On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Why is Japanese TV so bad?
Topics Discussed
- Why Japanese TV is so “terrible”
- About Japanese variety TV shows
- How most TV around the world aren’t remarkable
- How Japanese TV shows can be useful for watching TV
- How Japanese TV game shows are not crazy
- How the idea of Japanese game shows being crazy is not true
- About Takeshi’s Castle
- How many Japanese TV shows are staged
- Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! 1989 ‧ Variety show ‧ 0 seasons
- About Downtown Matsumoto
- About Waratte wa Ikenai
- About telop (teroppu)
- About national news programs in Japan
- About late night radio in Japan
- About anime’s popularity around the world
- About why some media from Japan does not get popular outside of Japan
- Anime localization
- About Hajimete no Tsukai
- About You wa Nani Shi Nippon e
- Movies in Japan
- And much more!
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