# How/where to watch Japanese TV online?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 12, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-where-to-watch-japanese-tv-online/596080 "2011-09-12T18:36:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-where-to-watch-japanese-tv-online/596080/1 "2011-09-12T18:36:17Z")

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Is there a japanese equivalent to Netflix or Hulu available to folks in the US? I’ve tried Livestation, KeyholeTV, and TVU - all without success. Bonus points if it’s available via the Wii.

Many thanks.

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**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-where-to-watch-japanese-tv-online/596080/2 "2011-09-12T20:43:04Z")

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FWIW, [Crunchyroll.com](http://Crunchyroll.com) (also available as a Roku channel) has anime and some live action Japanese programs (most of their live action content is Korean, however.)

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**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-where-to-watch-japanese-tv-online/596080/3 "2011-09-13T19:49:44Z")

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I was hoping to find a service that carried some local news stations and/or some other ‘real life’ type stuff. Anime is OK, but it’s too…well, cartoony 😉

I see fuji news network has some video clips available.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-where-to-watch-japanese-tv-online/596080/4 "2011-09-13T20:01:10Z")

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Google Chrome has a built-in TV app that can be sorted by country.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-where-to-watch-japanese-tv-online/596080/5 "2011-09-13T22:27:35Z")

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[TV Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/licccgnfdlgmmmgaddmbcepikfadcmpe?hl=en-US&hc=search&hcp=ext)’s Japanese channels (minus home shopping and what appears to be a marina’s webcam):

Channel J - General  
FNN - News  
Nc Kyo - General  
NHK Bs2 - News  
NHK World - News  
Odoroku TV  
Seebit - General  
TBS - News  
Yomiuri

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-where-to-watch-japanese-tv-online/596080/6 "2011-09-13T22:42:04Z")

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I was actually thinking of [TV for Google Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lambangeielkjcnmioccboaphdfcffib?hl=en-US&hc=search&hcp=ext) earlier. They offer much of the same as TV Chrome but TV Asahi ANN News should be of interest.