Nippon TV, Japan’s multiplatform entertainment provider, has announced that its popular variety show, Monday Late Show (Japanese title: Getsuyo kara Yofukashi, meaning “staying up late even on Monday night”), will be available for global catch-up streaming on Netflix from today [May 21st]. Now entering its 15th year on the air, Monday Late Show is a […]
Netflix will begin streaming a selection of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) drama series starting in June. Popular titles from NHK’s lineup — including Taiga dramas, morning serials and Drama 10 series — will arrive on Netflix in a first wave on June 2nnd, with additional titles rolling out through early 2027, bringing NHK’s celebrated storytelling […]
Japanese satellite operator SkyPerfect JSAT reported revenues grew 7.9 per cent for the past year’s trading (in the 12-months to March 31st). In an announcement, the company said its space-based business would generate 30 per cent annual growth in its security-related businesses through the period to 2030. In an April 28th presentation of the company’s […]
Media and entertainment powerhouse, Banijay Entertainment, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Japan’s largest entertainment group Yoshimoto, the creators of global phenomenon, LOL: Last One Laughing. Building on the success of recent collaboration You Laugh You Lose, the deal brings the global format rights to Yoshimoto’s popular comedy The Laughing Throne, produced by […]
Japan Airlines (JAL) has selected SES, the leading space solutions company, to deliver new multi-orbit inflight connectivity (IFC) for its Airbus and Boeing long-haul fleet. Under the agreement, JAL will install SES’s multi-orbit electronically steered antenna (ESA) system on 20 Airbus A350-900 aircraft (linefit), 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft (linefit) and 11 Boeing 787-9 aircraft (retrofit). […]
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is the latest to adopt SpaceX’s broadband-to-satphone system, Starlink. SoftBank joins NTT Docomo and KDDI in supporting Starlink. These are three very large Japanese carriers and will – between them – supply coverage over mountainous regions, remote islands and during Japan’s ever-present natural disasters. The trio will compete against one remaining telco […]
The 2026 World Baseball Classic, for which Netflix held exclusive streaming rights in Japan, has set a Netflix viewing record. The live stream of the Japan vs Australia game is now the most-watched title ever on Netflix in Japan – surpassing every series, film, anime, and other sports programme on the streaming platform. In Japan, […]
Masayoshi Son, the head of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, was front and centre at a ground-breaking ceremony at Piketon, Ohio, on March 20th where the bank is to finance what is claimed to be the largest-ever AI data-centre complex in history. The $33 billion (€28.6bn) project is on the site on a former uranium enrichment facility. […]
Space Compass and SWISSto12 have executed a procurement contract for the first GEO optical data relay satellite. This agreement represents a milestone toward the realisation of Space Compass’s optical data relay service. With high‑speed, high‑capacity optical data relay service, Space Compass aims to transform Earth Observation from just a tracking record into a real-time decision-making […]
Japan’s fixed communication services revenue is set to remain largely stable between 2025 and 2030 as steady expansion in fibre broadband offsets the continued decline of traditional voice services. The shift underscores a structural transition in the country’s telecom market, where operators are prioritising high-speed connectivity and bundled offerings to defend revenue growth in an […]