CBS News did a feature on Japanese school lunches this past Saturday morning, May 18. They happened to pick a Higashi Chichibu Junior High School where JET Karl Hoeschen works and they ended up interviewing him for the story.
Here is the original video and article from CBS News: “What’s for lunch? In Japanese schools it’s always healthy
Another link with access to the video appears here. The feature starts around 07:54:30, after the opening segment on Michelle Obama. There is a transcript available of the video.