If you're a TV personality, it's not enough to be smart or athletic. You have to be both, as evidenced by the special "Takara Sagashi Adventure Nazotoki Battle" ("Treasure-hunting Adventure Riddle-solving Battle"; Nippon TV, Monday, 6:57 p.m.), which pits a team of Olympic medal winners against a group of comedians and idols led by professional wrestling icon Antonio Inoki.
The two teams compete through six stages of an "Indiana Jones"-like adventure that concludes in a mummy's tomb. Each stage presents a physically difficult situation, such as climbing up a steep grade, squeezing through a narrow space, or clambering over rocks, during which the contestants answer trivia questions.
This is Yayoi Kusama's year. The 83-year-old avant-garde artist, famous for her polka-dot attire and electric pink wigs, recently set a world record for the highest prices commanded by a living female artist when some of her work was auctioned off. Her paintings and sculptures, which also feature the characteristic polka dots, were honored with an exhibition at the Tate, making her the first Asian artist to enjoy a one-person show at the prestigious London gallery.