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A ‘real’ movie fights back in anime-ruled Japan

A woman walks past the poster of Japanese movie “Kokuho” (R) outside a cinema in Tokyo’s Roppongi district on September 4, 2025. Lasting almost three hours, “Kokuho” is about two “onnagata”, male players of female roles in kabuki, a rarefied form of classical Japanese theatre. Lee Sang-il’s film, shot by …

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Indonesia’s delayed new capital risks ‘white elephant’ status

Indonesia’s would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but remains mostly silent. Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFPSource: AFP A year after it was inaugurated, Indonesia’s would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but most of its architecturally arresting presidential palace and freshly built avenues sit silent. …

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