Japan faces an uphill battle to reduce plastic consumption
Anyone following recent coverage of the worldwide plastic waste crisis may note a contradiction in the reporting on Japan's place in the discussion. On the one hand, Japan boasts a very high plastic recycling rate owing to local governments' sorting rules, which are some ...
No injuries reported as Japan MSDF minesweeper and cargo ship collide off Hiroshima
A Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper and a cargo ship collided around midnight Wednesday in the Seto Inland Sea off the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture, but no injuries were reported, according to the Japan Coast Guard. The 510-ton minesweeper Notojima carrying 41 people and the 699-ton ...
Diet approves simultaneous streaming for Japan's public broadcaster NHK
The Diet on Wednesday authorized public broadcaster NHK to start simultaneous online streaming of its television programs amid the increasing popularity of computer- and handset-based services. NHK, formally called Japan Broadcasting Corp., plans to launch the new service by next March in order to broadcast ...
Tokyo court orders owner of car with TV-equipped navigation system to pay NHK fee
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ruled that the owner of a car with a navigation system capable of receiving television signals should pay the monthly subscription fee for public broadcaster NHK. It was the first court ruling on whether car owners should pay NHK ...
NHK docudrama reveals telephone scam tactics
Thai police last month raided a residence in Pattaya where an alleged telephone swindling operation was taking place. They discovered 15 Japanese nationals suspected of calling retired people in Japan and fooling them into purchasing electronic money. Japanese police say they will arrest the ...
Does NHK drama credit instant noodles to the right inventor?
Each morning at 8 o'clock, millions of homemakers across the country tune into a 15-minute-long segment of a serialized morning drama on NHK. The current story, titled "Manpuku," relates the saga of the man who invented instant noodles and his devoted wife, played by ...
Owners of TV-capable cellphones must pay NHK public channel fees, Japan's top court rules
The Supreme Court has finalized high court rulings ordering owners of cellphones with TV functions to pay a subscription fee to NHK, it was learned Wednesday. The broadcast law obliges anyone who has a TV signal receiver to sign a contract with the public broadcaster. Presiding ...
NHK, Japan's public broadcaster, to start simultaneous online streaming
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a bill Tuesday to revise the broadcast law to allow NHK to start simultaneous online streaming of its television programs. "We would like to meet public demand for the ability to watch programs on their smartphones," communications ...
NHK's restructuring plan sparks concern over influence
In a recent post for the progressive website Common Dreams, consumer advocate and one-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader bemoaned public broadcasting in the United States. Created by the government "to provide serious programming without any advertisements," the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio ...
NHK fires senior employee over fraudulent receipt of allowances
NHK, also known as Japan Broadcasting Corp., has fired a senior employee Tuesday at its broadcasting station in Obihiro, Hokkaido, for fraudulently receiving ¥5,242,160 in allowances. The allowances received by the 51-year-old deputy head of the technical department at the Obihiro office included money intended ...
NHK, other TV stations begin broadcasting 4K, 8K ultra-high-definition programs
Public broadcaster NHK and several other TV stations began airing 4K and 8K ultra-high-definition programs on satellite channels Saturday. 4K contents were offered on 17 channels, with NHK initially being the only broadcaster to run 8K programs. The government has been pushing the 4K and 8K ...
NHK to trim fees by 4.5% by fiscal 2020 to meet criteria for online simulcasting
NHK's board on Tuesday approved the public broadcaster's plan to cut its television viewing fees by 4.5 percent by fiscal 2020. The plan is designed to meet a government-set criteria for starting the online simulcast of TV programs. NHK's Board of Governors voted to revise the ...
