WakuWaku Japan

WakuWaku Japan
Launched February 22, 2014
Owned by WakuWaku Japan Corporation
(SKY Perfect JSAT Group)
Picture format
Slogan Experience the real Japan
Country Japan
Language English, Japanese, Indonesian, Mandarin, Thai
Broadcast area Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Vietnam
Headquarters Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Koto, Tokyo, Japan
Website www.wakuwakujapan.com
Availability
Satellite
MNC Vision (Indonesia) Channel 168
Transvision (Indonesia) Channel 370
OrangeTV (Indonesia) Channel 209 (Ku-band)
Channel 1209 (C-band)
BiG TV (Indonesia) Channel 281
Canal+ (Myanmar) Channel 62
Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) Channel 117
DDishTV (Mongolia) Channel 429
Cable
First Media (Indonesia) Channel 254 (SD)
Channel 340 (HD)
StarHub TV (Singapore) Channel 813
bbTV Channel 129
Top MSO Channel 138
New Taipei City Cable TV Channel 30
VTVcab (Vietnam) Channel 138 (HD)
IPTV
Singtel TV (Singapore) Channel 616 (Malay) (HD)
Channel 520 (Mandarin) (HD)
Channel 268 (English) (HD)
USeeTV (Indonesia) Channel 520 (SD)
Channel 959 (HD)
kbro (Taiwan) Channel 218
TWM Broadband (Taiwan) Channel 218
CHT MOD (Taiwan) Channel 370
TBC (Taiwan) Channel 219
Univision (Mongolia) Channel 401
Skymedia (Mongolia) Channel 405 (HD)
NextTV (Vietnam) Channel 84

WakuWaku Japan (stylized as WAKUWAKU JAPAN) is a Japanese pay television channel that broadcasts Japanese programs to overseas viewers in Asia. The channel broadcasts only Japanese programs 24 hours a day. Malay, Mandarin, and English language versions of these programs are broadcast on this channel. Subtitles and dubbing are available in some countries.

History

Before WakuWaku Japan was launched, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation started the channel project in 2011. WakuWaku means "pleasing" or "thrilling" in Japanese. In order to keep everything on track, the Japanese government allocated funds amounting to 15.5 billion yen (or approximately US $126.17 million) to finance the channel. These funds were to be used for the cost of dubbing and making subtitles, as well as the costs of promotion, administration and production.[1] On February 22, 2014, at 17:00 JKT (19:00 JST), WakuWaku Japan officially launched in Indonesia with its first program, WakuWaku Japan Music Festival.

On its first broadcasting day, WakuWaku Japan used the 12-hour system, but when it was launched in Myanmar, it changed to the 24-hour system; it reverted to the 12-hour system on February 29, 2016. In Indonesia, the channel was reverted to 24-hour system on February 27, 2017; later reverted to 12-hour system in January 2018.

At that time, the channel was only available on Indovision and OkeVision (both now as MNC Vision). On June 1, 2014, WakuWaku Japan became available on Transvision, OrangeTV, BiG TV and First Media.[2] On the same day at 06:00 AM MMT (07:30 JST), WakuWaku Japan officially launched in Myanmar, though it was only available on 4TV, a Burmese terrestrial pay television.

On March 4, 2015, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation planned to expand Japanese content to overseas by establishing WakuWaku Japan Corporation.[3][4] On July 1, 2015, WakuWaku Japan Corporation was officially established, taking over its ownership from SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.

On July 6, 2015, at 17:00 SGT (18:00 JST), WakuWaku Japan officially launched in Singapore and is currently available on Singtel TV and StarHub TV.[5][6] On January 26, 2016, WakuWaku Japan announced that it will begin broadcasting in Thailand on March 26, through Ch3SD, a Thai terrestrial pay television. On March 26, WakuWaku Japan began temporarily broadcast in Thailand until March 27 under the name 'WakuWaku Japan Hour', which broadcast from 9:00 AM until 10:30 AM.

