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Mainichi Broadcasting System
, or MBS, is a radio and television broadcasting company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN), Japan News Network (JNN) and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. It is a parent company of a television station named and a radio station named . MBS is also one of the major stockholders of TBS Holdings, BS-TBS, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, i-Television, TV-U Fukushima, Hiroshima Home Television, WOWOW., and FM802. History The was founded on December 27, 1950. NJB commenced radio broadcasting from the Hankyu Department Store on September 1, 1951, as the second commercial radio station in Japan. NJB founded on December 1, 1956 with Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). NJB was renamed "Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc." on June 1, 1958. On March 1, 1959, after selling all stocks of OTV to ABC, MBS started analog terrestrial television broadcasting independently from OTV, and made a network with Nippon ...
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Kabushiki Gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", " joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to rendaku. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , '' kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , '' Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their name as "Company, ...
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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 ''The Mainichi'' (previously ''Mainichi Daily News''), 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 the both respectively. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' 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 ...
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Hankyu Department Store
is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation. Stores *Umeda, Osaka - Main Store (''Honten'') **Hankyu Men's *Kobe **formerly Sogo Department Stores * Takarazuka * Kawanishi * Senri *Takatsuki, Takatsuki **formerly Seibu Department Stores * Sanda *Nishinomiya *Hankyu Men's Tokyo (Yūrakuchō, Tokyo) - The store was reopened on October 15, 2011 (http://www.h2o-retailing.co.jp/news/pdf/2010/110121_renewal.pdf). * Ooi Shokuhinkan, Tokyo * Tsuzuki, Yokohama * Hakata, Fukuoka - opened in March 2011, as a main tenant of the renovated Hakata Station. Former stores * Shijō Kawaramachi, Kyoto - closed August 2010 Overseas franchises Uni-President Department Store Corp., a Uni-President group company, operated two stores in Taiwan under the name Uni-President Hankyu. The franchise agreement between Uni-President and H2O Retailing was terminated in 2016, renaming all stores Uni-Ustyle. *Kaohsiung, Taiwan *Taipei, Taiwan See also *Hanshin De ...
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FM802
(call sign JOFV-FM) is a commercial radio station based at Daiwa Building in Tenjimbashi Nichome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, broadcasting on 80.2 FM from Mount Iimori to Kansai region. As a latecomer to the radio broadcasting market, it was a focal point for FM802 to differentiate from existing stations. Therefore, rather than featuring music promoted by the productions, they chose to air tunes of their choice in heavy rotation. The station is considered the most popular among younger generation in Osaka. FM802 was founded in September 1988, going on air in June the following year, with the call sign of JOFV-FM. The station is a member of the Japan FM League (JFL). It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Navigators Present * Sachiko Aoyama * Hiroaki Asai * Don Beaver (also a DJ for sister station FM Cocolo) * Komaki Doi * Dean Fujioka * Yuichiro Furutachi * Robert Harris * Kazuyo Hayakawa * Satoshi Hirano * Daigo Iimuro * Masa Itoh * Makiko Kato * Miki Kato * Ryuichi ...
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Hiroshima Home Television
, a.k.a. is a television station in Hiroshima. It is a network station of ANN. It is broadcast in Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama .... History On September 18, 1964, the station makes a license request as Setonaikai Broadcasting (unrelated to the current TV station of the same name). *December 1, 1970: The station commenced operating as an affiliate of Nippon Educational Television (NET TV, current TV Asahi). The original abbreviation was UHT (UHF Hiroshima-Home Television). *April 1, 1974: The station joins ANN. *October 1, 1975: TV Shin-Hiroshima System (TSS) starts broadcasting. Fuji TV network programming migrates to the new station. *November 14, 1985: Bilingual sound multiplex broadcasts start. Some programs shown are available in En ...
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I-Television
, also known as itv, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the JNN. Their headquarters are located in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. History *26 April 1991: License awarded *1 October 1992: It was set up as the third broadcasting station of Ehime Prefecture. *1 April 1993: Sunday Morning moves to i-TV from RNB. *1 October 2002: Upon celebrating its tenth anniversary, the legal name changes from Iyo TV Corporation to i-TV Corporation. *1 October 2006: Digital terrestrial television broadcasts commenced (Matsuyama Main Station). Stations Analog Stations *Matsuyama (Main Station) JOEH-TV 29ch 10 kW * Niihama 27ch 1 kW, 16ch 200w *Uwajima 25ch 500w * Kikuma 50ch 100w * Ōzu 42ch 100w * Yawatahama 23ch 100w * Minamiuwa 26ch 100w * Kawanoe 26ch 30w * Nakayama 22ch 30w * Iwaki 31ch 10w * Yura 46ch 10w * Johoku 32ch 10w * Hojo 61ch 10w * Uwajima-Takamitsu 60ch 0.1w * Uwa-Masanobu 59ch 0.1w * Kawauchi 51ch 10w * Yoshida-Nakanoura 58ch 0.1w * Honai-Kiki 39ch 0.1w *Hiyo ...
