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Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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...
. It is a parent company of a television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
network named and radio network named .
TBS Television, Inc. has a 28-affiliate news network called JNN (Japan News Network), as well as a 34-affiliate radio network called JRN (Japan Radio Network)
Japan Radio Network
Japan Radio Network or JRN is a commercial radio network in Japan. The network is run by TBS Radio & Communications, Inc. .-Japan Radio Network stations:...
which TBS Radio & Communications, Inc. (TBSラジオ) has.
TBS (present TBS Holdings, Inc.) produced the Takeshi's Castle
Takeshi's Castle
was a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1989 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It featured the Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano as a count who owns a castle and sets up impossible challenges for players to get to him. The show has become a cult television hit around the world...
game show, which is dubbed and rebroadcast in Indonesia (RCTI
RCTI
RCTI is Indonesia's first privately owned television network and is based in West Jakarta. RCTI broadcasts Indonesian Idol as well as sinetron , films, news and current affairs, reality shows and religious programs...
, TPI), Germany (DSF
Deutsches Sportfernsehen
SPORT1 is a privately owned commercial German television channel. Until April 11, 2010, it was called DSF . It was founded on January 1, 1993 out of the television channel Tele 5 which had become the successor of the music video channel musicbox on January 11, 1988...
), Britain (Challenge), Spain (Cuatro TV
Cuatro TV
Cuatro is a Spanish commercial television channel, on air since November 2005. Owned by Mediaset España Comunicación, it is broadcast on the TV frequencies licensed to the previous owner Sogecable in 1990 and previously used by them for the analogue transmission of its pay-per-view channel...
), Italy (Italia 1
Italia 1
Italia 1 is an Italian commercial television channel on the Mediaset network. It is oriented especially at young people.Italia 1 was launched in January 1982 and, originally, was owned by Rusconi; after a few months, however, due to the aggressive dumping practices of Silvio Berlusconi's rival...
), Finland (JIM
JIM
JIM is a Finnish national television channel that replaced Nelonen Plus on February 26, 2007....
) Philippines (GMA Network DZBB-7
DZBB-TV
DZBB-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of Philippine television network GMA Network, Inc. Its studios are located at the GMA Network Center, at the corner of Timog Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Quezon City...
), India (Pogo TV
Pogo TV
Pogo, which launched on 1 January 2004, is a cable and satellite television channel created by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner for India which primarily shows animated programming and some live-action shows based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a family entertainment channel in India...
) and the United States (Spike, under the name MXC
MXC
MXC was an American comedy television program that aired on Spike TV from 2003 to 2007. It is a re-edit of footage from the Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle which originally aired in Japan from 1986 to 1989...
, formerly Most Extreme Elimination Challenge). This network is also home to the many Ultraman
Ultraman
is Japanese television series that first aired in 1966. Ultraman, the first and best-known of the "Ultra-Crusaders," made his debut in the tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, , a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q...
.
Offices
- the headquarters of TBSHD, TBS, TBS Radio, BS-TBS and C-TBS - TBS Broadcasting Center, 3-6, Akasaka Gochome, MinatoMinato, Tokyois 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...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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... - TBS Midoriyama Studio - 2100, Midoriyama, Aoba-kuAoba-ku, Yokohamais one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 302,643 and a density of 8,610 persons per km². The total area was 35.14 km².-Geography:...
, YokohamaYokohamais the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan - TBSHD Kansai Branch Office - HERBIS OSAKA Office Tower (11th floor), 5-25, Umeda Nihome, Kita-kuKita-ku, Osakais 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...
, 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...
, Japan - TBSHD Nagoya Branch Office - Sakaemachi Building, 23-31, Nishiki Sanchome, Naka-kuNaka-ku, Nagoyais the heart of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Largely hemmed in by Sakura-dōri , Ōtsu-dōri , Fushimi-dōri and Tsurumai-dōri , it contains the main shopping area of Sakae, a massive air-conditioned 5 square-kilometer underground mall) and the 'after-five' semi-red light districts of Nishiki and...
, Nagoya, Japan
TBS Group
Holdings- Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.
Broadcasting
- Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
- TBS Radio & CommunicationsTBS Radio & Communicationsis the flagship radio station of Japan Radio Network in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded by Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. on March 21, 2000...
