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Twin actors starred in NHK drama series

FUKUOKA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Japanese twin actors Mana Mikura (L) and Kana Mikura, both playing starring roles in public broadcaster NHK's television drama series "Futarikko," visit the ACROS Fukuoka multi-purpose hall in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on March 8, 1997, for the recording of a TV commercial related to the Asian Development Bank.(Kyodo)

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US: Bear Fire Spreads Rapidly In Tahoe National Forest 4

Bear Fire started in the Tahoe National Forest on Labor Day, September 2, prompting evacuation orders. The fire spread rapidly and has grown to 3,000 acres as of Wednesday afternoon.

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US: Bear Fire Spreads Rapidly In Tahoe National Forest 3

Bear Fire started in the Tahoe National Forest on Labor Day, September 2, prompting evacuation orders. The fire spread rapidly and has grown to 3,000 acres as of Wednesday afternoon.

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People visit whisky distillery, inspired by TV drama

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors stroll through the grounds of Nikka Whisky Distilling Co.'s distillery in Yoichi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2014. The distillery has seen an increase in visitor numbers due to public broadcaster NHK's television drama series featuring the life of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka who is known as the father of Japan's whisky industry, and his Scottish wife Jessie Roberta Cowan.

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2nd shooting of NHK TV drama 'Massan' starts

SAPPORO, Japan - Tetsuji Tamayama (2nd from L), a Japanese actor playing the lead role in NHK's morning serial TV drama "Massan," and Charlotte Kate Fox (C), a U.S. actress cast as the first foreign heroine in the public broadcaster's drama, pose with other cast members at a press conference during the second round of shooting in Yoichi on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Oct. 23, 2014.

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Actress Anne hugs costar in TV drama after end of shooting

OSAKA, Japan - Anne Watanabe (L), the leading actress in Japanese public broadcaster NHK's serial morning TV drama "Gochisousan" (Thanks for the good meal!), hugs costar Mitsuki Takahata after the shooting of the drama ended in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2014. The daughter of actor Ken Watanabe played the role of a gluttonous girl who lived through the turbulent eras of Taisho and Showa (1912-1989).

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Filming of NHK morning drama 'Gochisousan' finished

OSAKA, Japan - Anne Watanabe talks about her leading role in Japanese public broadcaster NHK's serial morning TV drama "Gochisousan" (Thanks for the good meal!) after the completion of filming on Feb. 25, 2014. The daughter of actor Ken Watanabe played the role of a gluttonous girl who lived through the turbulent eras of Taisho and Showa (1912-1989).

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Cast members of NHK's morning drama 'Gochisousan'

OSAKA, Japan - Heroine Anne Watanabe (C) and other cast members of Japanese public broadcaster NHK's serial morning TV drama "Gochisousan" (Thanks for the good meal!) pose after the completion of filming on Feb. 25, 2014.

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Actress Anne receives flowers after end of shooting TV drama

OSAKA, Japan - Anne Watanabe (2nd from R), the leading actress in Japanese public broadcaster NHK's serial morning TV drama "Gochisousan" (Thanks for the good meal!), receives a bouquet of flowers after the shooting of the drama ended in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2014.

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Japan TV industry pinning hopes on ultra high-definition tech

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 9, 2013, shows a 360-inch super hi-vision screen displayed at NHK Studio Park in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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New faces in Japan's New Year's Eve TV music show

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' New Year's Eve TV music extravaganza -- Kana Nishino (3rd from R in front), Kana Uemura (2nd from R in front), Kumiko (R front) and members of AAA (three in left and back) -- pose as NHK announced the lineup of performers for the program in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2010.

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Ex-announcer Yorichika dies at 53

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuko Yorichika (file photo taken in 1998), a former announcer for public broadcaster NHK and commercial station Fuji TV, died on May 17 at a hospital in Chiba Prefecture. She was 53.

