Fuji Television
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese television station
based in Daiba
, Minato, Tokyo
, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station
of the Fuji News Network (FNN)
and the (FNS).
Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji TV One", "Fuji TV Two", and "Fuji TV Next", all available in High-definition
. It is owned by Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., the holding company of the .
, Japan (See picture to left). The Kansai office is found at Aqua Dojima East, Dojima, Kita-ku
, Osaka
, Japan. The Nagoya office is found at Telepia, Higashi-sakura, Higashi-ku
, Nagoya, Japan.
. In October 1966, a news network of exchanging news with local stations with the name of FNN (Fuji News Network) was formed.
On April 1, 1986, Fuji TV changed their corporate logo from the old "Channel 8" logo, to the "Medama" logo used by the Fujisankei Communications Group. In 1987, Fuji TV worked with Nintendo
to create a game called Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic for the Famicom, which later became the basis for Super Mario Bros. 2
.
On March 10, 1997, Fuji TV moved from their old headquarters in Kawadacho, Shinjuku
, into a new building in Odaiba, Minato
designed by Kenzo Tange
.
Since 2002, Fuji TV has co-sponsored the Clarion Girl
contest, held annually to select a representative for Clarion
who will represent Clarion's car audio products in television
and print advertising campaign
s during the following year.
On March 3, 2006, Fuji Television Network Inc. consolidated "Nippon Broadcasting Holdings, Inc." the broadcasting business of which was took over by Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. two days before. On October 1, 2008, former Fuji TV became a certified broadcasting holding company and newly-founded "Fuji Television Network Inc." took over the broadcasting business.
Fuji TV, which broadcasts Formula One
in Japan since 1987, is the only media sponsor of a Formula One Grand Prix in the world. Fuji TV has also licensed numerous Formula One video games including Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle
.
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Islands in Tokyo
Ibaraki Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
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Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
based in Daiba
Odaiba
is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. It was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential...
, Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...
, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station
Flagship station
In broadcasting, a flagship is the broadcast which originates a television network, or a particular radio show or TV show, primarily in the United States and Canada. This includes both direct network feeds and broadcast syndication, but generally not backhauls...
of the Fuji News Network (FNN)
Fuji News Network
Fuji News Network is a commercial television news network in Japan. The network is run by Fuji Television Network, Inc..-Fuji News Network stations:-External links:*...
and the (FNS).
Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji TV One", "Fuji TV Two", and "Fuji TV Next", all available in High-definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
. It is owned by Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., the holding company of the .
Offices
The headquarters are located at 2-4-8, Daiba, Minato, TokyoMinato, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...
, Japan (See picture to left). The Kansai office is found at Aqua Dojima East, Dojima, Kita-ku
Kita-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-Economy:West Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Nihon Bussan has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku. Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East. Air France has an office on the...
, Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan. The Nagoya office is found at Telepia, Higashi-sakura, Higashi-ku
Higashi-ku, Nagoya
, is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.Higashi Ward has the headquarters of Tōkai Television Broadcasting as well as the NHK Nagoya Broadcasting Station....
, Nagoya, Japan.
History of Fuji TV
Fuji Television Network Inc. was founded on November 18, 1957, and started broadcasting on March 1, 1959. In June of that year, Fuji TV formed a network with Tokai TV, Kansai TV, and Kyushu Asahi BroadcastingKyushu Asahi Broadcasting
is a broadcasting station in Fukuoka, Japan, and it is affiliated with National Radio Network , All-Nippon News Network , and TV Asahi Network.- Programs :*Asadesu*Super J Channel Kyushu/Okinawa*KBC News Pia*Kyushu Kaido Story...
. In October 1966, a news network of exchanging news with local stations with the name of FNN (Fuji News Network) was formed.
On April 1, 1986, Fuji TV changed their corporate logo from the old "Channel 8" logo, to the "Medama" logo used by the Fujisankei Communications Group. In 1987, Fuji TV worked with Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
to create a game called Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic for the Famicom, which later became the basis for Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2, often abbreviated SMB2, is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System as a sequel to the 1985 game Super Mario Bros. The game was also remade as part of the Super Mario All-Stars collection for the Super Nintendo Entertainment...
.
On March 10, 1997, Fuji TV moved from their old headquarters in Kawadacho, Shinjuku
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...
, into a new building in Odaiba, Minato
Minato, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...
designed by Kenzo Tange
Kenzo Tange
was a Japanese architect, and winner of the 1987 Pritzker Prize for architecture. He was one of the most significant architects of the 20th century, combining traditional Japanese styles with modernism, and designed major buildings on five continents. Tange was also an influential protagonist of...
.
