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Televisions and Videos
●Buying
a Television or Video Deck
- There are many types of televisions and video
with different capabilities and functions, so they are quite expensive.
- Some of the televisions you buy here in Japan
can not be used in your country,threrfore when you purchase a
television, make sure to check with the salesperson at an electronics
store to set if it can be used overseas.
●Watching
TV in Japan
- Television programs are listed in the newspapers.
Among listed programs, there are bilingual broadcasts. -news in
English, and movies in their original languages. In order to watch
bilingual broadcasts and news in English, a television with bilingual
capability is necessary.
- With the installment of a parabola antenna and
special tuner, satellite broadcasts can also be viewed. Cable
television is also available in the most area of the city. A contract
fee and monthly fee must be paid in order to watch these broadcasts.
For information on NHK fees: NHK Broadcasting Yamaguchi
Tel: 0120-151-515
For information on cable TV services : Yamaguchi Cable Vision
Tel: 0120-374-936
●Fees for Watching NHK
Fees are going to fall in price from October,2012
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Watching Collor TV
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Fees(yen) |
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Every 2 months
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2,690yen
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Every 6 months
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7,650yen
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12months
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14,910yen
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Watching Satellite TV
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Fees(yen)
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Every 2 months
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4,580yen
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Every 6 months
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13,090yen
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Every 12months
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25,520yen
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《Explanation of marks of the TV programs
in the Japanese newspapers 》
N = News Programs 天 = Weather Report
S = Stereo Broadcast 
= Bilingual Broadcast
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