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SF! Japanese Science Fiction
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In this episode, we’re talking about Japanese science fiction.
The history of the genre. SF in Japan. Breakthrough feminist sci-fi writer Izumi Suzuki.
Plus loads of SF stories, including Suzuki’s “Night Picnic”.
CW: suicide
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