Since 2002, Fuji TV has co-sponsored the Clarion Girl
Clarion Girl
A Clarion Girl is a Japanese campaign girl chosen to represent the Clarion car audio products in television and print advertising campaigns. A new representative is chosen annually, and many careers have been launched or enhanced due to being selected during the annual contest. The Clarion Girl...
contest, held annually to select a representative for Clarion
Clarion (car audio)
is a Japanese manufacturer of car audio, automotive navigation systems, AutoPCs, visual equipment, bus equipment, and communication equipment.Up until the end of 2005, products in Japan were marketed under the brand name AddZest, while outside of Japan the same product typically carried the Clarion...
who will represent Clarion's car audio products in television
Television advertisement
A television advertisement or television commercial, often just commercial, advert, ad, or ad-film – is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization that conveys a message, typically one intended to market a product...
and print advertising campaign
Advertising campaign
An advertising campaign is a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication...
s during the following year.
On March 3, 2006, Fuji Television Network Inc. consolidated "Nippon Broadcasting Holdings, Inc." the broadcasting business of which was took over by Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. two days before. On October 1, 2008, former Fuji TV became a certified broadcasting holding company and newly-founded "Fuji Television Network Inc." took over the broadcasting business.
Fuji TV, which broadcasts Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
in Japan since 1987, is the only media sponsor of a Formula One Grand Prix in the world. Fuji TV has also licensed numerous Formula One video games including Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle
Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle
is a Formula One racing video game for the Super Famicom. Up to four players can play and it has two different types of regular season modes in addition to battle and time trial modes....
.
Controversies
On August 7 and 21, 2011, more than 2,000 protesters rallied in front of Fuji Television and Fuji Media Holdings' headquarters in Odaiba, Tokyo to demonstrate against the network's anti-Japanese, pro-Korean broadcasting practices.Analog
- as of July 24, 2011, end date
JOCX-TV -
- Tokyo TowerTokyo Toweris a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At , it is the second tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.Built in...
- Channel 8
Digital
JOCX-DTV -- Remote controller button 8
- Tokyo TowerTokyo Toweris a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At , it is the second tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.Built in...
- Channel 21
Branch Stations
Tokyo bottom- Hachioji (analog) - Channel 31
- Tama (analog) - Channel 55
Islands in Tokyo
- Chichijima (analog) - Channel 57
- Hahajima (analog) - Channel 58
- Niijima (analog) - Channel 58
Ibaraki Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...
- Mito (analog) - Channel 38
- Mito (digital) - Channel 19
- Hitachi (analog) - Channel 58
- Hitachi (digital) - Channel 19
Tochigi Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
- Utsunomiya (analog) - Channel 57
- Utsunomiya (digital) - Channel 35
Gunma Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
- Maebashi (analog) - Channel 58
- Maebashi (digital) - Channel 42
Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
- Chichibu (analog) - Channel 29
- Chichibu (digital) - Channel 21
Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
- Narita (analog) - Channel 57
- Tateyama (analog) - Channel 58
- Choshi (analog) - Channel 57
- Choshi (digital) - Channel 21
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
- Yokosuka-Kurihama (analog) - Channel 37
- Hiratsuka (analog) - Channel 39
- Hiratsuka (digital) - Channel 21
- Odawara (analog) - Channel 58
- Odawara (digital) - Channel 21
Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
- Kita-Daito (analog) - Channel 46
- Minami-Daito (analog) - Channel 58
Overseas
U.S. (leased accessLeased access
Leased access is airtime that the Federal Communications Commission mandates must be provided by cable operators for use by independent cable programmers and producers who are not owned by the operators...
, selected programs)
- San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
KTSFKTSFKTSF is an independent television station serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Although licensed to San Francisco, the station's studio building is located in south suburban Brisbane, California. It is owned by Lincoln Broadcasting Company, and broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 27 from a...
- Channel 26 - New York WMBC-TVWMBC-TVWMBC-TV, virtual channel 63, is an independent television station licensed to Newton, New Jersey, USA, serving the New York City metropolitan area...
- Channel 63 - Honolulu, HawaiiHonolulu, HawaiiHonolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
- Nippon Golden Network
Networks
- Headquartered in OsakaOsakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, broadcast in the KansaiKansaiThe or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. Depending on who makes the distinction, Fukui, Tokushima and even Tottori Prefecture are also included...
area: Kansai TVKansai Telecasting Corporation, often called or , is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Osaka, serving the Kansai region of Japan...
, Analog Channel 8, Digital Channel 17 [ID: 8] - Headquartered in Nagoya, broadcast in the Chukyo area: Tokai TVTokai Television BroadcastingTokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System , serving in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture, Japan.-Offices:*the Headquarters - 14-27, Higashi-Sakura Itchome, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture,...
, Analog Channel 1, Digital Channel 21 [ID: 1] - Headquartered in Sapporo, broadcast in HokkaidōHokkaido, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
: Hokkaido Cultural BroadcastingHokkaido Cultural Broadcastingis a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System serving in Hokkaido, Japan, headquartered in Sapporo, established 1972/4/1.- External links:*...