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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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Abe vows to revise Constitution in 3 yrs in upcoming election

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) responds to a question on the ''Ask the Premier'' program of NHK TV on June 24. During the program, Abe pledged to revise the Constitution in three years, making constitutional revision one of the key issues in the July 29 House of Councillors election. (Pool photo)

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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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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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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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Suit against NHK over 'comfort women' program rejected

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Violence Against Women in War-Network Japan (VAWW-NET Japan) and lawyers speak at a press conference March 24 after the Tokyo District Court mostly rejected a 20 million yen damages suit they filed against NHK and two production companies over an NHK TV program on a 2000 wartime sex slavery mock tribunal in Tokyo. The plaintiff had claimed the defendants reedited the program without explaining to the group which helped NHK and the production agencies to produce the program.

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TV actress Kobayashi dies at 66

TOKYO, Japan - Chitose Kobayashi (file photo taken in 1986), a famous actress in the early days of Japanese television broadcasting, died of heart failure Nov. 26, her family said. She was 66. Kobayashi was often featured in Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) dramas and is known for playing the role of the mother of the heroine in a 1974 NHK drama series.

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Koizumi gives NHK interview

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is interviewed by NHK-TV on March 30 at NHK's Chiyoda broadcasting hall in Tokyo. The videotaped interview will be aired in the morning of March 31. Koizumi said tighter anticorruption legislation is necessary to eradicate political money scandals.

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Koizumi eyes law revision following Ikeda massacre

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says June 9 his government will begin studying possible law revisions regarding crimes by mentally ill people following Friday's massacre of eight children by a man with a history of psychiatric illness. ''There are issues that must be dealt with both from the point of view of medical treatment and the Penal Code,'' the premier told an NHK TV program that is to be aired on the morning of June 10.

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NHK logo

Keywords: NHK, NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation, public broadcasting, television station, special corporation, information and communication industry, corporation, signboard, logo, logo mark = November 1, 2019, NHK Saitama Broadcasting Station, Urawa Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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NHK logo

Keywords: NHK, NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation, public broadcasting, television station, special corporation, information and communication industry, corporation, signboard, logo, logo mark = November 1, 2019, NHK Saitama Broadcasting Station, Urawa Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Koizumi gives NHK interview

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is interviewed by NHK-TV on March 30 at NHK's Chiyoda broadcasting hall in Tokyo. The videotaped interview will be aired in the morning of March 31. Koizumi said tighter anticorruption legislation is necessary to eradicate political money scandals.

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Abe vows to revise Constitution in 3 yrs in upcoming election

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) responds to a question on the ''Ask the Premier'' program of NHK TV on June 24. During the program, Abe pledged to revise the Constitution in three years, making constitutional revision one of the key issues in the July 29 House of Councillors election. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Aso indicates lower house dissolution this spring unlikely

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso seen before taking part in an interview with Japan's public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., popularly known as NHK, on March 15. During the TV interview, which was aired live, he indicated that he is unlikely to dissolve the House of Representatives for an election this spring, saying he needs to focus his efforts on boosting the economy and improving the difficult employment situation. (Pool photo) (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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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. (Kyodo)

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TV watchdog urges NHK to follow broadcasting ethics

Members of a Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization panel attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2015, where they urged public broadcaster NHK to strictly follow broadcasting ethics. Examining NHK's "Close-up Gendai" news program aired in May 2014, the broadcasting and human rights committee concluded it contained serious factual errors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV watchdog raps gov't, LDP for pressuring NHK over documentary

The Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization, led by Yoshiharu Kawabata (2nd from L), holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2015. The independent panel criticized the government and ruling party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for exercising pressure on public broadcaster NHK over possible fraud in its documentary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Popular TV drama series "Mare" ends shooting

Tao Tsuchiya (C, back), the heroine of Japanese TV drama series "Mare," and other actors and actresses in the popular NHK series pose for photos in Tokyo, on Aug. 20, 2015, following the end of the shooting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Amachan" to be aired in Philippines dubbed in Tagalog

Five-girl idol group "Kawaii5" sing a song featured in Japanese TV drama series "Amachan" in Manila on Aug. 17, 2015. The Tagalog version of the popular NHK series will be aired by TV5 of the Philippines from October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV mascot character entertains kids at Fukushima child center

Tsumori Yamori (L), a popular gecko character featured in Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s (NHK) "Minna no Uta" (Songs for Everyone) program for kids, entertains children during a visit to an early childhood education and care center in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 14, 2015. The Aozora Kodomoen facility is run by the town of Naraha but currently operates at a temporary campus in Iwaki as the entire town remains evacuated due to radioactive contamination from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV mascot character entertains kids at Fukushima child center

