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Hashi’s Field Guide to Japanese TV

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...

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What Commercials Are Playing in Japan Right Now?

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...

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Creative Sketches on Japanese TV [Masquerade]

In my years on the internet, one Japanese TV show has popped up over and over again in GIFs, videos, and excited discussions. Even though the people who post about this show usually speak no Japanese...

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How I Played the Foreign Tourist on Japanese TV

Japanese TV seems to be obsessed with interviewing foreigners and asking them what they think of Japan. There’s even a whole NHK show called “Cool Japan,” where a bunch of foreigners sit around the...

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Nasubi, The Naked Eggplant-Man Who Lived Off Sweepstakes

Japan can call itself an innovator in the reality TV and game show world. Shows like Takeshi’s Castle and Za Gaman garnered more viewers abroad than they did domestically, because of their complete...

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A Peek Into Japanese Childhood Nostalgia and The Power Rangers That Could...

In 1992, Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger (Dinosaur Squad Beast Ranger) aired on TV Asahi in Japan. One year later, an Israeli TV producer named Haim Saban took the footage from ZyuRanger, cut out the...

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A Japanese Obsession With Food And Drama

TV reflects the obsessions of a culture, so there are interesting differences in the TV shows of different countries. Comparing American and Japanese TV, one subject where there’s a big cultural...

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Mr. Heavy Metal: An Interview with Marty Friedman

Imagination time: You’re one of the world’s greatest guitar players and a pioneer of the metal genre. You’ve had an illustrious career in the U.S. and it shows no signs of stopping. You’re at the top...

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Top Ten Real Life Kaiju of Japan

Movies like Pacific Rim and the thankfully-better-than-last-time American Godzilla have been rekindling a love for giant monsters. Kaijū have been igniting the imaginations of children everywhere since...

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Gaki no Tsukai And The Living Legends Of Japanese Comedy

When I took my first shot at learning Japanese, nothing stuck. I would learn new kanji or grammar, then it would fly out of my head in a week. It took me three months to realize I had to escape my...

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Inside the Japanese TV Industry: An Interview with a TV Salarywoman

Last year, we interviewed a Japanese TV announcer, Naomi Uemura, and she taught us How To Speak Beautiful Japanese. Since she provided some intriguing insight into the business, I wanted to learn more...

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Anime’s Great Deception – The Difference Between Anime and Cartoons

Even as a child, I sensed something different about cartoons like Robotech and Voltron. Compared to other shows, they struck me as serious, dramatic and stylish. Each episode contributed to a longer...

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