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HANZAWA NAOKI

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 29, 2020
Exporting Japanese culture abroad in the guise of a TV drama
"Hanzawa Naoki 2" borrows from traditional kabuki stagecraft to heighten the show's dramatic effect.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 2, 2016
The drama of work: Exploring Japan's 'oshigoto' genre
There's a genre in Japanese fiction called oshigoto (work). It has been around for a while, but after the disasters of March 11, 2011, it really took off — perhaps we realized that the only thing going for us was a willingness to work our backsides off.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 12, 2013
Apologies for the apologies: the 'dogeza boom' on steroids
Japanese people like to apologize; or maybe "like" isn't the right word. As in English, many Japanese terms that have the meaning of an apology are used for the sake of perfunctory politeness, so a sincere apology requires effort, and there's no more powerful apology than dogeza, the act of prostrating oneself in front of another person to ask forgiveness. But even this gesture has been diminished through overuse lately, its emotional value cheapened by the realization that such apologies don't always solve anything.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2013
Smash-hit drama about banker draws interest from overseas markets
A smash-hit drama series starring a maverick Japanese banker, "Hanzawa Naoki," will be aired overseas soon, including in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with English-speaking nations possibly following suit, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. said Thursday.

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