Category Archives: TV

New Music Buffet Restaurant SPACE SHOWER TV THE DINER

On March 14, Japan’s biggest music restaurant “Space Shower TV the Diner” opened in Shibuya, Tokyo.       The restaurant is produced by a Japanese music channel, Space Shower…

The Morning Banana Diet

  One of the most popular diet methods among women in Japan, the Morning Banana Diet. The method is very simple; just eating bananas in the morning and you can…

Wasabi Stories vol.35: “If you just stay alive, you’ll meet kindness someday”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “If you just stay alive, you’ll meet kindness someday” Today’s story teller is Japanese prominent songwriter Ide Haku. One of his best known…

Wasabi Stories vol.32: “Don’t ask right away. Find on your own first.”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Don’t ask right away. Find on your own first.” Today’s story is a prominent voice actor, [W:Nachi Nozawa]. He is famous for dubbing…

Japanese Heroes vs. American Heroes

One of my favorite SFX movie genres, henshin (transformation) hero. For example, in American movies there are Batman, Spiderman, and Superman. Hero movies are very popular here in Japan too….

Doraemon — Cat Robot from 2123

  It’s not exaggerated to say that every Japanese has dreamt if he or she had Doraemon. Doraemon is a robot cat character from manga, anime and movie series “Doraemon”…

Amazing House Reform Show “BEFORE AFTER” Part 3

  “Before After” is a Japanese house remodeling TV show, which redesigns a horrible house to a beautiful functional house. If you haven’t read and watch the part 1, please…

AKB48 — Mega Japanese Idol Group of 48 Girls

    Whether you believe or not, there is an idol group consists of 48 girls in Japan. The group’s name is AKB48, and it was named after their home…

The Master of Ventriloquism; IKKOKU TAMAKI

  Have you seen any ventriloquist’s performance before?   Some are good but others are like “excuse me…but I can clearly see your lips moving.” This Japanese famous ventriloquist never…

Susan Boyle Appears on Japan’s Long-Run Music Show

  Tonight, Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle will perform on Japan’s long-running music show “Kohaku Uta Gassen” (“Red and White Song Battle”) which is presented by the country’s public broadcaster…

What Does A Dog Do When Its Owner Is Attacked By A Bear?

A Japanese variety TV show, “Trivia no Izumi (The Fountain of Trivia)” researched how many mongrel dogs out of 100, try to save its owner when the owner is attacked…

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