Major Japanese broadcaster Nippon Television Network Corp. has been forced to suspend a segment on foreign festivals in its popular variety show after a weekly magazine reported earlier this month that the program "made up" some of the content.The program "Sekai no Hate Made Itte Q," in which a popular comedian joins unique festivals around the world, invented festivals in Thailand and Laos, according to Shukan Bunshun.The Thai "festival," aired in February last year, involved a competition to harvest cauliflowers. The Lao one, broadcast this May, involved crossing a small wooden bridge on …READ FULL ARTICLE
