In the post-World War II era, Japanese entertainment began to modernize and diversify. The 1960s and 1970s saw the rise of popular music, with the emergence of iconic artists like The Spiders, The Tempters, and Kyu Sakamoto (known as Kyu-chan). The 1980s and 1990s witnessed the growth of the anime (animation) and manga (comics) industries, which have since become significant exports.