TV in Japan

Following up on the amazing bubble popping toy of last year, C-Scout’s Trends in Japan blog has uncovered this year’s hot new toy popping sensation - The Endless Edamame.

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 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 make a monster. As a robot. With the shakes. On TV. In Japan

This is how you train a whole new generation. On the beauty of making noodles. The old fashioned way. With a plastic device. On TV. In Japan.

Via the amazing Trends In Japan where you can buy things like this. If that interests you.

This is how you remember your roots. By realizing both how terribly lame and amazingly great these things were. On TV. In Japan.

I have always loved robots. And robots? They mostly loved me.
Some robots I’ve especially loved are the Transformers. Seems like a lot of people been loving them for a while. This guy certainly does as he calls himself RobotAdventures on YouTube.
While he may not be the most dymanic speaker/demo dude ever, he’s done [...]

Looking for a nice Japanese pop rock single for those endless summer nights?
Look no further! Japanese rock band The Pillows are here to provide the answer to all your endless summer needs with “Ladybird Girl”.

BONUS: The amazingly animated video for The Pillows “Wake Up Dodo”.

I got a chance to spend some one-on-one time with this game today and I was very happy.
Super Mario 64 happy.
If you get where I’m going with that. Which you should.

Can’t be at E3 but want an awesome Mario toy to make up for the hole in your heart?
Check out this very [...]

This is how you make the fear. In Ultraman. On TV. In Japan.

Pokemon the series,movies and games are known the whole world over. Now out of all the Pokemon
there is 1 Pokemon know by all yup Pikachu. The Pokemon with a high pitch voice but did u ever wonder who is Pikachu’s Voice actor.
Well wonder no more , Pikachu is played by the Kawaii Ootani Ikue. The [...]

Long time readers of TV in Japan know that I have a special place in my heart for Spider-Man. No, not the comic book character (although I did grow up reading three of the books) nor the movie series (which are mostly okay).
No, I mean the real Spider-Man, the Japanese TV character from 1978.
Of course, [...]

We all have played the original Super Mario Bros game sometime in the past, if you have not where have you been for the last 20 years!!!! Now take a Japanese tv show and bring in a guest that can beat the first level without even looking at the screen. Watch as [...]

I have always been a huge fan of factory video footage. Something in my brain gets all excited when I see conveyor belts churning out lots of versions of the same thing. From my first memories of Mr. Roger’s factory tours to footage of the Intel factory making silicon chips Yes, I am aware that [...]

Konichiwa (Hello) every one. I am the newest member of the TViJ staff. Little info about me ,im into everything japanese from jdramas to video games all the way down to tv commericals. I have had a couple of videos i submitted appear on TViJ in the past and i look foward to working with [...]