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MIN JIN LEE

Apple TV+ series ¡°Pachinko¡± follows four generations of a Korean immigrant family as they move through the 20th century.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Aug 26, 2024
Masterful and stirring, ¡®Pachinko¡¯ returns with more depth
The immersive historical drama is collaborative art at its very best ¡ª instead of offering tidy answers, it asks the most profound questions of our times.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 26, 2022
¡®Pachinko¡¯: K-Drama in an American style
Min Jin Lee¡¯s best-selling novel about the harsh lives of Koreans living in Japan is turned into a glossy family saga for Apple TV+.
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
May 25, 2019
¡®Zainichi Literature¡¯ review: What is the nature of exile?
A product of postwar Japan and virtually unknown internationally, Zainichi literature often explores the nature of exile and the conflict of identity between homes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 19, 2019
¡®The Kinship of Secrets¡¯: Heartbreak and family separation during the Korean War
Eugenia Kim¡¯s second novel, ¡®The Kinship of Secrets,¡¯ is a measuredly moving story of a girl losing and finding a home, the ways in which families grow into units and immigrants into citizens.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 4, 2017
¡®Pachinko¡¯ author Min Jin Lee on how Japan¡¯s ethnic Koreans keep beating the odds
¡°I got lost all the time,¡± says writer Min Jin Lee with a charming laugh, sitting in a hotel lobby in San Francisco¡¯s Japantown.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 4, 2017
¡®Pachinko¡¯: Min Jin Lee writes the struggle of an ethnic Korean family in Japan
Min Jin Lee¡¯s second novel, ¡°Pachinko,¡± charts the fortunes and misfortunes of four generations of a Korean family.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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