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CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 1, 2007
High school teen sitcom, JR conductor melodrama, dream-house design
Some high schools are famous for producing star athletes, while graduation from others practically guarantees entrance to a prestigious university. The fictitious Sakurazaki Gakuen is known for one thing and one thing only: cute boys.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 24, 2007
Show-biz family drama, children's fantasy adventure, sexual harassment lawyers
The Takashimas are one of the most famous show-business families in Japan. Seventy-six year-old Tadao is a veteran film and stage actor; his wife, Hanayo Sumi, was once a star with the Takarazuka musical stage company; and sons Masahiro and Masanobu are fixtures in movies and on TV.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 17, 2007
Romantic drama-comedy, travel food show and celebrity concert music special
The strong-willed wife is an archetype in almost every culture and it gets the comedy treatment in Fuji TV's series "Oni Yome Nikki (Diary of a Demon Bride)" (Tuesday, 10 p.m.), which is based on a popular manga. Arisa Kanzuki plays the title character, Sanae, whose lazy and negligent husband, Kazuma...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 10, 2007
High school teen sitcom, JR conductor melodrama and dream-house design
Some high schools are famous for producing star athletes, while graduation from others practically guarantees entrance to a prestigious university. The fictitious Sakurazaki Gakuen is known for one thing and one thing only: cute boys.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 15, 2007
Fortune-teller forecasts pop singer, conversations with the dead and psychic powers
It's a great week for fortunetelling fans, especially those who like a little abuse with their forecasts. Superstar spiritualist Kazuko Hosoki will be the center of attention on three different shows this week on three different TV networks.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 8, 2007
Coming-of-age comedy drama, family business sitcom, high school sitcom
Spring is in the air, and a batch of new drama series is being launched this week. Family themes seem to be dominant, but, of course, romance is never far away.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Nov 12, 2006
NHK's "Ashita wo Tsukame," Fuji's "Tokyo Tower" and more
Every week, NHK's "Ashita wo Tsukame (Grasp Tomorrow)" (NHK-E, Monday, 7 p.m.) profiles a specific occupation as a way of inspiring young people toward career choices.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Nov 5, 2006
NHK's "Tsurube no Kazoku ni Kanpai," "Chikyu Dramatic" and more
This week, NHK's travel show "Tsurube no Kazoku ni Kanpai" (Tsurube Toasts Families; NHK-G, Monday, 8 p.m.) begins a two-part series on a trip to Ishikawa prefecture.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 29, 2006
TV Asahi's "Quiz Presentation Variety Q-sama," Fuji's "Kinyo Prestige" and more
SLack of imagination has not stopped TV producers from coming up with new outlets for all the comedians looking for work. Every week TV Asahi's variety show "Quiz Presentation Variety Q-sama" (Mon., 8 p.m.) offers about a dozen comedians and other tarento the opportunity to present their own quizzes,...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 22, 2006
NHK's "Premium 10," Nihon TV's "Catherine the Great" and more
On Sept. 23, 35,000 people flocked to the Tsumagoi resort area in Shizuoka Prefecture to attend a concert featuring folk-rock singer Takuro Yoshida and the soft rock trio Kagu-yahime. In 1975 these two artists played for 12 hours at the same site in front of 50,000 fans at the first-ever concert of its...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 15, 2006
Fuji's "Boku no Aruku Michi," TBS's "Kiraware Matsuko no Issho" and more
Japanese television gets around to the difficult subject of autism in the new drama series "Boku no Aruku Michi" (The Road I Walk; Fuji, Tuesday, 10:15 p.m.). SMAP member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi plays Te-ruaki, an autistic 31-year-old man whose emotional development is that of a 10-year-old boy. Teruaki lives...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 8, 2006
TBS's "The World's Super Doctors" and more
Japanese boys' interest in insects goes beyond the universal male childhood fascination with creepy-crawlies. Often, this obsession continues into adulthood and explains the hugely profitable trade in giant beetles.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 1, 2006
Nihon TV's "News Zero," NHK's "Document 72 Hours" and more
Traditionally, Nihon TV has opted out of the nightly news competition. Whereas TBS, TV Asahi and Fuji TV present hourlong, in-depth news shows, Nihon TV settled for a half-hour bulletin-style report called "Kyo no Dekigoto (Today's Happenings)."
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 24, 2006
NHK's "Ongaku Idenshi," Nihon TV's "Diet Combat" and more
One of the most common questions asked of pop musicians is, Who are your influences? This question is the premise behind a new series on NHK, "Ongaku Idenshi" (NHK-G, Mon., 11 p.m.), which literally means "The Genes of Music." According to the show's producers, a musician's particular sensibility is...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 17, 2006
Nihon TV's "2,000 Days That Will Linger in History" and more
Pretty soon we won't have Junichiro Koizumi to kick around any more, at least not as prime minister, and for those of you who are already feeling nostalgic for the "Koizumi Theater," Nihon TV will present a two-hour dramatization of his administration Monday at 9 p.m.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 10, 2006
TBS's "The Truth Five Years After the New York Terror Attacks" and more
The fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks in America will not go unobserved on Sept. 11. TBS has been putting together a very ambitious two-hour memorial special with the equally ambitious title "A Complete and Exclusive Visualization -- The Truth Five Years After the New York Terror Attacks" (Monday,...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 3, 2006
NHK's "The 88 Temples of Shikoku: Pilgrimage for Beginners" and more
As the title indicates, Nihon TV's variety show "The Sekai Gyoten News" (Wednesday, 9 p.m.) looks at astonishing news stories from all over the world. This week's installment looks at a woman who lost an amazing 182 kg.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 27, 2006
TBS's "Message," TV Tokyo's "Dawn of Gaia" and more
Aug. 28 marks the 53rd anniversary of the very first broadcast of a television commercial in Japan, and as a way of commemorating the event TBS has produced a special two-hour drama, "Message" (Monday, 9 p.m.), about Toshi Sugiyama, who is considered the most innovative TV commercial director in the...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 20, 2006
NHK's "Beatles Rainichi 103 Jikan," Nihon TV's "24 Hour TV" and more
Japan is still celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Beatles' only visit, and on Monday at 10 p.m., NHK-G will present "Beatles Rainichi 103 Jikan (The Beatles Come to Japan for 103 Hours)." The documentary will relive the Fab Four's arrival at Haneda Airport, which experienced a security crunch like...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 13, 2006
NHK's "Nihon to Ta-ttakatta Nikkeijin," Fuji's "Unbelievable" and more
In commemoration of the Aug. 15, 1945 Japan surrender in the Pacific War, NHK is presenting a documentary about the Japanese-American interpreters who worked with the American military during and after World War II.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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