Learn English from Sushi!!

Despite being forced to study English for around eight years, most Japanese can barely speak it at all. This will all likely change thanks to NHK's "kids" programming (pronounced "keez in Japanese, a good first step). One of the shows aimed at 5th and 6th graders follows some talking sushi (that live in sushi town) around. Here's a link:

You live on Noren Island

It's a great idea to use sushi as characters. That way kids get to learn helpful words that native speakers basically can't avoid saying like tuna, squid, shrimp, and uni. I recommend watching scene 02, and maybe scene 07 as well... or all the ones with the sushi if you're looking to waste your day.

My Husband's Girlfriend

Everyone knows that American television is stale and old. Well thank gosh for the creative minds of the Japanese. This new drama is coming out tomorrow looks wonderful. It's called 夫のカノジョ (otto no kanojo) or Husband's Girlfriend. It's about a 39-year-old housewife who mistakenly thinks her husband is having an affair with a 20-year-old at his office. Already sounds super interesting, right? But then, through a magical twist, the wife and young woman switch bodies! Where do they come up with this stuff!? It's pretty much every male's fantasy of a woman who has your wife's body but the mind of a random 20-year-old girl (way easier to beat at strip poker, etc.). You can see on the poster above that the dad is really upset, but also excited at the prospect of a very unusual Ménage à trois. The little boy in the corner is saying, "Which one's mama?" And the wife is doing the cartoon version of girl angry which is very common on Japanese television.