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Watching Tokyo Through the Eyes of Outsiders

I grew up watching foreigners film Tokyo. Three modes seemed to emerge onscreen: the foreign filmmaker who goes to Japan as a tourist; the foreign filmmaker who resists being a tourist…

How a White Lie Gave Japan KFC for Christmas

This year, millions of people across Japan will celebrate Christmas around buckets of Kentucky Fried Chicken. There was never a reason to doubt the company’s account, until the man who brought K…