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Sharp unveils LCD TV with new backlight system

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. takes the wraps off a prototype liquid crystal display TV that uses a newly developed backlight system capable of showing clearer red and green colors in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 8, 2014. The Japanese electronics giant plans to launch commercial production of the TV in time for trial 8K ultra high-definition broadcasting due to start in 2016.

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TBS report of Fujiya scandal in Jan. posed 'problem': panel

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiharu Kawabata (L), chairman of the Broadcasting Ethics Committee of the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization, and Shinobu Yoshioka, member of the committee, speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 6. The panel told Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. that its January report on Fujiya Co.'s scandal was aired ''without sufficient news gathering'' and had ''a serious problem.'' It was the first case examined by the panel of the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization since it was set up in May following the revelation of fabricated TV shows by Osaka-based Kansai Telecasting Corp.

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Sharp unveils new LDC TV for 4K broadcasting

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. announces in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2014, that it will release two new liquid crystal display TV models in the Aquos family for 4K ultra-high resolution broadcasting on Sept. 10.

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Entertainer Dan promotes NHK program on northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - In Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2014, female entertainer Mitsu Dan (3rd from R) and others promote a local informational program starting March 14 on Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, to introduce the traditions and food cultures of Japan's northeastern region.

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Shukan Asahi with story of Osaka Mayor Hashimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the Oct. 26, 2012, edition of the weekly magazine Shukan Asahi, published on Oct. 16, 2012, containing a story about Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, head of the political party Nippon Ishin no Kai, with an unflattering portrait of the politician. Hashimoto (back) speaks on the story at the Osaka city government offices on Oct. 18, 2012. The mayor said the previous day he will no longer speak to reporters from The Asahi Shimbun daily and Asahi Broadcasting Corp., to protest the story in the magazine.

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Sudo to resign as chairman of NHK board of governors

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s board of governors, Fumio Sudo, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. Sudo said he will resign from the post amid criticism that his recent appointment as an outside board member of the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could jeopardize public confidence in the impartiality and fairness of the public broadcaster's news reporting.

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Sudo to resign as chairman of NHK board of governors

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s board of governors, Fumio Sudo, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. Sudo said he will resign from the post amid criticism that his recent appointment as an outside board member of the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could jeopardize public confidence in the impartiality and fairness of the public broadcaster's news reporting.

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Sudo to resign as chairman of NHK board of governors

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s board of governors, Fumio Sudo, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. Sudo said he will resign from the post amid criticism that his recent appointment as an outside board member of the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could jeopardize public confidence in the impartiality and fairness of the public broadcaster's news reporting.

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7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK.

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New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen'' year-end song festival of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., pose for photos at the head office of NHK in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the program. They are (from L front) Fuku Suzuki and Mana Ashida and (from L back) Girls' Generation's SeoHyun, Jessica, YuRi, Tiffany, TaeYeon and SooYoung, Sayaka Kanda, KARA's GYU RI, HARA and NICOLE, and Inawashirokos' Michihiko Yanai, Toshimi Watanabe, who is holding a fan with member Takashi Yamaguchi's picture on it, and Shinji Matsuda. Solo singer Ringo Sheena, who will also appear for the first time on the show, was not present for the photo.

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7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK.

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NHK's new president Matsumoto

TOKYO, Japan - Masayuki Matsumoto, a former vice chairman of Central Japan Railway Co., speaks during a press conference at public broadcaster NHK's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2011, after assuming his new post as president of NHK. Matsumoto is the second person in a row to be selected from a private organization to assume the top post of Japan Broadcasting Corp.

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Fukuyama, Ueno discuss NHK dramas

TOKYO, Japan - Actor and musician Masaharu Fukuyama (L) and actress Juri Ueno pose during a promotional event for the dramas in which they star respectively at the headquarters of Japan Broadcasting Corp., NHK, in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2010.

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'Ryoma-den' drama cast finishes shooting

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Fukuyama, who played legendary revolutionary Ryoma Sakamoto in the drama ''Ryoma-den,'' receives flowers after the final shoot at the headquarters of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2010.

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'Ryoma-den' drama cast finishes shooting

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Fukuyama (C), Teruyuki Kagawa (C,L) and other members of the cast of the drama ''Ryoma-den'' pose at the headquarters of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2010.

