On Sunday, the FX series "Shogun" won the Emmy for Best Drama, marking the first time a non-English-language series has claimed the award in this category.

Shōgun proved its staying power on Sunday night with a record-breaking 18 Emmy Award wins, including one for Outstanding Drama Series. A year after the category featured frequently nominated, multi-season stalwarts like Succession,

Heading into the Primetime ceremony, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks' first season had already won the most Emmys for any single TV season. Now, they're raising the new record even higher.

Hiroyuki Sanada won best actor in a drama for “Shogun” on Sunday night at the Emmy Awards, and Anna Sawai won best actress as they became the first two Japanese actors to win Emmys.

‘Shōgun’, the series which is mostly a Japanese cast and is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, already broke the record for most wins by a show in a single season. But on Sunday night, the series secured 18 awards out of 25 nominations including ‘best drama’ and ‘best actress in a drama’ categories to further extend the record.

Japan's government and people cheered the record trophy haul for period drama "Shogun" at the Emmy Awards as yet another win for their history and culture, which are becoming increasingly popular with tourists and international audiences alike.

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