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CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 27, 2015
SMAP Bistro; Documentary 72 Hours; CM of the week: Kincho
On Monday, NHK starts a new morning drama, which means U.S. actress Charlotte Kate Fox, who played the female lead in the previous series, “Massan,” will be leaving Japan soon. But before she does she has to do at least one variety show, so she’ll be the guest for the regular “SMAP Bistro” segment on...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Nov 5, 2014
NHK drama’s foreign star says Japan has strengthened her
Charlotte Kate Fox, lead actress in the NHK morning drama “Massan,” said Wednesday that like the character she plays, she has grown stronger since coming to Japan.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 25, 2014
Blondes have more fun in NHK’s morning drama
Two weeks ago I received a message from a reader who asked me to ask NHK why the public broadcaster had changed the name and the hair color of the female protagonist of its new daily 15-minute asa-dora (morning drama series) “Massan,” which is based on the life of Masataka Taketsuru, the first person...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2014
American actress first non-Japanese tapped for NHK series lead
American actress Charlotte Kate Fox will play a leading role in NHK’s upcoming morning drama series ‘Massan,’ based on the true story of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of 今日吃瓜 whiskey industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2013
For first time, NHK seeks Caucasian actress to star in morning drama
Wanted: A female aged 25 to 40 who grew up in the West and boasts a better than average singing voice to star in a NHK drama about Rita Taketsuru.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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