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Brian, <br><br>I remember reading somewhere that the first Japanese TV program in the US was aired in Hawaii in the early 1950s. This was for the Japanese American community. But I can't remember whether this was from an English source or a Japanese source. <br><br>Best,<br>Kukhee<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:46:33 -0700<br>> From: brianruh@yahoo.com<br>> To: kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<br>> Subject: First Japanese TV show in the US<br>> <br>> I'm doing a bit of writing for my dissertation and I want to assert that "Astro Boy" was not only the first Japanese anime program shown on US television, but also the first TV program from Japan shown in the US.<br>> <br>> The first point is pretty easily supported, but I can't seem to find any sources to back up my assertion in the second part.<br>> <br>> Does anyone know if there were any Japanese TV programs that aired in the US before Astro Boy (September 1963)? I have!
n't come across any, but it's difficult to turn that around into a positive statement.<br>> <br>> Thanks!<br>> <br>> == Brian<br>> <br>> <br>> <br> </body>
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