On July 28, 2016, WakuWaku Japan announced that it will begin broadcasting in Taiwan in September.[7] It was officially launched in Taiwan on September 1, 2016, at 19:00 NST (20:00 JST), with its first program, Shiki-Oriori: Japan Food & Festival. WakuWaku Japan becomes the first Japanese entertainment TV channel to launch in Sri Lanka along with its debut on Dialog TV on October 7, 2016.[8]

On November 8, 2016, WakuWaku Japan announced that it will begin broadcasting in Vietnam through VTVcab, a Vietnamese cable pay television.[9] On December 1, WakuWaku Japan will begin temporarily airing in Vietnam under the name 'WakuWaku Japan Hour', from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM on three different channels are: VTVcab22 Life, VTVcab8 BiBi, and VTVcab Technical. But on April 1, 2018, WakuWaku Japan officially launched in Vietnam, but available on VTVcab and Next TV.[10]

It was announced on January 6, 2017, WakuWaku Japan will begin broadcasting in Mongolia through Univision and DDish TV.[11] On March 25, WakuWaku Japan officially launched their mascots, Waa and Kuu, to coincide with the premiere of original-produced kids program, WakuWaku be Ponckickies. On July 2017 in Taiwan, WakuWaku Japan officially available on Taiwan Broadcasting Communications.

Programming

WakuWaku Japan has original programming oriented towards music, sports and children's content. They also re-broadcast imported programs from a variety of genres, including anime, superhero programs like Kamen Rider, live-action drama series, culture programs, entertainment shows like Iron Chef, sports and documentary series. WakuWaku Japan also re-broadcasts music programs and has a portion of re-broadcast programming set aside for children under the block name "WakuWaku Kids", as well as an entertainment block called "NHK Family Time".. In Drama section, currently there are four time slots: Drama Woman, which broadcasts NHK Asadora; Drama Legend, which broadcasts Japanese dramas from 1990s to 2000s; Drama Hits, which broadcasts Japanese dramas; and Drama NEO, which broadcast the latest Japanese drama every Friday night.

Original programming

  • Music Japan TV (2014-2017)
  • WakuWaku Kids (2015-2016)
  • J.League Goal Highlights (2015-2016)
  • WakuWaku Football Academy (2015-2016)
  • Shiki-Oriori: Japan Food & Festival (2015-2017)
  • Quiz Surprise!! Japan (Indonesia and Myanmar only) (2015-2016)
  • Catch Your Dream! –Study in Japan- (2017)
  • Let's Enjoy Japanese! aJapan
  • The Asian Judge (also on CNN Malaysia) (2016)
  • Tokyo Doki Doki Campus LIFE (2016)
  • The Wonder Japan -Takumi- (also on CNN Malaysia) (2015)
  • Shiki-Oriori (2014-2015)
  • Dream of Red & White Samurai (Indonesia only) (2015)
  • Enjoy! Tokyo Disney Resort TV
  • Washoku World Challenge 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Japanese TV Program Channel WakuWaku Japan is Ready to Air This Month". Duniaku Network. February 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Indonesian Lineup of Broadcast Platforms providing WakuWaku Japan Channel of Japanese Programming for Overseas Broadcast Expanded – Broadcast on Four Pay TV Services to Start on Sunday, June 1". Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation. May 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "WAKUWAKU JAPAN Corporation". Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation. March 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Channel Promoting Japanese Content Expansion". The Hollywood Reporter. March 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "WakuWaku Japan Japanese Programming Channel for Overseas Viewers Expands to Third Country—Singapore! Broadcasts on Singtel TV to Start on Monday, July 6 at 5:00 PM (Local Time)". Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation. June 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "WakuWaku Japan to debut on StarHub TV in January". WakuWaku Japan Corporation. December 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2016年9月、台湾でWAKUWAKU JAPAN放送開始 5つの国と地域に放送拡大". WakuWaku Japan Corporation. July 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2016年10月、スリランカでWAKUWAKU JAPAN放送開始　６つの国と地域に放送拡大". WakuWaku Japan Corporation. August 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2016年12月ベトナムで放送開始 WAKUWAKU JAPANの放送エリア、7つの国と地域に拡大". WakuWaku Japan Corporation. November 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ "WAKUWAKU JAPAN Channel Launches in Vietnam from April 2018! Channel's Reach expands to 12.9 Million Households". WakuWaku Japan Corporation. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018. line feed character in |title= at position 32 (help)
  11. ↑ "2017年2月モンゴルで放送開始 WAKUWAKU JAPANの放送エリア　8つの国と地域に拡大". WakuWaku Japan Corporation. January 6, 2017.
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