Category Archives: TV

Unique French Chef: Masafumi Hamano

  The other day I watched an interesting TV program. The show profiled three Japanese people who have succeeded at their professions overseas. I was especially impressed with one of…

Sanriku “Misanga” (a lucky bracelet of the beach) Project has now been backed up by “AMA-CHAN”, a mega hit NHK morning TV serial!

As some of you may remember our article on 8th June, Sanriku region has been busy with the project producing and selling lucky bracelets of the fishermen’s net, “MISANGA”.  …

Samurai Spirits Seen in a Popular TV Drama, Hanzawa Naoki

  The other day I wrote about a very popular TV drama, “Amachan”. This season there was another top-rated TV drama whose viewer ratings hit over 30 percent many times. The…

The 3.11 Disaster Represented in a Popular TV Drama, “Amachan”

  Some of  our Facebook page subscribers might remember the post about an extremely popular Japanese TV drama, “Amachan”.   I am a huge fan of this drama! Well…actually I’m…

Hiroshi Nakamura??

    I found a Volkswagen CM for the 4 door sedan Jetta which has currently been on air in Turkey. It made me smile so I would like to…

Truly Amazing!!! Robotic Matrix Dance by Japanese Guy

I assume some of you may have already seen this movie (or even on TV!!  Envy you >< ), but it seems a Japanese guy appeared on US TV programme,…

A Japanese TV Research Outcome

    When asking friends of mine how they spend their time at home after work, many of their replies among others are “watching TV”. I also have a TV…

Gundam Café in Tokyo Station!

I’m not sure how many of you know about ‘Kidosenshi Gundam’, but I found an article which says that now the 3rd official Gundam café is opened at Tokyo station….

Even Ultraman Can Eat? 90 Second Instant Noodle

When we say instant cup noodle, we normally imagine one which can be ready in 3 minutes after pouring hot water into the cup; however, it seems there are new…

Japan in Ukraine – trace of the Dragon; Part 1

Today’s post is written by a guest writer from Ukraine! His name is Mr. Alex Shiroki. Much to my joy, he loves everything of Japan. This time, I asked him to…

From the Japanese Kitchen: Kohaku Namasu

  “Namasu” is a Japanese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish, vegetables and fruits marinated in rice vinegar. It is usually eaten at celebratory events such as…

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