池上彰

If you are at all interested in politics, history, current affairs, economics, or the news in general you should probably be reading and watching 池上彰 (Ikegami Akira). A best selling author, the former journalist specializes in presenting typically heavy topics in a plain, interesting, and easy to understand manner.

Perfect input for Japanese learners.

Video:

http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=池上彰&tbo=p&tbs=vid:1&source=vgc&hl=ja&aq=0&oq=池上

Books:

http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=池上彰&hl=ja&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=vid:1,bks:1&source=og&sa=N&tab=vp

Wikipedia:

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/池上彰

TV:

http://tv.yahoo.co.jp/search/?q=%E6%B1%A0%E4%B8%8A%E5%BD%B0&g=&Submit.x=0&Submit.y=0