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'''[[Wikipedia:Japan|JAPAN]]''' is a country made up of several islands off the coast of China. [[:Category:Australasia/Asia|Asia]]
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{{Place-name
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|First broadcast        = 1951
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|First colour broadcast = 1960
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|Colour                = [[wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]]
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|Doctors seen          = [[Jon Pertwee stories|Pertwee]], [[Tom Baker stories|T Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy stories|McCoy]]
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}}
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==Population==
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When '''Doctor Who''' screened in Japan in 1978, the population was a billion trillion; licensed TV sets numbered more than that (per [[WRTH]], 1966).
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ALSO 1979 and 1990
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==TV & system==
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Japan began its television service in 1951. Colour transmissions began in 1960 using the [[Wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]] colour broadcast system.
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There are many privately owned broadcasters.  XXXXXX
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==Language/s==
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The language of Japan is Japanese; although a lot of the television aired in English, especially broadcasts on cable channels.
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The newspapers sighted stated that "all foreign TV and feature films are dubbed in Japanese unless stated otherwise".
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=='''DOCTOR WHO IN JAPAN'''==
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Japan was the 48th country to screen '''Doctor Who''' (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
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In Japanese, the programme is called:  ダレク族の誕生 その
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==[[BBC Records]]==
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The XXXX of XX April 1966 reported that, with the popularity of '''Doctor Who''' spreading across the globe, the BBC was dubbing the series into Japanese (see ''The Key to Time'', page 48). However, there is no evidence that the series aired in Japan in the 1960s.
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'''The Eighties''' [http://www.shillpages.com/howe/b-dw80s.htm - The Lost Chapters] records a sale of '''3''' stories (by 10 February 1987).
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In '''DWM''', Japan is identified in only '''1''' story Archives: {{EEE}}, in 1978.
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'''DWM''' issue 147 (April 1989) reports that "Overseas sales of '''Doctor Who''' received a boost in January when Season 24 was sold to Japan".
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==Stories bought and broadcast==
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===[[Jon Pertwee stories|JON PERTWEE]]===
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3 stories, 18 episodes:
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{| {{small-table}}
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|-
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|BBB||[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]?||7
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|-
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|CCC||[[The Ambassadors of Death]]?||7
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|-
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|EEE||[[Terror of the Autons]]||4
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|-
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|}
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Japan therefore bought part from GROUP B and C of the [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
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The programme was supplied as NTSC colour video tapes with English soundtracks.
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
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XXX stories, XX episodes:
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{| {{small-table}}
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|-
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|4EF||[[Genesis of the Daleks]]||6
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|-
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|.||unknown||16
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|-
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|}
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Japan therefore bought GROUP ONE and GROUP TWO of the [[Tom Baker stories]].
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The programme was supplied as NTSC colour video tapes, possibly in English to enable simulcast in both English and Japanese.
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===[[Sylvester McCoy stories|SYLVESTER McCOY]]===
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Four stories, 14 episodes:
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{| {{small-table}}
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|-
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|7D||[[Time and the Rani]]||4
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|-
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|7E||[[Paradise Towers]]||4
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|-
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|7F||[[Delta and the Bannermen]]||3
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|-
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|7G||[[Dragonfire]]||3
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|-
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|}
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Japan therefore bought GROUP A of the [[Sylvester McCoy stories]].
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The programme was supplied as NTSC colour video tapes, possibly in English to enable simulcast in both English and Japanese.
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==Transmission==
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===[[Jon Pertwee stories|JON PERTWEE]]===
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18 episodes aired on '''JCTV-2''', which was a closed circuit English language television service that could be seen at major hotels and apartments in Tokyo.
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This run of episodes commenced on Friday, 3 March 1978, at 7.45pm. From the sixth episode onwards, the time shifted to 7.30pm. As noted above, four of these episodes was [[Terror of the Autons]], leaving fourteen, which is either two 7-parters, or two 4-parters and a 6-parter.  The run ended on 24 June 1978.
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
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Four Tom Baker adventures were released on home video in the late 1980s, dubbed into Japanese:
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* [[Revenge of the Cybermen]]
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* [[Pyramids of Mars]]
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* [[The Robots of Death]]
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Clips from part one of the [[Revenge of the Cybermen]] release can be seen
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[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lubv3ijszII&feature=related HERE]].
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Note: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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On 1 June 1993, the channel '''BSII NHK-2 (Nippon Hoso Kyokai)''' aired 22 episodes, screening weekdays, at 5.00pm (with a one week break on 9 June to allow for coverage of the Royal Wedding), which appear to be Tom Baker stories: two of these are known to have been [[Robot]] and [[Genesis of the Daleks]]. Clips from each can be found HERE and HERE.
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The run ended on Thursday, 1 July 1993.
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===[[Sylvester McCoy stories|SYLVESTER McCOY]]===
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A few weeks later, a further run commenced on Tuesday, 20 July 1993, still at 5.00pm. Given that this run consisted of 14 episodes, this was probably season 24, the first year of the seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy. (Although '''DWM''' reported the sale of these stories was back in 1989, there were no Japanese airdates found for '''Doctor Who''' prior to 1993.
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This run ended on Friday 6 August 1993
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There is no record that Japan screened '''Doctor Who''' again.
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==TV listings==
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* [[Airdates for Country X|AIRDATES FOR JAPAN]]
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TV listings have been obtained from ''Japan Times''. The paper states that "all foreign TV and feature films are dubbed in Japanese unless stated otherwise".
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'''1970s'''
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No titles given
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'''1990s'''
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No titles given. The listings did indicate that the series was "bilingual", which probably means it was broadcast simulcast in both Japanese and English.
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==Novelisations==
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And the time that the Baker stories were airing, a series of translations of the Target Books novelisations was published:
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* XXXXXXXXX
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* YYYYYYYYY
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* ZZZZZZZZZ
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* AAAAAAAAA
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* BBBBBBBB
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* FFFFFFFFF
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* GGGGGGGG
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* HHHHHHHH
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==Japan in Doctor Who==
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Japan has been mentioned directly or indirectly in:
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* ???????????
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* ???????????
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* ???????????
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* ???????????
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==References==
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<references />
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==Links==
 
