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Boxed Geinōjin: Those annoying TV “Waipu”　

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Alice

In my October 18 column in The Japan Times, I wrote about those boxes that pop up so frequently on Japanese television to show a celebrity’s reaction. As I explained in the paper, these screens-within-a-screen are called waipu ワイプ. To … Continue reading →

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