This episode marks Tony Robinson's first trip to Japan. He mentions that after world war two, Japan wasn't popular in the United Kingdom, and it was only in the 1960s that people in the UK started buying Japanese cars. Interestingly, Tony doesn't say the same thing about whether Germany or Italy was popular in the United Kingdom after world war two and whether UK people waited until the 1960s to buy German or Italian cars, so a double standard init.
Anyway, Tony enjoys his time in Japan and thankfully doesn't engage in nasty stereotypes or the like. He shows us the Tokyo nightlife and also meets mascots who are very popular in Japan init and all.
Anyway, Tony enjoys his time in Japan and thankfully doesn't engage in nasty stereotypes or the like. He shows us the Tokyo nightlife and also meets mascots who are very popular in Japan init and all.