 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2018) |
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Northern America |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Japanese English (via SAP) |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV (widescreen) 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NHK Cosmomedia America Inc. |
| History | |
| Launched | April 1, 1991 |
| Closed | March 31, 2024 |
| Links | |
| Website | TV Japan |
TV Japan (テレビジャパン) was a 24-hour Japanese-language television channel geared towards the Japanese diaspora in the United States and Canada. It was the North American carrier of the NHK World Premium service. The channel was owned by NHK CosmoMedia America Inc., a subsidiary of NHK Enterprises, the commercial arm of the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Japan's national public broadcaster, and was available on many cable providers in the United States and Canada, and through U.S. satellite provider DirecTV.
While there are a handful of local and regional channels in the United States with primarily Japanese programming, TV Japan was, for much of its history, the only such channel available nationwide in both the U.S. and Canada. (A modified version of Nippon Television launched through DirecTV in 2019, and on Telus Optik TV in western Canada in 2020.)[1]
The TV Japan linear channel ceased broadcasting on March 31, 2024. After the closing date, NHK Cosmomedia continues to serve the North American market through its Jme streaming platform.[2]
- ^ Nippon Television Network Corporation (May 29, 2019). "NIPPON TV Channel launched!" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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