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is a Japanese television station
Television station

A television station is a type of broadcast station that Broadcastings both sound and video to television receiver s in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded radio signals over the air, called terrestrial television....
 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 1800s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area....
, Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo 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 km?....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
, also known as or CX. It is the flagship station
Flagship station

In broadcasting, a flagship station is the station which local originations a broadcast network, or a particular radio show or TV show, primarily in the United States and Canada....
 of the Fuji News Network (FNN)
Fuji News Network

Fuji News Network is a commercial television network in Japan. The network is run by Fuji Television....
 and the (FNS).

Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, Fuji TV 721, an entertainment channel; Fuji TV 739, a sports channel; and Fuji TV CSHD, a High-definition
High-definition television

High-definition television is a digital television broadcasting system with higher than traditional television systems . HDTV is digitally broadcast; the earliest implementations used analog broadcasting, but today digital television signals are used, requiring less Bandwidth due to digital video compression....
 channel. It is owned by the .

headquarters are located at 2-4-8, Daiba, Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo 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 km?....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 (See picture to left).






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is a Japanese television station
Television station

A television station is a type of broadcast station that Broadcastings both sound and video to television receiver s in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded radio signals over the air, called terrestrial television....
 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 1800s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area....
, Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo 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 km?....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
, also known as or CX. It is the flagship station
Flagship station

In broadcasting, a flagship station is the station which local originations a broadcast network, or a particular radio show or TV show, primarily in the United States and Canada....
 of the Fuji News Network (FNN)
Fuji News Network

Fuji News Network is a commercial television network in Japan. The network is run by Fuji Television....
 and the (FNS).

Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, Fuji TV 721, an entertainment channel; Fuji TV 739, a sports channel; and Fuji TV CSHD, a High-definition
High-definition television

High-definition television is a digital television broadcasting system with higher than traditional television systems . HDTV is digitally broadcast; the earliest implementations used analog broadcasting, but today digital television signals are used, requiring less Bandwidth due to digital video compression....
 channel. It is owned by the .

Offices

The headquarters are located at 2-4-8, Daiba, Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo 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 km?....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 (See picture to left). The Kansai office is found at Aqua Dojima East, Dojima, Kita-ku
Kita-ku, Osaka

Kita is one of 24 wards of Japan of Osaka, Japan....
, Osaka
Osaka

is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan. The Nagoya office is found at Telepia, Higashi-sakura, Higashi-ku
Higashi-ku, Nagoya

Higashi is one of the Wards of Japan of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan....
, 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 Broadcasting. 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. 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....
, into a new building in Odaiba, Minato
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo 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 km?....
 designed by Kenzo Tange
Kenzo Tange

was a Japanese people 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 Modern Architecture, and designed major buildings on five continents....
.

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 advertisement and print advertising campaigns....
 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 name brand....
 who will represent Clarion's car audio products in television
Television advertisement

A 'television advertisement' or television commercial is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organisation that conveys a message....
 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 Communications ....
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. 2 days before. On October 1, 2008, Fuji Television Network Inc. was renamed and the broadcasting business of which was taken over by "Fuji Television Network Inc." (newly founded on the same day).

Fuji T.V. is the only medial sponsor of a Formula One Grand Prix in the world.. Fuji T.V. has also licensed numerous Formula One video games including Human Grand Prix IV - F1 Dream Battle.

Advertising slogan
Advertising slogan

Advertising slogans are short, often memorable phrases used in advertising campaigns. They are claimed to be the most effective means of drawing attention to one or more aspects of a product....


TV Broadcasting


Analog

JOCX-TV - Fuji Television Analog (????????·????)
  • Tokyo Tower
    Tokyo Tower

    is a Radio masts and towers and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. At 333 meters , it is the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world and the tallest artificial structure in Japan....
     - Channel 8
Tokyo bottom
  • hachioji - Channel 31
  • Tama - Channel 55


Islands in Tokyo
  • Chichijima - Channel 57
  • Hahajima - Channel 58


Ibaraki Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kanto region on Honshu island. The capital is Mito, Ibaraki....
  • Mito - Channel 38
  • Hitachi - Channel 58


Tochigi Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi. Utsunomiya is famous for its many Jiaozi specialist shops....
  • Utsunomiya - Channel 57


Gunma Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kanto region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi....
  • Maebashi - Channel 58


Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama, 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 floods of residents commute each day....
  • Chichibu - Channel 29


Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba, Chiba....
  • Narita - Channel 57
  • Tateyama - Channel 58


Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefectures of Japan located in the southern Kanto region of Honshu, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area....
  • Yokohama-minato - Channel 58
  • Yokosuka-Kurihama - Channel 37
  • Hiratsuka - Channel 39


Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture

is one of Japan's southern Prefectures of Japan, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan....
  • Kita-Daito - Channel 46
  • Minami-Daito - Channel 58


U.S. (leased access
Leased 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, California
    San Francisco, California

    The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
     KTSF
    KTSF

    KTSF is an independent station television station in San Francisco, California. It broadcasts its analog signal on Ultra high frequency channel 26, and its digital signal on UHF channel 27....
      - Channel 26
  • New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
     WMBC-TV
    WMBC-TV

    WMBC-TV is an Independent station broadcasting on channel 63 in Newton, New Jersey, serving the New York City metropolitan area. Founded and still owned by the Mountain Broadcasting Corporation , WMBC-TV's studios are located in West Caldwell, New Jersey, with transmitter located in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey....
     - Channel 63
  • Honolulu, Hawaii
    Honolulu, Hawaii

    Honolulu is the Capital and most populous census-designated place in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the Honolulu County, Hawaii, and the city and county is designated as the entire island....
     - Nippon Golden Network

Digital

JOCX-DTV -
  • Remote controller ID 8
  • Tokyo Tower
    Tokyo Tower

    is a Radio masts and towers and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. At 333 meters , it is the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world and the tallest artificial structure in Japan....
     - Channel 21
  • Mito - Channel 19
  • Utsunomiya - Channel 35
  • Maebashi - Channel 42
  • Hiratsuka - Channel 21


Networks

  • Headquartered in Osaka
    Osaka

    is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
    , broadcast in the Kansai
    Kansai

    The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshu. The region includes the prefectures of Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, and Shiga Prefecture....
     area: Kansai TV
    Kansai Telecasting Corporation

    , often called or , is a TV station joining Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Osaka, Japan. The character of the TV station is HachiEmon....
    , Analog Channel 8, Digital Channel 17 [ID: 8]
  • Headquartered in Nagoya, broadcast in the Chukyo area: Tokai TV
    Tokai Television Broadcasting

    Tokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is a TV station afferiated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan....
    , Analog Channel 1, Digital Channel 21 [ID: 1]
  • Headquartered in Sapporo, broadcast in Hokkaido
    Hokkaido

    , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectures of Japan....
    : Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting
    Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting

    is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Hokkaido. It is broadcast in Hokkaido. Established 1972/4/1....
    , Analog Channel 27, Digital Channel 25 [ID: 8]
  • Headquartered in Nagano
    Nagano, Nagano

    , the capital cities of Japan 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 Honshu....
    , broadcast in Nagano Prefecture
    Nagano Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano, Nagano....
    : Nagano Broadcasting Systems
    Nagano Broadcasting Systems

    , also known as NBS, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Fuji News Network. Their headquarters are located in Nagano Prefecture....
    , Analog Channel 38, Digital Channel 15 [ID: 8]
  • Headquartered in Naha
    Naha, Okinawa

    is the capital city of the Prefectures of Japan of Okinawa Prefecture. The modern city was officially founded on May 20, 1921, but prior to that Naha had already been for centuries one of the most important and populous sites in the Ryukyu Islands....
    , broadcast in Okinawa Prefecture
    Okinawa Prefecture

    is one of Japan's southern Prefectures of Japan, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan....
    : Okinawa Television
    Okinawa Television

    , also known as OTV, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Fuji News Network. Their headquarters are located in Okinawa Prefecture....
    , Analog Channel 8, Digital Channel 15 [ID: 8]


Programming


Anime


Tokusatsu
Tokusatsu

is a Japanese language word that literally means "special effects." It is primarily used to refer to live-action Japanese film and Japanese television drama that generally feature superheroes and make considerable use of special effects....
 

  • Mirrorman
    Mirrorman

    Mirror 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 Series
    Toei Fushigi Comedy Series

    The is a series of Japanese tokusatsu programs produced by Toei Company that features various superheroes much like their Super Sentai and Kamen Rider Series....
     (1981-1993)
  • Megaloman
    Megaloman

    is the name and titular superhero of a tokusatsu science fiction/superhero/kaiju TV series. Created by Tetsu Kariya, the show was produced by Toho, and aired on Fuji TV from May 7 to December 24, 1979, with a total of 31 half-hour episodes....
     (1979)


Drama
Japanese television drama

, also called dorama , are a staple of Television in Japan and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedies, detective stories, horror, and many others....
s

  • (1996)*With Love (1999)
  • HERO
    Hero (TV series)

