The Japanese broadcaster will air almost 80 hours of the live music series on their channel Music Air, having acquired the rights from Monster Entertainment.
The acclaimed Irish series has filmed in front of a live audience of eighty people in St James’ Church, Dingle Co. Kerry since 2002, and initially premiered on RTÉ.
It has since aired on Sky Arts New Zealand, Globosat Brazil, i-Concerts and the Canadian Channel Aux TV, and celebrates its 15th season this year.
Performances include those from Amy Winehouse, Hozier, The National, Ellie Goulding, James Morrison and Jarvis Cocker. Specials from both Winehouse and Hozier have also sold internationally.
The show is also filmed in New York City, London, Derry and at Ireland’s Electric Picnic.