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151: Haruki Murakami’s new novel. Plus, allegations resurface in J-pop.

Deep Dive from The Japan Times

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Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop

The BBC aired a documentary titled Predator, The Secret Scandal of J-Pop. In it, journalist Mabina Azar looked at the allegations of sexual abuse made by former boy band Hopefuls against Johnny Kitagawa. With me to talk about that documentary is music writer Patrick Samuschel.

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