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Shōten (笑点; "Laughing Point") is a Japanese TV comedy program that has been continuously broadcast on Sunday evenings on Nippon TV since 15 May 1966, making it the second-longest running variety TV show in Japan.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shōten | Country of origin | Japan | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Directed by | Ken Obata, Jin Obata | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Executive producer | Motoi Umehara | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Genre | Owarai, Variety show | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Network | NNS (NTV) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Original language | Japanese | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Production company | Nippon Television | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Production location | Korakuen Hall | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Release | May 15, 1966 (1966-05-15) – present | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Running time | 30 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Starring | Shunpūtei Shōta (Host) San'yūtei Kōraku San'yūtei Koyūza Hayashiya Taihei Katsura Miyaji Shunpūtei Ichinosuke Tatekawa Harenosuke Takao Yamada | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shōten | Theme music composer | Hachidai Nakamura | 1.00 | infobox |
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