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Japan Railway Journal

Japanese TV program

Japan Railway Journal is a TV program from NHK World TV documenting rail transport in Japan that started broadcasting on March 8, 2015.

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Overview

The program showcases the charm and the cutting-edge technology of rail transport in Japan. New episodes are broadcast 1 to 2 times a month.

At first, many of the talking sections were filmed in a bar with a train diorama, "Bar Ginza Panorama" in Shinjuku. Now, filming these sections on-location at the featured rail facilities is more common.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NHK World has been showing Japan Railway Journal repeats in lieu of new episodes. The combination of studio presentation and on-site reporting makes it difficult for video production.

Broadcast times

  • First broadcast: Fridays 0:30 - 1:00 JST on NHK World TV
  • Rebroadcasts:
    • NHK World TV (JST): Fridays 6:30 - 7:00 ; 12:30 - 13:00; 18:30 - 19:00
    • BS1 (JST): Wednesdays 3:00 - 3:30 (From 2016 - broadcasts may be cancelled due to sports programs)
      • Broadcasts outside Japan will come 5 days after Japan at the earliest, but on weeks with no new programs, older ones will be rebroadcast.

Actors

  • Presenter: Miki Clark (2024-)
  • Presenter: Cathy Cat (2021-)
  • Commentators: Takagi Ryo, Ph.D. (Professor at Kogakuin University)[1] and various female tarento who like railways (see "Guest" column of the episode list)

Previous actors

  • Presenter: Nathan Berry (2018-2020)
  • Presenter: Russell Totten (until 2017)[2]
  • Assistant: Sarah MacDonald (in 2017)

Main topics

Special Rail Report
Section which features that week's main topic.
Railway Topics
Short segment which features the latest themes in railways.
Hands-on Railway History
Russell Totten visits railway museums in Japan and presents railway history.
Avid Rail Communities
Russell Totten and a female guest showcase a community related to railways in Japan.

Episode list

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YouTube Playlist of all publicly available episodes[6] (This is not NHK official playlist. Please read playlist comment.)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Takagi, Ryo (7 June 2020). "高木 亮 (TAKAGI Ryou)". Kogakuin University. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    Totten, Russell (27 April 2016). "ラッセル トッテン" [Russell Totten] (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    "「鉄オタ選手権 京成電鉄の陣」の再放送など 1月第3週のテレビ番組" [Rebroadcast of "Railfan Championship: Keisei Electric Railway Campaign" and others: TV Programs in the 3rd week of January]. RailLab (in Japanese). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. [4]
    "NHK「Japan Railway Journal」で空港アクセス線" [Airport Access Lines on NHK's "Japan Railway Journal"]. RailLab (in Japanese). 8 June 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. [5]
    "ジャパンレールウェイジャーナルでブルーリボン賞紹介 今週の鉄道TV" [Blue Ribbon Award presentation on Japan Railway Journal: This Week's Railway TV]. RailLab (in Japanese). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Japan Railway Journal NHK - YouTube". YouTube. (This is not NHK official playlist. Please read playlist comment.)
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