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Descendant of Japan's John Manjiro voices hope as NHK taps his story for historical drama
NAGOYA -- Japan public broadcaster NHK's historical drama for 2028 has been decided as "John Mung." Its protagonist will be Manjiro Nakahama -- a ling Full article
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