First aired in the year 2000, the comedy duo "Cocorico" takes on the role of MC. So many different tasks have been presented in the show, and especially popular project of this show include "Battle of the Budgets" and "Surviving without a Penny". The challengers are renowned people from various fields, including actors, models, comedians, university professors and so on. One of the attractions of the show is seeing how the participants make use of their given talent and knowledge. Also, the real characters of those participants are revealed in truly extreme challenges.

This is long-time favorite entertainment show of TV Asahi will mark its 15th anniversary and it continues to enjoy unchanged huge popularity and high audience ratings.
Two members of tthe popular comedy duo "London-boots Ichi-go, Ni-go" are the MCs of this show, which is made up of various segments including studio talks and big project that are filmed on locations. The segments of this show include "ranking projects" such as "Lovemageddon" and "Ranking the Stars", "candid camera type projects" such as "Black Mail" and "Fake Dad"; "relationship projects" and "fashionable projects" such as "Diamond Girl" and "Miracle makeover Shot".
One of the powerful attractions for Japanese young people has been that many entrans are from the general public. The project "Ranking the Stars" is also popular as a format and has been sold to eleven contries around the world. It is a program full of popular project series built upon a vast variety of ideas.

"Taka and Toshi" the comedian duo and main MCs, along with guests, experience and investigate situations that are far from ordinary life.

Originally a late night show which first aired in April 2008, "Otameshi-ka!" gained immense viewership, and was promoted to Monday prime time in March 2010. "Taka and Toshi" the comedian duo and main MCs, along with guests, experience and investigate situations that are far from ordinary life.Some examples of these situations include: "What is it like to have a bodyguard (Secret Service) at your side, at all times?", "What is it like to only live on vegetables for a week?".
The most popular situation is "Stuck Till You're Done". In this situation, the MCs and guests must "Guess the top 10 most popular items from a menu at a specific restaurant". The goal is simple, but it is actually a grueling task, since every order must be finished by the cast (even if it's not a top 10 menu!), and the show does not end until all ten items are ordered and eaten.

This is an variety show that features "screening" in its guessing games. The hosts are members of "KANJANI∞", a Japanese male idol group. There are two types of screening:KANJANI screening the winner from the challengers or a member of KANJANI himself becoming a challenger to be screened.
"Karaoke-match" is the most awesome challenge, Professional singers are challenged by an amateur singer, at times a super talented child. Another game "Taiko Drum Master" is drummers' battle taking place on a drummer evaluating game machine. KANJANI's drummer Tadayoshi takes on a challenge from professional drummers that represent Japan. It is another serious match of hyper tension. Other popular guessing-games include guessing dragged-up men among beautifully dressed ladies, or mothers dressed like children among grade-school children. KANJANI members who give wrong guesses are shot with frozen shower from a bazooka. Viewers can enjoy the screening together with KANJANI.

An eye popping mega-hit variety show packed with myriad of hilarious video clips! One and only awesome menu at a restaurant like a solossal sushi, a unique toilet dedicated to a trio, a dog with partly brown hair like eyebrows, an avantgarde train, and an amazing scenic spot with a twist etc...They are only entree to the kaleidoscope of mind boggling video clips showing all kinds of strange but entertaining scenes posted from the viewers from every corner of Japan. Each one of the submissions is judged at the studio. When all of them approved the subject to be worthy of the title, the submissions is officially registerd as a "Neighboorhood Treasure".
The show has been on air since January 2008, and almost more than 2000 pieces of "Neighborhood-Treasures-to-be" have been introduced. Now, those hilarious and hard to get video clips themselves are available for international distribution as well.

Founded in Japan, New Japan Pro Wresting is the oldest and the most popular wrestling organization in Japan and also the second largest in the world in terms of attendance and revenue. From the legendary Antonio INOKI to the new generation wrestlers of today, NJPW continues to bring exciting fights to the fans all over the world.

Shuzo Matsuoka, a former professional tennis player teaches children some very important lessons outside of school!

In each episode, 5-10 children who think negatively and have a problem in communicating with others join the academy. Also special guests join them as teachers. the children oversome the problem by setting their goals through some hard activities. They learn how to behave how to overcome adversity, how to cooperate with others...Shuzo always tells them to work hard, never give up, help each other, and say "thank you". Throush these lessons, the children learn, grow, and become a better human being.

