This week, there will be lots of television activity to help soccer enthusiasts prepare for the World Cup, which starts Saturday.
NHK's digital Hi-Vision channel will show a series of important games featuring Japan's opponents in the opening round: Belgium on May 27, Russia on the 28th and Tunisia on the 30th. All the games will start at 7:30 p.m. On the 30th, there will be a special program analyzing Japan's chances against these teams.
In the afternoons this week, the Hi-Vision channel will present, in their entirety, all of Japan's matches at the World Cup in France in 1998: Argentina on the 28th, Croatia on the 29th, and Jamaica on the 30th. All the games will start at 1 p.m.