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Category: TV

  • Tokyo Eye on TV Japan

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    TOKYO EYE, a TV show on NHK World, and that often stars our always sexy Patrick Macias, starts airing on TV Japan in North America as of today. The screen capture in Patrick’s post shows him in full “moe” mode, from the first episode.

  • Otome Road Expert Needed

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    Are you a girl — and a foreigner — who regularly checks out Otome Road in Ikebukuro? Would you like to talk about it on TV? If so, get in touch with me.

  • Cornelius Doing Uniqlo Ads?

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    I just saw an ad on TV for Uniqlo‘s latest line of winter coats and jackets, and it sounds like they’ve either ripped off (or, ahem, paid homage to) some Cornelius stop-start sounds, or the man himself is now doing CMs for the brand. No credit appeared (for those not aware of this, TV ads…

  • TV Gets it Wrong

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    I’m watching this week’s series of ATTACK OF THE SHOW episodes that were taped in Tokyo, and they mention that the Starbucks that overlooks Shibuya crossing is the biggest one in the world. Is this true? Oh, and while on the topic of western shows covering Japan, I watched the first episode of HEROES, which…

  • The Fist of Asuka

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    Asuka Shimizu will kick your ass! Link via Tokyomango.

  • Mikey the Star Man

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    More Mikey goodness from Patrick!

  • Design Channel

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    I’ve never seen the show, but Richard over at Storm from the East has a post up on DESIGN CHANNEL, a show covering design that airs Friday nights at 1:45 on TV Tokyo. Update: The start time is 2:45, not 1:45.

  • TOKYO.NOW

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    TOKYO.NOW is a soon-to-launch series of 5-minute programs produced by W+K TOKYO LAB, and set to air on NHK. From the Shift blog: “W+K TOKYO LAB” will be kicking off “TOKYO.NOW,” a 5-minute sub-program within NHK’s new program “POP JAM DX.” The concept of the program is “hybrid” and is a stimulating and experimental content…