Who’s the best cook? Who’s the worst cook? Rank celebrities by their cooking techniques! Several uninformed guest celebrities are suddenly asked to make certain dishes at the studio within a limited amount of time. See how creative people can be, or how awkward things can get, when it comes to cooking unfamiliar things!

Shigeru Jyojima of TOKIO　Emi Takeuchi　Yukio Hattori

"Challengers on Fire" is a reality style primetime game show aired on TV Asahi from 1995 to 2000. Average Joes, along with celebrities, try to successfully overcome many obstacles placed in the game to win 10,000 US Dollars!

This is a show for moms wrapped up in raising kids and doing housekeeping, and also for “girls” busy with work, school and part-time jobs. The hosts are three fashion models who are moms of two kids, and best friends in private life. They give viewers the hottest information about topics they are hooked on at the moment. This show tracks and reports about their “two hour girl’s get together”. Their topics vary depending on what they are interested, such as fashion, beauty, cooking, child-raising, household electrical appliance, must-go places, etc.

A comedy duo “YOIKO” challenges to live on a deserted island with 2 guests for 3 days. All they have are flours, some seasonings, and sleeping bags. They have to catch their own food and build their own hut. They go hunting under water with a harpoon and others go into the woods for wild vegetables. It became so popular that Nintendo sells a game with the same title and Yoiko’s shouting “I got id!” when he gets a fish has become a national cliché in Japan. At times it is featured as a survival match between the two groups. The guests challenging survival under tough circumstances expose their true selves that add more attraction to the program.

Kakoku means "harsh". Prize-money is rewarded if challengers overcome harsh conditions.

The Indonesian and Nepal versions are features as a match race between two teams. They are given instructions in the local languages but the only way they can communicate is in Japanese or by gestures. Their accommodation is cheap local lodgings and provided food is the same local snack for every meal. They have chances to get the hints at times although they have to overcome hard challenges to get them.
The version in Japan includes a challenge of finding the opposing player within a time-limit via a photo clues sent to them.

The most reputable and esteemed prime time live music performances in Japan! Every week, 5-6 top artists performe live in the studio. Enjoy the performance and the studio talks of your favorite artists!
TAMORI , Ayaka Hironaka

First aired in 1986 on TV Asahi, and bringing you the hits ever since. Every week, 5-6 top artists and bands performe live in the studio. And every December, the 4 hour "Music Station Super live" is held in a concert venue. With over 20 artists and bands performing on beautiful custom sets, the Super Live is one of the most anticipated annual music events to finish the year. Along with the performance by each artist, there is a talk segment between the guests and the host, and mini- segments based on various rankings. With its rich history, specially designed sets, and one-and-only interaction with top artists, Music Station is THE premiere music show of Japan.

Watch the drama unfold before your eyes as children from all across Japan come together in an attempt to win the National Title. …But only one team can win.

Haruhiko Kato　Yuka

The rules are simple.
30 kids for the same school on one team.
29 specially designed ankle straps.
50 minters of wide open space.
… and a big mat to help you stop.
Also recommended for format adaptation.

The male students at Nippon Sports Science University have shown off their amazing synchronized walking skills for 40 years. In 2012, female university students and school kids challenged this performance.
#1: This episode is a story of a legendary coach, taking on the challenge of teaching synchronized walking to 45 female beginners. After intense practicing for 45 days their perseverance comes to fruition, to an outcome no one could have imagined.
#2: This episode is a heartwarming tale of a 70-year-old who teaches school kids the art of synchronized walking. In the end, the students perform a large-scale cross walk.

The Trivia Wizard Family is given a certain theme at each episode on which they deepen their trivia knowledge through thier father answering trivia quizzes. The father is know as the trivia king, and he shares his trivia information related to themes that varies from food, manner to money.
Some of the themes may sound difficult, but they are explained in children-friendly ways that are easy to follow even by the cute 8-year-old daughter of the family. Viewers cannot help wanting to learn more trivia with the "Trivia Family", and brag about it the next day!