Super Hero, Japanese Style
Hacker, Randi
Hacker, Randi
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Broadcast Transcript: Super Sentai is a long-running Japanese TV series about regular humans who destroy bad guys using nothing but their color-coded uniforms, excellent martial arts skills and, you know, totally advanced weapons and gigantic robotic vehicles shaped like animals. The Super Sentai were the inspiration for America's very successful Power Rangers and, in a stunning full-circle kind of thing, a new hero, who dresses like a Power Ranger, has appeared here in Tokyo. Tadahiro Kanemasu, a clerk at an organic grocery store, dons his green, dollar store Power Ranger mask and costume and, during his down time, helps the elderly and mothers with strollers safely up and down the treacherous stairs of a subway station in Western Tokyo. The Japanese in general tend to be uncomfortable with accepting help. Obligation issues. But the mask takes care of that. Who was that masked man? Exactly. #Japan #Hacker #CEAS
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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2013-10-02
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Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
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Japan, Super Sentai, Japanese TV, Superhero, Power Rangers, Tadahiro Kanemasu, Tokyo