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JOAX-DTV, branded as Nippon TV, is the flagship station of the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the Nippon Television Network Corporation which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company Nippon Television Holdings, Inc., itself a listed subdisiary of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest behind Sony; Nippon Television Holdings forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kansai region flagship Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, which owns a 6.4% share in the company. Nippon TV's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is sometimes contracted to Nittere, and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".

No less unique was the vision of Matsutaro Shoriki, the founder of NTV. Determined to lift the spirits of a nation that was left in ruins following the devastation of World War II, Shoriki hit upon a novel idea to bring hope to the hearts of his countrymen, and that was television. Obtaining the first-ever broadcast license in Japan, Shoriki literally brought television to the streets of Japan by setting up television sets on 42 different street corners located in Tokyo and the surrounding areas. Then, on August 28, 1953 at 11:20 AM, as thousands of Japanese crowded together in the streets before these primitive TV sets, Japan's first television broadcast began with the simple words: "This is JOAX-TV, Nippon Television". From global news coverage to new technology development, event sponsorship and charity fundraising, NTV is the embodiment of a passion to create and inspire, to challenge and excel. And it is this passion that has made us Japan's most popular commercial broadcaster.

The NTV network is the largest broadcasting network in Japan with 30 affiliated stations throughout Japan. NNN continues to gain respect as one of the most trusted news sources in Japan. NNN’s speed in reaching the scene of major events demonstrates its dedication to bringing the news to the nation as quickly as possible.

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BS4 is a Japanese satellite broadcasting station operated by Nippon Television. It lanuched in 2000.

BS4 is a free broadcasting station. You can watch the channel for free anywhere in the country, anytime.

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Nippon Teleplus is a specialty channel operated by Nippon Television. The channel lanuched in 2002.

The channel broadcasts masterpiece dramas, animations, and variety programs broadcast on NTV and its affiliates, as well as sports.

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NTV G+ is a specialty channel operated by Nippon Television. The channel lanuched in 2002.

It broadcasts various sports such as martial arts, soccer, and motorsports , as well as programs related to professional baseball, such as the Yomiuri Giants.

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NTV News 24 is the 24-hour news channel operated by Nippon Television. The channel lanuched in 1987.

NTV News 24 broadcasts news 24 hours a day, with the help of 30 NNN affiliates. We continue to broadcast a lot of quick and accurate information by utilizing the characteristics of news channels.

The news program broadcast on NTV News 24 consists of a 30-minute program, except for a part, with the first 30 minutes of a 2-3 hour broadcast window being live and the rest being rebroadcast. (However, if serious news occurs, it will be a live broadcast at any time. In this case, some segments may be omitted). When serious news occurs, special programs and news programs may be broadcast simultaneously from NTV.

At the end of the program, the weather forecast is broadcasted, but some are accompanied by commentary from weather casters depending on the time of day, while others are narrated.

News format:
:00 Opening / Headlines / News
:18 Sports
:24 Commercial
:25 Weather
:28 NEWS CLIP
:29 CM
:30 Opening / Headlines / News
:48 Sports
:54 Commercial
:55 Weather
:58 NEWS CLIP
:59 CM

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Radio Nippon is a local AM radio station in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Nippon Television.

Although it is an independent broadcasting station that does not belong to the radio network, it supplies programs in partnership with Radio Kansai and GBS.

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The Yomiuri Shimbun is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are The Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun. The headquarters is in Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo.

It is published by regional bureaus, all of them subsidiaries of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's second largest media conglomerate behind Sony, which is privately held and controlled, directly and indirectly, by the Shōriki family - descendants and relatives of Matsutarō Shōriki. The Holdings has been owned by the family since Matsutarō Shōriki's purchase of the newspaper in 1924 (currently owning a total of 45.26% stock); despite its control, the family does not involve on its executive operations.

Founded in 1874, the Yomiuri Shimbun is credited with having the largest newspaper circulation in the world, having a combined morning and evening circulation of 14,323,781 through January 2002. In 2010, the daily was the number one in the list of the world's biggest selling newspapers with a circulation of 10,021,000. As of mid-year 2011, it still had a combined morning-evening circulation of almost 13.5 million for its national edition. The paper is printed twice a day and in several different local editions.

Yomiuri Shimbun established the Yomiuri Prize in 1948. Its winners have included Yukio Mishima and Haruki Murakami.

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The Japan News in an english-language Japanese newspaper published by The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's second largest media conglomerate behind Sony, which is privately held and controlled, directly and indirectly, by the Shōriki family - descendants and relatives of Matsutarō Shōriki.

Japan's leading English-language newspaper--is published by The Yomiuri Shimbun which has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Japan. The 24-page The Japan News is an excellent source of both domestic and foreign news.

World news pages
Catch up on major news around the world with in-depth coverage from multiple sources. In addition to our own regular international news coverage, The Japan News carries special weekly coverage from The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune of the United States, and The Independent of Britain. We also carry an international news page every day from the Washington Post.

Education pages
Improve your language skills by reading articles in English alongside Japanese translations or explanatory notes. We publish English translations of selected Yomiuri Shimbun editorials. We also carry English articles on selected foreign topics and scenes from upcoming foreign movies, with Japanese translations or explanatory notes attached. Our Education pages cover up-to-date topics from the latest news stories to help our readers catch up on the news, while at the same time acquiring practical English skills.

Sports pages
Have as much fun as playing as you read about your favorite sport. Articles cover a wide variety of foreign and domestic sports, including U.S. Major League baseball, where Japanese players are attracting unprecedented attention; soccer; tennis; golf and sumo. Regular columns by The Japan News sports writers are very popular with our readers.

Feature pages
Enjoy articles about a wide variety of hot topics both in Japan and abroad, including music, entertainment, travel, gourmet food, newsmakers, information technology, environmental issues, science and reviews of newly released books.

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Hochi Shimbun is a Japanese language daily sports newspaper published by The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's second largest media conglomerate behind Sony, which is privately held and controlled, directly and indirectly, by the Shōriki family - descendants and relatives of Matsutarō Shōriki.

Because it is a sports newspaper of the Yomiuri Shimbun Group, there is a lot of information about the Yomiuri Giants. As a result, baseball fans nationwide have recognized it as "the Giants' newspaper." The next day the team wins, one to three pages will become giant-related news, and the comments of giant players will be posted in detail.

The sports newspaper not only focuses on Giants-related news, it also focuses on the MLB where Japanese players are active, and soccer coverage in Japan and overseas, entertainment news, social articles, etc.