TV in Japan

Japan Probe is doing a wonderful job of blogging last night’s Kinchan no Kasou Taishou 2008 special starting with this amazing massage chair.

This is how you learn to use the chopsticks. And then take on the masters. And then, become the master! On TV. In Japan.

Thanks to DBSboy for the tip!

This is how you foreshadow the robot uprising. With small robots. Goofing around in smoke. With tiny little deadly lasers. On TV. In Japan.

Via Engadget - your source for all robot uprising information.

This is how you make the stakes matter. By putting your teammates on a slide. That grows. And grows. And grows. Really it grows much higher than I ever thought. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you put on a show. When you’re proficient at the YoYo. And like to wear black. On TV. In Japan.

BOUNUS: Black’s performance from the YoYo Championship’s last year.

This is how you park a car. Between two guard rails. With less than 1cm of extra space. On TV. In Japan.
Japanese Parking GameshowUploaded by vidyokanal

This is how you examine your roots. If you’re the Iron Chef. And wondered what your show would look like without as much spit & polish. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you make someone move fast. By sticking them behind a screen. And handing them a bikini. And putting sixty seconds on the clock. And then asking them to wow you. On TV. In Japan.

This is some kind of punishment. Enforced by the cops. The booby cops. On TV. In Japan.
NOTE: This is mostly NSFW. It’s also probably NSF thinking people. Put on your lowest common denominator caps and all should be good.

This is how you are able to overcome your entirely terrible reputation. By playing along with goofy Japanese TV hosts. Mostly. On TV. In Japan.
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Part Three:

Again, thanks to morizaemon. Who rules.

Hey! Spring of Trivia again asks the important questions. Thankfully for us, they often involve something terrible happening to someone who doesn’t expect it. Like the World Record Race Walking Champion. When he met a bunch of Samurai. On TV. In Japan.

Thanks to YouTuber morizaemon for the upload & subs!
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The world has come full circle. Here I am, in Los Angeles, blogging about a Japanese TV clip about an event I’d never heard of that takes place in suburban Los Angeles. I don’t know whether to be shocked, surprised or saddened.
Either way, this is pretty awesome. Real life recreations of famous paintings. It’s performance [...]

This is how you cheer on your team. Of volleyball superstars. With a song dedicated to them. And sung by 14 young people in fancy outfits. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you make contestants really work for their dough. By putting them on giant shuffleboard pieces. And then allowing them to end up in the “Danger Zone”. Where really bad things can happen. Hence the name. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you hook in the male demographic. By featuring ladies in bikinis. On simulated horses/ab trainers. Throwing pies at each other. On TV. In Japan.

glumbert - Japanese Bikini Rodeo Pie Fight
Thanks to TViJ reader Harley for the tip!