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Singles 35 and over of various backgrounds relocate to a house in the countryside for another chance at love. Will they find "the one" — or leave alone?

A development programme featuring the sort of segments you wouldn’t expect to see on NHK.

A music variety show named after Comedy Duo NINETY-NINE.

High school students who were not supposed to meet, living in distant cities, come together for a 'love journey'. They can only meet on weekends. Will love be born in 'Koisuru shūmatsu hōmusutei'?

Shin Nogizaka Star Tanjou is a new variety program, was taken over by 5th generation. They're for the first time doing a variety program by singing a songs from Showa & Heisei era.

A brand-new lifestyle and science entertainment programme presented by MC Satomi Ishihara! We explore every aspect of food, health and daily life, unravelling the mysteries behind these topics through the latest scientific research, large-scale experiments and in-depth investigations, and present them as a ‘user guide’ packed with genuinely useful information!

Reunion? A new love? Which will you choose? Five pairs of ex-lovers live together in a luxury hotel for a month of Hocance. A realistic and mature love documentary.

What is the full picture of the harsh project that made Kuro-chan say, "It was the most difficult location shoot so far"?

‘Sunday Cream Trivia’ is a special variety programme that aired on the TV Asahi network on 25 January 2026. The programme is characterised by its format, in which a ‘family of trivia enthusiasts’—with Shinya Ueda of Cream Stew playing the ‘father’—introduces surprising trivia hidden in everyday life through a mix of quizzes and video clips.

Fourteen men and women searching for love gather on two unconnected islands — men stay on the Blue island while women reside on the Pink one. Once a day, when the 'shuffle time' comes, members of each island can select one from the other island to be exchanged. That's the only way a person can move to the other island. But it also means that some are at risk of not seeing the one they fell in love with again.

Two leading entertainers casually get together for some real talk, shedding light on their vulnerabilities and worries, with lots of laughs along the way.

A business competition for high school students with over 10,000 participants The finalists, who fought their way through the competition with everything they’ve got, gather in the studio! MC Ryota Yamazato is moved by their astonishing ideas that will change the future!

Masquerade (Kasou Taishou) is a semi-annual show on NTV in which various amateur groups perform short skits, which are rated by a panel of judges. Especially in recent years, many of the skits have revolved around clever methods of "faking" cinematic special effects on a live stage. The show is hosted by Kinichi Hagimoto and Katori Shingo. Worldwide, the most famous of these skits, and among the most successful at "fake special effects" was a skit which is widely known as "Matrix ping pong".

Takeshi's Castle is a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1990, on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It features the Japanese comedian Takeshi Kitano (also known as Beat Takeshi) as a count who owns a castle and sets up difficult challenges for players (or a volunteer army) to get to him.

In this program, the program director asks people who miss the last train, "Can I follow you home if I pay for a cab? The program director asks people who have missed the last train, "Can I follow you home? This is a dramatization of an episode that was actually aired on the popular variety show "Ie, Tsuite Itte Ii Desu ka?"

Young singles spend ten days in a foreign country, relying on fate alone to fall in love. Without any digital devices, will they be able to find the one?

Actor Keita Machida leads as chief judge and star in this unique project that follows the selection of six manga artist teams, the judging process to choose the winner, and the full journey of adapting the winning manga into a drama.

Travis Japan embarks on a summer road trip through the Rocky Mountains in North America. Divided into teams, one hits the road by RV, the other dives into local culture. With new horizons to explore and heartfelt connections to make, this road trip promises to be unlike any other.

World Pro Wrestling Classics brings you classic matches from New Japan Pro Wrestling's history on TV Asahi since it's Inception in 1972. See the biggest domestic stars in New Japan's history such as the Founder of NJPW, Antonio Inoki, Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger, RIki Choshu, Jumbo Tsuruta, Tatsumi Fujinami, Keiji Muto (The Great Muta) and Masahiro Chono as well as international stars like Hulk Hogan, Stan Hansen, Dynamite Kid, Abdulla the Butcher, Andre the Giant and The Road Warriors Hawk & Animal.

Seven men and women board a pink bus in search of true love. On a journey through Asia with strangers, their goal is to return to Japan as a couple.

MUSIC STATION (ミュージックステーション) is a popular weekly music variety show that has been on the air since 1986. It airs Fridays at 8pm on TV Asahi and usually has 5-8 J-Pop artists and groups as guests on each show. The two hosts: タモリ (Tamori) and Hironaka Ayaka chat with each artist for a couple minutes before they hit the stage and perform their latest song. The show also runs specials from time to time, along with a yearly 3+ hour (now 4) live performance bonanza around Christmas time called MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE. The show also features Ward E. Sexton as the english announcer voice for introducing the guests and announcing the CD Single Hit Ranking (usually every week) and CD Album Hit Ranking (usually every month). Sexton is known for providing voice over to the Resident Evil (called Bio Hazard in Japan) video game series.

A first solo variety program for the nine-member group BUDDiiS on TV Asahi’s "Barabara Daisaksen" with an April 2, 2026 premiere, featuring members alongside guests like Okano Yoichi plus Morimoto Shintaro for high-energy, late-night missions across obsessive challenges.

Looking for true love, women meet potential husbands while traveling to scenic locales. The catch? Only women can propose, while men are on the clock.

