Norway is airing their I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAMESHOW, which was taped in Tokyo during the fall of 2008. The first segment of the show can be seen on this link:
*://*tv3.no/content/blogcategory/1282/1466/&categoryid=2074&videoid=1901 The show is pretty funny, Rome Kanda is the host and is always zany and fantastic. The show, just like the one with American contestants, is meant for entertainment, and should be viewed as such. If you don't enjoy the show, TURN IT OFF! xo. mmickster.
The show, despite rude humor throughout, has some educational value to it. It shows viewers at home what the Japanese culture is like. It reminds me of "The Mole" at times, during some of these experiences. In the pilot, the yellow team has to navigate around Tokyo in "traditional Japanese" transportation. They must navigate Japanese people around for the contestants themselves to actually get around Tokyo. I don't recommend this show due to the frequent rude humor, but it's one of the more semi-educational primetime reality shows.