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Written entirely in Japanese and without any English text, foreign visitors are wondering what on earth these ads mean.
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The protagonist of the Hollywood anime adaptation will always look like Scarlet Johansson, but she won’t always sound like her.
With the controversy over the model’s Vogue photos ongoing, has anyone bothered to check on how Japan feels?
”Zenzenzense” isn’t the only song getting new English vocals from original Japanese singer Yojiro Noda.
There’s been plenty of controversy about the casting and plot, but something else jumps out at me in the latest preview.
This mesmerising video gives us a unique perspective of what it’s like to be a Japanese “hikikomori” social recluse.
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