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Spotlight
Spotlight
Miki Matsubara: A City Pop Icon | Spotlight
The Osaka-born singer became a social media sensation almost two decades after her death
By
Matthew Hernon
Sonny Chiba — A Martial Arts Legend | Spotlight
By
Matthew Hernon
The Faces of Japan’s New Banknotes | Spotlight
By
Matthew Hernon
Den Fujita — Japan’s McDonald’s Man | Spotlight
By
Matthew Hernon
Chikage Awashima: A Revered Stage and Screen Actor | Spotlight
By
Matthew Hernon
Ai Iijima — The Tragic Tale of the Porn Star Turned TV Celebrity | Spotlight
By
Matthew Hernon
Spotlight: Yasunari Kawabata — Japan's First Nobel Literature Laureate
By
Matthew Hernon
Spotlight: Toshiro Mifune — Japan’s Greatest Ever Actor
By
Matthew Hernon
Spotlight: Yaeko Nogami — Grand Dame of Japanese Literature
By
Matthew Hernon
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