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JAPAN / Media
Nov 5, 2014
NHK drama's foreign star says Japan has strengthened her
Charlotte Kate Fox, lead actress in the NHK morning drama "Massan," said Wednesday that like the character she plays, she has grown stronger since coming to Japan.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 2, 2014
Closing a bank account from outside Japan; a new way to pay NHK
Advice on closing a bank account from abroad, and how you could lump your NHK fees together with cable TV payments.
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CULTURE / Stage
Aug 20, 2014
Gala time for kabuki icon Sakata Tojuro IV
The eighth annual instalment of NHK Enterprises' Gei-no-Shinzui (Essence of Art) summer kabuki gala, to be staged August 22 at the National Theatre in Tokyo, will star Living National Treasure Sakata Tojuro IV, one of those rare actors as famed for his portrayals of men as for his prowess as an onnagata...
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JAPAN
Jul 24, 2014
Obokata injured while fleeing pack of NHK reporters, lawyer says
Embattled researcher Haruko Obokata is injured in a tussle with NHK reporters after driving to a hotel to escape them on her way home from work.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 19, 2014
The murky call on a hardball interview with Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga
The tabloid press plays fast and loose with the truth, so anyone who gobbled up last week's NHK story in the weekly Friday should have added a dash of salt. An unnamed employee told Friday that the prime minister's office demanded the public broadcaster apologize for questions asked in its interview...
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JAPAN
Jul 18, 2014
Ex-NHK staffers seek Momii's ouster
More than 170 former employees of NHK petition the board of the public broadcaster to urge biased Chairman Katsuto Momii to resign or strip him of power.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 8, 2014
Sotnikova to headline field at NHK Trophy
The epic 2013-14 season is behind us and it is onward to a new campaign, and in many ways a new era.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2014
Court nixes lawsuit against NHK for using foreign words
The Nagoya District Court has turned down a damages suit filed by a 72-year-old man who argued that NHK caused him emotional distress by using too many foreign words in its programs.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 14, 2014
From NHK, an offer you can't refuse
The state broadcaster's approach to separating the Japanese public from its money is legally and ethically troublesome, writes Colin P.A. Jones.
MORE SPORTS
May 11, 2014
Mikki Isle nabs first Grade One title
Top pick Mikki Isle scored his first Grade One title with victory at the NHK Mile Cup on Sunday.
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JAPAN
May 2, 2014
Viewers target NHK chief Momii
A citizens' group launches a campaign against right-leaning NHK Chairman Katsuto Momii, demanding his immediate resignation and calling on viewers to stop paying their NHK subscription fees.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Mar 26, 2014
Holding on to resignation letters may be common but it's neither right nor valid
NHK President Katsuto Momii's move to force board members to submit undated resignations for him to hold over them while he submits no such letter to them is tantamount to a declaration of dictatorship at the public broadcaster.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 15, 2014
The Fukushima tragedy justifies nuclear skepticism
The findings of a Kyodo survey conducted in February this year reveal a stunning level of reluctance to restart Japan's nuclear reactors in the host cities, towns and prefectures that stand to gain from revving them back up.
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JAPAN
Mar 4, 2014
American actress first non-Japanese tapped for NHK series lead
American actress Charlotte Kate Fox will play a leading role in NHK's upcoming morning drama series 'Massan,' based on the true story of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Japan's whiskey industry.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 3, 2014
Independent NHK chained to Diet leash
NHK, which is often compared with the BBC in the U.K., has been a focus of public attention and intense criticism in recent weeks. Many people are taking a closer look at the public broadcaster, including its history and whether it has been politically influenced by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's right-leaning...
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JAPAN
Feb 28, 2014
NHK governor withheld payments for license fee
A recently appointed member of NHK's board of governors has admitted withholding payment of the license fee for two months in 2005 to protest a program about the controversial issue of whether school teachers should be required to sing the national anthem.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 26, 2014
What do you think about NHK chief Katsuto Momii's comments on 'comfort women'?
The new head of the national broadcaster argued last month that sex-slave systems were used by 'every country' in wartime and that the practice should not be judged by 'today's morality.' Osakans offer their views on the comments that have enraged Japan's neighbors.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2014
Unreprentant NHK chief baffled by firestorm over his defense of ‘comfort women’
NHK President Katsuto Momii asked a meeting of the broadcaster's board of directors earlier this month whether criticism of his apparent defense of Japan's wartime sex slavery was justified, NHK sources said Saturday.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 22, 2014
Abe's culture wars boomerang against Japan
Japan's culture wars are heating up to the detriment of the nation. The Financial Times is right to warn that the jingoism of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and attempts to stifle public debate, are grave threats to Japan's open society. Most Japanese don't want to go where Abe is trying to drag them, but...
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JAPAN
Feb 22, 2014
NHK chief 'asked senior management to quit' on first day in office
NHK President Katsuto Momii asked members of the public broadcaster's executive board to give him their letters of resignation on his first day in the position last month — an apparent show of authority in personnel appointments — NHK sources said Friday.

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