, Inc. - BS-TBS, Inc.
- C-TBS, Inc.
- TBS Service, Inc.
- TBS-Vision, Inc.
- ACS, Inc.
- Akasaka Video Center Co., Ltd.
- Tokyo Broadcasting System International, Inc.
- TBS TriMedia, Inc.
- Dreamax Television
- Akasaka Graphics Art, Inc.
- F&F, Inc.
- Telecom Sounds
- Procam Co., Ltd.
- Jasc
- VuCast
- Nichion, Inc.
Real Estate Businesses
- Midoriyama Studio City
- TBS Planning, etc.
Others
- Yokohama BayStarsYokohama BayStarsThe are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Home field is the Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The clubhouse is located near the stadium....
(baseball team), etc.
History of TBS
- May, 1951 - was founded in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, TokyoChiyoda, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, Japan. - December 25, 1951 - KRT started radio broadcasting (1130 kHz, 50 kW, until July 1953) from Yurakucho, Chiyoda, TokyoChiyoda, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, and the frequency changed to 950 kHz. - April, 1955 - KRT started an analog TV broadcasting (JOKR-TV, Channel 6) from Akasaka-Hitotsukicho, Minato, TokyoMinato, Tokyois 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...
. - November 29, 1960 - KRT was renamed , and the headquarters and radio studio were moved to Akasaka.
- 1971 - The output of TBS Radio was powered up to 100 kW.
- March 31, 1975 - Asahi Broadcasting CorporationAsahi Broadcasting Corporationis a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan, serving in the Kansai region.-Offices:*Headquarters: 1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan...
(ABC) dropped out JNN and Mainichi Broadcasting SystemMainichi Broadcasting Systemis a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...
, Inc. (MBS) joined the news network. Since then, MBS has been an affiliated TV station of JNN in Osaka. - November 23, 1978 - The frequency of TBS Radio changed to 954 kHz.
- 1989 - TBS partly took part in Sakamoto family murderSakamoto family murderOn November 4, 1989, Tsutsumi Sakamoto , a lawyer working on a class action lawsuit against Aum Shinrikyo, a controversial and destructive "new religious movement" in Japan, was murdered, along with his wife and child, by perpetrators who broke into his apartment...
by Aum ShinrikyoAum ShinrikyoAum Shinrikyo was a Japanese new religious movement. The group was founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984. The group gained international notoriety in 1995, when it carried out the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway....
, and this was swamped with complaints in 1996. - 1994 - The present headquarters were completed next to the old headquarters. They are called "Big Hat (ビッグハット)".
- March 21, 2000 - TBS founded TBS Radio & Communications IncorporatedTBS Radio & Communicationsis the flagship radio station of Japan Radio Network in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded by Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. on March 21, 2000...
(株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・ラジオ・アンド・コミュニケーションズ→株式会社TBSラジオ&コミュニケーションズ), TBS Entertainment Incorporated (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・エンタテインメント), and TBS Sports Incorporated (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・スポーツ), and founded TBS Live Incorporated (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・ライブ) the next day. On October 1, 2001, TBS succeeded the radio station to TBS Radio & Communications, and changed callsigns (ex. JOKR-TV → JORX-TV). - October 1, 2004 - TBS Entertainment merged TBS Sports and TBS Live, and changed the corporate name to "Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Incorporated" (株式会社TBSテレビ).
- October 13, 2005 - Rakuten Inc.Rakutenoperates and manages business to consumer electronic commerce site, Rakuten Ichiba, and consumer to consumer auction site, Rakuten Freemarket. Its business is centered in Japan, although it has began international expansion through acquisitions. The chief executive officer is Hiroshi Mikitani...
announced that it bought 15.46 percent stake in TBS, bringing it up to 19%. - After over a month and a half of worries over a possible hostile takeover, Rakuten withdraw its bid for TBS on December 1 and plans to form a business alliance with the broadcast company.
- April 1, 2009 - TBS became a certified broadcast holding company named "Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc." (株式会社東京放送ホールディングス, TBSHD). TV broadcasting business and culture business were taken over by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. and the letters TBS became in use for the abbreviation of the subsidiary TV company.
