More than half a century has passed since commercial television debuted in Japan, and now TVs are a main component of the mass culture.
The nation's TV scene has entered a new era since terrestrial digital television broadcasting, or "chideji," began in 2003 as part of the transition from analog broadcasting to digital by July 2011.
Following are some basic questions and answers about terrestrial digital broadcasting:
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