Who Changed the Channel? Sixty Years of Japanese TV

By: Wm. Penn

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Love it or hate it, television is a very revealing window into Japanese society. In this multi-faceted collection, Penn, a professional couch potato for a quarter century, looks at the first six decades of Japanese TV. Topics include: the ABC's of samurai dramas and the saga of Korean dramas in Japan, Juzo Itami's last TV documentary, the impact of March 11, 2011 on the TV world, Japanese-style reality shows and why so many Japanese comedians turn to politics. Three new chapters have been added to this updated, e-book edition of "The Couch Potato's Guide to Japan," a trusty guidebook for a whirlwind tour of the TV archipelago from Kyoto and Osaka to Tokyo, Hokkaido and the far corners of the quirky world of Japanese television.