Getting on Japanese TV is not especially challenging, but don't expect fame and fortune to follow.  This ain't Hollywood, dude.  Here are a few tips to help get you started in Japanese show biz.

Go to Ginza on a Weekend
TV camera crews abound on the main drag in Ginza during weekend afternoons.  Hang around them, and they may ask you for a street interview.  Not all of them are seeking foreigners, though.  Roppongi Hills and Akihabara might be better bets for us gaijin, but I see far more camera crews in Ginza.

Study Japanese
While there are

I recently started my own IT consulting business here in Japan (www.theitgarden.com), and needless to say it was quite a learning experience.  Hoping to relieve others from some of the tedium, I compiled an outline of the process along with some tips for starting your very own Japanese company.

Get a JETRO Library Card - www.jetro.go.jp
JETRO stands for “The Japan External Trade Organization,” and they're a prime information resource for starting your own business in Japan.  Although their free consulting services only apply to foreign companies seeking to start operations in Japan, their free library contains a surprisingly comprehensive amount of information in English, so it's a fantastic place to educate yourself.  In fact, much of the basic information about

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I recommended avoiding IMO Talent Agency because they're founded upon scheming corruption and selfish lies, but are there any good talent agencies for us foreigners here in Tokyo?  I compiled a brief list:

Zenith, Inc.
While at an IMO job, I met a fellow American that pointed me in the right direction by

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I remember from high school history class that a key advantage we Americans had over the British during the American Revolution was that the British simply didn't know who to shoot.  The American rebels all looked like farmers, and farmers looked like nonthreatening civilians.  The British forces, on the other hand, were clad in bright red wool uniforms (“The Red Coats”), making it blatantly obvious that they were the bad guys.  They might as well have been wearing red and white target circles on their chests with sandwich-board signs proudly declaring, “We're the bad guys!  Shoot at us!”

My country hasn't really