TV Tokyo

The Japanese variety show 'Ariyoshi no Kabe', hosted by Ariyoshi Hiroiki, has ended its run after six and a half years on air. For the final episode, popular comedians gathered in large numbers in Asakusa, Tokyo, for the location shoot marking the program's close. Japanese media covered the finale, with fans reacting to the end of a long-running program.

A link to the Tokyo MX broadcast schedule is circulating online. Tokyo MX is a Tokyo-based local television station known for anime and variety programming. Beyond the schedule itself, no specific programme or event has been identified as the focus of the discussion.

A female announcer in her third year at TV Tokyo has been reassigned to the station's news department in a personnel reshuffle, saying she is starting from zero as a reporter. The move is drawing attention among Japanese TV viewers, with commentary circulating about the career shift from announcer to journalism.

Japanese television host Tamori (Tamon) said his honorary Tokyo resident award was met with strong public criticism at first, with only around six or seven years ago people beginning to gradually praise him. The remarks come from a Sponichi Annex interview published in Japanese entertainment media, drawing attention to his long television career.

Japanese actor Hidekazu Mashima is leaving TV Tokyo's drama 'Borders' after fracturing his left knee, according to Nikkan Sports. The broadcaster says a replacement actor for episodes five onward is 'being arranged right now', and production details are still being worked out as the series continues without him.

Mayumi Shiota, the former TV Tokyo news anchor, has signed with the talent agency FIRST AGENT, according to an Oricon report carried by Yahoo! News. The announcement included a rundown of her career since leaving the broadcaster. Comment so far appears limited mostly to entertainment and television-programming circles sharing the news.

TV Tokyo has announced that "Japan-US Economic Week" will be held from October 29 to November 8, an eleven-day program focusing on the front lines of world markets and exploring strategies for making money. The broadcaster is promoting the event through its official release channels, covering business and economic themes aimed at Japanese viewers interested in global markets.

TV Tokyo president Koji Yoshitsugu spoke about the network's October programming reorganization, highlighting anime titles with potential for global expansion and news programs he described as unique to the station. The remarks, reported by Sponichi Annex, frame the autumn schedule as a way to differentiate TV Tokyo from rival broadcasters.

Tokyo Metropolitan Television has announced a two-part special, 'First National Hall Competition: Pachinko Evangelion Knowledge King', to be broadcast on October 10 and 17 from 25:30. Comedian Hiroyuki Amano of Kyai~n and Matsuzawa Neki will serve as MCs, with fans of the Pachinko Evangelion series competing in a nationwide pachinko hall knowledge contest.

TV Tokyo president Yoshitsugu has commented on the resignation of Noriyuki Higashiyama as president of SMILE-UP., the company formerly known as Johnny & Associates. Yoshitsugu said that necessary communication between the two companies will continue going forward. The remark comes as broadcasters reassess ties with SMILE-UP. following Higashiyama's decision to step down amid the ongoing fallout from the scandal at the talent agency.