Media city: Qatar has successfully held a strategic roadshow spanning from Osaka to Tokyo in Japan, engaging top leaders across media, gaming, and creative sectors to scale their businesses in the Middle East through Media City Qatar.

According to Qatar News Agency, the visit was designed to attract Japanese companies to Qatar by offering insight into the country's growing media ecosystem, world-class infrastructure, and tailored business incentives. Led by CEO of Media City Qatar, Eng. Jassim Mohamed Al Khori, the delegation engaged directly with top-level executives, government officials, and creative pioneers throughout the roadshow. This included high-profile meetings with organizations such as SEGA, Nintendo, and Sony Interactive Entertainment.

The first stop was Osaka, where Media City Qatar hosted a dedicated event on the sidelines of a gaming festival organized by the Japanese Esports Union (JESU). Using the Qatar Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka platform, the event convened leaders and officials from Japan's gaming industry to explore new pathways for growth and collaboration.

In Tokyo, Media City Qatar hosted a landmark forum, held in the presence of HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Japan, Jaber bin Jarallah Al Marri, and attended by more than 450 industry professionals, government officials, ambassadors, content creators, and gaming industry leaders.

Notable moments at the forum included panel discussions featuring Keishi Otomo, one of Japan's most renowned film directors; Akira Morii, producer of a Netflix series; and Ken Kutaragi, known as the 'father of PlayStation', along with officials from Bandai Namco and developers from Nintendo.

The Media City Qatar's officials then highlighted the incentives available to Japanese companies seeking to expand into the Middle East via Qatar and shed light on the successes of existing partnerships between the two sides and the Media City's role as a regional hub for creativity and the media industry.

With more than 250 licensed companies, Media City Qatar provides the infrastructure, incentives, and platform to support innovation and collaboration, helping shape the future of media from Qatar, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.