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Fukuchi becomes new NHK head

TOKYO, Japan - Former Asahi Breweries Ltd. adviser Shigeo Fukuchi (file photo) became president of public broadcaster NHK on Jan. 25. Fukuchi is the first head of NHK, officially called Japan Broadcasting Corp., hailing from the outside in about 20 years. He succeeded Genichi Hashimoto, who stepped down Jan. 24 to take responsibility for the insider stock trading scandal, for a three-year term.

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NHK chief Hashimoto resigns over insider trading scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Shigetaka Komori (R), chairman of public broadcaster NHK's management board, speaks about the resignation of NHK President Genichi Hashimoto at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24. Hashimoto resigned to take responsibility for an insider stock trading scandal involving several NHK employees.

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NHK President Hashimoto to resign over insider trading by staff

TOKYO, Japan - Genichi Hashimoto (L), the president of public broadcasting company NHK, said at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 21 that he has told of his intention to resign over the revelation of insider stock trading by a reporter and a few other staffers just a few days before Jan. 24 when his term of office expires. Hashimoto also said two of NHK's 10 managing directors -- one in charge of legal compliance and the other in charge of news reports -- will resign Jan. 22 over the questionable stock trading.

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NHK chief apologies over insider stock trading by employees

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Genichi Hashimoto (C) apologizes to Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda (R) during a meeting at the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry on Jan. 18 over allegations that three NHK employees -- two reporters and one director -- were involved in insider trading. Masuda ordered NHK to check whether other NHK employees in news sections are involved in illegal stock trading.

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3 NHK employees investigated for suspected insider trading

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Genichi Hashimoto and two other senior NHK executives bow in apology at a news conference at the NHK Broadcast Center in Tokyo on Jan. 17 after the public broadcaster acknowledged that two NHK reporters and a news director are under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission on suspicion of insider trading of stocks.

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Asahi Breweries' Fukuchi elected NHK president

TOKYO, Japan - Asahi Breweries Ltd. adviser Shigeo Fukuchi speaks during a news conference on Dec. 25 after the management committee of Japan Broadcasting Corp., known as NHK, decided earlier in the day to appoint him as the new NHK president, replacing Genichi Hashimoto whose three-year term expires in January.

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NHK head cautious about lowering subscription fees

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) President Genichi Hashimoto speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 11. He expressed reservations about backing a plan floated by the communications minister to lower the subscription fees of the national broadcaster from fiscal 2008.

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Gov't issues unprecedented order for NHK to focus on abductions

TOKYO, Japan - Genichi Hashimoto, chairman of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), fields questions from reporters after Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshihide Suga issued an unprecedented and controversial order for NHK to air programs focusing on North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals on its shortwave radio service.

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NHK to press for subscription fee payments through summary court

TOKYO, Japan - NHK Chairman Genichi Hashimoto holds a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5. Hashimoto said people who refuse to pay their viewer subscription fees will be pressed for payment through summary courts if they fail to pay by the end of this month.

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NHK head apologizes for reporter's arrest in attempted arson

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Genichi Hashimoto speaks in reply to a question at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 6. He offered an apology for one of the public broadcaster's reporters who was arrested on suspicion of setting fire at a construction site in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture.

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NHK foresees revenue loss of up to 50 bil. yen due to fee dodgers

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) President Genichi Hashimoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 20. He said NYK anticipates up to 50 billion yen in revenue loss for the year ending March 2006 because many people are refusing to pay viewership fees.

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NHK to replace all 8 board directors to restore public trust

TOKYO, Japan - Genichi Hashimoto, president of scandal-hit public broadcaster NHK, tells a press conference April 1 that the organization will replace all eight of its board directors as part of efforts to restore public trust.

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Talk with politicians on programs before they air undesirable

TOKYO, Japan - New NHK President Genichi Hashimoto meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 3, his first regular news conference since replacing Katsuji Ebisawa. Hashimoto said he believes it is undesirable for TV stations to talk with politicians about the content of a program before it airs.

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Ex-NHK Pres. Ebisawa declines to take adviser post

TOKYO, Japan - New NHK President Genichi Hashimoto said in Tokyo on Jan. 28 that former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa and two other former executives have declined to take adviser posts with the public broadcaster after they resigned Jan. 25 following a growing number of viewers refusing to pay subscription fees due to scandals.

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Managing director Hashimoto succeeds Ebisawa

TOKYO, Japan - Genichi Hashimoto, managing director and chief engineer of public broadcaster NHK, who was appointed new president of the broadcaster on Jan. 25, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo's Shibuya the same day.

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Managing director Hashimoto succeeds Ebisawa

TOKYO, Japan - Genichi Hashimoto, managing director and chief engineer of public broadcaster NHK, who was appointed new president of the broadcaster on Jan. 25, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo's Shibuya the same day. (Kyodo)

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Ex-NHK Pres. Ebisawa declines to take adviser post

TOKYO, Japan - New NHK President Genichi Hashimoto said in Tokyo on Jan. 28 that former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa and two other former executives have declined to take adviser posts with the public broadcaster after they resigned Jan. 25 following a growing number of viewers refusing to pay subscription fees due to scandals. (Kyodo)

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NHK to replace all 8 board directors to restore public trust

TOKYO, Japan - Genichi Hashimoto, president of scandal-hit public broadcaster NHK, tells a press conference April 1 that the organization will replace all eight of its board directors as part of efforts to restore public trust. (Kyodo)

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Gov't issues unprecedented order for NHK to focus on abductions

TOKYO, Japan - Genichi Hashimoto, chairman of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), fields questions from reporters after Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshihide Suga issued an unprecedented and controversial order for NHK to air programs focusing on North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals on its shortwave radio service. (Kyodo)

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NHK head cautious about lowering subscription fees

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) President Genichi Hashimoto speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 11. He expressed reservations about backing a plan floated by the communications minister to lower the subscription fees of the national broadcaster from fiscal 2008. (Kyodo)

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NHK foresees revenue loss of up to 50 bil. yen due to fee dodger

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) President Genichi Hashimoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 20. He said NYK anticipates up to 50 billion yen in revenue loss for the year ending March 2006 because many people are refusing to pay viewership fees. (Kyodo)

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Talk with politicians on programs before they air undesirable

TOKYO, Japan - New NHK President Genichi Hashimoto meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 3, his first regular news conference since replacing Katsuji Ebisawa. Hashimoto said he believes it is undesirable for TV stations to talk with politicians about the content of a program before it airs. (Kyodo)

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Fukuchi becomes new NHK head

TOKYO, Japan - Former Asahi Breweries Ltd. adviser Shigeo Fukuchi (file photo) became president of public broadcaster NHK on Jan. 25. Fukuchi is the first head of NHK, officially called Japan Broadcasting Corp., hailing from the outside in about 20 years. He succeeded Genichi Hashimoto, who stepped down Jan. 24 to take responsibility for the insider stock trading scandal, for a three-year term. (Kyodo)

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NHK chief Hashimoto resigns over insider trading scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Shigetaka Komori (R), chairman of public broadcaster NHK's management board, speaks about the resignation of NHK President Genichi Hashimoto at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24. Hashimoto resigned to take responsibility for an insider stock trading scandal involving several NHK employees. (Kyodo)

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Asahi Breweries' Fukuchi elected NHK president

TOKYO, Japan - Asahi Breweries Ltd. adviser Shigeo Fukuchi speaks during a news conference on Dec. 25 after the management committee of Japan Broadcasting Corp., known as NHK, decided earlier in the day to appoint him as the new NHK president, replacing Genichi Hashimoto whose three-year term expires in January. (Kyodo)

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NHK President Hashimoto to resign over insider trading by staff

TOKYO, Japan - Genichi Hashimoto (L), the president of public broadcasting company NHK, said at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 21 that he has told of his intention to resign over the revelation of insider stock trading by a reporter and a few other staffers just a few days before Jan. 24 when his term of office expires. Hashimoto also said two of NHK's 10 managing directors -- one in charge of legal compliance and the other in charge of news reports -- will resign Jan. 22 over the questionable stock trading. (Kyodo)

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NHK chief apologies over insider stock trading by employees

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Genichi Hashimoto (C) apologizes to Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda (R) during a meeting at the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry on Jan. 18 over allegations that three NHK employees -- two reporters and one director -- were involved in insider trading. Masuda ordered NHK to check whether other NHK employees in news sections are involved in illegal stock trading. (Kyodo)

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3 NHK employees investigated for suspected insider trading

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Genichi Hashimoto and two other senior NHK executives bow in apology at a news conference at the NHK Broadcast Center in Tokyo on Jan. 17 after the public broadcaster acknowledged that two NHK reporters and a news director are under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission on suspicion of insider trading of stocks. (Kyodo)

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NHK head apologizes for reporter's arrest in attempted arson

OTSU, Japan - Hirofumi Kasamatsu, a 24-year-old NHK reporter who has admitted to the attempted arson charge, leaves Otsu Police Station in Shiga Prefecture in a car as he is sent to prosecutors on Nov. 6. NHK President Genichi Hashimoto offered an apology earlier in the day over the incident, saying: ''We heartily apologize to those affected, relevant parties, and our viewers and listeners.'' (Kyodo)

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NHK head apologizes for reporter's arrest in attempted arson

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Genichi Hashimoto speaks in reply to a question at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 6. He offered an apology 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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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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NHK to press for subscription fee payments through summary court

TOKYO, Japan - NHK Chairman Genichi Hashimoto holds a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5. Hashimoto said people who refuse to pay their viewer subscription fees will be pressed for payment through summary courts if they fail to pay by the end of this month. (Kyodo)