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Japanese Media
The mass media in Japan include numerous television and radio networks as well as newspapers and magazines in Japan. For the most part, television networks were established based on capital investments by existing radio networks. Variety shows, serial dramas, and news constitute a large percentage of Japanese evening shows. Western movies are also shown, many with a subchannel for English. There are all-English television channels on cable and satellite (with Japanese subtitles). Television networks There are 6 nationwide television networks, as follows: * NHK is a public service broadcaster. The company is financed through "viewer fees," similar to the licence fee system used in the United Kingdom, UK to fund the BBC. NHK deliberately maintains neutral reporting as a public broadcast station, even refusing to mention commodity brand names. NHK has 2 terrestrial TV channels, unlike the other TV networks (in the Tokyo region—channel 1 (NHK General TV) and channel 3 (NHK Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Television
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as (NTV) or Nippon TV, is a Japanese television station serving the Kantō region as the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned and operated by the , a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company Nippon Television's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, it is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN (for news programs) and NNS (for non-news programs). Except for Okinawa Prefecture, these two networks cover the whole of Japan. Nippon Television is one of the ''five private broadcasters based in Tokyo'' and is the first commercial broadcaster in Asia. Nippon Television Holdings is partially owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun Hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Nippon News Network
All-Nippon News Network (ANN; ) is a Japanese commercial television network run by TV Asahi Corporation (TV Asahi) in Tokyo, which is controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to its regional affiliates, and news exchange between the stations. Its affiliate stations also broadcast non-news programs originating from TV Asahi. Founded on 1 January 1970, and formalised on 1 April 1974, ANN is made up of 26 affiliates, including two stations that are double- or triple-affiliated with rival networks. Between 1989 and 2013, it also operated the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel Asahi Newstar. List of affiliates Stations are listed mostly in Japanese order of prefectures which is mirrored in ISO 3166-2:JP, with exceptions for the Kantō region, Aichi-Gifu- Mie, Kansai region (except Mie) and Okayama- Kagawa, which form single wide broadcasting markets respectively. Areas wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as , and better known as , is a Japanese television station serving the Kanto region as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network. It is owned-and-operated by the a subsidiary of , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. Its studios are located in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. TV Asahi is one of the "Big Six" broadcasters based in Tokyo, alongside Nippon Television, TBS, TV Tokyo, NHK General TV, and Fuji Television. History Pre-launch After NHK General TV, Nippon TV, and TBS TV were launched in 1953 and 1955, TV has become an important medium in Japan. However, most of the programs that were aired at that time were vulgar which caused well-known critic Sōichi Ōya to mention in a program that TV made people in Japan "a nation of 100 million idiots"; those criticisms already gave birth to the idea of opening an education-focused TV station. On February 17, 1956, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued freq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokai TV
Tōkai ( 東海, literally ''East Sea'') in Japanese may refer to: * Tōkai region, a subregion of Chūbu ** Tōkai proportional representation block * Tōkai, Ibaraki, a village, also known as "Tokaimura" (Tokai-village) * Tōkai, Aichi, a city * Tōkai University, a private university in Tokyo * Tokai High School, private high school in Nagoya * Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant, Ibaraki * 2478 Tokai, a main belt asteroid * Tōkai (train), a train service between Tokyo Station and Shizuoka Station * Tōkai Gakki or Tokai Guitars, a Japanese guitar company * Kyūshū Q1W ''Tōkai'', an anti-submarine bomber of Imperial Navy * Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, a Japanese financial services company * Tōkai earthquakes, major earthquakes occurring regularly with an interval of 100 to 150 years * Tokaimura nuclear accident, a fatal criticality accident in Tōkai, Ibaraki on 30 September 1999 Tokai may refer to: * Tokai, Cape Town, a large residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa * To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiretsu
