Japanese films flourish in China amid K-pop crackdown

'Your Name' may be benefiting from a seemingly unrelated dispute

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"Your Name" has been a smash hit in China, perhaps owing to the bilateral frictions over South Korea's planned deployment of a missile defense system. (Photo by Mariko Tai)

MARIKO TAI, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- Tensions between Beijing and Seoul over the deployment of a missile defense system may be spilling over to the cultural realm, with Japanese movies getting an unexpected boost in China from faster approval and increased exposure.

"Your Name" has taken China by storm, topping the box office here for the week after its release Dec. 2.

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