For the final Deep Dive of the year, culture editor Alyssa I. Smith talks to culture critic Thu-Huong Ha about the books they read, the festivals they went to and how Japanese stories are currently capturing Hollywood’s attention. 

Hosted by Alyssa I. Smith and produced by Dave Cortez. 

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Art came alive in the great outdoors in 2022 (Thu-Huong Ha, The Japan Times)
Junko Takase’s Akutagawa Prize-winning novel is a feminist’s nightmare (Thu-Huong Ha, The Japan Times)
Is the new Ghibli Park worth all the hype? (Thu-Huong Ha, The Japan Times)
Do you have what it takes to become a novelist? Let Haruki Murakami decide. (Thu-Huong Ha, The Japan Times)

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