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Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 24, 2013
Yoshimoto seeks laughs and profit beyond Japan
Osaka-based Yoshimoto Kogyo, the giant talent agency that celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, has made an enduring business out of that fleeting phenomenon: laughter.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 21, 2013
'The Cat Lawyer and the Invisible Man'; Imalu as a barista; CM of the week: Loto 7
A sequel to an award-winning original script solicited by TBS and Kodansha publishing, "Neko Ben to Tomei Ningen" ("The Cat Lawyer and the Invisible Man"; TBS, Mon., 9 p.m.) stars Hidetaka Yoshioka as Taro Momose, a graduate of the University of Tokyo's law department whose introverted personality and...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 14, 2013
Profiles of Japanese living overseas; CM of the week: Astalift
It's been said that Japanese people, especially younger ones, no longer travel abroad in search of adventure. This week there are three programs that go looking for Japanese people who do just that.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 7, 2013
The dogs of post-3/11 Fukushima; ESP for the common man; CM of the week: Tokyo Metro
The March 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant forced the relocation of hundreds of families, and since then television has made a concerted effort to keep us informed as to their situation. On Tuesday, NHK will air a special about family members who tend to get less attention: pet...
JAPAN / Media
Mar 31, 2013
'Rich Man Poor Woman in New York'; getting into Todai; CM of the week: JCB
One of the popular drama series last summer was "Rich Man Poor Woman," which was broadcast in the coveted Monday 9 p.m. time slot on Fuji TV. Shun Oguri played Toru, a young IT billionaire, and Satomi Ishihara was Makoto, who despite graduating from the University of Tokyo was not from a well-to-do family....
JAPAN / Media / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 24, 2013
"Paji"; Persian influence in ancient Japan?; CM of the week: Nissin Foods
"Paji," a manga that won an award from the Cultural Agency, has been turned into a two-hour TV drama (TV Tokyo, Wed., 9 p.m.). The title is a mash-up of "papa" and "ojiisan" (grandfather) and describes the main character, Mokuchi (Shiro Ito), a 71-year-old widower who is raising his 5-year-old granddaughter,...
JAPAN / Media / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 17, 2013
Rhapsody in scrubs; Foreign hometowns; CM of the week: De Niro for BeeTV
The doctor shows just keep coming, but the two-part "Kyokuhoku Rhapsody" (NHK-G, Tues.-Wed., 10 p.m.) borrows a current issue from the headlines to make its dramatic point.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Mar 17, 2013
'Veronica Mars' movie sets Kickstarter record
Shortly after 11 a.m. March 13, Rob Thomas, creator of the short-lived detective drama "Veronica Mars," tweeted that if fans would pledge $2 million by 11 p.m. April 12, Warner Bros. would put into production a "Veronica Mars" movie. The film would get a limited theatrical release early next year, and...
JAPAN / Media
Mar 10, 2013
Meals on memory lane; "For That Inevitable Day"; CM of the week: Chunichi Shimbun
Fuji TV's Sunday lunchtime show, "Uchi Kuru!" ("Home Visit"), is the king of peripatetic eating programs. Hosts Shoko Nakagawa and Hideyuki Nakayama accompany the week's celebrity guest on a tour of eateries and watering holes from his or her past, dredging up memories while consuming to excess.
JAPAN / Media / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 3, 2013
Re-creating Reiko Ohara; Tragic tsunami elementary school; CM of the week: Elleair
Reiko Ohara died in 2009 after a long illness and an even longer time out of the public eye. In the 1970s and '80s, she was one of the busiest and most respected actresses in Japan. On Wednesday, TV Tokyo is presenting a two-hour drama about her life, "Joyu Reiko: Hono no yo ni" ("Actress Reiko: Like...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Feb 24, 2013
'Love is Science'; tribute to Kenji Miyazawa; CM of the week: DMM.com
If love is the drug, then chemistry explains everything, right? That seems to be the premise of the four-part miniseries "Renai wa Kagaku da" ("Love is Science"; Fuji TV, Mon.-Fri., 11 p.m.).
