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Characters

Japanese "characters" that increase attention at the same time as foreigners' interest in Japan increases. In the city, there are foreigners with T-shirts and tattoos with kanji and katakana. What do they think is cool about Japanese characters? What kind of feeling difference is there between Japanese people who stick to the beauty of handwritten characters and feel that the characters they write represent personality, and foreigners who feel individuality even if the characters are dirty? Now that the eyes of the world are on Japan, we will explore the charm of Japan's "characters" again.

English
  • Originally Aired May 10, 2020
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network NHK
  • Created February 17, 2024 by
    morbus
  • Modified February 19, 2024 by
    morbus