Naomi Osaka, Japanese Tennis star has launched a media company in partnership with the Basketball Superstar LeBron James . The Media Company was entitled as Hana Kuma. The media company is strategized to talk about cross cultural barrier, the former world champion announced on Tuesday.
Hana Kuma, which means "flower bear" will showcase stories that are culturally specific but but universal to all audience. The media company already has multiple projects in line according to a report from Hollywood. James and Maveric Carter's The SpringHill Company will serve as financing, operations and producing partners for Hana Kuma Media company as stated in the written paper.
The media co. is the latest project of the 24 year old Japanese star Naomi Osaka under her long time with agent Stuart Duguid. "What excites me is being able to inspire people and tell new stories, particularly ones that I would have wanted to see when I was a kid. I always wanted to kind of see someone like me," four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka, who has a Haitian father and Japanese mother, told the New York Times.
Osaka and LeBron also have a sports agency named Evolve, which signed Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios as the first member of its roster on Monday.