Special Thanks to Manager Kotarou Takano for taking the time out of his busy schedule to kindly provide us with an interview.

Special Thanks to my Japanese teacher Miki Kaihara for taking the time to sit down with me (Priyanka) and painstakingly listen and assist me in the Japanese transcribing of the audio interview.

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