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Category: TV

  • Ryue Nishizawa Vs. Bakusho Mondai

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    My friend Momo — she directed all the segments of Tokyo Eye that I appeared in — has completed work on a show for NHK that will feature architect Ryue Nishizawa (of SANAA) discussing various topics with comedians Bakusho Mondai. The show will air this Tuesday (January 27) at 23:00. From the screen grabs found…

  • TAB Event Listings on Sony Bravia TVs

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    Tokyo Art Beat invades Sony Bravia TVs! I’ll let Paul explain what this is all about.

  • Big in Japan

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    I don’t know what the hell is being said, but Jesper — our main man in Sweden — sends me a link to the Swedish TV series Big in Japan (Stor i Japan) in which, according to Jesper, “two Swedish guys/nerds are sent to Japan in an experiment to see if they can get famous…

  • My Tokyo on CNN

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    I was asked to contribute a piece to CNN for its MyCity_MyLife series, offering my take on the city of Tokyo — this week’s show covers 2007 Miss Universe winner Riyo Mori. You can read the piece here.

  • Patrick Macias Invades Tamori Club

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    The funniest thing for me about this clip is that I actually remember watching it on TV when it originally aired (maybe in 2002), before I ever met Patrick.

  • Miyuki Torii

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    Momus does a round-up of YouTube videos of comedian Miyuki Torii in action — her comedy persona is that of a deranged woman — but more surprising is the gravure video of her he dug up. I’d seen old clips of her doing regular “tarento” stints, but didn’t know about her gravure past. One thing…

  • MTV Feels Me

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    Some nice new IDs for MTV Japan by W+K Tokyo.

  • Ani-Kuri’s Third Season Streams

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    NHK have posted all five shorts for the third season of their ANI-KURI series online (the first two seasons are available as well). The third season has quite the line-up of directors: Shoji Kawamori (MACROSS), Satoshi Kon (PAPRIKA), Mahiro Maeda (BLUE SUBMARINE NO. 6), Michael Arias (TEKKONKINKREET) and Makoto Shikai (VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR).…