NHK to recommence standard children's TV programs
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TOKYO —
NHK has announced that it is to return to its regular national broadcasts of “Watch With Mother” and other television shows aimed at children. The move follows an announcement from NHK in which the company said it believes youngster are being unsettled by watching TV programs about environmental change and tsunami damage. “We are hoping a return to familiar programming will help put children in an everyday frame of
mind.”
The return to standard children’s TV scheduling was initially planned for March 14, three days after the disaster hit Japan. But NHK decided to keep broadcasting earthquake news and survival information around the clock instead.
Over the past few days, NHK said it has been getting calls from parents saying that the news is frightening their children. “If they saw familiar faces from children’s TV shows again, it might help them feel better,” one parent was quoted as saying.
Children’s anime “Shakin!,” among others, is to be broadcast on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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mrskit
my 5 year old gave up watching tv coz it's too sad, she started watching dvds and playing wii instead,,,she will be happy that Shakin is back on soon! Thank you to the power of parents,,,,'power power power power',,sorry a song came to me,,,
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Baibaikin
I've always found the 'off'button pretty handy when something that I don't want my daughter to watch comes on TV. I suspect, however, that switching a TV off when there are still people in the house would be unthinkable for the majority of families in developed countries these days.
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badmigraine
Looking forward to watching Jenny again on Eigo de Asobou!
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incognito12
Wise move.
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oikawa
I was watching Pitagora switch, Main-chan and Eigo de Asaobou sometime last week though, was that only a limited schedule?
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602miko
ahhh peoples never stop complaining ....
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Darren White
Good ...
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stukle
What are they talking about? Those shows have been broadcast everyday since about a week ago.
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asianTourist
Samurai Spirit can be interlaced into each TV program with appropriate contents to meet specific audiences - kids, teenagers, young adults, mature adults, seniors. NHK will resume its all-aged programs to make Japanese parents feel relief and happy. Kids are Japan's future. Not all programs and movies are safe and appropriate for children.
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bdiego
No..please no more Jenny..my wife teases me every time I cringe
All the other shows are pretty cool though
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