A is a set of companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings that dominated the Japanese economy in the second half of the 20th century. In the legal sense, it is a type of business group that is in a loosely organized alliance within Japan's business community. It rose up to replace the ''zaibatsu'' system that was dissolved in the occupation of Japan following the Second World War. Though their influence has shrunk since the late 20th century, they continue to be important forces in Japan's economy in the early 21st century. The members' companies own small portions of the shares in each other's companies, centered on a core bank; this system helps insulate each company from stock market fluctuations and takeover attempts, thus enabling long-term planning in projects. Origins The prototypical ''keiretsu'' appeared during the Japanese economic miracle which followed World War II, amid the dissolution of family-controlled vertical monopolies called ''za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujisankei Communications Group
, abbreviated FCG, is Japan's largest media conglomerate. Its chair is Hisashi Hieda. The group engages in a wide range of businesses, from Mass media in Japan, media and entertainment, including Television in Japan, television, Japanese newspapers, news, Sports in Japan, sports, Radio in Japan, radio, publishing, Cinema of Japan, film, Music of Japan, music, Digital distribution, content distribution, Home video, soft packaging, and e-commerce, to real estate Real estate development, development, Property management, management, and Real estate investing, investment, as well as the management of Resort, tourism facilities such as hotels and aquariums. In addition, FCG endeavors in cultural enterprises such as The Hakone Open-Air Museum, The Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open-Air Museum, and The Ueno Royal Museum. Often referred to as the "Nobel Prize for the Arts" by media both within and outside of the country, the Praemium Imperiale is one of FCG's most profound projects organized by the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji Television
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and-operated by , itself a subsidiary of , a certified broadcasting holding company under the Japanese Broadcasting Act, and affiliated with the Fujisankei Communications Group. It is headquartered in the Fuji Broadcasting Center in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo and is one of ''five private broadcasters based in Tokyo''. Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji Television One" ("Fuji Television 739"—sports/variety, including all Tokyo Yakult Swallows home games), "Fuji Television Two" ("Fuji Television 721"—drama/anime, including all Saitama Seibu Lions home games), and "Fuji Television Next" ("Fuji Television CSHD"—live premium shows) ( "Fuji Television OneTwoNext"), all available in High-definition televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji News Network
Fuji News Network (FNN) is a Japanese commercial television network run by Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Fuji TV), part of the Fujisankei Communications Group. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to its regional affiliates, and news exchange between the stations. FNN also manages the free online service FNN Prime, visited by an average of 100 million views by month. Distribution of non-news television programmes is handled by Fuji Network System (FNS), another network set up by Fuji TV. History The network was formed on 3 October 1966 which comprised 7 television stations: Fuji TV (the flagship station), Sendai Television, Tōkai TV, Kansai TV, Hiroshima Telecasting (now affiliated with NNN and NNS), Nihonkai Telecasting, and Television Nishinippon Corporation. Since 1 April 1997, the network has 26 full members, and two members that are affiliates of more than one network ( Television Oita System and TV Miyaza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji Network System
Fuji Network System (FNS; , 'Fuji Network') is a Japanese television network operated by Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Fuji TV), part of the Fujisankei Communications Group , abbreviated FCG, is Japan's largest media conglomerate. Its chair is Hisashi Hieda. The group engages in a wide range of businesses, from Mass media in Japan, media and entertainment, including Television in Japan, television, Japanese newspape .... FNS distributes entertainment and other non-news television programmes to its 28 regional television stations. Distribution of national television news bulletins is handled by Fuji News Network, another network set up by Fuji TV. List of affiliates References External links * Television networks in Japan Television channels and stations established in 1969 Fuji Television {{Japan-tv-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English-language news website called , and publishes a bilingual news magazine, ''Mainichi Weekly''. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, ''Sunday Mainichi''. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are ''The Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the '' Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. The '' Sankei Shimbun'' and the ''Chunichi Shimbun'' are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for both. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shimbun'' began with the founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The '' Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' was founded first, in 1872. The ''Mainichi'' claims that it is the oldest existing Japanese daily newspaper with its 136-year history. The Osaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