Stockholders of TBSHD
- As of July 31, 2010
- Rakuten, Inc.Rakutenoperates and manages business to consumer electronic commerce site, Rakuten Ichiba, and consumer to consumer auction site, Rakuten Freemarket. Its business is centered in Japan, although it has began international expansion through acquisitions. The chief executive officer is Hiroshi Mikitani...
- 19.83% - The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.The Master Trust Bank of Japanis a trust bank in Japan.-Shareholders:Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Tokyo, 46.5%Nippon Life Insurance Co, Tokyo, 33.5%Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co, Tokyo, 10%Nochu Trust and Banking, 10%-History:...
(Pension Account-Pension Trust Account held for Dentsu, Inc.) - 4.88% - The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) - 4.45%
- Nippon Life Insurance CompanyNippon Life Insurance Company, also known as or is the second largest Japanese life insurance company behind Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 1889 as the Nippon Life Assurance Co., Inc. In structure it is a mutual company...
- 4.10% - Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.Mainichi Broadcasting Systemis a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...
- 3.23% - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporationis a Japanese bank based in Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is a member of the Sumitomo Group and Mitsui Group. As of the year 2009, SMBC was the second largest bank in Japan in terms of assets.-History:...
- 3.01% - Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.Mitsui Fudosan, is Japan's largest real estate developer. Mitsui Fudosan is one of the core companies of Mitsui Group.-Corporate Structure:The company is organized into four divisions.*Office Building Division*Real Estate Solution Services Division...
- 3.00% - Mitsui & Co., Ltd.Mitsui & Co.Mitsui & Co., also known as Mitsui Bussan, is one of the largest sogo shosha in Japan, and also part of the Mitsui Group. Its business area covers energy, machinery, chemicals, food, textile, logistics, finance, and more.- History :...
- 2.25% - Bic Camera, Inc.Bic Camerais a consumer electronics retailer chain in Japan. Currently, it has 39 stores in Japan.It has a 15% stake in Best Denki and a wholly owned subsidiary, Sofmap.-Stores in Tokyo:*Yurakucho Honkan*Yurakucho Terebi-Kan*Ikebukuro Honten...
- 2.00% - Kodansha, LtdKodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
- 1.98%
Analog
JORX-TV (former callsign: JOKR-TV) - TBS Television (TBSテレビジョン (former Japanese name: 東京放送))- 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 6
Islands in Tokyo
- Niijima - Channel 56
Ibaraki Prefecture
- Mito - Channel 40
Tochigi Prefecture
- Utsunomiya - Channel 55
Gunma Prefecture
- Maebashi - Channel 56
- Kiryu - Channel 55
Saitama Prefecture
- Chichibu - Channel 18
Chiba Prefecture
- Chiba City - Channel 55
- Urayasu - Channel 56
Kanagawa Prefecture
- Yokohama-minato - Channel 56
- Yokosuka-Kurihama - Channel 39
- Hiratsuka - Channel 37
- Odawara - Channel 56
Digital
JORX-DTV - TBS Digital Television (TBSデジタルテレビジョン)- Remote Controller ID 6
- Tokyo Tower - Channel 22
- Mito - Channel 15
- Utsunomiya - Channel 15
- Maebashi - Channel 36
- Hiratsuka - Channel 22
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: MBSMainichi Broadcasting Systemis a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...
, Analog: Channel 4, Digital: Channel 16 (Osaka, ID: 4) - Headquartered in Nagoya, broadcast in the Chukyo area: CBCChubu-Nippon Broadcastingis a regional radio and television service serving Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its radio service is affiliated with the Japan Radio Network and its television service affiliated with the Japan News Network and the TBS Network.-Radio:Frequency...
, Analog: Channel 5, Digital: Channel 18 (Nagoya, ID: 5) - 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...
: HBCHokkaido Broadcasting, also known as HBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Japan News Network . Their headquarters are located in Hokkaidō.- Network :* TV: JNN* RADIO: JRN, NRN-Analog TV:*Sapporo JOHR-TV 1ch*Hakodate JOHO-TV 6ch...
