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The new TV show “SHOGUN” is very popular now. I read about it in the Nikkei newspaper. I remember reading the original “SHOGUN” book many years ago, when the first TV show came out. This new version is even more popular!
I was interested, so I checked both the Japanese Nikkei article and the English CNN article. I found some interesting differences between them:
- CNN talks a lot about how good the story and writing are. The Nikkei doesn’t mention this much. Maybe because Nikkei focused more on Japanese culture than on the writing.
- The Nikkei says CNN really liked how “Japanese” the show feels. But actually, this was just what the show’s producer said about their own show – like an advertisement.
- CNN likes how the show has a strong female character, even though the story is set in feudal Japan. But the Nikkei article says this character shows how women are becoming stronger in Japan today.
The show is very successful – it won 18 Emmy awards! I’m not saying the show is bad. I just want to show how Japanese news sometimes reports things differently from English news. The show is popular because it’s well-made, not just because it’s about Japan.
It was fun to compare the Japanese and English articles. I hope you’ll keep studying English so you can read news in both languages too!
See you next time, Jiro
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