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Japan always seems to surprise me—can't believe what I read in the newspaper today….. :o and it's not about the lost funding! I guess you never thought that the news would be so interesting....

X-rated TV for disabled loses funding

08/14/2007

http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/...0708140090.html

BY TOMOYA ISHIKAWA, THE ASAHI Newspaper

A TV news program for the hearing-impaired that features a stripping anchorwoman has triggered a barrage of complaints from critics and forced the government to amend TV subsidy guidelines.

The guidelines--for programs that cater to people with disabilities--now forbid financial assistance for adult-oriented programs, including "Hadaka no Shuwa News," the 5-minute section of "Naked News Station" hosted by a disrobing newscaster.

"Naked News Station" airs from 9 p.m. to 9:55 p.m. on Fridays. It has already been subsidized to the tune of 400,000 yen by the central government through the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), an organization under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

The pay CS broadcasting news show is produced by Paradise Television Inc., which was created in 1998 in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. The newscaster, who removes articles of clothing one by one until she is naked, performs sign language as she reads the news.

A spokesperson for the TV station said the news agenda, which includes mostly sex-related items, covers "topics Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) would never air."..............(continues..see above link)

Source: Asahi Newspaper

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Let's hope Lyse Doucet doesn't get any ideas.

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I still can't make out her really weird accent.

Can anyone give any clues..... please.

She hails from Eastern Canada where they have a much different accent than those from the rest of Canada....

Anyhow, my vote would definitely be for Melissa Theuriau :D ....she's gorgeous...http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...2JP233%26sa%3DN

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She was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, where the accent is strongly influenced by Scots, Irish and Acadian French settlement.

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She was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, where the accent is strongly influenced by Scots, Irish and Acadian French settlement.

Thanks.

I detected a hint of "Celtic" but the rest just baffled me.

I have to admit that I can't listen to her. The accent just grinds me.

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