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Best of 2008 So Far! - January to May + New Email!

This has been an interesting year so far. Lots of fun, lots of craziness.
BTW, if you’ve sent me an email to my Yahoo address chances are I haven’t seen it. It’s become riddled with spam and it’s become mostly useless.
So, I’ve started a new email at tvinjapan (AT) gmail.com which should allow you to directly [...]

TV in Japan Best of the Fall 2007

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 [...]

TV in Japan - Best Of The Summer + New Summer Music!

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 [...]

TV in Japan - Best of the Past Two Months!

This has been a long time coming, but I’ve been busy.
One, my wife and I had our second daughter May 2nd. That was awesome.
Two, my day job as Executive Producer of Attack of the Show can sometimes get taxing.
In other words, long hours + a second child sometime equates to less TV [...]

Best of the Week - April 6th Edition!

It’s been a long week here at TV in Japan HQ but we’d like to take some time out to say thanks to all the new visitors and all our old friends.
Also thanks to the new contributors to TV in Japan, TripleA and AOD! Look for more posts from the two of them and other [...]

TV in Japan Best of the Week - March 16th Edition!

The time between these posts is getting longer and longer, but really that just makes them better.
Japanese Scientist Films Nearly Everything In The World Falling For High Speed Camera
TV in Japan SPECIAL REPORT: The Top Ten Weirdest Japanese Anime
Bikini Idol Rio Natsume In Taxi Based Game Show
Japanese Bruce Willis Absolutely Rules
Sushi Is Made Of People! [...]

TV in Japan: Best of the Jan/Feb 2007

Also known as long time coming.
Time for the TV in Japan Best of the Month!
Scatman + Ultraman = Scatulraman
Crazy Pre-Historic Shark Shows Up on Japanese TV
Yakitate!! Japan Examines The Psychadelic Properties of Goat’s Milk
Teriyaki Boyz Video Parodies YouTube; Not Officially Availible On YouTube
The Suffering of Inanimate Objects (voices by the Rahmens)
Strange, Annoying Fuzzy Box Determines [...]

TV in Japan Best of the Week - Jan. 19th Edition!

Again, my time has been short so this list will be long.
The Entire New Year’s Batsu Game!
Live Action Pac-Man
Toughest Japanese Athletes Race Crazy
Trick Bowling With Live Girls!
Japanese Fart Scientists - Getting to the Bottom of Flatulence
New Kasou Taishou - The 2007 Grand-Prix Now Online!
‘Troop of One Hundred’ or What Happens When 100 People Are Suddenly [...]

Top Ten TV in Japan Videos For The Last Two Weeks of December 2006

Yes, this is supposed to be a weekly thing. However, it’s the holidays folks. Cut me some slack.
And, as for evermore, I’m posting this list at Tenspotting and would love to hear what you think about which video deserves to be #1 of these. It might just help me focus the content on the site [...]

TV in Japan: Best of the Week - December 1st Edition

Time has come for that special time. A time to revisit our times together. Our best times. Best of the week times.
Pankun (Monkey) & James (Bulldog) Re-Create Scenes from Jurassic Park
Mecha Spider-Man: Back and Badder Than Ever
Schoolgirl Uses The Power of Fiber To Fight Giant Monsters
Iwata Demos the Wii on Japanese CNBC
Pankun & James [...]

Best of the Week - November 17th Edition!

Again, it’s been a two week lag. But time has come to make a serious dent in some awesome Japanese TV.
Yakitate!! Japan - The One and Only Bread-Centric Anime
They’re Back - The Tarako Cutie Girls Take On Japanese TV Again!
How to Irritate People - Old Lady Close Talkers
Life-size Robot “Promet” Performs Japanese Traditional Dance
Super [...]

TV in Japan: Best of the Week! - October 21st Edition

Don’t worry TViJ fans. YouTube’s removal of 30,000 Japanese videos hasn’t hurt me in the slightest. Made me worry, yes. But hurt me, no. All posts are good and staying as of now. Some pretty amazing stuff this week.
Very Weird Commercial for Very Weird Japanese Candy
Ultra-Mom Cleans Up the Dirt Monster With Robotic Vaccum Cleaner [...]

Best of the Week - October 13th Edition

Yes! It’s time again for Yes! The Best of the Week at TV in Japan.
Amazingly Large Japanese Boy Gets Active
Steven Chow Goes Shopping In Japan
Japanese Simpsons for CC Lemon
Pythagoras Switch - Father Switch!
Late Night TV in Japan: Panty-Focused Game Show NeoHappy
Canon Commercial: Kiss Kids in Japan
Downtown’s Hamada Gets Thai Testicle Massage
New Insane D-1 Prank Video: [...]

Best of the Week - September 29th Edition

It’s been a while since I put one of these together but I figure better late than never.
Included here are like three full weeks I think. Maybe more.
Japanese Rock Cats Are Amazing!
Uncapping Beer Bottles With Helicopter
Classic Japanese Game Show: Stick Catching + Steam Punishment
The Most Popular TV in Japan Post of All Time: The [...]

Best of the Week - -Super Fun August 25th Edition!

Yo. Been a long week. But some really good TV in Japan.
Man Performs Liposuction on Himself
Newborn Baby Does Badass Kung-Fu/Yoda Impression
Shimura Zoo: Monkey Maid Cosplay
Hard Gay Forced Into Dramatic Gay Off
Tondemo Crisis: Awesome PS1 Game With Salary Man Hero
The Japanese Love Elijah Wood
EXTRA SPECIAL MUST WATCH!
The Worst Down Town Batsu Ever: Butt-Smelling Punishment
Oh My God: [...]