Fair and Balanced: The Chimpan News Channel

One fateful night during my Tokyo trip in early June, I retired to my hotel room in Ueno, exhausted after a long day of sightseeing. I had resigned myself to munching on a convenience store sandwich and watching a little TV before bed, nothing all too exciting to be sure. By rights my night should have ended on an uneventful note, if only I hadn’t been in Tokyo where one never knows quite what to expect.

Anyway, after briefly watching a special on new technological advancements in the field of plant growing (seriously), I changed the channel to discover what is perhaps the most incredible thing that I have ever seen on Japanese television: The Chimpan News Channel. It’s worth noting that it’s not actually a channel but rather, a show, which only slightly detracts from its virtues. At any rate, rather than trying to somehow explain the show to you (trust me, this is one situation where words prove truly inadequate), I’ve decided to simply direct you to the video clip below (Shockwave required). Enjoy.