A study showed that around ¥3.2 billion in advertisement revenue might have been lost in the span of one month due to the illegal streaming of Japanese TV shows on YouTube. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/23/japan/media/tv-programs-illegal-upload/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #socialmedia #youtube #facebook #advertising #media #television #japanesetv

Metropolitan police have arrested a director at NHK on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/06/japan/crime-legal/nhk-director-arrest-sexual-assault/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #nhk #japanesetv #japanesepolice #sexcrimes

Ink sketch of the extraordinary Commander Makara from the Japanese puppet show “X Bomber“ - Known in the UK as Star Fleet (1980)
Makara was voiced by Denise Bryer who would later provide the voice for Zelda in Gerry Anderson's Terrahawks. #starfleet #japaneseTV #puppets #scifi #sciencefiction #TVshow #tokusatsu
https://star-fleet.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Fleet_(TV_Series)

What can a TV show teach us about reality? Despite some predictable pairings and sentimental soliloquies, “The Boyfriend” offers one of the most prominent spaces in Japan for mainstream queer representation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/02/06/tv-streaming/the-boyfriend-reality-tv/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #netflix #lgbtq #dating #relationships #streaming #japanesetv

Netflix Japan has unveiled its 2026 lineup — from film and manga adaptations to live World Baseball Classic coverage, plus a new partnership with anime studio MAPPA. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/28/entertainment-news/netflix-anime-adaptations-baseball/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #netflix #streaming #japanesefilm #japanesetv #baseball #worldbaseballclassic

Legendary Entertainment, producer of "Dune" and "A Minecraft Movie," formed a partnership with Tokyo-based broadcaster TBS Holdings to develop Japanese stories into global film and TV properties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/companies/tbs-legendary-entertainment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #legendaryentertainment #tbs #japanesetv #television #japanesefilm

Japanese freelance television announcer Hiroshi Kume, known for hosting the popular music show "The Best Ten" and news show "News Station," died of lung cancer on Jan. 1, it was learned Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/13/tv-streaming/hiroshi-kume-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #hiroshikume #japanesetv #tbs #tvasahi #ntv #media #obituary

While going all in on excess, the 76th edition of NHK’s “Kohaku Uta Gassen” reminded viewers why the New Year’s Eve musical bonanza still matters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/05/music/kohaku-uta-gassen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #jpop #japanesetv #newyear #nhk #oshogatsu #kohakuutagassen

For its 65th installment, NHK’s “taiga” period drama leaves the pleasure quarters of Edo behind to shift focus on the right-hand man of one of Japan’s great unifiers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/02/tv-streaming/nhk-brothers-in-arms-taiga-drama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #japanesetv #nhk

Japanese screenwriter Makiko Uchidate, known for writing scripts for many television drama series in the country, died of acute left-side heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Dec. 17. She was 77. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/26/entertainment-news/screenwriter-makiko-uchidate-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #makikouchidate #obituary #japanesetv #sumo