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The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) is a Japanese industry group representing 52 affiliate animation production companies. It works on issues including intellectual property infringement, piracy, illegal file sharing, conflict resolution, production environment improvements, and overseas operations. It also publishes annual reports on the anime industry and organises events to promote its members internationally.
The AJA has 52 affiliate animation production companies as members. Most of these are small to medium-sized companies.
According to the AJA's 2017 annual report, overseas markets expanded to 1.5 times the previous year's size, reaching a record high. China placed first in contracts that year, while the United States dropped to fourth place.
In 2019, the United States placed first in anime contracts, with Canada placing second. This reversed the 2017 ranking in which China had led and the United States had fallen to fourth.
Anime Tamago, meaning "Anime Egg" in Japanese, is an annual project featuring animated shorts produced by various studios to support animator training. It was originally launched in 2010 by the Japanese Animation Creators Association with funding from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, renamed in 2012 and again in 2016 to its current name. The AJA took leadership of the project in April 2014.
The Tokyo International Anime Fair is the biggest anime-related event in Japan. It is organised by the AJA as part of its efforts to promote Japanese animation to major distributors in regions across the world.