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Review: “Extro” Captures the Unglamorous Hardships of Being a Background Actor
By
Woojin Lim
Japan
Review: “Sacrifice” Offers Airy Take On Japanese Cults And National Traumas
By
Lindsay Wong
Japan
Review: “My Sweet Grappa Remedies” Shows a Middle-Aged Woman’s Gentle Slice-of-Life
By
Brenda Chang
Japan
Review: “Book-Paper-Scissors” Honors Japanese Artisan Culture Amidst Modernity
By
Jackie Chen
Japan
Review: “Fukushima 50” Offers Uncontroversial Take On Japan’s Biggest Nuclear Disaster
By
Anthony Kao
Japan
Japanese Indie Drama “My Identity” Examines a Fractured Taiwanese-Japanese Immigrant Identity
By
Jamin Shih
Japan
Review: What “A Silent Voice” Can Tell Us About Ableism and Tolerance in Japan
By
Lindsay Wong
Japan
Netflix’s “Rea(L)ove” Raunchily Reveals Japan’s Sexual and Gendered Taboos
By
Jamin Shih
Japan
Interview: “Japanology” Host Peter Barakan—Japan’s Accidental Ambassador
By
Akshay Suggula
Japan
The 10 Best Anime On Netflix
By
Akshay Suggula
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