TV in Japan

I don’t do this very often but I’m going to take a moment to recommend a very awesome screen saver called “Dropclock” designed by the Japanese company SCR.
The description from the company website:
DROPCLOCK IS AN AESTHETICALLY INTRIGUING MOTION CLOCK SCREENSAVER. EVERY MINUTE OF REAL TIME IS NUMERICALLY EXPRESSED WITH HEAVY HELVETICA DROPPING INTO WATER [...]

This is how you fool the kids. Into learning about the careers ladders of today. All while they think they’re watching some sort of badass anime/manga. On TV. In Japan.
NOTE: I hugely applaud this kind of marketing/packaging. If more people understood how to say things like this, a lot more people would listen.
Mr. Pink was [...]

Barack Obama has not only admitted knowledge of Obama City in Japan but has in fact called it a “nice town”.
NAISU TOWN DAby pocarisweater
Of course, he may not be aware of some of the other things going on there in his name.
Japan Probe has done a magnificent job of tracking this story for us [...]

Time again for another round-up post of all the best stuff of the last season!
Orlando Bloom Sells Japanese Hair Product Fiber Neo
Actress/Model Erika Sawajiri Sniffs Some Meiji Candy Sticks
TV Champion: Japanese Fake Food Competition
Everything’s Bigger in Japan: Japanese Baseball Catching Game Show
Two Handicapped Kung Fu Action Stars Team Up For Super Kung Fu Handicapped [...]

From the wonderfully delightful Watashi to Tokyo, comes this wonderful delight of an optical illusion involving a Japanese train stations.

This just never gets old. Danny Choo (he of the amazing blog) steps into the busiest intersection in the world and just destroys it with his amazing dance skills.
Seriously, this is performance art at its finest.
Someone please get Tokyo Dance Trooper on Super Chample ASAP.

This is how you shoot an underwear model. By asking her to play a role in a soap opera of sorts. Set in a “jail cell”. Featuring a man with a terrible afro. Who then asks the model to pose in the outline of a murder victim. For fun mostly. On TV. In Japan.
WARNING: This [...]

This is how you drop knowledge. Of both beats and animation. On TV. In Japan.

Via Pink Tentacle! Edo rocks!
To learn more about Hifana (and the Widen+Kennedy Tokyo Branch behind the visuals) check out my previous post.

So yes, it’s been a long time since I did this. How long? Well let’s just say that an entire season has now passed. Therefore, I need to get much better about doing this.
One note before getting onto the goods: Often these videos are taken down from YT or Daily Motion or where ever I [...]

First a word of warning: There will be discussions of sex toys in this post and in the video below.
A second word of warning: I was sent a link to this video from kanojotoys.com (the guys/girls who shot it). I don’t know them but they look like a blog that’s specialized in Japanese sex toys. [...]

This is how you put a hurt on. If you’re a lady. Living in Victorian times. And know how to best swing the mouse for maximum impact. In a game. From Japan.
Note: This is a game. The awesome site JayisGames reviewed it here. If you just want to watch the slapping, click below. However, [...]

Zuiikin English is back! And better than ever thanks to the man who started the whole thing over a year ago. Okay he didn’t really start it (after all this is a TV show from Japan) but he did upload the clips to Youtube.
P-Low, The Skillful Abbot has returned with no less than nine new [...]

It’s a sad day in TV in Japan land.
One of the world’s greatest action heroes (and inspiration for young actors/filmmakers everywhere) Sonny Chiba (aka Chiba Shinichi) has decided to call it a day.
The world-famous Japanese action superstar, now 67, has been suffering health problems as of late and will be retiring by the end [...]

I don’t mean to do two J-List posts in a row but I just discovered the most awesome thing up there and I thought I’d share it with you as MANY of you have asked me for this specific thing.
Yes, you can now purchase Pythagoras Switch on DVD and watch the Algorithm March to your [...]

I’ve partnered up with J-List, the awesome Japanese product site, to highlight a few products every once in a while that I think are totally worth your hard earned dollars.
First and foremost, I’d like to introduce you to FX Neo Eyedrops. They are made to wake you up and refreshen your senses. However, what they [...]