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CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 6, 2006
Superstar spituralist in Fuji's "SMAP X SMAP" and more
Superstar spiritualist Hiroyuki Ehara is the special guest this week on "SMAP X SMAP" (Fuji, Monday, 10 p.m.). The boy band will host him in the SMAP Bistro, where he orders "spiritual potato cuisine," saying that the lowly spud is "spiritual food" since it "boils up human energy," whatever that means....
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 30, 2006
TBS rejoins the fighting family in "Triple Kitchen" and more
One of the enduring conflicts in Japanese TV dramas is the one that exists between a bride and her mother-in-law. This theme hit its peak 13 years ago in the series "Double Kitchen," which followed the daily boxing match between Kiriko and her husband's mother, who, as played by Yoko Nogiwa, was the...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 23, 2006
36th year of "Mito Komon" starts at TBS and more
Japan's longest-running TV drama series, 'Mito Komon' (TBS), will begin its 36th year Monday night at 8 p.m.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 16, 2006
Umi no Hi special: NTV's "Seimei no Umi — Chi-kyu Judan and more
July 17 is a national holiday -- Umi no Hi, or Day of the Sea. Ostensibly, it commemorates a famous day when the Emperor Meiji returned from an extended sojourn in northern Japan to the Port of Yokohama, and is meant to instill appreciation for the sea's bounty. However, it was established as a national...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 9, 2006
See the "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko on Fuji's drama series and more
Model-turned-actor Hiroshi Abe is the perfect person to play the title character in Fuji TV's summertime drama series "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (The Man Who Couldn't Marry)" (Tuesday, 10:15 p.m.).
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 2, 2006
SMAP heartthrob Takuya Kimura returns in "Hero" on Fuji TV and more
Fuji TV usually has a lock on the Monday 9 p.m. time slot with whatever drama it decides to plug into it, and this summer seems no exception. SMAP heartthrob Takuya Kimura returns in "Hero" as prosecutor Kohei Kuryu, a role he first played in the series of the same name that ran in 2001.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 25, 2006
TV Asahi's "Takeshi's Really Scary Home Medicine" 3-hour special and more
This week, Beat Takeshi's medical horror series, "Takeshi's Really Scary Home Medicine" (TV Asahi, Tuesday, 7 p.m.), expands to three hours for a special look at eating habits.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 18, 2006
Kanjani 8 hosts "Suka*J" on TV Tokyo, Nihon TV's "Tetsuwan Dash" and more
Always on the lookout for new variety show ideas, TV Asahi experiments with the idea of mathematical probability.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 11, 2006
Nihon TV's "Antenna 22" digs in to Shibuya's Center-gai culture and more
For 20 years the crucible of teen girl fashion and attitude has been Shibuya's Center-gai street in Tokyo.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 4, 2006
Everybody gets to be a detective this week in TBS's "Uranaishi Misuzu" and more
Everybody gets to be a detective this week. In "Uranaishi Misuzu: The Incident Beyond Fate" (TBS, Monday, 9 p.m.), it's one of those street fortune tellers you see parked outside of office buildings at night. Misuzu (Kumiko Okae), however, isn't your run-of-the-mill palm reader. She's one of the most...
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May 28, 2006
Look back on the Vietnam War in NHK's "The Time That Moved History" and more
More than 30 years after the end of the Vietnam War, Americans are still debating whether or not it was right to intervene in a civil conflict that itself was a product of someone else's (i.e., France) colonial adventure.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 21, 2006
See how Japan's TV entertainment evolved in Fuji TV's drama "The Hit Parade" and more
The model for the modern Japanese talent agency or "production company," which dominates all aspects of show business in Japan, was created by the late Shin Watanabe and his wife, Misa, in 1955. This Friday and Saturday Fuji TV will present a special two-part drama, "The Hit Parade" (9 p.m. each night),...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 14, 2006
Fuji TV's "Attention Please," Nihon TV's "Kin no A-sama X Gin no B-sama" and more
In the 1960s the most coveted job for women in Japan was that of a Japan Airlines flight attendant, which was considered both prestigious and a sure way of meeting rich and famous marriage prospects. Though more and more prestigious occupations have opened up for Japanese women since then, a certain...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 7, 2006
TV Tokyo's "Shujii ga Mitsukaru Shinryojo," TBS's "Zubari Iu Wa Yo!" and more
Prevention is said to be as important to medical care as treatment, but often it's difficult to know how effective certain preventive measures are. This week on TV Tokyo's medical variety show, "Shujii ga Mitsukaru Shinryojo (The Clinic Where You'll Find a Family Doctor)" on Monday at 8 p.m., the guest...
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Apr 30, 2006
ANA's first female pilot featured in TV Tokyo's "Gaia no Yoake" and more
It's generally accepted that any job a man can do, a woman can do as well. However, certain fields still seem to be male-only clubs. How many times have you flown on a commercial airliner piloted by a woman?
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 23, 2006
Dietician Sonoko Suzuki's life dramatized in Nihon TV's "The Diet Queen" and more
Everybody is excited about this summer's World Cup in Germany, but before that takes place there is another international tournament being held in the same country.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 16, 2006
'15th Anniversary Drama of Chibi Maruko-chan' on Fuji TV and more
Two years ago, Fuji TV wanted to adapt its popular Sunday evening animated TV show about a precocious third-grader, "Chibi Maruko-chan," as a live-action drama feature, but couldn't find a little girl actress who looked enough like the cartoon character with her distinctive pageboy hairstyle.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 9, 2006
TV Asahi's 'Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi,' TBS's "Bengoshi no Kuzu" and more
This Thursday at 9 p.m., TV Asahi presents episode 1 of "Shichinin Onna Bengoshi (Seven Women Lawyers)," which sounds like the "Seven Samurai" of the briefcase set.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 2, 2006
Tireless emcee comes up with "Mino Monta no Sashinomi" on Nihon TV and more
Apparently, being listed in the Guinness Book of Records isn't enough for tireless emcee Monta Mino. On Monday, at midnight, he launches yet another series with himself as host. That adds up to a whopping 10 programs a week for the 61-year-old presenter, who claims to only need three hours of sleep a...
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Mar 26, 2006
TV Asahi's 'TV Tackle,' NHK's 'Itsuka Au Machi' and more
Since TV exposure is a plus for politicians regardless of what they say, they can be put on the spot without any real loss of popularity. In fact, being humiliated can work in their favor in terms of PR.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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