Guide Note

I Survived a Japanese Game Show is a competitive reality show on ABC. Ten American contestants are sent to Japan to compete in a local game show. The winner of the show is judged on how well they do in challenges plus how well they adapt to the culture. Justine Wood was declared the winner of the first season of the program on August 6, 2008.¹

Fast Facts

Premiere: June 24, 2008, 9:00 PM ET

Network: ABC

10 competitors

Winner: Justin Wood

Host: Romu Kanda

Competitors

Challenge Titles

Conveyor Restaurant

Crazy Crane Finds Fluffy Bear

Fight On, Mailman Taro

You Look Funny Stuck on a Wall

Big Baby Go Boom

Big Chicken Butt Scramble

Sticky Sticky Bang Bang

You Swing and Hope for the Best

Clothes On, Clothes Off!

Making New Friends in Japan

Squishy, Squishy

Super Majide

I Survived a Japanese Game Show

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ABC: I Survived A Japanese Game Show
TV.com: I Survived a Japanese Game Show
TV Guide: I Survived a Japanese Game Show
Wikipedia: I Survived a Japanese Game Show
Reality TV Magazine: Winner Takes All! (August 5, 2008)
The Hollywood Reporter: I Survived A Japanese Game Show Review (June 25, 2008)
YouTube Video: I Survived a Japanese Game Show (Time: 0:31)