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RKB Mainichi Broadcasting
(stylized as ''rkb'') is a broadcasting station in Fukuoka, Japan, and it is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), Japan News Network (JNN) and TBS Network. It is owned by Mainichi Broadcasting System, Mainichi Shimbun and the Aso Group. The initials RKB stand for , the station's former name. Station Radio *Fukuoka: 1278 kHz JOFR 50 kW; 91.0 MHz FM *Kitakyushu: 1197 kHz JOFO 1 kW; 91.5 MHz FM *Omuta: 1062 kHz JOFE 100W; 94.8 MHz FM *Yukuhashi: 1062 kHz 100W; 94.6 MHz FM TV (Analog) *Fukuoka: Channel 4 JOFR-TV *Kitakyushu :Channel 8 JOFO-TV *Kurume: Channel 48 *Omuta: Channel 61 *Yukuhashi: Channel 60 TV (Digital) *Button 4 *Fukuoka: Channel 30 JOFR-DTV Program Anime *''Bocchi the Rock!'' *'' The Idolmaster'' TV *Kyokan TV(13:55 - 15:50 every Monday To Friday) *Kyokan News *Watch@24 *Sunday Watch *Tadaima! *TEEN!TEEN! *Mame Gohan。 *P Paradise (about Pachinko). Other TV stations in Fukuoka * NHK Fukuoka and ...
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BS-TBS
is a Japanese satellite broadcasting station headquartered in Akasaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo. Its channel name is BS-TBS (formerly, BS-i). It is a member television station of Japan News Network. Channels *Television: BS-TBS is assigned BS161ch - 163ch. *Radio: BS-i had been assigned 461ch, 462ch, and was closed on September 30, 2005. - TBS Radio & Communications had been produced. *Data: BS-TBS is assigned BS766ch, BS768ch, but BS768ch is not being used now. History *November, 1998 - founded. *June, 2000 - JDC was renamed . *December 1, 2000 - BS-i started broadcasting. *July, 2004 - BS-i moved its headquarters from ''TBS Hoso Kaikan'' to ''TBS Broadcast Center 15th fl.'' *September 30, 2005 - BS-i closed satellite radio broadcasting. *April 1, 2009 - BS-i, Incorporated was renamed to its current name BS-TBS, Incorporated. Programs *General programs **A number of programs which TBS broadcasts are also broadcast on BS-TBS. *Anime programs **Anime produced by BS-TBS are p ...
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Japan News Network
The , or JNN, is a Japanese commercial television network run by TBS Television. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to its regional affiliates, and news exchange between the stations. Its member stations also broadcast non-news programs originating from TBS Television. It also operates the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel TBS News JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network (JNN), owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of JNN's owner, TBS Holdings. It operates in the Kantō region and broadcasts its content nationally through TBS-JNN Network .... Japan News Network stations Bold indicates founding members Former stations Bold indicates former primary affiliate References External links Official Site 24-hour television news channels in Japan Television channels and stations established in 1959 {{japan-corp-stub ...
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National Radio Network (Japan)
(NRN) is a commercial radio network in Japan. The network was established on May 3, 1965. The network is run by Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Incorporated (QR) and Nippon Broadcasting System, Incorporated (LF). It is not connected in any way with the National Radio Network in the United States. National Radio Network stations Programs * All Night Nippon is a Japanese radio program broadcast by Nippon Broadcasting System and other radio stations from 1–5 am (JST). It preempts broadcasts from TBS Radio's programming heard on stations under both JRN and NRN (TBC Radio, CBC Radio, etc.). D ... External links * Radio in Japan Radio networks Japanese radio networks Radio stations established in 1965 {{Media-company-stub ...
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Japan Radio Network
or JRN is a commercial radio network in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ..., established on May 2, 1965. The network is run by TBS Radio & Communications, Inc. (TBS Radio). Japan Radio Network stations External links *http://www.tbs.co.jp/radio/jrn/ Radio in Japan Japanese radio networks Radio stations established in 1965 {{media-company-stub ...
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