Category Archives: TV Shows

Japan: Earth’s Enchanted Islands

Posted on June 24, 2015 by tokyofox

There have been plenty of TV programmes about Japan over the years but they only really ever focus on Tokyo and Kyoto so it was refreshing that this three-part BBC documentary series exemplified that there is plenty of life beyond those two … Continue reading →

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Clubcall: How We Got Our Club News In The Past

Posted on March 12, 2015 by tokyofox

I was recently teaching a group of 8 year old Japanese kids the fascinating art of giving your telephone number in British English. A redundant feature of the modern world but the powers-that-be think they need to know that oh is said … Continue reading →

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Japan-Related References In The Simpsons

Posted on February 13, 2015 by tokyofox

It’s a fact that one of my lasting images of Japan came not from one of the many movies ‘set’ in Japan but Homer Simpson continuing to just walk through the paper walls when he and his family came to … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2014

Posted on January 1, 2015 by tokyofox

So 2015 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For about five years now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the ten from 2014 which got … Continue reading →

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TV Shows And Documentaries About Japan

Posted on September 9, 2014 by tokyofox

It seems the idea of a TV station sending some kind of celebrity to the land of Japan is not going to end anytime soon with programme after programme continuing to be churned out by television networks each and every year. … Continue reading →

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England 2014 Pt II: Madame Tussaud’s Waxwork Museum

Posted on August 18, 2014 by tokyofox

One of the things that my mother-in-law wanted to do in London was to visit this very famous and hugely popular waxworks museum. I have to say that I’d never had too much enthusiasm for going to this place which … Continue reading →

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The Charlotte Crosby Experience – The Furisode-San Of Tokyo

Posted on July 4, 2014 by tokyofox

Now, I’ve got no real idea who Charlotte is. Sure, I know she’s from an MTV programme called ‘Geordie Shore‘ and that she was on ‘Celebrity Big Brother‘ but I have never seen her on those programmes and only really knew about … Continue reading →

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On Screen #4 – Brazil

Posted on June 28, 2014 by tokyofox

With Brazil hosting this years FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympic games there is a lot of focus on the nation which has given the world samba, coffee, caipirinha, Copacabana, the Amazon and some of the worlds greatest ever football players. It … Continue reading →

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World Cup Opening Titles: Japan/Korea 2002

Posted on June 7, 2014 by tokyofox

Whenever there’s a World Cup on the horizon the media tend to look back at past tournaments and so, as a Japanese based website, this as a good opportunity to look back at the 2002 tournament which Japan co-hosted alongside neighbours … Continue reading →

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World’s Busiest Train Station: Shinjuku

Posted on April 28, 2014 by tokyofox

Information was released last year detailing the worlds busiest train stations and Japan pretty much monopolised the top 50 list with only five of them not in this country. It’s not until the number 24 position that a non-Japanese station appears … Continue reading →

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