Binge-worthy: What Did You Eat Yesterday? is comforting fare

The series, based on the manga of the same name, has a simple set-up. PHOTO: TX_NANITABE/TWITTER
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The Japanese drama What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2019), which recently landed on Netflix, is a comforting, slice-of-life series that revolves around a middle-aged gay couple living in Tokyo. They are Shiro (played by Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stoic lawyer with a talent for cooking, and Kenji (played by Seiyo Uchino), a flamboyant hairdresser.

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