Cultural News Weekend Japanese TV Guide, July 31 - Aug 01 KXLA-Ch 44 Japan America TV July 31 (Saturday) 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Opening Ceremony at Japanese American National Museum Donation Ceremony at Union Bank Nisei Week 2010 President Hayato Tamura interview 2007 Nebuta Document The Nisei Week Japanese Festival marks 70th anniversary this year. JATV features Opening Ceremony at Japanese American National Museum, Donation Ceremony at Union Bank, Nisei Week President interview, and 2007 Nebuta documentary.
KXLA-Ch 44 Newfield Television Broadcasting August 01 (Sunday) 5:30 pm -6:00 pm
Japanese American Scholarship: 2010 scholarship presentation and recognition luncheon Union Bank and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ donate to Nisei Week Tanabata workshop Interview: Mr. Koichi Kurokawa, Owner of Los Angeles Prince Hotel Feature: Ms. Ayaka Umata, Japan Representative of Miss Asia USA
KSCI-Ch18.2 UTB Hollywood 24 hours / 7 days
Digital TV 1st Anniversary Special Programs Lupin the Third: Part3 Genre:Anime On Air Schedule:Every Mon-Fri 10:00-10:30pm (The program starting July 19th) This is Part 3 of "Lupin The 3rd", which is Japan's most recognized TV series in animation history.
It has been selected as one of the best TV series as well as the most memorable animation of all time by the Japanese viewers.
The stories are self-contained, and they comprise of both slapstick and seriousness, between "a good-will Gang, consisting of Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko," and "Inspector Zenigata who swears to one day capture them. "Lupin the 3rd" Part 3 consists of 50 episodes. Recommended Programs
Morning Drama: HITOMI Genre:Mornig Drama CAST:Nana Eikura, Toshiyuki Nishida , Naoko Iijima etc. On Air Schedule: Every Monday-Friday 6:00-6:15am/ 7:00-7:15am The heroine "Hitomi" was aspiring to become a dancer in Sapporo, Hokkaido. But her grandmother's death let her move up to Tokyo and she jumped into a new life with her grandfather who runs foster home.
She faces and communicates three foster children sincerely as a young parent and gradually realizes that "Family is not given but what you make". This is the family reunion drama that Hitomi works for rebuilding relationship between her grandfather, her mother and father who divorced.
Drama: Summer for Bureaucrats Genre:Drama CAST:Koichi Sato, Masato Sakai, Katsumi Takahashi, Shiro Sano, Nishimura Masahiko etc. On Air Schedule: Every Sunday 9:00-10:00pm This is the masterpiece which portrays the struggle between bureaucrats at Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and industry in 1950's right after defeat in the war.
Young bureaucrats flourished who are filled with passion and sense of mission to make Japan wealthy country and catch up with the world. The main character is Shingo Kazakoshi, who was called "Mr. MITI", and this is the story of struggle between "conservatism" that supports existing domestic industry and "Internationalism" that advocates free trade for globalization.
TV Japan by Satellite and cable 24 hours / 7 days
KSCI-Ch 44 Fujisankei Communications International Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 8:30 am Sunday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
KXLA Ch 44 Magic Bell Communications Thursday 8:00 am - 8:20 am
KXLA Ch 44 Kempo TV Thursday 8:20 am - 8:30 am
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