{"id":2400,"date":"2008-12-19T10:58:37","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T10:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2008-12-19T10:58:37","modified_gmt":"2008-12-19T10:58:37","slug":"roland-kelts-on-nprs-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/19\/roland-kelts-on-nprs-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland Kelts on NPR&#8217;s The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/japanamerica.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Roland Kelts<\/strong><\/a> (Osaka, 1998-99) being interviewed on NPR&#8217;s &#8220;The World.&#8221;\u00a0 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theworld.org\/?q=node\/23341\" target=\"_blank\"><span id=\"lw_1229683884_2\" class=\"yshortcuts\">http:\/\/www.theworld.org\/?q=node\/23341<\/span><\/a><span id=\"lw_1229683884_2\" class=\"yshortcuts\"> Summary below:<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theworld.org\/?q=node\/23341\" target=\"_blank\"><span id=\"lw_1229683884_2\" class=\"yshortcuts\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As a global power, Japan is fading, but increasing numbers of people outside the country are opting to learn Japanese. What&#8217;s fueling the new interest is a growing obsession with Japanese Manga comics and Japanese animation. The World&#8217;s Patrick Cox has the story.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to Roland Kelts (Osaka, 1998-99) being interviewed on NPR&#8217;s &#8220;The World.&#8221;\u00a0 http:\/\/www.theworld.org\/?q=node\/23341 Summary below: As a global power, Japan is fading, but increasing numbers of people outside the country are opting to learn Japanese. What&#8217;s fueling the new interest is a growing obsession with Japanese Manga comics and Japanese animation. 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