‘The Mating Game’: NHK's 8K nature series reveals all
The national broadcaster’s 5-episode natural history series, which follows the courting rituals of 80 species in 22 different countries, is the first of its kind to be shot entirely in 8K.
Ratings for NHK's year-end 'Kohaku' music show hit record low
Once a colossally popular year-end event among the public after NHK began airing it in the 1950s, the ratings are the lowest since records began in 1962.
The Dutch sex toy firm sponsoring the curling competition agreed to conceal its logo on the ice so the event could be broadcast in Japan.
NHK pulls plug on televising Olympic qualifiers over sex toy ad
A red on-ice advertisement for Dutch sex toy company EasyToys prompted NHK to rethink broadcasting Japan's mixed-doubles curling opener against the United States.
Japanese Supreme Court confirms obligation to pay NHK viewing fees
Even families in Japan with televisions on which channels of public broadcaster NHK cannot be watched must pay viewing fees, the Supreme Court has confirmed.
Media visibility and representation of people with disabilities in Japan is generally poor. But with the Paralympics being held in Tokyo, athletes had hoped for their moment in the sun.
'A huge step forward': NHK brings human touch to computer-generated sign-language commentary
The move is the national broadcaster’s most ambitious initiative yet to bring a variety of content to Japan’s deaf population.
Nearly a quarter of Tokyo households watched Paralympic opening ceremony
Preliminary data showed that the average viewership of the opening ceremony of the Paralympics — which aired live Tuesday partly on NHK's main channel — was 23.8% in the Kanto region.
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The 56.4% rating for NHK's live broadcast of the ceremony in the Kanto region compared with 61.2% for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony.
Ryo Sejiri, a TV commentator for NHK, was in his element, giving the kind of move-by-move analysis that's all too common in sports, but with his distinctive flair.
10,000 volunteers have quit Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, say organizers
"There's no doubt that one of the reasons is concern over coronavirus infections," Toshiro Muto, CEO of the organizing committee, told reporters.
