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Japan is blessed with breathtaking vistas. A natural world which is characterised by rugged mountain terrain, lush verdant forests and rocky coastlines. With most of the human population densely crowded…

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Film Review: Fortune Favours Lady Nikuko

May 31, 2022
Rob Aldam

Food plays an important role in Japanese culture. In many ways, a meal can be as much a ritual as simply performing a vital function of survival. Take sushi chefs,…

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Film Review: Belle

January 11, 2022
Rob Aldam

While for decades animation was derided as being solely the province of children, increasingly filmmakers are using it to impart serious messages to a much wider demographic. Japan tends to…

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