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| History | Liberal Democratic Party formed Socialist unification | Japan admitted to United
Nations Japan-Soviet joint declaration |
Showa Base constructed
in Antarctic Soviet satellite launched |
Tokyo Tower/10,000
yen bill "Three sacred treasures": washing machine, refrigerator and television |
Crown Prince Akihito
(present Emperor) marries Shoda Michiko Ise Bay Typhoon |
| Broadcasting History | NHK Broadcasting Museum | NHK breakfast broadcasting | NHK TV reception contracts reach one million | NHK Educational TV
begins Major revision of broadcast law |
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| Special programs | NHK broadcasts Lower House election results as they are announced | (Output of regular daily broadcasts reaches 5 h 40 min on Jun 4) | Regular broadcasts of Political Debate | Results as they happen in 28th Lower House election | Crown Prince's wedding
live Relay from Meteorological Agency during Ise Bay Typhoon (with subtitling for news) |
| News and current affairs programs, documentaries |
Introduction of subtitling, used in news from 1956 |
Song
Plaza The Golden Chair Danger Signal |
Morning News |
Window
on the News Five station relay Spring in the Japanese Archipelago |
Local news
broadcast (7 pm and 10 pm) Overseas Report (-1978): The African Continent (first program with overseas coverage) |
| Variety and lifestyle programs |
Quiz Personal
Secrets (-1967)
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The
Comic Trio (-1966) NHK invites Italian opera company to Japan |
Today's
Recipe Family Health Household Wisdom (-1971) TV Calisthenics Japan's Performing Arts (-1966) Quiz I'm the Only One Who Knows |
People,
Time, Places Osaka Comedy Theater Amazing Encyclopedia Gardening Tips Dad's Season |
Women's
Encyclopedia (-1993) Dedicated to the Job Japan's Traditions New Year Opera Concert One Hundred and One Stars (Fuji TV, -1981) Kanetaka Kaoru's World Travelogue (TBS, -1990) |
| Entertainment for the family TV was a fresh source of entertainment in the living room. It added a new dimension of pleasure to everyday life. |
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| Dramas | Pursuit (first TV drama to win prize at National Arts Festival) | At
the Last Moment Highway Patrol (US TV series) (-1960) |
I Love Lucy (-1960) | Backstreet
Alley (-1963) News Reporter (-1966) I Want to Be a Shell (TBS) |
Japanese
Eclipse Rawhide (TV Asahi, -1964) |
| Educational and cultural programs, children's programs | Tirolin
Village and the Walnut Tree (-1964) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (NTV, -1960) Superman (TBS, -1960) |
Lassie (TBS, -1960) | Moonlight Mask Man (TBS) | Science
Class/How-to Course (-1981)/Arts Theater (-1975) English Conversation/French Lessons/German Lessons With Mother/News for Kids |
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