NHK President Ebisawa expresses intention to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuji Ebisawa, president of Japan's scandal-tainted public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), answers reporters' questions with a smile in front of his residence in Tokyo's Nakano Ward on Jan. 25. Ebisawa indicated for the first time he will resign from the post before his term expires.

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