Japanese pop culture website Tokyo Otaku Mode, which is backed by YJ Capital, has raised $13.7m in funding in a three-year deal from Cool Japan Fund.

Japan-based pop culture e-commerce site Tokyo Otaku Mode has secured $13.7m in funding over three years, from the Japanese government’s Cool Japan Fund, CNET has reported.

Tokyo Otaku previously raised $2.6m in its series A round in April this year from Itochu Technology Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of trading firm Itochu, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and GaiaX Global Marketing Ventures, which invest on behalf of financial services firm Mitsubishi UFJ and social marketing company GaiaX respectively, 500 Startups and SunEight…