    Hero is a Japanese television drama series that aired in Japan on Fuji Television in 2001. In 2006, a two-hour special miniseries for the television series was broadcast....
     (2001)
  • (2003-2004)
  • (2003, 2004)
  • (2003, 2004)
  • (2005)
  • (2005)
  • (2005)
  • (2005)
  • (2006)
  • (2006)
  • (2006)
  • (2007)
  • (2007)
  • (2007)
  • (2008)
  • (2008)
  • (2008)
  • (2008)
  • Zettai Kareshi (2008)
  • (2008)


Cookery

  • Iron Chef
    Iron Chef

    Iron Chef is a Japanese television program produced by Fuji Television. The original Japanese title is . The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, was a stylized cooking competition featuring accomplished guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredi...
     (1993-1999, 2001 Special)


News
NeWS

NeWS was a windowing system developed by Sun Microsystems in the mid 1980s. Originally known as "SunDew", its primary authors were James Gosling and David S....
 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
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
 

  • Formula One World Championship
    Formula One

    Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
     (1987-Present, FNS and CS (SKY PerfecTV!) Fuji TV 721)
    • Main sponsor of "Formula One Fuji TV Japanese Grand Prix
      Japanese Grand Prix

      The is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is one of the most-loved F1 events of the season, due to the exciting and challenging layout of Suzuka Circuit which hosted many races in the past, and because of its traditional place at the end of the schedule which means that this event has seen a great number of Champi...
      "
  • Volleyball
    Volleyball

    Volleyball is an Olympic Games team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules....
     World Cup
    Volleyball World Cup

    The World Cup is a men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1965 and 1973 , it is an international qualification event for the Olympic Games....
    , World League
    Volleyball World League

    The World League is a men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it is the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the FIVB....
    *PRIDE Fighting Championships
    Pride

    Pride is, depending upon context, either a high sense of the worth of one's self and one's own, or a pleasure taken in the contemplation of these things....
     (Mixed Martial Arts from the PRIDE organization. Contract ended in June 5th due to Yakuza scandals)
  • World Judo Championships
    World Judo Championships

    The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Judo at the Summer Olympics. The championships are held once every two years by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries....
  • International Chiba Ekiden
    International Chiba Ekiden

    The International Chiba Ekiden held in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, is one of the prominent ekiden races of the year....
  • World Figure Skating Championships
    World Figure Skating Championships

    The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skating compete for the title of World Champion....
  • Fujisankei Classic
    Fujisankei Classic

    The Fujisankei Classic is an annual golf event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 on the Takasaka Country Club - Yoneyama Course....
  • K-1
    K-1

    K-1 is a combat sport that combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San shou, Kickboxing, traditional Boxing, and other martial arts to determine the single best stand-up fighter in the world ....
     kickboxing events. Mostly the K-1 World Grand Prix
    K-1 World Grand Prix

    K-1 is a kickboxing combat sport that combines standup techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Kickboxing and traditional Boxing, among others....
     and possibly some K-1 MAX shows.
  • World Victory Road
    World Victory Road

    World Victory Road is a Japanese Mixed Martial Arts promotion formed in 2008 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa, the owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship....
     (Mixed Martial Arts)


Variety show
Variety show

A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and comedy skits, and normally introduced by a Master of Ceremonies or Presenter....
 

  • Toribia no Izumi
    Hey! Spring of Trivia

    Hey! Spring of Trivia is the name given by Spike TV to the show a Japanese variety show on Fuji Television....
     (Spike TV
    Spike TV

    Spike , a division of MTV Networks, is an United States cable television television network designed for an audience described demographically as "young adult males." The network began life as The Nashville Network , founded by WSM, Inc....
     produced an American
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     version of "Hey! Spring of Trivia".)
  • The Gaman
    Za Gaman

    "The Endurance" was 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 ?on Television, and subsequently ?on Television under the name Endurance....
  • Flyer TV
  • Zuiikin' English
    Zuiikin' English

    Zuiikin' English or officially is a Japanese television series originally aired in 1992 by Fuji Television. Eikaiwa, Taiso and Zuiikin mean English conversation, gymnastic exercises and voluntary muscles respectively....
    *Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
  • FNS Music Festival
    FNS Music Festival

    is an annual music show on the produced by Fuji Network System and Fuji Television....


Reality Television
Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors....
 

  • - Dating program that takes place on a pink van traveling the world.


  • Vs Arashi [April 2008 - present]


  • Magic Revolution [2004- present]


See also

  • Fujisankei Communications Group
    Fujisankei Communications Group

    , abbrev. FCG, is a keiretsu in Japan that consists of many companies in the Mass media and telecommunication sectors....
  • Television in Japan
    Television in Japan

    Television 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....


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