Television
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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 …
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In praise of iyashikei: why we love soothing anime where nothing happens
Too tired to enjoy stressful telly after work? Perhaps you need slow anime, where the drama might be someone f…
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Ministers are old enough, but not wise enough to go it alone | Brief letters
A remake worth watching | Strongman myth | Boris Johnson’s ‘secret’ trip | Drama in schools | Ukrainian visa b…
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Iron Chef is coming back: Adam Liaw celebrates Japan’s cult classic cooking show
Known for its flamboyant dubbing, costumes and absurd premise, Iron Chef transformed cooking into entertainmen…
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Taste the TV: Japan invents lickable screen to imitate food flavours
Prototype uses carousel of canisters to create flavour samples on hygienic film over flatscreen TVA Japanese p…
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Japanese anime One Piece to air its 1,000th episode in 80 countries
Cartoon series, starring Monkey D Luffy, started life as a manga in 1997 and is a record seller as a comic boo…
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BBC Olympics coverage misses events after loss of TV rights
Viewers complain after rights-holder Discovery puts majority of events behind paywallThe BBC has received a la…
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Earwig and the Witch review – a disappointing CGI debut for Studio Ghibli
Gorō Miyazaki’s foray into computer generation, a magical tale of a gleeful brat adopted by a witch, falls far…
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Can the BBC survive by opening up? | Letters
Former MP Derek Wyatt thinks the BBC needs to evolve quickly in order to survive, while Don Keller says the br…
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Sazae-san, the world’s longest-running cartoon, put on hold by coronavirus
Re-runs of famous Japanese cartoon bring broadcast until further notice, in first interruption in 45 yearsProd…
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Netflix’s Samurai Gourmet: hypnotically dreamy show makes kitchens feel like Neverland
In this spellbinding, lovingly shot series, a recently retired man decides to eat something new every day – an…
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Every Studio Ghibli film – ranked!
In a bonus edition, we rank all 21 animations – from Spirited Away to Ponyo – by the revered Japanese studio, …
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James May: Our Man in Japan review – penis festivals are no place for jokes!
The ex-Top Gear star reveals rarer sides of Japanese culture in this travelogue – but why won’t he just quit t…