Asahi Vision

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Asahi Vision is a broadcast television network marketed toward Japanese-speaking families residing in the United States. As the fastest-growing Japanese network,[citation needed] Asahi Vision now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by Japan's broadcaster TV Asahi, Asahi Vision has access to programming from TV Asahi’s three national networks including a library with over 200,000 hours of original programming and news from local bureaus in 16 Japanese divisions. The network complements Japanese programming with an line-up of shows from international producers and distributors.

Asahi America was founded in 2001 with a television network based in Los Angeles, California. The initial affiliates where located in Reno, Nevada as well as the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose and Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto markets in California. The initial reach of the Japanese market was 28%.

By the next year, Asahi América was reaching 53% of the U.S. Japanese[citation needed] and the network started its own news show called Tokyo América with Rebecca Katz and José Martín Sámano. In 2003, the network covered 69% of the Japanese audience and the number increased to 78% by 2004.[citation needed]

Most of the programming on Asahi América is provided by TV Asahi's JDF-TV Asahi 13), (JIMT-TV Asahi 7) and (JTVM-TV Perfect 40), with most programs being scheduled to air at different times than the TV Asahi schedule. For example, Asahi 13 airs on a 2 hour delayed basis on Asahi América.

Asahi Vision airs Asahi Vision News: Morning Edition and Evening Edition.