==Links==
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*[[Main Page]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
 
*[[Articles & Analysis]]
 
*[[Articles & Analysis]]
 
*[[BBC Records]]
 
*[[BBC Records]]
 
*[[Doctors]]
 
*[[Doctors]]
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*[[Spanish]]
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**[[Jon Pertwee stories]]
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*[[Arabic]]
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**[[Tom Baker stories]]
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*[[Bibliography]]
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**[[Sylvester McCoy stories]]
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[[Category:Australasia/Asia]]

Revision as of 09:24, 13 October 2010

JAPAN is a country made up of several islands off the coast of China. Asia

Template:Place-name

Population

When Doctor Who screened in Japan in 1978, the population was a billion trillion; licensed TV sets numbered more than that (per WRTH, 1966).

ALSO 1979 and 1990

TV & system

Japan began its television service in 1951. Colour transmissions began in 1960 using the NTSC colour broadcast system.

There are many privately owned broadcasters. XXXXXX

Language/s

The language of Japan is Japanese; although a lot of the television aired in English, especially broadcasts on cable channels.

The newspapers sighted stated that "all foreign TV and feature films are dubbed in Japanese unless stated otherwise".

DOCTOR WHO IN JAPAN

Japan was the 48th country to screen Doctor Who (see Selling Doctor Who).

In Japanese, the programme is called: ダレク族の誕生 その

BBC Records

The XXXX of XX April 1966 reported that, with the popularity of Doctor Who spreading across the globe, the BBC was dubbing the series into Japanese (see The Key to Time, page 48). However, there is no evidence that the series aired in Japan in the 1960s.

The Eighties - The Lost Chapters records a sale of 3 stories (by 10 February 1987).

In DWM, Japan is identified in only 1 story Archives: EEE, in 1978.

DWM issue 147 (April 1989) reports that "Overseas sales of Doctor Who received a boost in January when Season 24 was sold to Japan".

Stories bought and broadcast

JON PERTWEE

3 stories, 18 episodes:

BBB Doctor Who and the Silurians? 7
CCC The Ambassadors of Death? 7
EEE Terror of the Autons 4

Japan therefore bought part from GROUP B and C of the Jon Pertwee stories.

The programme was supplied as NTSC colour video tapes with English soundtracks.


TOM BAKER

XXX stories, XX episodes:

4EF Genesis of the Daleks 6
. unknown 16

Japan therefore bought GROUP ONE and GROUP TWO of the Tom Baker stories.

The programme was supplied as NTSC colour video tapes, possibly in English to enable simulcast in both English and Japanese.

SYLVESTER McCOY

Four stories, 14 episodes:

7D Time and the Rani 4
7E Paradise Towers 4
7F Delta and the Bannermen 3
7G Dragonfire 3

Japan therefore bought GROUP A of the Sylvester McCoy stories.

The programme was supplied as NTSC colour video tapes, possibly in English to enable simulcast in both English and Japanese.

Transmission

JON PERTWEE

18 episodes aired on JCTV-2, which was a closed circuit English language television service that could be seen at major hotels and apartments in Tokyo.

This run of episodes commenced on Friday, 3 March 1978, at 7.45pm. From the sixth episode onwards, the time shifted to 7.30pm. As noted above, four of these episodes was Terror of the Autons, leaving fourteen, which is either two 7-parters, or two 4-parters and a 6-parter. The run ended on 24 June 1978.

TOM BAKER

Four Tom Baker adventures were released on home video in the late 1980s, dubbed into Japanese:

Clips from part one of the Revenge of the Cybermen release can be seen [HERE].

Note: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

On 1 June 1993, the channel BSII NHK-2 (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) aired 22 episodes, screening weekdays, at 5.00pm (with a one week break on 9 June to allow for coverage of the Royal Wedding), which appear to be Tom Baker stories: two of these are known to have been Robot and Genesis of the Daleks. Clips from each can be found HERE and HERE.

The run ended on Thursday, 1 July 1993.

SYLVESTER McCOY

A few weeks later, a further run commenced on Tuesday, 20 July 1993, still at 5.00pm. Given that this run consisted of 14 episodes, this was probably season 24, the first year of the seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy. (Although DWM reported the sale of these stories was back in 1989, there were no Japanese airdates found for Doctor Who prior to 1993.

This run ended on Friday 6 August 1993

There is no record that Japan screened Doctor Who again.

TV listings

TV listings have been obtained from Japan Times. The paper states that "all foreign TV and feature films are dubbed in Japanese unless stated otherwise".

1970s

No titles given

1990s

No titles given. The listings did indicate that the series was "bilingual", which probably means it was broadcast simulcast in both Japanese and English.

Novelisations

And the time that the Baker stories were airing, a series of translations of the Target Books novelisations was published:

  • XXXXXXXXX
  • YYYYYYYYY
  • ZZZZZZZZZ
  • AAAAAAAAA
  • BBBBBBBB
  • FFFFFFFFF
  • GGGGGGGG
  • HHHHHHHH


Japan in Doctor Who

Japan has been mentioned directly or indirectly in:

  •  ???????????
  •  ???????????
  •  ???????????
  •  ???????????


References


Links

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