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JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jan 4, 2014
Here's eyeing Japan 2014 — warts an' all
"To know the future, look at the past," is a familiar Buddhist aphorism. However, it's also said that a prophet isn't honored in his hometown — which is why I live in Tokyo. As we ride into the Year of the Horse, I thought I'd canter awhile through times to come and report back on what I found. My...
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2013
All eyes on the new NHK chief
The governing board of NHK has appointed a supporter of the new state secrets protection law as the next president of Japan's public broadcaster. Katsuto Momii's three-year term starts Jan. 25.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 11, 2013
Tokyo: Where do you get your news fix from?
NHK, The Japan Times, 2channel, Nihon TV . . . Fox? Tokyoites look to a wide range of sources to sate their thirst for news.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2013
NHK president says he will step down in January
NHK President Masayuki Matsumoto has said he doesn't intend to seek another term when his current spell ends Jan. 24.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 2, 2013
Tokyo: What do you think of Japan's national broadcaster, NHK?
Beloved voice of the nation or loathed drain on household finances? Vox pops from around the capital suggest a bit of both.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2013
For first time, NHK seeks Caucasian actress to star in morning drama
Wanted: A female aged 25 to 40 who grew up in the West and boasts a better than average singing voice to star in a NHK drama about Rita Taketsuru.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 9, 2013
Mao wins fourth NHK Trophy title
Two-time world champion Mao Asada won the NHK Trophy for the fourth time with a strong free skate on Saturday night as her buildup to the Sochi Olympics continues.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 8, 2013
Mao, Suzuki are 1-2 in women's competition; Takahashi leads men after NHK Trophy short program
Two-time world champion Mao Asada established a solid lead in the short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday night at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 7, 2013
Mao looking for spot in Grand Prix Final
Mao Asada will look to nail down a spot in next month's Grand Prix Final at what will be her last appearance at the NHK Trophy starting Friday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 6, 2013
Mr. Abe stacking the deck at NHK
Three of the five people named to fill vacancies on NHK's Board of Governors are close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, prompting concern that the public broadcaster's neutrality is at risk.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 6, 2013
Mao aims for fourth NHK Trophy title as Sochi looms
Two-time world champion Mao Asada continues her quest for the Olympic gold medal at the Sochi Olympics at the NHK Trophy starting on Friday in Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Oct 20, 2013
Political winds buffet NHK
An NHK insider warns that the quality of Japan's public broadcasting system is threatened by a poor personnel appointment for which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pulling the strings.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2013
Plaintiff tells NHK to stop using foreign loanwords
A 71-year-old plaintiff representative demands that NHK stop using foreign loanwords at the start of a damages suit against the broadcaster before the Nagoya District Court.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 27, 2013
NHK drama dives into the 'idea' of idols in rural Japan
When it was announced last year that entertainment Renaissance man Kankuro Kudo would write the script for NHK's spring-summer 2013 "TV novel," a few people probably wondered how the iconoclastic writer-director-actor would respond to the broadcaster's narrative strictures. In a recent interview with...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2013
Gifu man, 71, sues NHK for distress over its excess use of foreign words
A Gifu Prefecture man is suing NHK for mental distress allegedly caused by the broadcaster's excessive use of foreign words.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2013
Myanmar set to air NHK dramas 'Carnation,' 'Atsuhime'
NHK said Thursday a Myanmar TV station will start airing its dramas from around late July, marking the first time for Japanese dramas to be shown in the Southeast Asian country since it shifted to a democratic government from military rule in March 2011.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 6, 2013
Meiner Ho O shocks field in NHK Mile Cup
Newly crowned NHK Mile Cup champion Meiner Ho O could throw his hat into the ring for the upcoming Japanese Derby after the colt became the top 3-year-old miler in the country on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 17, 2013
Data from 3/11 could save lives if used effectively
As the second anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake approached, the media again rallied to pay tribute to the tragedy's victims, whether dead or alive. Many of the latter are still in limbo, unsure of their future since the events of that day wiped out much of their past.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 15, 2013
Lawmaker alleges sex-slave denial censored
The deletion from YouTube of statements by Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) lawmaker Nariaki Nakayama denying the Imperial Japanese Army forced thousands of Asian females to provide sex for soldiers during the war has once again put NHK under the national spotlight.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2013
Frenchwoman fired for leaving Japan during nuclear crisis sues NHK
A Frenchwoman dismissed by NHK filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the public broadcaster, claiming her radio announcer contract was unjustly terminated after she temporarily fled Japan at the start of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant in March 2011.

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