Television producers spend all their time trying to come up with new ways to get celebrities to reveal their most personal secrets on the air. On the new variety show "Ochanoma no Shinjitsu (Truth in the Parlor)" (TV Tokyo, Monday, 9 p.m.), which is subtitled "Moshikashite Watashi Dake (I guess I'm the only one)," guests talk about personal habits that they think are normal but which may seem strange to others.
On the special two-hour premiere episode, Satoshi Inoue of the comedy duo Jicho-Kacho discusses his obsession with shrimp tempura soba, even though he only eats the noodles because he doesn't like shrimp. A good part of the show is given over to a heated discussion about how many times a bath towel can be used before being changed. One of the announcers even brings her towel from home, which hasn't been changed in three days.
It's time to check up on the Imperial family, and TBS' "Aki no Koshitsu Special (Fall Imperial Household Special)" (Wednesday, 6:55 p.m.) gives us the rundown on "Princess Aiko's smile, Crown Princess Masako's comeback and Empress Michiko's hopes."