Japan is celebrating the record-breaking Emmy Awards triumph of "Shogun," although many confess not having watched the series about the country's warring dynasties in the feudal era.
"Shogun" smashed all-time records at the television awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, taking home an astounding 18 statuettes and becoming the first non-English-language winner of the highly coveted award for best drama series.
Lead Hiroyuki Sanada, who played Lord Yoshii Toranaga, became the first Japanese actor to win an Emmy, while Anna Sawai achieved the same for her performance as Lady Mariko Toda.
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