, Analog: Channel 1, Digital: Channel 19 (Sapporo, ID: 1) - Headquartered in AomoriAomori, Aomoriis the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 302,068 and a density of 366 persons per km². Its total area was 824.52 km².- History :...
, broadcast in Aomori PrefectureAomori Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
: ATVAomori Television, also known as ATV, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the JNN. Their headquarters are located in Aomori Prefecture.-History:*1969 December 1 It was set up second broadcasting station of Aomori Prefecture....
, Analog: Channel 38, Digital: Channel 30 (Aomori, ID: 6) - Headquartered in MoriokaMorioka, Iwateis the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 300,740 and a population density of 588.11 persons per km². The total area is 489.15 km²....
, broadcast in Iwate PrefectureIwate Prefectureis the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
: IBCIwate Broadcasting Company, also known as IBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Japan News Network . Their headquarters are located in Iwate Prefecture.- Network :* TV: JNN* RADIO: JRN, NRN- Rival Stations :*Television Iwate...
, Analog: Channel 6, Digital: Channel 16 (Morioka, ID: 6) - 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...
: SBCShin-etsu Broadcasting, also known as SBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Japan News Network . Their headquarters are located in Nagano Prefecture.-The Headquarters:* 1200 Toigosho-machi Nagano-city, NAGANO 380-8521 JAPAN...
, Analog: Channel 11, Digital: Channel 16 (Nagano, ID:6)
...among others.
Programs
Below is a selection of the many programs that the network has broadcast.- Kinniku BanzukeKinniku Banzukea.k.a. Unbeatable Banzuke was a weekly Japanese television program and the premier sports entertainment variety show of the Tokyo Broadcasting System . Its successors were and . They succeeded by Muscle Musical...
(筋肉番付, Unbeatable Banzuke in AmericaUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) a former obstacle based game show that inspired SasukeSasuke (TV series)Sasuke is a Japanese sports entertainment television special in which 100 competitors attempt to complete a four stage obstacle course. An edited version, renamed Ninja Warrior, is screened in at least 18 other countries....
- SasukeSasuke (TV series)Sasuke is a Japanese sports entertainment television special in which 100 competitors attempt to complete a four stage obstacle course. An edited version, renamed Ninja Warrior, is screened in at least 18 other countries....
(Ninja Warrior in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) an obstacle course based game show that was originally part of Kinniku BanzukeKinniku Banzukea.k.a. Unbeatable Banzuke was a weekly Japanese television program and the premier sports entertainment variety show of the Tokyo Broadcasting System . Its successors were and . They succeeded by Muscle Musical... - Another WorldAnother World (TV series)Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
(もう一つの世界) - Days of our LivesDays of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
(私たちの生活の日々) - PassionsPassionsPassions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
(情熱) - Music TelevisionMTV JapanMTV Japan is the Japanese version of the cable television network based in Japan. It is a subsidiary of MTV Networks, and was launched on December 24, 1992. It can be viewed on cable television, SKY PerfecTV!, SKY PerfecTV! e2 and IPTV.-History:MTV originally was a music block on JORX-TV from 1989...
- Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara (TV series)Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
(サンタバーバラ) - Sunset BeachSunset Beach (TV series)Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California...
(サンセットビーチ) - Mino Monta Asa Zuba! (みのもんたの朝ズバッ!!)
- SanmaSanma Akashiyais a Japanese TV comedian and actor simply known as Sanma. His real name is . His talent agency is Yoshimoto Corporation.Together with Beat Takeshi and Tamori, Sanma is said to be one of the "Big Three" tarento of Japan. Sanma's nickname is . He is known for his ability to endlessly carry a...
's Super Karakuri-TV (さんまのスーパーからくりTV) - Tokyo Friend Park II (関口宏の東京フレンドパークII)
- Count Down TVCount Down TVis a Japanese late night music television show, originally broadcast on TBS from 1993 onwards. The program is shown weekly, and features a Japanese music video hit chart countdown, live performances from musicians and music information...
- The World Heritage (THE 世界遺産)
- Dragon ZakuraDragon Zakurais a Japanese manga by Norifusa Mita, which won the 2005 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga and an Excellence Prize at the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival. It was adapted into live action television series of the same name broadcast on TBS in 2005.- Plot :...
