Japanese-language TV series “Shōgun” dominated the drama series categories at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, winning four categories: best drama, best directing for a drama series, outstanding lead actor in a drama series and outstanding lead actress in a drama series. With 18 total wins, the show took home more Emmys than any other production.

“Shōgun,” a historical fiction that depicts a 17th century feudal Japan that’s in the midst of a civil war, almost set the Emmys record this…