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Power Channel[]
1990–1992[]
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The original incarnation of MTV Japan launched in 1990 as Power Channel.
MTV (first era)[]
1992–1994[]
In 1992, the channel was rebranded to MTV. Prior to the channel, MTV was a program on Japanese terrestrial television which carried music videos from the MTV channel, which aired on ABC from 1984 to 1988 and on TBS from 1988 to 1991, both carrying the MTV name under license.
1994–1999[]
Vibe[]
1999–2001[]
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In 1998, Music Channel cancelled the license agreement with MTV Networks International, and the channel was relaunched as Vibe the following year.
The Vibe name would continue to be used for their website, which later spun-off from the channel itself.
MTV (second era)[]
2001–2011[]
On January 1, 2001, Music Channel and MTV Networks relaunched MTV under a new licensing agreement. In 2006, Viacom purchased Music Channel's stake in MTV Japan.
2011–2022[]
2021–present[]