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / EVERYMAN EATS
Feb 22, 2013
Foodie Media 101: Eat all about it
Every Monday night at 7, Japanese TV viewers are treated to the sight of comedians being locked inside a fast-food restaurant. Formica tables take the place of iron bars, and instead of three square meals a day the cast is fed a steady diet of the shop's specialties — tonkatsu breaded pork cutlets,...
JAPAN / Media / CHANNEL SURF
Feb 17, 2013
Beat Takeshi and disappearing Japan; Taking apart the Boeing 707; CM of the week: Takada Moving Center
An endangered plant or animal species symbolizes a world that changes irrevocably every moment, but there are also man-made things that vanish. This week, on the variety show "Takeshi no Nippon no Mikata" ("Takeshi's Way of Viewing Japan"; TV Tokyo, Fri., 10 p.m.), comedian-filmmaker Takeshi Kitano looks...
JAPAN / Media
Feb 10, 2013
2,160 Hours of Yasushi Akimoto; AKB48 dramas; CM of the week: U-Can
Some fans can't get enough of AKB48, and NHK understands this, so on Monday it is broadcasting "Mitchaku: Akimoto Yasushi 2,160-jikan" ("Intense Coverage: 2,160 Hours of Yasushi Akimoto"; BS Premium, 9 p.m.), a two-hour special (presumably just the highlights then) in which NHK's cameras follow AKB producer-Svengali...
JAPAN / Media
Feb 3, 2013
A big eating marathon; The worst father; CM of the week: Choya
Though there are professional competitive eaters, one doesn't have to be certified to participate in such contests. The TV personalities on this week's two-hour special edition of the variety show "Ikinari! Ogon Densetsu" ("Out of the Blue! Gold Legend"; TV Asahi, Thurs., 6:53 p.m.) are all comedians...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 19, 2013
Share house lovers; "Tonbi"; CM of the week: Open House
A "share house" is a relatively new concept in Japan: unrelated people sharing a rented residence. The new drama series, "Shea Hausu no Koibito" ("Share House Lovers"; Nippon TV, Wed., 10 p.m.) puts the inevitable romantic spin on it.
JAPAN / Media / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 13, 2013
A signature mystery; "Last Hope"; CM of the week: Mister Donut
The new Fuji TV drama series, "Biburia Koshodo no Jiken Techo" ("Biblia Antique Book Shop Case Notebook"; Mon., 9 p.m.) is based on a series of "light mystery novels," meaning stories where no one is killed. Ayame Goriki plays Shioriko, who runs the titular store located in an alley near Kita Kamakura...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 6, 2013
Ueto stars as ex-con in NHK drama; a Japanese spin on "The Brothers Karamazov"; CM of the week: Parco
Strange casting decisions are often explained by advertising prerogatives, so we're not sure what prompted NHK to cast Aya Ueto against type to play an ex-con in the 10-part drama "Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de" ("In a Place Where the Sun Sometimes Shines"; NHK-G, Tues., 10 p.m.).
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 4, 2013
NHK spotlights gunslinging daughter of the north in yearlong Sunday drama
How to rebuild when you've lost everything? In the immediate aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, as many thousands of people in northeastern Japan sought to answer that question for themselves, public broadcaster NHK began looking for a historical figure whose story might...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Dec 23, 2012
"Family History"; Top athletes in unimaginable contests; CM of the week: Sato Shokuhi
The portion of resident Korean nationals in the sports and show business worlds is higher than it is in the general population. Athletics and entertainment were and still are two traditional ways for non-Japanese to escape poverty.
Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Ryosei Akazawa
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
The Nobel Prize and a testy phone call: How the Trump-Modi relationship unraveled
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet one another at the start of a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington in February.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Japan is warming up to tattoos — just not permanent ones
Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global
Headlining the second day of YouTube Music Weekend is Vocaloid artist Kikuo, who, with 1.46 million YouTube subscribers, is one of the most popular artists in the genre.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.

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