Twenty-five athletes, most retired, compete to win 30M yen to launch their second career. Can they overcome tough physical and psychological challenges?

iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~ was an LDH audition from 2021-2023, with vocal, rap, and dance divisions for ages 12-25, open to all genders and nationalities.

"Kanjani no Shiwake Infinity" (Kanjani no Shiwake Eight) was a variety show that aired on TV Asahi from the early hours of April 7, 2011 (late night on the 6th) until March 21, 2015. It was commonly known as "Shiwake Infinity".

‘Momoiro Infla Z’ (Momoiro Infla Zetto) is a variety programme broadcast on TOKYO MX on the first Sunday of every even-numbered month from 11:00 to 11:55, which teaches viewers in an entertaining way about the importance of essential infrastructure such as roads, railways, water and sewage systems, power grids, ports and dams. This programme follows the four members of Momoiro Clover Z as they join ‘Infra-Z’—an organisation dedicated to training the ultimate ‘infrastructure warriors’ by teaching them about infrastructure such as roads, railways, water supply and sewerage systems, power grids, ports and dams—as rookie warriors. Under the guidance of instructor Satoshi Fujii, they learn about the importance of infrastructure in an entertaining way.

"Caligula" is a psychological phenomenon in which you want do things that are prohibited. Featured here are numerous pitches rejected by multiple TV stations. However, there are some treasures buried among them. Proposals once buried in the darkness revived here!

In this reality series, complete strangers meet and receive a diary holding the script to their very own love story. Will true romance follow?

He's usually the host; but this time, Ariyoshi lets a rotating cast of celebrities be the MC of the show while he claims the role of bemused assistant.

Featuring ‘pre-recorded panel discussions and live banter between the presenters’ and ‘incorporating viewers’ opinions during the broadcast’, the show’s utterly chaotic content sparked a flurry of comments on social media after each episode, with viewers describing it as ‘completely baffling’, ‘surreal’ and ‘madness’. Now, ‘Enter Title Here’ is making a comeback as a regular series! A succession of innovative segments will be aired—ones you simply won’t be able to resist telling someone about once you’ve seen them!

Princess T-ARA was a reality television program broadcasted on the cable channel Mnet Japan starting on April 19th, 2013 starring T-ARA. The show ended on September 27th, 2013 after 24 episodes. The show follows the girls behind the scenes in Japan and showcasing their schedules in Japan and South Korea.

They're all here to look for true romance — but hidden among the women is at least one "wolf" who's prohibited from falling in love.

Tabi Fukuyama - Travel show of Masaharu Fukuyama

In Tokyo, after midnight, many people wander around without destinations. Some were partying, some were working late, and some were just too drunk to catch the train on time. What happens if a camera crew suddenly asks them to let a camera follow them home in exchange of paying the taxi fare? There is no time for preparation for the interviewee. The camera documents their house just as it is. Some starts to talk about their previous dream by showing photo albums. Some start to confess their gratefulness towards their wife in the middle of the night. Why not discover how people react when a TV crew suddenly visits their home after midnight.

Follow the popular J-Pop group Snow Man as they journey north from Okinawa to Hokkaido, showcasing the members’ adventures as they meet locals, savor regional cuisine, and explore the sights together. Joining them on this adventure is Tabi, an AI-style robot who acts as the group's 10th member – capturing their candid moments throughout the show.

TBS's legendary sports project is coming together for one night only! Matsuzaka Tori, Matsuyama Kenichi, Suzuki Kyoka & Olympic medalists, a total of 105 people from SASUKE, Sports Man, Friendship Party, Thanksgiving, Serious Challenge & Big Prediction!

"Love Catcher Japan" consists of ten men and women spending eight special days together in Malaysia to find true love. With their true identities hidden, the participants begin their journey of discovering a “Love Catcher,” seeking love, and a “Money Catcher” aiming for money. In the end, if the final couple is paired up with “Love Catchers,” true love will bloom, while if a “Love Catcher” and a “Money Catcher” are paired up against each other, the “Money Catcher” wins a prize of 5 million yen. If two “Money Catchers” end up together, their journey ends without love and money.

How many "true friends" do you have? A 14-hour money game with a total prize of 100 million yen that tests true friendship. Three celebs compete to see who can summon the most star pals by midnight. How long can the stars, unaware of the show or its rules, wait for their friend? Confusion, trust, betrayal, laughter, and tears… A new type of battle royale that exposes every human emotion!

SUPER JUNIOR's leader Leeteuk travels alone to famous places in Japan.

Contestants attempt to achieve a ‘consecutive clear’ or ‘consecutive correct answers’ on a specific theme. Meanwhile, Chidori and Kamaitachi in the studio watch the proceedings on a monitor and predict which contestant will manage to achieve the most consecutive correct answers; the winner is then decided based on the total number of consecutive correct answers each has predicted.

‘Nino Nanoni’ is a variety programme that has been broadcast on the TBS network since 9 April 2025. It is a show hosted by Kazunari Ninomiya.

In Japan's first dating show for rebellious yankiis, 11 singles butt heads, forge bonds and live together for 14 days as they go all out to find the one.

Japanese game show aired on the Nippon Television Network

SEVENTEEN 'Follow' Tour is the fourth world tour by SEVENTEEN. The tour began on July 21, 2023 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea.

A group of men and women, each burdened with a dark secret, look for love in this dating show with a twist. Hosted by reformed playboy Atsushi Tamura.