Japanese television discovery benefits from keeping domestic programme listings separate from international English-language services. NHK's official programme API organizes listings by area, service and date, showing why a title alone is not a complete schedule record. Japan International Broadcasting, an official distribution agent, describes the English-language NHK WORLD/jibtv international channel. That international context should not be presented as a substitute name for NHK's domestic schedules. An English directory can preserve Japanese programme titles and provide a transliteration or explanation as a search aid. This gives readers a practical route between familiar international coverage and a specific domestic programme without assuming identical language or content.
Japanese titles, transliterations and English descriptions should be separate fields. NHK WORLD/jibtv’s English international identity does not establish English audio for a domestic Japanese programme.
Country and language reference
| Reference | Detail |
|---|---|
| Directory name | Japan |
| ISO code | JP |
| Region | Asia |
| Capital reference | Tokyo |
| Language context (CLDR snapshot) | Japanese |
A dated clock example
Use Asia/Tokyo for Japan examples and display the local date. An evening event in the Americas can occur on the next calendar day in Japan, making a date label as important as a clock time.
| IANA time zone | Local date and time | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Asia/Tokyo | 2026-11-05 05:00:00+09:00 | +0900 |
Viewing questions with a local answer
- NHK domestic area/service/date listings
- International English NHK WORLD/jibtv context
- Japanese title search and transliteration
