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NHK president under fire

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuto Momii, the new president of Japan's public broadcaster NHK, answers questions during a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee in the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2014. Momii has been under fire for his comments on wartime sex slavery.

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China raps NHK chief's remarks

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang holds a press briefing at the ministry in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2014. Qin rapped the new president of Japan's public broadcaster NHK, Katsuto Momii, over remarks he made over the weekend on "comfort women" suggesting that forcing women to provide sex to soldiers during wartime was something that "every country" does.

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NHK's new head

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuto Momii, new president of public broadcaster NHK, holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2014, at the start of his three-year term.

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NHK's new head

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuto Momii, new president of public broadcaster NHK, holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2014, at the start of his three-year term.

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Court finds air traffic controllers not guilty over 2001 near miss

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Hachitani (2nd from R) and Yasuko Momii (L), two air traffic controllers charged with professional negligence in causing injuries to passengers when two Japan Airlines planes almost collided in January 2001 over the Pacific off Shizuoka Prefecture, holds an ''innocence'' banner at a meeting of their supporters after they were found not guilty at the Tokyo District Court on March 20. The court ruled that they are not guilty, saying that they could not foresee the accident.

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NHK to enhance collaboration with regional newspapers: president

Katsuto Momii, president of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, smiles at a House of Representatives committee in Tokyo on March 25, 2015, after the committee approved the budget for the broadcaster for fiscal 2015. In a New Year message to employees on Jan. 4, 2016, Momii said NHK will enhance collaboration with regional newspapers across Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 air controllers given suspended sentences

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuko Momii, an air traffic controller, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 11 after the Tokyo High Court overturned a lower court's verdict of not guilty and sentenced her to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for negligence over a near collision in 2001 between two Japan Airlines planes over the Pacific. Hideki Hachitani, who was under Momii's supervision, received 12-month prison term, suspended for three years. (Kyodo)

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Court finds air traffic controllers not guilty over 2001 near mi

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Hachitani (fore) and Yasuko Momii, two air traffic controllers charged with professional negligence in causing injuries to passengers when two Japan Airlines planes almost collided in January 2001 over the Pacific off Shizuoka Prefecture, walk into the Tokyo District Court on March 20. The court ruled that they are not guilty, saying that they could not foresee the accident. (Kyodo)

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Court finds air traffic controllers not guilty over 2001 near mi

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Hachitani (2nd from R) and Yasuko Momii (L), two air traffic controllers charged with professional negligence in causing injuries to passengers when two Japan Airlines planes almost collided in January 2001 over the Pacific off Shizuoka Prefecture, holds an ''innocence'' placard at a meeting of their supporters after they were found not guilty at the Tokyo District Court on March 20. The court ruled that they are not guilty, saying that they could not foresee the accident. (Kyodo)

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NHK chief attends last press conference

Outgoing NHK President Katsuto Momii attends his last regular press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2017. Momii, who assumed the presidency in 2014, will leave his post on Jan. 24 after serving a single term. He has repeatedly faced criticism for controversial remarks, including, "When the government is saying, 'Right,' we can't say, 'Left' in international programs." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NHK chief attends last press conference

Outgoing NHK President Katsuto Momii attends his last regular press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2017. Momii, who assumed the presidency in 2014, will leave his post on Jan. 24 after serving a single term. He has repeatedly faced criticism for controversial remarks, including, "When the government is saying, 'Right,' we can't say, 'Left' in international programs." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ueda to become NHK president to replace Momii

Ryoichi Ueda, former senior executive vice president of major trading company Mitsubishi Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2016, after being selected as new president of Japan Broadcasting Corp. by the board of governors of the public broadcaster known as NHK. Katsuto Momii, the current NHK president, will retire in January after one three-year term. Ueda currently serves as the only full-time governor of the 12-member NHK board and a member of the NHK audit committee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ueda to become NHK president to replace Momii

Ryoichi Ueda, former senior executive vice president of major trading company Mitsubishi Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2016, after being selected as new president of Japan Broadcasting Corp. by the board of governors of the public broadcaster known as NHK. Katsuto Momii, the current NHK president, will retire in January after one three-year term. Ueda currently serves as the only full-time governor of the 12-member NHK board and a member of the NHK audit committee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ueda to become NHK president to replace Momii

Ryoichi Ueda, former senior executive vice president of major trading company Mitsubishi Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2016, after being selected as new president of Japan Broadcasting Corp. by the board of governors of the public broadcaster known as NHK. Katsuto Momii, the current NHK president, will retire in January after one three-year term. Ueda currently serves as the only full-time governor of the 12-member NHK board and a member of the NHK audit committee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Beleaguered public broadcaster chief likely to be replaced

Photo taken Dec. 2, 2016, shows Ryoichi Ueda, a member of the Board of Governors of Japan's public broadcaster NHK. It was reported on Dec. 3 that Ueda, a former vice president of Mitsubishi Corp., is likely to be named as head of NHK to replace President Katsuto Momii. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NHK chief Momii may not be reappointed

Photo shows NHK President Katsuto Momii. It was reported on Dec. 2, 2016, that Momii may not be reappointed after his term expires on Jan. 24, 2017, as some of the management committee members have shown doubts over his capabilities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NHK launches 4K, 8K high-definition test broadcasting

NHK President Katsuto Momii addresses a commencement ceremony for 4K and 8K super high-definition test broadcasting on BS satellite channels on Aug. 1, 2016, at a broadcasting center in Shibuya, Tokyo. Japan's public broadcaster NHK, officially known as Japan Broadcasting Corp., aims to verify the technology and popularize it in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Testing of 8K broadcasting, which is making its world debut, includes broadcasting of the opening ceremony and some games of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics starting Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NHK launches 4K, 8K high-definition test broadcasting

NHK President Katsuto Momii (L) poses at a commencement ceremony for 4K and 8K super high-definition test broadcasting on BS satellite channels on Aug. 1, 2016, at a broadcasting center in Shibuya, Tokyo. Japan's public broadcaster NHK, officially known as Japan Broadcasting Corp., aims to verify the technology and popularize it in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Testing of 8K broadcasting, which is making its world debut, includes broadcasting of the opening ceremony and some events of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics starting Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NHK launches 4K, 8K high-definition test broadcasting

NHK President Katsuto Momii (L) presses the button to start 4K and 8K super high-definition test broadcasting on BS satellite channels at a commencement ceremony on Aug. 1, 2016, at a broadcasting center in Shibuya, Tokyo. Japan's public broadcaster NHK, officially known as Japan Broadcasting Corp., aims to verify the technology and popularize it in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Testing of 8K broadcasting, which is making its world debut, includes broadcasting of the opening ceremony and some games of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics starting Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo