Pasmo Japan

In the West, Japanese culture comes in the form of Power Rangers, Godzilla movies, and Sanrio products, but of course the indigenous pop culture is much richer. Rather than focus on what the rest of the world has already encountered, Pasmo provides a link to movies, music, comedians, and cultural scandals that have had the greatest impact in Japan.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Japanese CM "Gatsby Hair Gel"

This is Motoki Masahiro a famous Japanese actor in this unsually strage Japanese CM

Monday, January 08, 2007

Japanese Prank

This clip is from a Japanese TV show, they do a vast amount of preparation for some pranks on some innocent skiers

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Japanese Exercise Routine

These two guys are actually famous comedians that got their start in Japanese TV by doing this exercise routine for a popular children show, the clip also shows some famous sites around Tokyo, like Tokyo Tower and the Rainbow bridge

Korean Video

This is a Korean Video, in Japan there has been a kind of korean boom in the last 5 years, and korean actors, music and dramas have become extremely popular

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Pocky Japanese CM

Japanese Commercials or CM (Commercial Message) as they are called in Japan are one of the best ways to glimpse into their unigue secret culture

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Glico Japanese CM

Pocky Japanese CM