, Analog Channel 27, Digital Channel 25 [ID: 8] - Headquartered in NaganoNagano, Nagano, the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers, on the main Japanese island of Honshū.As of April 1, 2011 the city has a population of 387,146...
, broadcast in Nagano PrefectureNagano Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
: Nagano Broadcasting SystemsNagano Broadcasting Systems, also known as NBS, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the FNN. Their headquarters are located in Nagano Prefecture.-Headquarters:* 131-7 Okada-machi Nagano-city, NAGANO 380-8633 JAPAN* Telephone Number:+81-26-227-3000-History:...
, Analog Channel 38, Digital Channel 15 [ID: 8] - Headquartered in NahaNaha, Okinawais the capital city of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa.Naha is a coastal city located on the East China Sea coast of the southern part of Okinawa Island, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands...
, broadcast in Okinawa PrefectureOkinawa Prefectureis one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
: Okinawa TelevisionOkinawa Television, also known as OTV, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the FNN. Their headquarters are located in Okinawa Prefecture.-Headquarters:*1-2-20 Kumoji Naha-city, Okinawa 900-8588 Japan*Telephone Number:+81-98-863-2111-History:...
, Analog Channel 8, Digital Channel 15 [ID: 8]
Tokusatsu
- MirrormanMirrormanMirror Man or Mirrorman can refer to:* Mirror Man * Mirror Man * "Mirror Man" , by The Human League* Mirrorman , aired on Fuji TV in 1971-2...
(1971–1972) - Toei Fushigi Comedy SeriesToei Fushigi Comedy SeriesThe is a series of Japanese tokusatsu programs produced by Toei Company that features various superheroes much like their Super Sentai and Kamen Rider Series. However these shows mainly focus on cute robots similar to Robocon, cute and unusual creatures, masked individuals who get tracked down by...
(1981–1993) - MegalomanMegalomanis the name and titular superhero of a tokusatsu SF/superhero/kaiju TV series. Created by Tetsu Kariya, the show was produced by Toho Company Ltd., and aired on Fuji TV from May 7 to December 24, 1979, with a total of 31 half-hour episodes...
(1979)
Dramas
(1996) (1997)- With Love (1999)
- Hero (2001) (2003–2004) (2003, 2004) (2003, 2004) (2005) (2005) (2005) (2005, Tuesday 9:00 PM) (2006, Tuesday 9:00 PM) (2006) (2006) (2007, Monday 9:00 PMGetsukuis a Japanese abbreviation for , meaning Monday at 9 pm. This is traditionally the time when the most popular TV dramas air in Japan.-History:Fuji TV, one of the major broadcasting companies in Japan, started the pattern of airing the dramas it predicted would be most popular on Monday nights...
) (2007) (2007) (2008) (2008) (2008, Thursday 9:00 PM) (2008) - Zettai Kareshi (2008) (2008, Monday 9:00 PM)
- Innocent Love (イノセント・ラヴ) (2008)
- Voice (ヴォイス) (2009) (2009, Monday 9:00 PM)
- BOSS (2009, Thursday 9:00 PM)
- Buzzer BeatBuzzer Beatis a Fuji TV Japanese television drama, which stars Yamashita Tomohisa, Keiko Kitagawa, and Aibu Saki.The series primarily focuses on two characters, Naoki Kamiya , a professional basketball player, and Riko Shirakawa , an aspiring violinist...
(2009, Monday 9:00 PM) (2009, Monday 9:00 PM)
News and information
- Morning news program. - Morning news program. - News program before noon. - Evening news program.} - Evening news program. - Night news program.
} - Night news program.
- Kids News - Weekly children's news program
Sport
-
- Swallows Baseball Live (Baseball games of the Tokyo Yakult SwallowsTokyo Yakult Swallowsis a professional baseball team in Japan's Central League.The Swallows are named after their corporate owners, the Yakult Corporation. From 1950 to 1965, the team was owned by the former Japanese National Railways and called the Kokutetsu Swallows; the team was then owned by the newspaper Sankei...
, satellite TV (SKY PerfecTV!SKY PerfecTV!SKY PerfecTV! is a direct broadcast satellite service that provides satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services to households in Japan, owned by parent company SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation....
) Fuji TV One)
- Swallows Baseball Live (Baseball games of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
- Formula One World ChampionshipFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
(1987–present, FNS (Sunday) and satellite TV (SKY PerfecTV!) Fuji TV Next (live), Fuji TV Two (F1 Monday))- Main sponsor of "Formula One Fuji TV Japanese Grand PrixJapanese Grand PrixThe is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. Traditionally one of the last, if not the last race of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix has been the venue for many title-deciding races, with 13 World Champions being crowned over the 27 World Championship Japanese...
