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Welcome to the 24th Nippon Connection Film Festival!</h3> <div class="richtext"> <p><span style="color:#000000">Six days of cinema, culture, and cuisine from Japan </span><span style="color:#000000">from May 28 at eight locations in Frankfurt am Main</span></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/en/press-releases/mix-of-genres-emotional-rollercoaster-cinema-without-borders/"> <div class="press-release-preview"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <div class="inset-left"> <p><b> May 06, 2024 </b></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10"> <div class="inset-right"> <h3>Mix of Genres, Emotional Rollercoaster & Cinema Without Borders: Program of the 24th Nippon Connection Film Festival</h3> <div class="richtext"> <p><span style="color:#ff008c"><span style="color:#ff008c"><span style="color:#ff008c"><span style="color:#ff008c"><span style="color:#ff008c"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">The program of the 24th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection is complete! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/en/press-releases/a-feast-for-all-senses-the-highlights-of-the-24th-japanese-film-festival-nippon-connection/"> <div class="press-release-preview"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <div class="inset-left"> <p><b> Apr 03, 2024 </b></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10"> <div class="inset-right"> <h3>A Feast For All Senses: The Highlights Of The 24th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection</h3> <div class="richtext"> <p>Soon it's that time of year again! 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