2012 in Japanese television
Events in 2012 in Japanese television.
Events
March| Date | Event |
| 31 | Analog television ceases broadcasting in the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima at 12:00 JST. The analog shutdown was postponed from its original date of July 24, 2011 due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and its related nuclear accidents. |
Debuts
Ongoing
- Music Fair, music
- Sazae-san, anime
- FNS Music Festival, music
- Panel Quiz Attack 25, game show
- Soreike! Anpanman. anime
- Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, game show
- Crayon Shin-chan, anime
- Nintama Rantarō, anime
- Chibi Maruko-chan, anime
- Detective Conan, anime
- SASUKE, sports
- Ojarumaru, anime
- One Piece, anime
- Doraemon, anime
- Naruto Shippuden, anime
- Fairy Tail, anime
- Toriko, anime
- Hunter × Hunter, anime
Resuming
Endings
Technology
- March 31 - Terrestrial analog television is abandoned at Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.