Here is the second part of my Japan Logs. In the nearly 15 years I’ve been listening to medium wave, I’ve never experienced such a long and good opening towards Japan. My AziLoop system has been a great help here; the loops, with a circumference of 26 metres, are picking up excellent signals from the Land of the Rising Sun. I was particularly pleased to receive a clear identification from the 1 kW transmitter at JOFO RKB Mainichi Hoso in Kitakyushu. I listened to all the stations, mostly around the 45° direction, using Perseus SDR and Jaguar v13 software.

2026-09-14
1413 1705 J JOIF KBC Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) 9013 km
1008 1730 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1233 1740 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1134 1800 J JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo/Kawaguchi (kan-tok) 9308 km

2026-09-15
1008 1725 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1134 1800 J JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo/Kawaguchi (kan-tok) 9308 km
1224 1800 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1242 1945 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km
1350 2005 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
1179 2030 J JOOR MBS Mainichi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km

2026-09-17
1224 1935 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1278 1935 J JOFR RKB Mainichi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) 9015 km
1242 1950 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km
1350 1959 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
1008 2000 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1134 2000 J JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo/Kawaguchi (kan-tok) 9308 km
1179 2010 J JOOR MBS Mainichi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km

2026-09-18
1413 1740 J JOIF KBC Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) 9013 km
1008 1750 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1134 1755 J JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo/Kawaguchi (kan-tok) 9308 km
1224 1959 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1233 1959 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1179 2000 J JOOR MBS Mainichi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1242 2000 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km
1314 2000 J JOUF OBC Radio Osaka, Osaka/Sakai-Shi (kns-osk) 9212 km
1350 2000 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
1422 2015 J JORF RF Radio Nippon, Yokohama (kan-kgw) 9331 km

2026-09-19
1008 1925 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1242 1959 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km
1233 2000 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1350 2000 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
1440 2000 J JOWF STV Sapporo TV Hoso, Sapporo (hok) 8703 km
1224 2015 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 k

2026-09-20
1008 1730 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1224 2000 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1242 2002 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km

2026-09-21
1008 1715 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1134 1900 J JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo/Kawaguchi (kan-tok) 9308 km
1224 1905 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1179 1930 J JOOR MBS Mainichi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1233 2000 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1242 2000 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km
1314 2000 J JOUF OBC Radio Osaka, Osaka/Sakai-Shi (kns-osk) 9212 km
1350 2000 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
729 2010 J JOCK NHK AM, Nagoya/Yatomi-Shi (chu-aic) 9232 km
1278 2020 J JOFR RKB Mainichi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) 9015 km

2026-09-22
1008 1723 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1134 1730 J JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo/Kawaguchi (kan-tok) 9308 km
1242 1800 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km
1233 1930 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1332 1940 J JOSF Tokai Hoso, Nagoya (chu-aic) 9220 km
1440 1959 J JOWF STV Sapporo TV Hoso, Sapporo (hok) 8703 km
1350 2015 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
1413 2015 J JOIF KBC Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) 9013 km

2026-09-23
1413 1730 J JOIF KBC Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) 9013 km
1008 1740 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1134 1759 J JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo/Kawaguchi (kan-tok) 9308 km
1242 1759 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km
729 1800 J JOCK NHK AM, Nagoya/Yatomi-Shi (chu-aic) 9232 km
1224 1800 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1440 1800 J JOWF STV Sapporo TV Hoso, Sapporo (hok) 8703 km
1233 1900 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1197 1959 J JOFO RKB Mainichi Hoso, Kitakyushu (kyu-fuk) 9013 km
1278 1959 J JOFR RKB Mainichi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) 9015 km
1314 1959 J JOUF OBC Radio Osaka, Osaka/Sakai-Shi (kns-osk) 9212 km
891 2000 J JOHK NHK AM, Sendai (toh-miy) 9133 km
1350 2000 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
1179 2015 J JOOR MBS Mainichi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km

2026-09-25
1242 1845 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km

2026-09-26
1008 1930 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1242 1940 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km