The New Year (Oshogatsu) period in Japan is characterized by the various household decorations people put up, the special food that is cooked for consumption on January 1, and the TV marathons that people indulge in, largely for lack of anything else to do.
But there are rays of hope underneath the dregs: occasional shows that contain segments almost expressly designed to make the male members of the household sit up and take notice.
Former AKB48 idol and model Haruna Kojima, who we featured in our recent roundup of New Year tiger cosplay, was part of the cast of a January 1 nighttime show, ...
