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\nNetflix boosted its slate of Japanese broadcaster content this week, unveiling a deal to stream a rolling library of NHK drama titles and a separate pickup of Nippon TV\u2019s long-running variety hit Monday Late Show<\/em> for global catch-up viewing.<\/p>\n

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\n\tBeginning June 22, six NHK dramas will land on Netflix in the first wave of an ongoing rollout. The slate spans the three pillars of NHK\u2019s signature drama production: the network\u2019s Taiga series, sweeping historical epics traditionally aired during Japan\u2019s Sunday-night slot; its morning serial dramas (known as asadora<\/em>), 15-minute weekday installments that have been a fixture of Japanese daily life since 1961; and Drama 10, the late-evening primetime block known for tackling contemporary social issues.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe first batch of shows includes the Taiga series Strategist KANBE<\/em>; the morning serial Mampuku<\/em>; three Drama 10 titles \u2014 Descending Stories: A Life in Rakugo<\/em>, The Science Club<\/em> and Tokyo Salad Bowl<\/em>; and the premium drama My Family<\/em>. Subsequent titles will roll out across the remainder of the year and into early 2027.<\/p>\n

\n\tNetflix has been steadily building partnerships with Japan\u2019s major broadcasters in recent years, but the NHK deal is a particularly noteworthy drama-library acquisition. NHK\u2019s drama output is a mainstay of mainstream Japanese pop culture: its Taiga series have aired continuously since 1963 and remain among the most widely watched productions in the domestic industry, while the network\u2019s morning serials have launched the careers of multiple generations of Japanese stars.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBy bringing works nurtured by Japan\u2019s broadcasters over many years to viewers in more than 190 countries and regions, Netflix will continue to champion Japan\u2019s outstanding entertainment culture on the world stage,\u201d the streamer said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\n\tSeparately, Netflix has acquired global catch-up streaming rights to Nippon TV\u2019s Monday Late Show<\/em> (Japanese title: Getsuyo kara Yofukashi<\/em>, or \u201cstaying up late even on Monday night\u201d), the streamer\u2019s second pickup of a Nippon TV weekly variety series following Golden SixTONES<\/em>. Episodes began streaming May 21.<\/p>\n

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\n\tNow in its 15th year on the air, Monday Late Show<\/em> airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on Nippon TV and consistently leads its time slot among 13- to 49-year-olds. The show is built around comedic deconstructions of street interviews on hyper-local subjects, hosted by SUPER EIGHT idol Shingo Murakami and the veteran TV personality Matsuko Deluxe. A single 2026 episode drew more than 2.49 million views on national catch-up platform TVer, according to figures supplied by the network.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe true charm of this show lies in how it delightfully shatters expectations of what Japanese people are like,\u201d said Kensuke Sawada, the show\u2019s producer at Nippon TV, in a statement. \u201cIt shines a light on ordinary citizens with extraordinary personalities, as well as unique facets of Japan that we\u2019re eager to share with the world, all delivered with plenty of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNetflix\u2019s content director Rie Sawaoka, who oversees the streamer\u2019s Japan content slate, said in a statement that Monday Late Show<\/em> had cultivated a notable overseas following despite a lack of official international distribution. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to partner with Nippon TV to introduce this uniquely Japanese iconic show to Netflix members around the world,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe twin announcements come as Netflix continues to deepen its investments in Japanese content. Japan is one of the few mature streaming markets globally with significant room left for subscriber growth, and Netflix has continued to experiment and invest in live-action titles with strong local appeal \u2014 while waiting and hoping for the first Squid Game<\/em>-style global breakout.<\/p>\n

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Netflix’s deal with Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, marks a notable expansion of its Japanese drama lineup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[64,2,65],"class_list":["post-427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-asia","tag-international","tag-netflix"],"yoast_head":"\nNetflix Expands Japan Slate With Deals for 20 NHK Dramas, Nippon TV\u2019s \u2018Monday Late Show\u2019 - US Property Moves<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=427\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Netflix Expands Japan Slate With Deals for 20 NHK Dramas, Nippon TV\u2019s \u2018Monday Late Show\u2019 - 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