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KATSUTO MOMII

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2016
Beleaguered NHK chief Momii unlikely to get nod for second term
Credibility-challenged NHK chief Katsuto Momii is unlikely to be reappointed next month because of opposition from the public broadcaster's management board, sources say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
May 28, 2016
Shooting the messenger: journalism under siege in Japan
Journalists who refuse to toe the official line are under pressure, experts say
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2016
NHK chairman's order to follow government line on Kyushu nuclear reactors sparks outcry
Outspoken NHK Chairman Katsuto Momii has found himself once again mired in controversy after news leaked he gave instructions that the public broadcaster should stick to the official government line when reporting on the nuclear reactor situation in quake-hit Kyushu.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 29, 2016
NHK chief apologizes over embezzlement at subsidiary, announcer in drug bust
NHK Chairman Katsuto Momii offered an apology during a TV program Sunday over the recent spate of criminal cases involving employees of the public broadcaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2015
DPJ lawmakers grill Momii over his performance as NHK chairman
The nation's largest opposition party has identified a new target for attack: the gaffe-prone, apparently pro-government chairman of public broadcaster NHK.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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 administration.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2014
NHK chief tells board 'comfort women' remarks no big deal
The controversy swirling around NHK shows no sign of simmering down, with Chairman Katsuto Momii reportedly playing down the explosive nature of the remarks he made at his first news conference in January over the wartime brothels used by the Imperial Japanese military.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2014
Momii's rise tests NHK's reputation
For millions of Japanese, and even Japan-watchers abroad, NHK is a trusted source of information: gray in tone perhaps, but neither black nor white on the issues. This assumption has been put to the test by new NHK Chairman Katsuto Momii, whose recent remarks have led many to wonder whether the public broadcaster is more government mouthpiece and muzzler of dissension than independent informer.
EDITORIALS
Jan 29, 2014
Momii unfit to lead NHK
Recent remarks by new NHK Chairman Katsuto Momii on 'comfort women' and NHK's duty to toe the government line show that his appointment was a mistake. He should resign or the NHK Board of Governors should remove him.
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2014
Hashimoto backs embattled NHK head on 'comfort women'
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto comes out for NHK Chairman Katsuto Momii, who's under fire for asserting that the wartime enslavement of women to provide sex for Japanese soldiers was wrong only by today's standards.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2014
New NHK chief: 'comfort women' only wrong per 'today's morality'; programming must push Japan's territorial stances
NHK's new head defends the use of 'comfort women' and wants programming to 'state Japan's positions in no uncertain terms' on sovereignty clashes.
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.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
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A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
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If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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