Why is Japanese TV so bad? | Ichimon Japan 70

2023-03-21

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 sea...

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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