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Next Broadcasting Schedule
(March 20th, Saturday, 2010)
5:00pm - 5:27pm Today's Closeup (NHK)
5:27pm - 5:45pm Visit My Homeland (USN)
5:45pm - 6:00pm Wuta - Song From Tokyo - (Sony)
March's Schedule is right here!
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WHAT'S GOING ON JAPAN

NHK - Today's Close Up


USN is proud to broadcast our news program, "Today's Close Up." We catch this program by a satellite and will provide you more up to date news from Japan!

On March 20th, 2010, we will feature "Bluefine Tuna: Fishing for a Solution."

Tuna is one of the most popular menus at the sushi restaurant. But the consumption is under global scrutiny. The international conference in trade in endangered spices (CITES) was opened last week. The agenda was proposed to ban on the selling Blue-Fin Tuna from Mid-Atlantic Ocean, and blue fin tuna is said to be an endangered extinction... (To read more, click here)


USN REPORT
USN - USN Report

USN presents the new TV program, "USN Report." USN clues will feature some local news, events and hot spots to shift your lifestyle to the next level!



On March 27th, 2010, USN Report will be featuring 2 episodes in a week! "International Restaurant & Foodservice Show 2010," and "Shota Shimizu Live in NY." The Japanese Pavillion was organized by both public and private sectors this year, and it was the biggest ever event consisted of 95 companies. USN will report Japanese local foods and products which will be newly introduced into the American market.
For more information, please click here!

Have you ever heard "Shota Shimizu"? He is the one of the popular Pop/R&B singer, songwriter from Japan (Sony Music). He has performed in Amature Night at the Apollo Theater in 2007, and Shota was called a 'one in a million soul singer' by a local newspaper in New York. In February 2010, he released "Love Forever" collaborated with Miriyah Kato, which was also featured on USN-TV. Also, he will drop his long-awaited album "Journey" this month. Shota recently visited NY again and held his one-night-only performance at S.O.B's in Tribeca on March 2, 2010. USN will be featuring his live performance and interview! I know... this is going to be hot.

*To check out the past lineups, please visit here!
**To watch our past USN Report (webstreaming), click here!
What's Hot In Japan

MOFA - JAPAN VIDEO TOPICS

USN starts the new TV program, "Japan Video Topics." We will air this program when we don't broadcast "USN Report." Any comment will be appreciated! To send coment, please e-mail: usn@irmnet.com


On March 27th, 2010, we feature "SAKURA - Celebration of Spring," "Keeping Frozen Cells Alive - CAS," "Matsuri-Zushi - Festival Sushi," and "Wazuma - Japanese Traditional Magic."

Sushi is world famous, but the kind of sushi known overseas is just one of many that are eaten inside Japan. Matsuri-zushi is a term describing sushi eaten at festivals and celebrations, and even this comes in many varieties, made using different local ingredients and methods. We look at two famous regional styles – Okayama's extravagant bara-zushi, and Chiba's futomaki-zushi, featuring intricate designs that combine several layers of seaweed-wrapped rolls.... (To read more, click here!)

The phenomenal freezing technology called "CAS - Cell Alive System" was invented in Japan. CAS enables to keep food fresh without breaking any cells inside of it. Normally, when we defrost food, water and its 'umami' will be dripping out. However, when we use CAS, no liquid will be running after defrosting food and the freshness still remains. The technology of CAS just popped out from a laboratory in Japan and has been applied in many fields worldwide... (To read more, click here!)

USN Weekend Theater

TBS Drama - We Love Quintuplets! (Season 6)



"We Love Quintuplets Season 6" was ended on 12/12/09.
 
Listen Now - Monthly Pick from WUTA "Song From Tokyo"


MISIA

Ginga


Shota Shimizu

Utsukushiki Hibiyo



Shoko Nakagawa
Namidano Tane, Egao no Hana


Miho Fukuhara
HANABI SKY


JUJU feat JAY'ED
Ashitaga Kurunara


Skima Switch
Niji no Recipe

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VISIT JAPAN

USN - Visit To My Homeland

Tune in... USN presents "Visit My Homeland"! We will introduce various towns all over Japan and some useful travel infomation. This week, USN will feature "Mie Prefecture." For more details, click here!





Census 2010 Information

About Census 2010

The U.S. Census Bureau held a media briefing at the Asian Americans for Equality conference room for reporters representing Asian communities. At the briefing, census representatives provided an overview of the 2010 Census and emphasized the importance of participation of community members in the decennial survey.

For more details, click here!


J-Pop

Wuta - Song From Tokyo -

February/March's Tracklist:

Shota Shimizu x Miliya Kato - "FOREVER LOVE"
Yuya Matsushita - "Trust Me"
Mika Nakashima - "ALWAYS"
L'Arc~en~Ciel - "BLESS"
SID - "one way"
Toshi Kubota - "Star Light"
CHiAKi KURiYAMA - "Ryusei No Namida"
Porno Graffitti - "Animarossa"
YUI - "GLORIA"
Ikimono-gakari - "YELL"
Kalafina - "Hikari No Senritsu"
Yusuke - "Hane"
CHEMISTRY - "Period"
Mika Nakashima - "Nagareboshi"
Kana Nishino - "Dear..."

For more info, please visit here!



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