Underplayed Gems

News Watch 9 (2006)

News Watch 9 poster
Original title
ニュースウオッチ9
Genre
news broadcasting
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 1 episode
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is the flagship evening news program of Japan's public broadcaster NHK. It covers national and international news, commentary, sports, and weather on weeknights.

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What happens

News Watch 9 (ニュースウオッチ9, Nyūsu Uotchi Nain; stylized in all caps) is the flagship evening news program of the public Japanese broadcaster, NHK. It airs weekdays on NHK general television and worldwide on NHK World Premium and is also available on the networks video-on-demand service. As of 2026, it is presented by Hitoshi Hirouchi, Makoto Hoshi and Risa Hayashida. The program launched on April 3, 2006, replacing NHK News 9 and NHK News 10 as NHK's main 9:00 p.m. news program. It is broadcast on weekdays, from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm (JST), and features national and international news, commentary, sports and weather. Unlike most newscasts, NW9 prohibits the use of full scripts and limits the use of teleprompters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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