
TV Jul 24, 2020
Get chills and thrills with binge-worthy miniseries on streaming
Summer heat and self-isolation got you down? Cool down with these six miniseries that you can stream in Japan.
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Summer heat and self-isolation got you down? Cool down with these six miniseries that you can stream in Japan.
Alyssa Smith and Tom Hanaway have been writing recaps of "Terrace House" and join Deep Dive to discuss Kimura's death, and what it might mean for the show going forward.
Producers at Fuji TV announced on Wednesday evening that its hit reality show “Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020” has been canceled following the death of one of its young stars, 22-year-old pro wrestler Hana Kimura. A message on the official website read in part “We would ...
I enjoy a good cliffhanger as much as the next person, but I wasn’t eager to see how Toshiyuki and Yume’s night in Sapporo would unfold. When we last saw these two, they were sitting close to each other in a dark bar. Toshiyuki ...
The behavior of some of the housemates is only part of the problem, however.
After 40 episodes, “Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020” has gone on hiatus to protect the cast and crew amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s still unclear when, if or even how the show will return, but we’re filling the “Terrace House” void by looking back at ...
"Terrace House" is shutting its doors, for now. The big news this week was that, according to the show's official Twitter account, production would be shut down due to the current outbreak of COVID-19. That means this week's episode is the last new one ...
We at The Japan Times have described “Terrace House” on multiple occasions as the ultimate show to help you unwind after a long day. That's mostly because there's none of the intense, emotionally triggering drama that other reality TV shows tend to rely on. Once ...
It looks like romance is in the air for the “Terrace House” housemates, and just in time for the new year! A few of them, including Yume and Shion, already have some dinner plans, but Toshiyuki Niino isn’t wasting any time and squeezes in ...
Our newsfeeds lit up this week about something rather sickening. Was it COVID-19? No. We’re talking about the titular “Bottled Beer Incident.” But before we dive into that, we have to welcome some new faces. Toshiyuki Niino, aka “Shachō” (Boss), wastes zero time in chatting ...