Children dance along with Tsumori Yamori (L), a popular gecko character featured in Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s (NHK) "Minna no Uta" (Songs for Everyone) program for kids, during its visit to an early childhood education and care center in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 14, 2015. The Aozora Kodomoen facility is run by the town of Naraha but currently operates at a temporary campus in Iwaki as the entire town remains evacuated due to radioactive contamination from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in the northeastern Japan region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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English-style suit liked by Nikka Whisky founder re-created

Kotaro Taketsuru, grandson of Nikka Whisky Distilling Co.'s founder Masataka Taketsuru, presents himself in an English-style suit liked by his grandfather in his later years at a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2015. Masataka, who learned how to make whisky in Scotland, is featured in a popular morning TV drama series aired by public broadcaster NHK. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SMAP not confirmed for annual year-end music program

File photo taken Jan. 13, 2016, shows a street TV in Tokyo reporting that pop group SMAP is on the verge of breaking up after more than 20 years. Public broadcaster NHK announced on Nov. 24 the lineup for this year's "Kohaku Utagassen" music program, but the former boy band, set to break up on Dec. 31, the show's airdate, was not among them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rating of NHK's "Kohaku" music show drops to record low

Seiko Matsuda sings her 1982 hit song "Akai Sweet Pea" during NHK's "Kohaku" song festival, an annual live program on New Year's Eve, at Tokyo's NHK Hall on Dec. 31, 2015. The viewership rating for the program was just 39.2%, the lowest in the extravaganza's 65-year history, according to Video Research Ltd., a TV audience ratings research company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rating of NHK's "Kohaku" music show drops to record low

Shinichi Mori sings his 1971 hit song "Ofukuro-san" during NHK's "Kohaku" song festival, an annual live program on New Year's Eve, at Tokyo's NHK Hall on Dec. 31, 2015. The viewership rating for the program was just 39.2%, the lowest in the extravaganza's 65-year history, according to Video Research Ltd., a TV audience ratings research company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Puppeteer reunites with old buddy in Tokyo

Veteran puppeteer Ikue Namba poses for photos at a cafe in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2015, with a puppet of "Torahige," a character from the children's puppet show "Hyokkori Hyotanjima" aired on the public network NHK TV in the 1960s. Namba, 80, manipulated the puppet on the program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Puppeteer delights fans with live performance in Tokyo

Veteran puppeteer Ikue Namba (L) operates a puppet of "Torahige," a character from the children's puppet show "Hyokkori Hyotanjima" aired on the public network NHK TV in the 1960s, at a cafe in the Harajuku district of Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2015. Namba, 80, manipulated the puppet on the program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-announcer Yorichika dies at 53

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuko Yorichika (file photo taken in 1998), a former announcer for public broadcaster NHK and commercial station Fuji TV, died on May 17 at a hospital in Chiba Prefecture. She was 53. (Kyodo)

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Actor Hideo Takamatsu dies at 77

TOKYO, Japan - Movie and TV actor Hideo Takamatsu died of a heart attack on Feb. 26, his family said Feb. 27. He was 77. This photo was taken in February 1976 in Okegawa, Saitama Prefecture where Takamatsu was playing in the NHK TV drama ''Kumori no Jutan'' (The Cloud Carpet). (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (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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New faces in Japan's New Year's Eve TV music show

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' New Year's Eve TV music extravaganza -- Kana Nishino (3rd from R in front), Kana Uemura (2nd from R in front), Kumiko (R front) and members of AAA (three in left and back) -- pose as NHK announced the lineup of performers for the program in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Castle draws record visitors in FY 2016

Tourists visit Osaka Castle in the western Japan city on April 14, 2017. The number of visitors reached a record high of 2,557,394 in fiscal 2016, according to castle authorities, after it was featured in the historical TV drama "Sanada Maru" by public broadcaster NHK. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka Castle draws record visitors in FY 2016

Tourists visit Osaka Castle in the western Japan city on April 14, 2017. The number of visitors reached a record high of 2,557,394 in fiscal 2016, according to castle authorities, after it was featured in the historical TV drama "Sanada Maru" by public broadcaster NHK. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo