, ▁and ▁English . ▁Japanese ▁programming ▁is ▁its ▁most ▁popular ▁genre ▁on ▁the ▁station , ▁with ▁content ▁lic ensed ▁from ▁some ▁of ▁Japan ' s ▁major ▁television ▁broad c aster s , ▁including ▁TV ▁As ah i , ▁Tokyo ▁Broadcast ing ▁System ▁Television , ▁N H K ▁and ▁N ipp on ▁TV . ▁Also ▁its ▁Filip ino ▁programming ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁television ▁broad c aster s ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁G MA ▁Network , ▁A BS - CB N , ▁and ▁TV ▁ 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁K IK U ▁expanded ▁its ▁Asian ▁focus ▁to ▁include ▁Chinese ▁programming ▁on ▁S atur days . ▁ ▁K IK U ▁partners ▁with ▁various ▁companies ▁to ▁provide ▁English ▁subt it les ▁for ▁its ▁Japanese ▁programming ▁to ▁reach ▁English - spe aking ▁view ers , ▁some ▁programs ▁are ▁subt itled ▁in - house . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁In ▁the ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁hard copy ▁publication ▁K ok iku ▁Magazine , ▁fans ▁have ▁expressed ▁their ▁dis ple asure ▁of ▁K IK U ▁continu ing ▁to ▁air ▁old ▁travel ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁S oko ▁ga ▁Sh irit ai . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁May ▁issue , ▁K IK U ▁general ▁manager ▁Ph yll is ▁K ih ara ▁def ended ▁the ▁station ' s ▁position , ▁stating ▁that ▁S oko ▁has ▁higher ▁ratings ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁N iel sen ▁ratings ▁than ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁network ▁shows ▁that ▁air ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 : 0 0   p . m . ▁times