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Our top picks of eight Japanese-language Netflix shows and movies with English subtitles to help you justify your next binge-watch.

As a nod to the many women who are the captains of their own ship, and who have proven that they can do a mans job just as effortlessly as their male counterparts, this Womens Month we are listing our fave drama shows that focus on a central female characters

The Year of the Tiger is just around the corner, and Lunar New Year specials are an irreplaceable part of the festivities. The holiday brings to mind many shows that people watch over reunion dinners or when house visiting. Netflix has curated a list of shows this Lunar New Year that subscribers can tune in to for the festive season....

3/5 stars An intrepid reporter clashes with the powers-that-be in The Journalist, Netflix’s ambitious new Japanese drama series. Based on the 2019 film of the same name, which won the Japanese Academy Award for best film, this new six-part adaptation is also directed by Michihito Fujii, but features a brand new cast headlined by Ryoko Yonekura, Go Ayano, and Ryusei...

The botched investigations into official wrongdoing and covered-up actions of a dodgy PM in this foreign-language Netflix series may feel oddly familiar – even if it is set in another country

This Netflix drama about a journalist investigating a government cover-up is addictive and believable, but leaves no cliché unturned

Netflix’s six-episode political drama series expands on Michihito Fujii’s 2019 film of the same title, giving a detailed fictionalized account of a real-life scandal.

Netflix is set to launch their new Japanese drama, but what time will ‘The Journalist’ release worldwide and what is the thriller series about?

Our monthly rundown of the best new releases on Netflix, Amazon, iPlayer, All4, Sky/Now and more in the UK