Hosted by entertainer George Tokoro, Japan’s long-running TV program “Before After” was responsible for the renovation of hundreds of old houses during its 14-year run. Originally, the program was going to make changes to its format next year, but then the TV station suddenly announced it was to cancel the show.
Apart from difficulty finding construction companies to participate in the show, the program’s surprise cancelation apparently resulted from a number of disputes over house renovations. The station, unable to pay compensation of 29 million yen (NT$7.9 million), was left with no option but to cancel.
“Before After” was one of the most popular Japanese reality TV shows in Taiwan, and could count President Tsai Ing-wen as one of its fans. Inspired by the show, the Hsinchu City Government launched a similar house remodeling project in September this year, encouraging owners of houses over 20 years old to apply for subsidies.
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(Liberty Times, translated by Eddy Chang)
由藝人所喬治主持的日本長壽節目「全能住宅改造王」,播出十四年,幫不少老屋重新裝修大變身。該節目原定明年改版,但電視台卻臨時喊卡。
據傳,該節目突然收攤,除了建商難找外,還捲入多起裝修糾紛。電視台無力負擔日幣兩千九百萬(約新台幣七百九十萬)賠償費,迫使節目宣布結束。
「改造王」是台灣人最喜歡的日本節目之一,也是蔡英文總統最愛看的實境節目。受到該節目的啟發,新竹市政府今年九月推出類似的改造計劃,鼓勵二十年以上的老屋變身,提出申請改裝補助。
(自由時報)
A: Also, police seized seven pornographic videos featuring minors that entertainer Mickey Huang purchased in his hard disc. B: That’s just outrageous! A: His ex-girlfriend entertainer Little S and some others are calling for a legal amendment to increase the penalty. B: The buyers and sellers should both be punished heavily. A: But the porn sellers’ Web sites are mostly overseas, so they are hard to catch. A: 此外警方也在黃子佼的硬碟裡,查到7部他買的未成年色情片。 B: 真是令人火大! A: 他的前女友小S等人,還呼籲修法,加重相關的罰則。 B: 購買者和販賣者雙方都該重罰。 A: 不過色情網站大多設在海外要抓也不容易吧。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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