Category: Our Man in Japan
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James May on the slow joys of woodworking
James May presenter and car fanatic on finding an emotional outlet in carpentry, and why he is more modern than his on-screen caricature. May vs Clarkson It would be easy to suppose that James May and Jeremy Clarkson, his co-presenter for the past 20 years, are pretty similar. Both men come from middle-class entrepreneurial families…
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James May Tasting Japanese Snacks
James May is tasting some Japanese Snacks for “Our Man in Japan” In this video James May is tasting various Japanese Snacks. But the main question to Captain Slow is how he does rate these snacks. After his three month journey to Japan, it´s time for him to test some of the genuine Japanese Snacks…
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James May Dancing in Japan
We can see James May dancing in a commercial for his show Our Man in Japan. James May is worldwide known for his terrible dancing style. In the earlier years in Top Gear we´ve seen him doing his victory dance now and then. Even in The Grand Tour he did dance little from time to…
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James May looks petrified as he meets giant robot.
James May looks petrified as he meets giant robot in solo Amazon series James May has dealt with some difficult machinery in his day. Thanks to The Grand Tour (we’re not talking Jeremy Clarkson)… but he may have met his match in new series, Our Man in Japan. The TV presenter heads over to the…
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James May reveals he could quit The Grand Tour
James May reveals he could quit The Grand Tour because he doesn’t want to ‘fall apart in public’ in an interview with The Sun: Listen to this interview: JAMES May has revealed he could step down as host of the Amazon Prime series after almost 20 years as part of a TV trio. The Grand…
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James May: Our Man In Japan – ‘My travel programme is a bit of a lark’
The motoring TV presenter branches out to his first ever travel series. James May has seen enough Japanese travelogues to know precisely what he didn’t want his own to be about. “My purpose in coming here isn’t to go to the tourist sites and go ooh, isn’t that lovely and ooh, isn’t that unusual?” he…
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James May Injured in Japan
James May got injured while carrying a big steel penis on his shoulder https://youtu.be/zsmokBKAgKY In this special Behind the Scenes video we get to see James May while recording for his new show Our Man in Japan. We see James carrying a giant steel phallus during the the annual Kanamara Matsuri. James had the honour…
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Our Man in Japan, BIG and I Bought the Farm
In 2020 the three presenters will all go solo with several projects. Our Man in Japan.. James May On 3 january we can see Our Man in Japan with James May. Earlier this year James went to Japan recording for three months trying to learn more and to understand the Japanese culture. James was the…
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James May on the wonder of Japanese toilets
‘You can judge a nation by its toilets’ https://www.facebook.com/www.JOE.co.uk/videos/565856047481335/ Toilets are the great leveller. The great leveller. From the mightiest Pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn’t enjoy a good trip to the toilet? That bastardised Mr. Burns quote aside, toilets are universal. We’ve all used one, regardless of how high tech the toilet in…
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Our Man in Japan with James May starts 3 January
Our Man in Japan with James May is a new show on Amazon Prime. Our Man in Japan with James May is something we´ve all been waiting for since quite a while. In March 2019 we got the news that James May got his own show for Amazon Prime. Some newspapers even suggested The Grand…