One of my favorite parts about watching Japanese television programs is getting to see what their commercials look like. For whatever reason, I'm always fascinated by how other countrys' commercials differ from those seen … [Read more...]
When I first came to Japan when I was 11 years old, Japanese TV was a source of mystery and wonder to me. I kinda knew about all of the parodies about Japanese game shows, and I can remember sitting transfixed in a hotel … [Read more...]
One of Japan's greatest TV shows of all time is Iron Chef, the competitive head-to-head cooking show that elevating cooking television to an artform. But Iron Chef has been gone for over a decade on Japanese TV, and all … [Read more...]
I love AKBINGO! It's one of my all time favorite Japanese variety shows, right on up there with Gaki no Tsukai. (P.S. if you haven't already heard of Gaki no Tsukai, do yourself a huge favor and check that out as well.) … [Read more...]
I really enjoy Japanese dramas. As far as Japanese entertainment media goes, dramas are right up there with anime for me. When I was first getting into Japanese stuff, I was all about the anime until one day I realized … [Read more...]
Most Americans are pretty oblivious to most Japanese TV shows, but if there's one thing they know about, it's the game shows. Japanese game shows, with their bizarre, quirky premises have long been the subject of … [Read more...]