[KineJapan] [EXTERNAL] 2024 Oscars

[Peter Larson]

My friend Roger Walch, from Switzerland who lives in Osaka, is a
Japanese filmmaker as well. He recently made a film starring Japanese
folk music hero Mikami Kan and shows his films throughout Japan.

Yes, that was a plug.



On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 8:11 AM Gerow Aaron <aaron.gerow at yale.edu> wrote:
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> The current controversy over Miss Japan shows that the ideological bond between race, language, and nationality is still strong in Japan, at least. To many, only certain people can “represent” Japan.
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> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68078061
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> Aaron
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