" from 1987 until 2009
- Main sponsor of "Formula One Fuji TV Japanese Grand Prix
- FIVB World Cup, World Grand Prix
- K-1K-1K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
kickboxingKickboxingKickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
events - Pride Fighting Championships (Mixed Martial Arts from the Pride organization. Contract ended on June 5, 2006)
- World Judo ChampionshipsWorld Judo ChampionshipsThe World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...
- International Chiba EkidenInternational Chiba EkidenThe International Chiba Ekiden is an annual team road running competition held in Chiba, Japan in late November. The marathon relay race, or ekiden as it is known in Japan, is one of the prominent annual races of its kind. The competition is split into six legs which combine to make up the marathon...
- World Figure Skating ChampionshipsWorld Figure Skating ChampionshipsThe World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
(since 2003-2004 season) - Japan Figure Skating ChampionshipsJapan Figure Skating ChampionshipsThe Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been held...
(since 2003-2004 season) - Fujisankei ClassicFujisankei ClassicThe is an annual golf event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 on the Takasaka Country Club - Yoneyama Course. The tournament moved to the Higashi-Matsuyama Golf Club in 1979 and to the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course in 1981. The tournament has been held at the Fujizakura Country Club...
- World Victory RoadWorld Victory RoadWorld Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...
(Mixed Martial Arts)
Variety shows
- end- Toribia no IzumiHey! Spring of TriviaHey! Spring of Trivia is the name given by Spike TV to the show a Japanese variety show on Fuji TV.-Concept:"Trivia" consists of a series of video segments that introduce and confirm the validity of unusual trivia. Past trivia has included exploding erasers, spiders affected by caffeine, and...
(Spike TVSpike TVSpike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
produced an American version of "Hey! Spring of Trivia".) - The GamanZa Gamanwas a Japanese television show from the 1980s. It is not particularly well known or remembered in Japan, but it became famous in other countries, particularly Britain, due to its appearance on the British television programmes Clive James on Television, and subsequently Tarrant on TV under the name...
- Flyer TV
- Zuiikin' EnglishZuiikin' EnglishZuiikin' English or officially is a Japanese television series originally aired in 1992 by Fuji Television. Eikaiwa, Taisō and Zuiikin mean "English conversation", "gymnastic exercises" and "voluntary muscles", respectively. The series combines English language lessons with gymnastic exercise...
- Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
- Domoto KuyodaiKinKi Kidsis a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. Although the members share the same surname, the only relation they have to each other is that they both hail from the Kinki region, hence the duo's name....
- Music FairMusic FairMusic Fair is a Japanese music show on Fuji Television. It is the longest-running Japanese music show and is currently sponsored by Shionogi.- Hosts :*Fubuki Koshiji *Sachoko Hidari *Yōko Minamida & Hiroyuki Nagato...
- FNS Music FestivalFNS Music Festivalis an annual music show on the produced by Fuji Network System and Fuji Television.- Grand Prix Winners :- International guests :*a-ha*Sting*Jackie Chan*Destiny's Child*Kenny Loggins*Daniel Powter-References :...
Reality television
- Dating program that takes place on a pink van traveling the world.- VivaVivaV6 [April 2001–present]
- Magic Revolution [2004–present]
- Game Center CXRetro Game MasterRetro Game Master, known in Japan as , is a Japanese television series where Shinya Arino, a member of comedy duo Yoiko, plays Japan's most popular video games and records his progress as he works through a time limit, usually lasting up to one day...
[2003–present]
Game shows
- Brain WallBrain Wallis a component of the Japanese gameshow Tonneruzu no Minasan no Okage deshita Video clips from the show proliferated on video-sharing websites and the concept was eventually adopted by several countries...
(Hole in the Wall in United States) - Quiz $ Millionaire (Japanese version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
; April 2000-March 2007) - Vs. ArashiArashiis a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...
(April 2008–present) - The Weakest LinkThe Weakest LinkThe Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
(April-September 2002)
See also
- Fujisankei Communications GroupFujisankei Communications Group, abbreviated FCG, is a keiretsu in Japan. This media conglomerate was founded by Nobutaka Shikanai. In 1991, it was the fourth-largest media company in the world and the largest one in Japan. In the same year, the company's yearly revenue was $5 billion....
- Television in JapanTelevision in JapanTelevision broadcasting in Japan started in 1939, making the country one of the first in the world with an experimental television service. In spite of that, because of the beginning of World War II in the Pacific region, this first experimentation lasted only a few months...
- HobankyoHobankyois a shortcut for the organization's actual name , also known in English as the Council for Protection of Copyright of Television Program of Japan...
- Organization based in Japan that enforces Fuji Television copyright issues.