images Co., Ltd., who started a business with unique ideas and is working to solve social issues surrounding the copyright business through business, has been appointed as a director of the association, and will be in charge of the future. We hope that you will make a significant contribution to the development of the photography business industry. We look forward to working with Mr. Numazawa, who is full of knowledge about digital data, and will continue to work with him on the activities of JPAA, which continues to bring excitement to the world through photography. What is Japan Photo Agency Association (JPAA)?
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◼︎Organization name:
Japan Photo Agency Association
Abbreviation: JPAA
◼︎Group overview:
Established in 1971 as an association of companies engaged in the business of photo agencies and libraries, the name was changed to the Japan Photo Agency Association (JPAA) in 2010. Currently, 21 companies that produce and sell stock photos in Japan are members. The organization has been active for more than 50 years since its establishment, and carries out various activities to keep the photo copyright market in Japan in a healthy state and develop
photography-related businesses. We hold a general meeting once a year and a forum twice a year to promote mutual understanding and information exchange among member companies. We share information on trends surrounding the photography business, covering current themes such as issues surrounding copyright law and preventing unauthorized use.
https://www.jpaa.gr.jp/
Information on joining JPAA
The Japan Photo Agency Association (JPAA) is open to all photo agencies in Japan and those involved in related businesses, and welcomes the participation of new members who support JPAA’s activities. Masu. Members who join JPAA are not only managers, but also all employees can participate in JPAA activities.
◼︎Advantages of joining:
Our main activity is to hold “Member Meetings” two to three times a year to discuss common issues and issues within the industry. Examples of the themes of the “Member Meeting” include troubles that occur in daily work, copyright issues, prevention of unauthorized use, industry trends including overseas markets, introduction of new services, and image generation AI in the future. These include new problems and challenges in the digital network market.
In addition, the JPAA website introduces corporate information of each member company, and the members-only page provides information such as “board of directors meeting records,” “general meeting records,” “business reports,” and “various forms” for members. It is published. “Various forms” are sample documents such as “Terms of Use,” “Artist Contract,” and “Portrait Rights Agreement” that can be shared and used by member companies, and these were created mainly by JPAA with specialized lawyers. information.
◼︎Click here for details regarding membership inquiries
https://www.jpaa.gr.jp/?page_id=502
◼︎Contact information regarding this matter
Japan Photo Agency Association
E-mail: soumu@jpaa.gr.jp
amana Images Co., Ltd. Company Profile
Established in 1984. Operates one of the largest stock material sales sites in Japan, selling 240 million high-quality photos, illustration materials, video materials, etc. In 2022, we took the opportunity of becoming a member of the Visual Bank group and reorganized our business to become a comprehensive visual rights company. In 2023, we launched Qlean, a visual dataset development service for AI learning. The company will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2024.
Representative: Representative Director and CEO Yuta Numazawa Head office location: Nippon Television Yotsuya Building WeWork, 5-3-23 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Company profile: https://amanaimages.com/about/
Amana Images will become a member of the “Visual Bank” group from 2022. https://amanaimages.com/topics/info-notice/parent-company-name.aspx Visual Bank Co., Ltd. Company Profile
Established in 2022 based on the group philosophy of “creating a society where the value of Japan’s creations is maximized and optimized.” In the same year, Amana Images Co., Ltd., which operates one of the largest stock material sales sites in Japan, became a wholly owned subsidiary. As a unique startup featuring “AI x IP x Rights”, we received both the 2023 edition of Weekly Toyo Keizai’s “Amazing Venture 100” and the 2024 edition of Nikkei Cross Trend’s “100 Companies Creating Future Markets”.
Representative: Representative Director Yuta Numazawa
Head office location: 609 Miyamasuzaka Building, 2-19-15 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Main phone number: 03-3740-2055
Company profile: https://visual-bank.co.jp/
Contact information regarding media coverage
Visual Bank Co., Ltd.
Public relations address: publicrelations@visual-bank.co.jp
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