The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture.

Fuji Television Network, Inc. (abbreviated name: CX, Japanese: 株式会社フジテレビジョン Fuji Terebijon) is a Japanese television network based in Odaiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is known as Fuji TV (フジテレビ Fuji Terebi). It is the key TV station of Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS, フジネットワーク).

History of Fuji TV

Fuji TV started to broadcast on March 1, 1959, and made a network of exchanging news with local stations with the name of FNN (Fuji News Network). On March 10, 1997, the main office moved from Kawadacho, Shinjuku-ku to Odaiba, Minato-ku.

TV Broadcasting

Analog

JOCX-TV - Fuji Television(フジテレビジョン)

Digital

JOCX-DTV - Fuji Digital Television(フジデジタルテレビジョン)

Programming

Anime for children

This channel broadcasts or has broadcasted the Japanese versions (i.e. the original productions in nearly all of the programs mentioned below) of the children's series:

• Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980)
• Akane-chan (1968)
• Astro Boy - the first episodic anime on Japanese television.
• Digimon (1999-2003) - the Fuji TV building itself appeared in a story arc of the first season.
• Dolphin Prince (1965) - the first color anime TV series.
• Dragon Ball (1986-1989)
• Dragon Ball Z (1989-1996)
• Dragon Ball GT (1996-1997)
• Kochikame (1996-2004)
• Maison Ikkoku
• Marmalade Boy
• Maruko
• One Piece
• Ranma 1/2
• Rurouni Kenshin
• Sazae-san - the channel's flagship anime series, it has aired new installments every Sunday since October 1969.
• Speed Racer
• Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - an import from Britain.
• Urusei Yatsura
• Yu Yu Hakusho

Cookery

• Iron Chef (1993-1999, 2001 Special)

News

• Mezamashi TV (?-Still being aired as of 2004) - Morning news program.
• Super News (1998.4-Present) - Evening news program.
  • FNN Super Time(1984.10-1996.3) - Evening news program.
• News Japan (1994.4-Present) - Night news program.

Sport

• Professional Baseball (A baseball program of the Yakult Swallows and the Yokohama BayStars)
• Formula One (1987-Present)

Variety show

• Toribia no Izumi (Spike TV apparently plans to produce an American version of "Hey! Spring of Trivia".)

Reality Television

• Ainori (?-Still being aired as of 2004) - Dating program that takes place on a pink bus traveling the world.

See also: Television station, List of Japanese language television channels, Japanese media

External links

• Official website of Fuji TV (http://www.fujitv.co.jp)

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