Japan's commercial television broadcasters and NHK have slowly been returning to regular programming during the last week, but schedules are still dominated by in-depth and up-to-the-minute reports on matters related to the earthquake and tsunami relief effort, as well as to the situation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

WOWOW, the independent entertainment satellite channel, has no news component and so its programming has not changed at all during the crisis. A quick scan of the contents from March 21-26 reveals no disaster movies that might cause problems, though it might be interesting to find out how many people tune in to the nature documentary "Oceans."

In terms of movies, the intercultural romantic comedy, based on a "true-life" manga by Saori Oguri about her marriage to American expat Tony Laszlo, "Daarin wa Gaikokujin (My Darling is a Foreigner)," will air Mon. at 5:30 p.m.; and later that evening at 10:50, part two of Stieg Larsson's best-selling "Millennium" trilogy, "The Girl Who Played With Fire," will be shown. Some may find the "retribution of the gods" theme of the fantasy epic "Clash of the Titans" inappropriate, but if that's your cup of tea it airs Tues. at 9 p.m.