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DVD / TV Broadcasting

DVD Material

■Full-length recording of TV program "Erin's Challenge! I Can Speak Japanese." Original special video is available only on DVD!!

“Let’s learn Japanese by DVD Erin’s Challenge I Can Speak Japanese.”
3 volumes for sale!

Vol. 1  Textbook + 1 DVD(186min.)  (B5 Size, 224P)   ISBN:978-4-89358-624-7
Vol. 2  Textbook + 1 DVD(192min.)  (B5 Size, 234P)   ISBN:978-4-89358-625-4
Vol. 3  Textbook + 2 DVD(226min.)  (B5 Size, 292P)   ISBN:978-4-89358-626-2

Publisher: Bonjinsha Co, Ltd.

The basic skit and advanced skit chapters are subtitled in the following languages.
  • NTSC Version:Japanese, English, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese
  • PAL Version:Japanese, English, Chinese
Browse>> see textbookPDF(PDF/1,936KB)

Leaflet “Let’s learn Japanese by DVD Erin’s Challenge! I Can Speak Japanese.”
PDF(PDF/804KB)

”Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin” (Vol.59)

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TV Broadcasting

■Broadcasting in Japan   *The program that ended in March 2007 is now being rerun.

  • Broadcasting station: NHK Educational Channel
  • Number of episodes: 25 (20 minutes x 25 lessons)
  • Days and hours: Friday 00:00-00:20  The following Friday 5:10-5:30 (rerun)
  • Program guidebook: Sold by Japan Broadcast Publishing Co., Ltd. (every other month)

Broadcasting abroad
The program is also aired on NHK WORLD, NHK WORLD Premium and TV Japan. 

Broadcasting on NHK WORLD
Saturday Japan standard time 2:40-3:00
Sunday Japan time 5:40-6:00 (rerun), 20:30-20:50 (rerun)

Broadcasting on NHK WORLD Premium
Sunday Japan standard time 2:40-3:00

Broadcasting on TV Japan
Europe: Sunday U.K. time 5:40-6:00
North America: Tuesday EST 10:30-10:50
                PST 7:30-7:50

*NHK WORLD and NHK WORLD Premium are the international broadcasting services of NHK.
TV Japan broadcasts programs via satellite and cable TV in Europe and North America.

 

Broadcasting on TV stations in the world

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Country TV Station Service Area  Broadcasting Style First
Broadcast
Ver. Voiceover Subtitle Time
Schedule
Korea COJ
(Channel J)

【CATV】
【Satellite】
Japanese Korean Every
Mondays·
Tuesdays
21:30-
(Rerun)
Every
Thursdays·
Fridays
13:00-
January 4, 2010
Finland Finnish Broadcasting Company
(YLE)
Nationwide
【Terrestrial】
YLE Teema
Japanese Finnish Finnish Every
Tuesdays
16:30-17:00
(Rerun)
Every
Wednesdays
18:00-18:30
Every
Saturdays
10:30-11:00
February 2, 2010
Brazil Japão Brasil Network Television
(JBN TV)
Nationwide
【Satelitte TV
「SKY」】
Japanese Portuguese Every
Mondays to
Fridays
12:00-12:30
18:00-18:30 Every
Saturdays·
Sundays
12:30-13:00
May 18, 2009
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
(SLRC)
Nationwide
【Terrestrial】
Japanese Sinhalese Every
Fridays
16:30-16 :55
November 6, 2009
Indonesia
Television of Republic of Indonesia Nationwide
【Terrestrial】
Japanese Indonesian Every
Tuesdays 21:30 - 22:00
(Indonesian Western Standard Time ) 22:30 - 23:00
(Indonesian Central Standard Time ) 23:30 - 24:00
(Indonesian Eastern Standard Time )
March 3, 2009
U.S.A
United Televison Broadcasting Systems,Inc.(UTB) Southern California 【CATVˇSatelitte】 KSCI-TV (Ch.18) Japanese English Every
Saturdaysˇ
Sundays
11:30AM
- 11:50AM
(Rerun)
same day
16:30-16:50
February 21, 2009
Vietnam
Vietnam Televison
(VTV)
Nationwide
【Terrestrial】
VTV2
Japanese Vietnamese Every
Thursdays・
Saturdays
17:00 - 17:30
(Rerun)
Fridays・
next Mondays
 16:30 - 17:00
November 27,2008
Lao PDR
Lao National Televison(LNTV) Nationwide
【Terrestrial・
Satelitte】
Channel 1
Japanese Laotian Laotian Every Saturdays・
Sundays
10:15AM
- 10:35AM
(Rerun)
next
Mondays・
Tuesdays
10:45AM
- 11:05AM
October 4, 2008
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) Ho Chi Minh City
【CATV: HTV4】
Japanese Vietnamese Vietnamese Every Wednesdays・
Fridays
20:00 - 20:30
May 7, 2008
Mongolia
Mongolian National Public Radio and Television (MNB) Nationwide
【Satelitte】
Japanese Mongolian Mongolian
(Partly)
Every Fridays
18:50 - 19:10
(Rerun)
next Tuesdays
January 11, 2008
Canada Learning and Skills Television of Alberta Limited (LTA) State of Alberta
【Terrestrial・
CATV】,
Nationwide 【Satellite】
Japanese Every Fridays
10:30AM
- 11:00AM
August 24, 2007
U.S.A Nippon Golden Network (NGN) State of Hawaii,
Part of  California
【CATV】
Japanese Daily
16:15 - 16:40
July 1, 2007

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No. Contents File Creator Language File Type File Size

1

Tasks Sample (For lecturers)

The Japan Foundation
Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa

Japanese

Word

444KB

2

Word List of "Let's see" section
(15 lessons of all 25 lessons /641Words)

Participants of training program for  teachers of Japanese language

Japanese/
Indonesian

Excel

148KB

3

Tasks using "Let's see" section
(Sample Unit Package 3A JSL., pp.27-33)

Curriculum Council
(Australia)

English

Word

161KB

4

Corresponding Table-"Minna no Nihongo "(3A Corporation)& "Erin's Challenge! I Can Speak Japanese."

Ms. Natsue Hieda
(Japanese Languase Teacher, School of Language Studies and Linguistics,
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities,
UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA)

Japanese/
English

Excel

47KB

 

DVD/
TV broadcasting

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