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@Hiraharito
My long-held hobby of receiving shortwave broadcasts has led me to research the history of Japanese language radio broadcasting in Japanese communities.
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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Los Angeles Edition}
The 10th episode of Oza Hondo's Sunday Mainichi Broadcasting and Radio Little Tokyo
On February 8, 1940, Oza Hondo's final broadcast on California Mainichi Broadcasting System (see Pa…
May 29, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Los Angeles Edition}
The 9th Rafu Japanese United Church's Sunday Cultural Broadcasting
The Rafu Japanese United Church (United Church) was established in February 1918 through the merger…
May 22, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Los Angeles Edition}
No. 8: Shinichi Kato hosts the Southern California Agricultural Association Broadcast
Market report broadcast begins In the 1930s, Japanese farmers were the second largest group in Cali…
May 15, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Los Angeles Edition}
No. 7 Japanese Music Broadcasting Presented by Dentist Dr. Cohen
Sponsored by Dr. Cohen, who runs a dental clinic in Los Angeles, the Japanese-language program was …
May 8, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Los Angeles Edition}
The 6th Japanese Broadcast Sponsored by the Rafu Japanese Association
At a meeting of the Rafu Japanese Association Councillors held on the evening of November 11, 1931…
May 1, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Vancouver, Prewar Edition}
4. Other Programs
The final episode will introduce other Japanese language broadcasts and music programs featuring se…
March 13, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Vancouver, Prewar Edition}
The 3rd Niimi Shokai "Popular Song Broadcast"
In the third installment, we will write about Niimi Shokai's "Popular Song Broadcasting," which is …
March 6, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Vancouver, Prewar Edition}
2nd Shinkosha "Japanese Song Broadcast"
In the second installment, we will introduce Shinkosha's "Japanese Song Broadcast," a pioneer in Ja…
Feb. 27, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Vancouver, Prewar Edition}
Part 1: The Prehistory of Japanese Broadcasting
It is believed that the first time Japanese music was played on the radio in Canada was in February…
Feb. 20, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Los Angeles Edition}
The 5th California Mainichi Broadcasting
In July 1932, Los Angeles was buzzing with the local Olympics. However, no agreement could be reach…
Jan. 23, 2023
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