ZEBRA Player

Japan TV channels

Watch 8 live TV channels from Japan in your browser: shop, culture and news channels with programmes in Japanese and English. NHK General TV, Nippon TV, TV Asahi and 4 more channels are linked on their official websites.

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Official live TV

These channels stream on their official websites and apps, where ZEBRA links; availability, region and subscription rules are set by each broadcaster. 2 of them also have a free stream on this page, marked “Also free here”.

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8 channels, A–Z

    1. GSTV Shop
    2. NHK General TV General
    3. NHK World Premium Entertainment
    4. NHK World-Japan News, Culture
    5. NHK World-Japan HD News, Culture
    6. QVC Shop
    7. Shop Channel Shop
    8. Weathernews Weather

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    TV in Japan

    Zebra Player lists 8 live TV channels from Japan that offer a secure (https) stream in the open iptv-org directory, in alphabetical order. They play in the video player on this page, with full screen, picture-in-picture and quality selection where the stream offers it.

    By category: shop (3), culture (2), news (2) and entertainment (1). Most channels broadcast in Japanese (8); others are in English and Spanish.

    All streams are HD (720p or more). 1 channel doesn't broadcast around the clock.

    Official live TV links to the broadcasters' own live pages for 7 channels, among them NHK General TV, Nippon TV and TV Asahi. They open on the broadcaster's website, not in Zebra Player: 1 is free to watch, 5 are free only in Japan and 1 needs an account. NHK General TV and NHK WORLD-JAPAN also have a free stream in the list above, marked “Also free here”.

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