TV coverage (TV-Japan)

[Yugo Yodogawa <yyy@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>]

I recently found a small pamphlet at the local (San Diego) Japanese grocery
advertising a service called TV-Japan.  Here's part of what it says:

"TV-JAPAN makes it possible to view life in Japan right in your home by 
delivering exceptional programming from NHK, Japan's leading broadcaster by
using a small antenna dish available through your local PRIMESTAR distributor
or as a premium service through select cable systems.  As an added feature,
bilingual broadcasts are available for News 7 and the Sumo Tournaments."

It also explains (in Japanese) that NHK broadcasts are sent from Japan daily
by satellite to the Japan Network Group's main studio in New York, whereupon
they are edited and relayed to various cable systems and the Primestar
satellite service.  

There's only one phone number provided on the pamphlet:

"FOR DISTRIBUTOR INFORMATION

 CALL: 818-449-1828
       Asahi Homecast/TV-JAPAN"

(I imagine this is for Southern California service only)

Also provided is an address for the aforementioned Japan Network Group:

JAPAN NETWORK GROUP, INC.
1325 Avenue of the Americas 8th Fl., New York, NY 10019

If anyone finds out any more info on the TV-Japan service (like how much it
costs), please post it on the mailing list.  Thanks!
-yugo