
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...]
by John 20 Comments

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...]
by Hashi 51 Comments

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...]
by Hashi 12 Comments

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...]
by John 25 Comments

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...]
by John 145 Comments

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...]
by Hashi 39 Comments

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...]