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NHK not to broadcast Nagoya sumo meet live due to gambling scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyoshi Murayama, acting chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, speaks to reporters after talks with Shigeo Fukuchi, president of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., widely known as NHK, at NHK headquarters in Tokyo on July 6, 2010. After the talks, NHK decided not to televise the July 11-25 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders.

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NHK to finalize decision on sumo coverage next week

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Fukuchi, president of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., widely known as NHK, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2010. Fukuchi said NHK will decide whether to broadcast this month's Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament next week after the sport's government body imposes punishments on wrestlers and elders involved in a gambling scandal.

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Google webcasts news programs of TV Asahi, TBS via YouTube

TOKYO, Japan - Google Inc. Vice President David Eun speaks at a news conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2009. He announced that Google has concluded license agreements with TV Asahi Corp. and Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. to webcast their news and other programs through its YouTube video sharing site.

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Watchdog issues recommendation to broadcaster over false report

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Television Network Corp. President Noritada Hosokawa meets the press in Tokyo on July 30 after the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization recommended that NTV air a program investigating its news report that falsely said the Gifu prefectural government had been amassing slush funds.

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Panasonic unveils new technology to recycle television sets

OSAKA, Japan - A Panasonic Corp. worker cuts the front and back glass of a cathode-ray tube with a newly developed technology that employs a carbon dioxide laser at a plant in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 2. Panasonic has developed the technology to recycle TV sets more efficiently, ahead of the start of terrestrial digital broadcasting in 2011.

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Apparent bullets sent to NHK headquarters, local bureaus

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows the Sapporo bureau of Japan Broadcasting Corp., better known as NHK, which received an envelope containing a metallic object resembling a rifle bullet in the mail. Two local NHK bureaus each received an envelope containing a metallic object on Feb. 24, a day after similar mail was received at the broadcaster's headquarters in Tokyo.

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NHK, Fuji TV to launch coordinated programs in March

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Hatakeyama (L), a Japan Broadcasting Corp. announcer, and Yoko Tobe, a Fuji Television Network Inc. announcer, shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 7 flanked by two of the broadcasters' characters. The public broadcaster, better known as NHK, and Fuji announced that NHK's educational channel and Fuji will launch coordinated TV programs in late March.

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NHK starts on-demand Internet distribution of TV programs

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) NHK Vice Chairman Yoshinori Imai, actor Kazuki Kitamura, actress Takako Tokiwa, actor Satoshi Tsumabuki and NHK Chairman Shigeo Fukuchi are seen at a launching ceremony for on-demand distribution of TV programs at the headquarters of Japan Broadcasting Corp., better known as NHK, in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Dec. 1. The public broadcaster now distributes its TV programs on demand for a fee over the Internet.

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Crown Prince Naruhito, wife attend NHK's Japan Prize ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) and his wife Princess Masako (R) arrive for an award ceremony for the Japan Prize International Educational Program Contest sponsored by public broadcaster NHK, or Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Oct. 28.

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Crown Prince Naruhito, wife attend NHK's Japan Prize ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and his wife Princess Masako (L) attend an award ceremony for the Japan Prize International Educational Program Contest sponsored by public broadcaster NHK, or Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Oct. 28.

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Crown Prince Naruhito, wife attend NHK's Japan Prize ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito delivers a speech during an award ceremony for the Japan Prize International Educational Program Contest sponsored by public broadcaster NHK, or Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Oct. 28.

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Crown Prince Naruhito, wife attend NHK's Japan Prize ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and his wife Princess Masako (L) chat during an award ceremony for the Japan Prize International Educational Program Contest sponsored by public broadcaster NHK, or Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Oct. 28.

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NHK president meets press on insider stock trading

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Fukuchi, president of Japan Broadcasting Corp., known as NHK, speaks during a news conference at the broadcaster's headquarters in Tokyo on May 27 after a third-party panel, set up by NHK to investigate insider stock trading by its staff, handed over its report to Fukuchi.

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Panel chief hands investigation report to NHK president

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hideaki Kubori (C), the head of a third-party panel set up by Japan Broadcasting Corp., known as NHK, to investigate insider stock trading by its staff, hands the panel's report to NHK President Shigeo Fukuchi (R) at the broadcaster's headquarters in Tokyo on May 27.

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NHK appoints former newscaster Imai as new vice president

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Imai (R), a former newscaster of Japan Broadcasting Corp., meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 29 after he was named as a new vice president of the public broadcaster known as NHK. At left is new NHK President Shigeo Fukuchi.

