TV Japan

TV Japan
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Launched	April 1, 1991
Owned by	NHK Cosmomedia America Inc.
Picture format	480i SDTV (widescreen) 1080i HDTV
Country	USA Canada
Language	Japanese
Broadcast area	North America
Headquarters	New York City
Website	www.tvjapan.net
Availability
Satellite
Dish Network	Channel 9989
Cable
Rogers Cable (Canada)	Channel 829
Shaw Cable (Canada)	Channel 514 (SD)
Bright House Networks	Channel 991
Cablevision	Channel 265
Comcast	Check local listings
Cox	Check local listings
RCN Cable	Channel 504
Verizon FiOS	Channel 1770 (SD) Channel 1769 (HD)
Time Warner Cable	Check local listings
Bell Fibe (Canada)	Channel 745
IPTV
Optik TV (Canada)	Channel 2921 (SD)
AT&T U-verse	Channel 3680 (SD) Channel 3681 (HD)
CenturyLink Prism	Channel 3680 (SD)

TV Japan is a 24-hour Japanese-language television channel geared towards the Japanese diaspora in North America. It is the only Japanese TV channel available in the United States and Canada. TV Japan is owned by NHK CosmoMedia America Inc., a subsidiary of NHK Enterprises, the commercial arm of Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK), Japan's national public broadcaster. It is available on many cable providers in the United States and Canada, and through satellite provider Dish Network.

TV Japan airs various programming from Japan including news coverage from NHK, dramas, movies, children's programs, and entertainment shows. Programming is provided mainly by NHK, but some entertainment programs originate from commercial Japanese broadcasters including Tokyo Broadcasting System, Nippon TV, Fuji Television and TV Asahi. Some programming is subtitled or dubbed into English, while NHK's main news programs are available with English translation on SAP, with the original Japanese presentation on the main audio channel. TV Japan also features extensive sports coverage including coverage of the Grand Sumo tournaments, Nippon Professional Baseball games and J-League soccer matches.

Free previews

TV Japan typically provides a free preview through most carrying service providers for approximately two weeks in April each year.

In response to the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the Northern area of Japan on the afternoon of March 11, 2011 cable and satellite TV providers across the United States and Canada provided a free-to-air broadcast giving viewers who may have friends and family in Japan with the latest news and information via a live simulcast from parent NHK.