Cubans were glued to their televisions on Monday, many watching in a state of shock as President Raul Castro faced tough questions from American journalists who challenged him to defend Cuba's record on human rights and political prisoners. In a country where publicly questioning the ...
Many foreign celebrities here speak Japanese to a high level, yet when it comes to pronunciation and intonation, few sound as accomplished as Natalie Emmons.
NHK's "Kohaku" show earned a record-low viewership rating of just 39.2 percent on New Year's Eve.
Mexican actress Kate del Castillo has stepped out of the fictional drug trafficker roles she played on TV and finds herself involved in the real world of drug capos. The 43-year-old Del Castillo had her most memorable role in 2011 playing a drug kingpin in ...
NHK is considering revamping its popular news program "Close-up Gendai" and ditching anchorwoman Hiroko Kuniya, who has helmed the incisive current affairs show for more than 20 years, broadcasting sources said Friday. The change, being considered for this spring, would mean the loss of a ...
The common image of Japan abroad as a high-tech country is severely out of step with the everyday experience of those of us who live here.
An independent panel promoting ethical standards in broadcasting criticized the government and ruling party for pressuring NHK over possible fraud in a show involving religious organizations.
Fuji Television has announced a drama series featuring a lesbian love story as its central theme — a first for Japan. But a prominent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activist has slammed the show's promotional material for portraying an "out-of-date" image of same-sex couples. "Transit ...
Martin Milner, whose wholesome good looks helped make him the star of two hugely popular 1960s TV series, "Route 66" and "Adam-12," has died. He was 83. "Adam-12" co-star Kent McCord, who spoke to Milner's children, said Milner died Sunday. He said the family is ...
President Barack Obama will test his wilderness survival skills with an appearance on the television show "Running Wild" in an Alaska adventure that will air later this year, the network NBC said on Monday. Obama will be the first U.S. president to appear on the ...
The general manager of a TV station in Virginia says two of its staff were fatally shot on air in central Virginia. Jeffrey A. Marks, general manager of WDBJ-TV, identified the two killed as Alison Parker and Adam Ward. The station says in tweets and in ...
Opinion polls are one thing, but Nielsen numbers speak more loudly to television executives: Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's ability to pull in viewers makes him catnip for news programs and wins a level of coverage that feeds on itself. NBC's "Meet the Press" had ...
