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Matsumoto Takuya

Editor in the Nippon.com Multilingual Editorial Dept., where he handles French-language and film-related content. Lived in France from 1995 to 2010, working for a translation company and serving as deputy editor in chief for France Zappa, a publication for Japanese readers in France, and editor in chief of Bonzour. Joined Nippon.com in 2011.

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Fugu Film: Documentary “Gun Fish” Explores Secrets of a Risky Food CultureCULTURE | Oct 2, 2026
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Documentary Recounts Postwar Sexual Abuse of Japanese WomenCULTURE | Aug 15, 2025
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“Escape”: Director Adachi Masao on His Film About a Leftist Who Spent Decades on the RunCULTURE | May 14, 2025
“Yasuko, Songs of Days Past”: New Film Remembers Poet Nakahara Chūya and a Literary Love TriangleCULTURE | Apr 24, 2025
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