High demand for “Shogun” and the second season of “Tokyo Vice” seems to point to a more general appetite from U.S. audiences for stories from Japan. So far, demand for “Shogun” has peaked at 48 times ...

The Contestant, making its world premiere on Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, begins with this text on screen: “At the end of the 20 th century, Japanese audiences were confronted ...

When I'm in Japan I often visit my wife's family/friend's homes and so end up watching a lot of Japanese variety shows. There was a time when I tried to avoid TV but quickly learned that was ...

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Talpa Studios’ global hit quiz show “The Floor” has reached a major milestone: its 30th international commission.

A video shared to social media in October and November 2024 authentically showed a segment from a Japanese game show where contestants try to serve tea in a tilted restaurant. In mid-November 2024, ...

A popular Japanese variety show on Nippon Television apologised after editing a street interview with a Chinese woman in a way that implied people in her country ate crows. The inflammatory segment ...

I have heard that Japanese TV shows are pretty wacky. I would like to consult some resources on the said TV shows so that I may learn more of the degree and type of zaniness to be found on oversea TV.