TV in Japan

This is how you cause an incident. If you’re not careful with the bamboo. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you show off. If you’re an owl. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you can wash a recent viewing of Deal or No Deal out of your brain. With singing penguins. Wearing hats. On TV. In Japan.
Warning: Those with allergies to sickly sweetness had best steer clear. Below is about as kawaii as you can get.

This is how you make a ratings bonanza. By dressing up cats. And forcing them to sit in a variety of bowls. On TV. In Japan.
katUploaded by jpnvideos
Via the relentlessly awesome Japan Probe.

This is what happens when you feel the world has turned against you. And only your stone ball understands you. A stone ball that turns into a monster. Who likes to frolic. In the pool. On TV. In Japan.
Note: Subs included. Not that they’re going to help you understand.

This is how you combine comedy, pain and some sort of tongue fetish. On TV. In Japan.
japanese tongueUploaded by peach456

This is how you learn from the problems of others. Specifically, how to be aware when you have a weight problem. And if you happen to be a cat. On TV. In Japan.
Japan's fat cat Papi-chanUploaded by Lalarine
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Via Japan Probe.

This is what happens. When men dress in suits. And then start to hit each each other. On TV. In Japan.

Via Youtuber KENKEN075.

So I feel a little bit weird about how much I love these. But not weird enough not to blog them.
BB & Barkley head to Kyoto with Singing Tour Guide:

BB interprets Japanese characters, whines about being homesick & rhymes “why-o” with “o-hi-oh”:

And finally a class of kids sing “Ichi Ni San”!

This is how you make TV in Japan. Turn on cameras. Add dogs. And a dash of laughing heads. Viola. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you make animals real. By putting people in them. And trying to convince children to give them their food. On TV. In Japan.

Via Japan Probe.

This is exactly the kind of music I needed right now. Thank you Internet. For reals.
Cube Juice - “Head Long”

Cube Juice - “!!!”

Cube Juice - “Explosion”

This is, from what I can tell, quite fascinating. However, be aware. It comes from France.
French company Total Immersion has created D’Fusion which “enables the real-time integration of interactive 3D graphics into live video flows”. In other words, point a web cam at some specialized print material and it becomes ‘alive’ with the internet.
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This is how you turn the competition genre on its head. By including animals. And licking. On TV. In Japan.

Thanks to super producer Shannon Hall for the link.

This is how you sell non-alcoholic drinks. With dancing pigs. On TV. In Japan.
NOTE: This is actually the current campaign for the company and I think that there’s a subservient pig here who you can tell what to do.
Pigling Bland TV Commercial in JapanUploaded by zz2excite