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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 ...

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pay television Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, but ...

entertainment and kids channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Japan. Part of

Disney Branded Television Disney Branded Television is a unit of Disney General Entertainment Content which oversees development and production of content geared towards children, teenagers and families for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. The unit al ...

a subsidiary of

Disney International Operations This is a list of assets currently or formerly owned by the Walt Disney Company, unless otherwise indicated. Corporate Walt Disney Studios Live-action production Animated production Disney Studio Services Disney Theatric ...

. Began in 2003 as a basic TV channels exclusively on

SKY PerfecTV is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television, audio programming and interactive television services to households in Japan, owned by parent company SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation The SKY Perfect JSAT Group is ...

History

On 24 April 2003, The Walt Disney Company announces the launched in Japan, following the 20th anniversary of both

Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company ...

and

Tokyo Disneyland (local nickname ''TDL'') is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to ...

; it take place on 18 November 2003 on

Sky PerfecTV is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television, audio programming and interactive television services to households in Japan, owned by parent company SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation The SKY Perfect JSAT Group is ...

Branding

On November 1, 2014, Disney Channel unveiled a new logo and on-air imaging design. On March 1, 2015, WATCH Disney Channel also unveiled a new logo and on-air imaging design.

Movies

Disney Channel airs movies at 8pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and at 10pm on Mondays to Thursdays and at 2pm on weekends.

References

External links

Official website
(In Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Disney Channel (Japan)

Television stations in Japan Japanese-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 2003 Children's television channels in Japan 2003 establishments in Japan