Netflix Is About to Be Big in Japan, Plans Locally Produced Shows

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- This fall, Netflix  will bring its video-streaming service to Japan, where it will also partner with Osaka-based talent agency Yoshimioto Kogyo to produce local content for Japanese audiences. Netflix will underwrite a percentage of the production costs for the new shows, and will also be introducing its popular Netflix original series to the market. A well-known Japanese TV personality has already been signed up to star in the first series, and local reports suggest...