* " Sakura Drops / Letters ", a 2002 song by Hikaru Utada

* Sakura ( NHK ), a 2002 Japanese TV morning show drama

Proposals to merge Shisui with the neighboring city of Sakura failed to pass a public referendum in 2002.

The success of Sakura Wars led to a wave of games that combine the RPG and dating sim genres, including Thousand Arms in 1998, Riviera: The Promised Land in 2002, and Luminous Arc in 2007.

Formed in 2002 by Ken, his former L ' Arc-en-Ciel band mate Sakura, and German born model Ein ( who appeared in L ' Arc-en-Ciel's PVs for " Heaven's Drive " and " Love Flies ").

* Golden Bowlゴールデンボウル ( 2002 )-Hitomi Sakura

Animation such as Cardcaptor Sakura aired in NHK's Eisei Anime Gekijō time-slot, and Kodansha published a companion-magazine to the NHK children's show Okāsan to Issho.

* 2002 Insomnia ( NHK Symphony Orchestra ; Tokyo, 1 December 2002 )

The anime series aired from May 15, 2002 to August 14, 2002 on NHK in Japan.

* 20th Anniversary Pandemonium Tour: Live @ NHK Hall 2001. 11. 25 ( 2002 )

The Studio Pierrot production aired on Japan's NHK from April 9, 2002 to August 30, 2003, totaling 45 episodes.

* Toshiie and Matsu as One, NHK 2002

Japan in 2002 as a concert version by the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo, conducted by Charles Dutoit.

Maeda Toshimasa was depicted by Sugawara Bunta in the 2002 NHK historical drama Toshiie to Matsu & ( 利家とまつ ).

* Locker no hanako-san ( NHK ) 2002

They disbanded in 1995 after a major concert at the NHK Hall although reunited in 2002 for a special occasion.

In 2002 the NHK program NHK Ningen Kouza ( NHK人間講座, literally NHK Humanity lecture ) stated: " While some tend to think that yakiniku came from Korea, it was born in post war Japan.

Takeyama was in charge of the writing of the yearly NHK Taiga dramas Hideyoshi ( 1996 ) and Toshiie to Matsu ( 2002 ).

It was adapted into an anime television series which aired on NHK BS-2 satellite channel from 11 December 2001 to 25 June 2002.