(ドラゴン桜) - Princess ResurrectionPrincess Resurrectionis a supernatural, Horror, Comedy and Action manga by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The manga is serialized monthly in Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine and published by Kodansha. An 26 episode anime series by Madhouse aired on TBS in 2007...
- Japan Cable Award (発表!日本有線大賞)
- Japan Record AwardJapan Record Awardfor outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association, is major music awards show held annually in Japan.- Categories :The Japan Record Award are four awards which are not restricted by genre....
(輝く!日本レコード大賞) - Tokyo Music FestivalTokyo Music FestivalThe Tokyo Music Festival was an international music contest that ran from 1972 to 1991. It was organised by the Tokyo Music Festival Association...
(東京音楽祭) - Food Battle ClubFood Battle ClubFood Battle Club is a Japanese competitive eating television program by Tokyo Broadcasting System . Due to a death caused by a bread-eating contest the show was canceled.-External links:* * *...
- Takeshi's CastleTakeshi's Castlewas a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1989 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It featured the Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano as a count who owns a castle and sets up impossible challenges for players to get to him. The show has become a cult television hit around the world...
(風雲!たけし城) - Evening 5Evening 5is the news program made by Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.It has been broadcast since March 28, 2005.-Newscasters:Head NewscasterCommentatorNewscasters 〔A maternity leave from February 4, 2008〕 〔Successor newscaster until Hiroko Ogura returning〕weathercasters...
(イブニング・ファイブ) → THE NEWS (総力報道! THE NEWS) → N Studio (Nスタ) - Karei-naru Ichizoku (華麗なる一族) - TBS 55th anniversary drama starring Takuya KimuraTakuya Kimura, nicknamed , is a Japanese singer and actor. He is also a member of the Japanese idol group SMAP. Most of the TV dramas he starred in produced high ratings in Japan...
(SMAPSMAPSMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...
) - LincolnLincoln (variety show)LINCOLN is a Japanese variety show. It premiered on October 18, 2005, and airs on TBS every Tuesday nights. Hosted by Downtown, it features seven other owarai geinin in its regular cast, and has several recurring younger, more inexperienced comedians as guests.The show uses Abraham Lincoln as its...
(リンカーン) - UtabanUtabanwas a long running Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation of , meaning "music program"...
(うたばん) → The Music Hour (ザ・ミュージックアワー) - BANG BANG BASEBALL - baseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
games - Masters Tournament
- Toray Pan Pacific OpenToray Pan Pacific OpenThe is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event...
- FIVB World Championship, FIVB World League
- IAAF World Championships in AthleticsIAAF World Championships in AthleticsThe World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...
(since 1997, IAAFInternational Association of Athletics FederationsThe International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
Official Broadcaster) - Happy family plan (しあわせ家族計画)
- SurvivorSurvivor (Japanese TV series)was a Japanese version of the Survivor game show, broadcast on the Tokyo Broadcasting System on Tuesdays.Its hosts were Neptune as 'Presenter', and Munehiro Tokita, a voice actor, as 'Guide Staff'...
(サバイバー) - Ah, You're really Gone Now. This TV film was selected at the 49ème Festival de télévision de Monte-CarloFestival de Télévision de Monte-CarloThe Monte-Carlo Television Festival was created in 16-20 January 1961 by Prince Rainier III of Monaco, who wished to “encourage a new art form, in the service of peace and understanding between men”....
in Monte-Carlo in June 2009. It obtained the special commendation of the SIGNISSIGNISSIGNIS is a Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement for professionals in the communication media, including radio, television, cinema, video, media education, Internet and new technology. It is a non-profit organization with representation from over 140 countries...
Jury. - Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu MuikaHiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muikais a Japanese television special drama.The story is about a family of three sisters and one brother with a dog living and running a Japanese Ryokan in Tenjin-cho, Hiroshima near Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall....
(2005) - Japanese AmericansJapanese Americans (miniseries)is a Japanese, 5-episode miniseries produced by TBS for its 60th anniversary, starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Yukie Nakama, and sponsored by Toyota and Panasonic. It tells the story of a family of Japanese immigrants who moved to American 99 years ago. When the Second World War breaks out, the...
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