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  • Saku Saku

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    Patrick has a post up about the very wacky Saku Saku TV program. It airs on TVK, which is only available in Yokohama, so we don’t get to see it here in Tokyo. A while back, Yuko got a few tapes from a friend, and I would glance over while she was watching. Funny stuff.

  • Gokusen Is a Hit!

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    Seems like the second series of the GOKUSEN drama starring Nakama Yukie is turning into a huge hit. They’re breaking all sorts of ratings records, with a surprising demographic tuning in: the 35-49 group. Most big drama hits are popular with younger viewers, and even the first series followed that same trend. Yuko (for you…

  • Happy 2005!

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    Comedian Okamura Takashi (pictured above) of the comedy duo 99 celebrates the new year with his choir of daruma painted derrieres.

  • Urbanation: Tokyo

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    Doing the rounds on the torrent sites right now is the Tokyo edition of a half-hour travel show called URBANATION, which I just had a look at. Covers a lot of things I’ve mentioned here, so I think a lot of you would probably enjoy waching it, especially if you’ve never been to Tokyo. It…

  • The BBC in JPN

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    This might be nice. BBC Worldwide Ltd, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corp, and digital data broadcaster Japan MediArk Co, launched BBC Japan on Wednesday, the first BBC wholly owned entertainment channel especially developed for audiences in Japan. BBC Japan offers TV viewers across the country a mix of comedy, drama, factual entertainment,…

  • Girls of Todai

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    A TV crew from TV Tokyo approached Yuko today at school, asking her to be part of the segment they were shooting for a “Girls of Tokyo University” bit. I’m not sure on the name of the program, but it airs Saturday nights.

  • Matthew’s Summer Festa

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    TV variety show host Matthew Minami, who appeared in “Lost in Translation,” clowns around with Aya Sugimoto (in black) and another guest during a news conference to announce “Matthew’s Summer Festa” to be held at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise on Aug 21 before 10,000 fans. I had a laugh when I saw this on the…

  • The Fuccon Family

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    A while back Patrick had lent me his copy of The Fuccon Family DVD, and since I’m meeting him tonight and giving it back, I decided to watch it again this morning. If you don’t know what this is about, check my previous posts about the OH! MIKEY series. This is basically the precursor to…

  • Euro 2004

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    I am so annoyed that most of the Euro 2004 games are only available on pay channel WOWOW here in Japan. I so want to watch that Spain/Portugal match tonight. It’s simply unbelievable that a major world (OK, Europe, but come on, this is next biggest deal after the World Cup) tournament like this is…