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Jason David Danielson (born April 9, 1986), known professionally as , is an American comedian based in Japan and associated with Watanabe Entertainment. Danielson's comedic narrative is based on his confusion with kanji, ending with the punchline, "Why Japanese people?!"

Early and personal life Danielson was born in Michigan, United States. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as an engineering major and traveled to Japan for a one-year internship in 2005 to develop English speech recognition software. He earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree in computer science.

Career

While in Japan in 2005, Danielson became interested in Japanese comedy after watching . Danielson's comedy routines based on his confusion with kanji, which he writes on a board behind him and ends with him yelling, "Why Japanese people?!" in English. Shortly after the show ended, Danielson appeared in a web-exclusive video featured as part of the advertising campaign of Nissin Foods' .

On November 8, 2015, Danielson released his first book. 2023 Yudo: The Way of the Bath Adrian

Television Year Title Role Network Notes 2014 R-1 Grand Prix 2015 Himself Fuji TV Finalist 2018 "Bushimeshi!: The Samurai Cook 2" Anthony Abbott NHK 2017 Eigo de Asobo with Orton Professor Jason NHK 2020 Phillip NHK Episode 4 2022 Japan's Top Inventions Himself NHKSeason 1

Publications

Year Title Publisher ISBN 2015 Pia 2016 Shufu to Seikatsu-sha