Cartoon Network (Japanese: カートゥーン ネットワーク, Hepburn: Kātūn Nettowāku) is a Japanese cable and satellite television channel operated by Discovery Japan, a division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel is aimed at children, and mostly airs animated television series. As a Japanese version of the eponymous television channel in the United States. Cartoon Network broadcasts original series from its U.S. counterpart, as well as several Japanese animated series and films, and other non-Japanese programs.

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Cartoon Network
カートゥーン ネットワーク

Current logo, as of October 1, 2011.
Country	Japan
Broadcast area	Japan
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Programming
Language(s)	Japanese English
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Discovery Japan (Warner Bros. Discovery)[1]
Sister channels	Cartoon Network Asia
History
Launched	September 1, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-09-01)
Replaced	Cartoon Network Asia (carriage in Japan)
Links
Website	www.cartoonnetwork.jp

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On October 1, 2011, Cartoon Network in Japan, along with other versions of Cartoon Network operated by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, adopted its current branding. On April 1, 2017, the channel started using graphics from Cartoon Network USA's Dimensional brand package. On January 1, 2022, the channel started using graphics from Cartoon Network USA's Redraw Your World brand package. On March 1, 2022, the Cartoonito block was launched for daily mornings.^[2][3]