Ryan Ginstrom wrote:

> "Eric Takabayashi" <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in message
> news:41DB392B.1DAC71E7@yahoo.co.jp...
> > Is there anyone who knows about getting their own satellite dish to watch
> > Japanese TV direct?
>
> Not an answer to your question, but when we lived in the states we would hit
> the local Japanese video store and rent taped dramas and whatnot. Sans
> commercials and watched at my own schedule, I could almost stand Japanese
> TV. Consequently, I watched at least twice as much Japanese TV when I was in
> the States as I do here.

They have that in Honolulu, paying some shop to watch their stuff taped off
free TV sent over from Japan, or even real Japanese videos, but not where I'm
from.