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...DENPA SHONEN (Japan) Contestants humiliated--left, say, naked in a room until they earn [yen]1 million in magazine sweepstakes, unaware they...
...magazine competitions. When he wins a million yens' worth, or $8,300, he will be set free. (He wins some dog food, for a while his only nourishment. And finally, after months--toilet paper!) He may not even know that the Japanese TV variety show sponsoring him, Susunu Denpa Shonen (Don't Go for It, Electric Boy!), is airing his solitary confinement in 15-minute segments each Sunday night. That's awful! That's sadistic! And, you admit with a grimace, that's entertainment...
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