NHK head apologizes for reporter's arrest in attempted arson

NHK head apologizes for reporter's arrest in attempted arson

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Genichi Hashimoto offers an apology on a special TV program on Nov. 6 for one of the public broadcaster's reporters who was arrested on suspicion of setting fire at a construction site in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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