East Asia

Japan

Review: “Book-Paper-Scissors” Honors Japanese Artisan Culture Amidst Modernity

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Japan

Review: “Fukushima 50” Offers Uncontroversial Take On Japan’s Biggest Nuclear Disaster

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Japan

Japanese Indie Drama “My Identity” Examines a Fractured Taiwanese-Japanese Immigrant Identity

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Television

Netflix’s “TWogether” Highlights the Legacy of English in Asia

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Japan

Review: What “A Silent Voice” Can Tell Us About Ableism and Tolerance in Japan

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South Korea

Review: “House of Hummingbird” Paints A Bleak Coming-of-Age

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South Korea

Korean Film “Beauty Water” Depicts the Horrors of Keeping Up with Beauty Standards

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Japan

Netflix’s “Rea(L)ove” Raunchily Reveals Japan’s Sexual and Gendered Taboos

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Japan

Interview: “Japanology” Host Peter Barakan—Japan’s Accidental Ambassador

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South Korea

Review: Netflix’s “Extracurricular” Is a Dark High School Drama Exploring Teen Problems

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