Introducing a new TV show where I take the role of director, producer and presenter - "Japan Mode" will start its first season from September 16th on Star World (owned by STAR TV and Fox International) across the whole of Asia.
Unlike my other TV show Culture Japan that I also produce, Japan Mode will focus on introducing Japanese Lifestyle, Tradition, Technology, Music, Fashion and the spirit of the Japanese that goes into everything that they make. The spirit is called Kodawari and Omotenashi.
Season 1 will be 13 episodes and will be quite different from Culture Japan aimed at a broader audience - we will only have 1 episode devoted to anime culture in Japan Mode.
Japan Mode will feature a weekly corner presented by model and TV presenter Jessica Michibata. Jessica will focus on the latest in the beauty scene in Japan.
The show is presented by Panasonic - was at the Onarimon offices earlier on this year to finalize details of the show.
Japan Mode is a collaboration with TV Asahi, Dentsu, Panasonic and myself - with two of my comrades after a meeting at Panasonic.
Just like Culture Japan, we plan to roll out Japan Mode to the rest of the world.
Japan Mode is currently my 3rd TV show - Culture Japan being the first and Check Time being the second. I dont have a huge editing team yet so Culture Japan Season 3 will be pushed back to 2013 Q2.
