Documentary
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What Happened at Hiroshima review – this rushed, flimsy look at a world-changing atrocity isn’t good enough
Thirty minutes simply isn’t enough time to do justice to such a colossal event. Let’s hope the BBC have someth…
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Kamikaze: An Untold History review – a bewilderingly brutal act of collective desperation recalled
Japan’s deployment of kamikaze pilots to bomb US ships in the Pacific during the second world war killed almos…
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TV tonight: the secret sexual abuse allegations in Japanese pop
This harrowing documentary investigates Johnny Kitagawa, media mogul and the maker of J-pop superstars. Plus, …
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‘Astonishing’ errands: Old Enough’s Japanese creator on the child star TV hit
Junji Ouchi says show grew out of tradition of sending toddlers off on their own to do simple but challenging …