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KeyHoleTV: Watch Live Japanese TV Online!

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March 2020 update: I have found a better way to watch Japanese TV Online, check out AQ Stream!!!

Have you ever wanted to know how to watch real-time, live Japanese TV for free? Maybe you’re trying to learn Japanese, but want to hear real Japanese and not the type you hear in Anime. Well, there is a free program called KeyHoleTV that will let you do just that. KeyHoleTV is part of a project by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs testing out P2P (peer to peer) technology. You can also stream your live video using the same technique with a program called KeyHoleVideo. While the audio and video isn’t the highest quality, it is watchable. KeyholeTV has a decent, but limited selection of channels. The more prominent channels are TBS, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, and Fuji TV. There are also a few smaller channels and user broadcasts that change randomly. If you’re interested in downloading it, here’s a step by step guide.

1. Download KeyHoleTV

Head over to http://www.oiseyer.com/index3-win10-e.php and download the file labeled “SetupKHTV4.26.exe ” or you can click here: Download KeyHoleTV.

2. Install KeyHoleTV

3. Run KeyHoleTV

When you run KeyHoleTV for the first time, you will see a window like the one below. Just type in a username and password and click “Start Registration” to sign up. You will need this username and password each time you start the application, so don’t lose it!

4. Channel listings

KeyholeTV Starting screen

After successful registration, you will see the channel listings for KeyHoleTV. On this screen, you will see the channel name, a preview picture of what’s currently playing, and the number of viewers watching that specific channel. When you see a high number of people watching, it usually means something good is on. Remember that here in the United States, we are about 14 hours behind JST (Japan Standard Time).

So a lot of the popular shows and Anime will come on at odd times for us. Here is a listing of the current channels as of today. The channels are always changing. Match the beginning of the channel name with the English in red:

KeyholeTV Channel Listings in English

Once you have started watching a channel, you must click the blue stop button to select another channel to watch.

5. Premium Module

New with this version is a Premium module key. By purchasing this key, you will get a faster bitrate. You are probably wondering how much faster it is, so I decided to buy a premium account to test it out. Is it faster? Yes, but not by much. I do not notice any skipping what so ever where I did see very choppy sound sometimes on a standard account. If you are serious about watching Japanese TV Online, it may be worth the purchase.

So there you go. If you are using this to help you with learning Japanese, I hope you get a lot out of KeyHoleTV. I will be updating this page when I see new channels, so bookmark the page or subscribe to my RSS Feed, so you don’t miss anything. Below are a few TV Guide Japan type websites so if you know Japanese, or can figure out what the kanji means, you can have a better idea of what’s playing.

(OUTDATED) A brief explanation of the buttons:

  • KeyholeTV Online Button Logs you on and off of the server. Sometimes you will see errors saying that you are not connected to the server. Just click the button Off, and then back On to log back in.
  • KeyholeTV Mute Button Allows you to mute the sound. Trigger On and Off.
  • KeyholeTV Video Button Allows you to stop and start the video.
  • KeyholeTV Update Channel Listings The channel listings refresh every now-and-then. Use this button to manually update the channel listings for KeyHoleTV.
  • KeyholeTV Watch Channel Button After you have selected a channel in the channel listings window, click the Watch button to view the channel.
  • KeyholeTV Search Channel Listings Right now, you don’t have to worry about this button as there are not many channels available on KeyHoleTV. However, in the future, this button is going to be a must-have.
  • KeyholeTV Chat with the Broadcaster I haven’t seen any broadcasters chatting, but I assume that KeyHoleTV has the option of allowing the viewers to chat with the presenters. There is a popular channel that features actress Risa Ishimoto, not sure if you can chat with her or not.
  • KeyholeTV Video Tab This tab allows you to view the video window.
  • KeyHoleTV Program Tab This tab allows you to view the channel listings.

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  12. Minna,

    this program even works in germany ;)
    I’m so happy i found this website. I’ve looked so long for an option to watch japanese Shows online and couldn’t find any.
    An now? By chance i came here.

    Arigatou ^-^

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  16. t keeps on saying “Login timed out. Check your network.”
    I’ve tried re-downloading it but it hasn’t worked. And it’s taking ages for a video to connect

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  25. Thank you so much for informing everyone about this fantastic, glorious, application.

    I really don’t know how to show my appreciation, my family want to thank you too.

    Thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! :).

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  28. To anyone who cannot get it to log in, there are two steps that helped me.
    1.) Forwarded UDP port 3000 on my router.
    2.) Went to http://www.v2p.jp/video/Viewer/Windows and downloaded/installed SetupKHTV3.13.exe first, and only THEN installed FixKHTV3.14.exe.

    Actually, the second step (installing “Setup” before “Fix”) is what made it work, so I don’t even know if my port forwarding affected it at all.

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  33. sunny, thanks a lot.

    I was wondering why the hell it wasn’t working but you are right, step 2 is what makes it work. There’s no raelly need to port forward.
    Everyone should first install the keyhole via setupfile and then use the fix file.

    Again thanks a lot, sunny….not a lot info about that shit anyway so I really appreciate it^^

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  34. I’m having a problem. I did step 1 & 2 however when I try to open KHTV, it says that the “dynamic link library” cannot be found. anybody had this problem too?

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  35. David,
    I’m also having trouble watching programming. The picture freezes and I lose sound after 10 to 15 minutes. I relaunch Keyhole TV and everything is fine for another few minutes. Have you figured out the problem or does anyone have a solution?
    Thanks

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