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Fukuchi becomes new head of NHK, faces bumpy road amid scandals

TOKYO, Japan - New NHK President Shigeo Fukuchi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 25. Fukuchi, former adviser of Asahi Breweries Ltd., is the first head of NHK, officially called Japan Broadcasting Corp., to hail from outside the public broadcaster in about 20 years.

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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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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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High court orders NHK redress over sex-slave 'trial' program

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs rejoice in front of the Tokyo High Court on Jan. 29 after the court ordered Japan Broadcasting Corp. and two TV production companies to pay 2 million yen in compensation to a women's rights group over a 2001 television program on Japan's wartime sex slavery.

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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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Designer's image of New Tokyo Tower bared

TOKYO, Japan - Sculptor Kiichi Sumikawa (L) explains to Kinya Miyasugi, president of New Tokyo Tower Co., about his design of the tower on Nov. 24. The radio and TV transmitter tower to be built by Japan Broadcasting Corp. and five commercial TV broadcasters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward by 2010 will stand 600 meters high, higher than the world's current tallest tower, the 553-meter CN Tower in Canada's Toronto.

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

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshihide Suga heads to his office in Tokyo on Nov. 10 to issue an unprecedented and controversial order for Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) to air programs focusing on North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals on its shortwave radio service.

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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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Preparation under way for full-scale digital radio broadcasting

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows receiver for digital radio marketed by Osaka-based Pixela Corp. in September.

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New Tokyo Tower to be built in Sumida Ward in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - An aerial photo taken on March 25 shows a defunct railway shunting yard in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, where Japan Broadcasting Corp. and five commercial TV broadcasters in the Tokyo area plan to build a new radio and TV transmitter tower, dubbed the New Tokyo Tower, by 2010.

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Sharp's LCD monitor has contrast ratio of 1 mil. to 1

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. has developed a liquid crystal display monitor that can provide a contrast ratio of 1 million to 1. Sharp said Oct. 3 it will commercialize the new monitor for professional use such as in television broadcasting in fiscal 2006 through March 2007.

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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 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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NHK producer, entertainment firm head arrested in fraud case

TOKYO, Japan - Senior officials of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) offer their apology at a press conference on Dec. 4 following the arrested of a former TV producer and his alleged accomplice on suspicions they conspired to defraud the public broadcaster out of 2.7 million yen.

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NHK union to demand resignation of Ebisawa as president

TOKYO, Japan - Naomi Okamoto, secretary general of the labor union of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), tells reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 9 that the union will demand Katsuji Ebisawa resign as NHK president to take responsibility for his handling of a series of embezzlement scandals at the public broadcaster.

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Satellite digital broadcasting for mobile terminals

TOKYO, Japan - Mobile Broadcasting Corp. says Oct. 4 it will begin digital broadcasting services via satellite for mobile terminals (photo shows two palm-size mobile terminals) on Oct. 20 for the first time in the world. The service will start with seven channels for footage, 30 audio channels and several other channels for data information.

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NHK's Ebisawa apologizes for series of scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuji Ebisawa, president of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), apologizes at a session of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications on Sept. 9 for a series of scandals embroiling the corporation, including alleged embezzlement by a former chief producer.

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News helicopter crashes, 4 dead

NAGANO, Japan - A helicopter crashed and burst into flames on the banks of the Kiso River in southern Nagano Prefecture on March 7, killing all four people aboard. The helicopter, owned by Nakanihon Air Service Co. and chartered by Shinetsu Broadcasting Corp. based in the city of Nagano, was covering a traffic accident.

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New digital radio broadcasting services to be tested

TOKYO, Japan - An marketing assistant holds a receiver for ticket sales and music-downloading services linked to terrestrial digital radio broadcasting which Telecom carrier KDDI Corp. and Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co. will launch on a trial basis. The two companies said March 3 will conduct trials for these new services at Tokyo Tower for three days from March 4, using a prototype mobile receiver developed jointly by the two companies and Tokyo-based electronics firm Vitec Co.

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Pioneer female voice actor Kato dies at 84

TOKYO, Japan - Pioneer female voice actor Michiko Kato (in photo taken in 1998) died of pancreatic cancer at a Tokyo hospital Jan. 31, her family said. She was 84. A native of Tokyo, Kato became one of the first trainees of a Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) voice actor training center in 1941 and served as a presenter for a team of female singers in NHK's first annual year-end singing contest pitting men against women in 1951.