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Pop Culture 1997-1998
![Sing Out the Old](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art981228.jpg)
(December 28, 1998)
Finishing Off the Year with an Annual Song Battle
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![Breaking the Ice](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art981207.jpg)
(December 7, 1998)
South Korea Lifts Ban on Japanese Culture
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![Rising Fast](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art981205.jpg)
(December 7, 1998)
TV Viewers Propel Groups to the Top of the Charts
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![A Man's World?](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art981122.jpg)
(November 25, 1998)
The Face of Women in Japanese Animated Films
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![Not Just Reading the News](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art981121.jpg)
(November 25, 1998)
Female TV Announcers as Popular as Singers, Actresses
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![On the Megaphone](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art981006.jpg)
(October 6, 1998)
Female Directors Enter the Movie Scene
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![Akira Kurosawa Dies](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art981002.jpg)
(October 5, 1998)
World Mourns the Passing of a Film Giant
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![Not in This Town](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art981001.jpg)
(October 5, 1998)
Proposal Scrapped for French-Style Bridge in Kyoto
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![Theme Park Thrills](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art980921.jpg)
(September 22, 1998)
New Rides, Attractions Pack People into Amusement Parks
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(September 11, 1998s)
Dramas Lead the Ratings Race
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![Dazai Is Back](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art980909.jpg)
(September 10, 1998)
Modern Writer a Hit with Postmodern Young
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![Costume Play](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art980813.jpg)
(August 14, 1998)
From Underground Trend to Mainstay of Subculture
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(August 11, 1998)
American Version of Japan's Monster Hits Movie Screens
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(June 24, 1998)
Now Even Museums Can Afford Them
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![Not Just for Kids](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art980622.jpg)
(June 24, 1998)
Realistic Games Bring Real Fun to All
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![That's One Big Iceberg](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art980617.jpg)
(June 19, 1998)
Titanic Becomes a Historic Megahit in Japan
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![What's on Tonight?](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art980520.jpg)
(May 21, 1998)
TV Dramas Provide a Window on Japan
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![Increasing Artistic Ties](../07_memory/images/culture/t_art970205.jpg)
(February 28, 1997)
Cultural Cross-Pollination Among Asian Countries Grows
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