Corporate Profile

Corporate Data

Company Name
Fuji Television Network, Inc.
Inauguration of Service
March 1st, 1959
Representative
President & CEO Kenji Shimizu
Fiscal Term
March 31st
Capital
8.8 billion yen
Number of Employees
1,140 (as of March31, 2026)
Head Office
2-4-8 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 137-8088
Pilot number: +81-3-5500-8888
DiverCity Tokyo Office
1-1-20 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064
Wangan Studio
2-3-23 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064
Transmitting Station
Tokyo Sky Tree, 1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 131-0045
Kansai / Nagoya Branch
2-4-9 Breeze Tower 10F, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0001

The History of Fuji Television

1957
Established Fuji Television Network, Inc. in November.
1959
Began operations as broadcasting station / Commenced broadcasts in March.
1982
First time to achieve the “triple crown,” top spot in all three viewer rating categories (golden/prime/all-day) year-round in December. Continued to hold the said title for 12 consecutive years until 1993.
1997
Moved headquarters to the Daiba waterfront area in April. Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in August.
1998
Commenced broadcasts of “Fuji TV 721,” a digital CS (Communication Satellite) channel in April.
1999
Commenced broadcasts of “Fuji TV 739,” a digital CS channel in April.
2000
Commenced broadcasts of “BS Fuji,” a digital BS (broadcasting satellite) channel in December.
2003
Commenced digital terrestrial broadcasts in December.
2007
Construction of Wangan (Bayside) Studio near the headquarters. 8 Studios equipped with all the latest digital technologies used for dramas and variety shows in September.
2008
Became a certified broadcast holding company and changed its name to Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.
Newly established Fuji Television Network Inc. through incorporation-type company split in October.
2009
Commenced digital broadcasting of three pay CS channels: Fuji TV ONE, TWO, and NEXT in April.
2018
Shoplifters wins Palme d’Or at the 71st Cannes Film Festival in May.
2019
60th Anniversary since its first broadcast in March.
2022
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., a certified broadcast holding company joins Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market in April.

Board Members

President & CEO
Kenji Shimizu
Representative Director
Takashi Ishihara
Directors
Nobuko Wako
Mitsugu Ohno
Yoshinori Sugano
Mikiko Saito
Masahiko Inada
Susumu Moriyama
Saori Hanada
Nanako Ishido
Hiroyuki Oka
Auditors
Keiko Yanagisawa
Kosuke Kataoka

Executive Officers

President & CEO
Kenji Shimizu
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Takashi Ishihara
Managing Executive Officers
Nobuko Wako
Mitsugu Ohno
Executive Officers
Norihisa Yamane
Eiji Ogawa
Yoko Matsuzaki
Yoshihiro Suzuki
Kenichirou Ootsuji
Tomohiro Kawano
Mayumi Katayama
Yoshimasa Genozono
Kentaro Shibuya
Hiroaki Kobayashi
Miho Aoyama
Takeshi Goto

As of June25, 2026

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