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Remembering Kimura Hana (Audio w/ Transcript)

We talk with guest Farrah Hasnain about the life and career of wrestler and Terrace House star Kimura Hana, the factors behind her death, and the future of the series.

Video: Lost in Non-Translation – Anime and Manga vs. Daily Life in Japan

What mistaken impressions do people get about Japan by consuming solely anime and manga? What mistaken impressions do people in Japan have about people in, say, America?

How Yakuza 0 Memorializes Japan’s Bubble Economy

How 2015's Yakuza 0, dated in Japan's 1980s, highlights the successes - and excesses - of the country's Bubble Economy before it burst.

Love Live! Poster Sparks Outcry Over Child Exploitation

A new poster controversy in Japan - this time involving the anime Love Live! - leaves many in the country furious over the casual sexualization of minors.

Japan Prefecture’s Proposed Screen Limits Draw Backlash

Kagawa Prefecture is proposing strict limits on kids' screen time - but critics say the Prefectural Assembly's approach is played out.

Studio Ghibli: What Next for the Animation Giant?

Studio Ghibli has a had a rocky half-decade, but things are looking up. What's currently happening at the house that Miyazaki Hayao built?

Funeral Parade of Roses: Five Facts About Japan’s New Wave Masterpiece

Equal parts seriousness and absurdity, Matsumoto Toshio's 1960 countercultural classic captures a tumultuous time in the history of modern Japan.

Fujoshi Poetry Contest Celebrates Boy’s Love Manga

A poetry contest for women who love homoerotic male fiction generates a series of laugh-out-loud winners that can be appreciated by anyone.

A Bold Manga About Japan’s “Losers” Challenges Status Quo

How Kashiwagi Haruko's latest demonstrates the diversity of manga as a medium - and provides insight into the daily struggle of Japan's least privileged.

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