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Twin actors starred in NHK drama series

OSAKA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2007, at public broadcaster NHK's Osaka studio shows Japanese twin actors Mana Mikura (L) and Kana Mikura ahead of the start of shooting for the television drama series "Dandan," which will starr the pair and will begin airing in September of the following year.(Kyodo)

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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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Japanese actresses Sairi Ito, Kanna Hashimoto

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Japanese actresses Sairi Ito (L) and Kanna Hashimoto exchange presents during a ceremony in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 4, 2024, to mark the upcoming end of public broadcaster NHK's morning drama series and start of the next one. The handover ceremony involves the actors playing the lead roles of the two series.

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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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Comedian Nishikawa, actress Natsuki before 'Massan' tram

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Kiyoshi Nishikawa (L) and actress Yoko Natsuki stand in front of a Hankai Tramway Co. streetcar made in the 1920s on Oct. 9, 2014, in Osaka, western Japan. The streetcar sports logos and images of public broadcaster NHK's morning serial drama "Massan" in which the two play roles. The drama is based on the life story of Masataka Taketsuru, founder of Nikka Whisky and considered the "Father of Japanese whisky," and his wife Rita.

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1st edition of 'Anne of Green Gables' displayed at fair

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Iizuka municipal government in Fukuoka Prefecture exhibits the first published edition of "Anne of Green Gables," written by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery and seen in this undated file photo, at a fair under way from Sept. 18, 2014, in the southwestern Japan city in connection with Japanese public broadcaster NHK's "Hanako and Anne" television drama series depicting the life of Hanako Muraoka, a Japanese translator of the book.

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Leads of upcoming NHK drama interviewed in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese actor Tetsuji Tamayama (L) and U.S. actress Charlotte Kate Fox, a pair of leads in public broadcaster NHK's new serial morning drama "Massan," attend a press conference at a distillery of Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. in Yoichi, Hokkaido Prefecture, on June 2, 2014. The program, featuring the life of Japanese whiskey pioneer Masataka Taketsuru, will start in September.

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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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NHK thanked for economic boost from hit drama 'Amachan'

TOKYO, Japan - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (L) presents Masayuki Matsumoto (R), president of public broadcaster NHK, with a certificate of gratitude on Jan. 23, 2014, at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo in appreciation of economic and social benefits brought about by NHK's hit drama "Amachan." Aired in 2013, the drama revolved around the traditional culture of "ama" women divers and the rebuilding of northeastern Japan hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami

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Model for "Amachan" grandma

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 8, 2013 shows Kunie Kudo holding a sea urchin boxed lunch at the Sanriku Rias-Tei restaurant on the premises of Sanriku Railway Kuji Station in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture. Kudo is said to be one of the models for Natsu Amano, the charismatic grandmother of the main character Aki Amano in the NHK drama titled "Amachan."

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Amachan wraps up shooting

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Rena Nonen smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2013, as shooting for the popular NHK drama "Amachan" wrapped up earlier in the day. Nonen played the role of the main character, Aki.

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Amachan wraps up shooting

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Rena Nonen poses for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2013, as shooting for the popular NHK drama "Amachan" wrapped up earlier in the day. Nonen played the role of the main character, Aki.

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Seiko Matsuda to appear in NHK period drama

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2002 shows veteran Japanese singer Seiko Matsuda. Matsuda has been cast as Gion Nyogo in ''Taira no Kiyomori,'' NHK's period drama for 2012, which will be her first appearance in the yearlong drama series of the public broadcaster.

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Yoonhak to star in Japanese drama

GIFU, Japan - Actress Shihori Kanjiya, who plays the main character in an upcoming NHK drama series ''Koisuru Kimchi'' (kimchi in love) speaks during a press conference in Nagoya on Feb. 3, 2011. Kanjiya will co-star with Yoonhak, a member of popular South Korean boy band Choshinsei, in a drama about city employees in Gifu Prefecture who aspire to make ''kimchi'' Korean pickles to boost tourism.

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'GeGeGe' wins buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Nunoe Mura, whose autobiography ''GeGeGe no Nyobo (Wife of the GeGeGe Cartoonist)'' was turned into a smash hit NHK drama, receives the year's top buzzword award for the term 'GeGeGe,' at an event in Tokyo organized by publisher Jiyukokuminsha on Dec. 1, 2010.

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'Ryoma-den' to be aired in Taiwan, S. Korea, Thailand

TOKYO, Japan - Actor and musician Masaharu Fukuyama speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2010 , as NHK's serial television drama ''Ryoma-den'' (Ryoma Story), featuring 19th century revolutionary Ryoma Sakamoto played by Fukuyama, will be aired in Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand.

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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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Morning drama 'Teppan' off to strong start

OSAKA, Japan - Miori Takimoto (L), heroine of the new NHK morning drama series ''Teppan,'' and Nao Matsushita, who was heroine of the previous series ''Gegege no Nyobo,'' pose for photos at the television station's Osaka bureau on Sept. 17, 2010.

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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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Saitama Institute of Technology's demonstration experiment with self-driving school buses

A monitor will be installed inside the bus to display the results of analysis of data acquired by the high-function sensor riders and other devices. At the departure ceremony held on the same day, Fukaya Mayor Susumu Kojima touched on Shibusawa Eiichi, who will be the main character in NHK's historical drama series in 2009, saying, "It takes about 10 minutes to walk between the Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Museum in the city and 'Naka no Ie' (his birthplace). I want to run an automatic bus next year," he said. (= December 23, 2019, photo location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Ex-NHK Chairman Sakamoto dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - Tomokazu Sakamoto (file photo), former chairman of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), died of liver failure on Dec. 31, 2003. He was 86. Sakamoto was the first career NHK staff member to become NHK chairman and is known for producing Japan's first television drama and drama series. (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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Heroine of NHK drama series "Mare" gets emotional

Teary-eyed actress Tao Tsuchiya, who acted as the protagonist of Japanese TV drama series "Mare," expresses her gratitude in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2015, after the shooting of the drama series was completed. (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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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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"Changeover" of NHK's television drama series

American actress Charlotte Kate Fox (L) and Japanese actor Tetsuji Tamayama (R), the stars of public broadcaster NHK's television drama series "Massan," pose for a photo with Japanese actress Tao Tsuchiya, who will star in the subsequent drama series "Mare," during a "changeover ceremony" for the broadcaster's drama series at NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo's Shibuya district on March 26, 2015. "Massan" will be broadcast until March 28, with "Mare" to follow from March 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Changeover" of NHK's television drama series

American actress Charlotte Kate Fox (L) and Japanese actor Tetsuji Tamayama (R), the stars of public broadcaster NHK's television drama series "Massan," pose for a photo with Japanese actress Tao Tsuchiya, who will star in the subsequent drama series "Mare," during a "changeover ceremony" for the broadcaster's drama series at NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo's Shibuya district on March 26, 2015. "Massan" will be broadcast until March 28, with "Mare" to follow from March 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Filming of NHK's television drama series "Massan" ends

American actress Charlotte Kate Fox (L) and Japanese actor Tetsuji Tamayama receive flowers at Nikka Whisky Distilling Co.'s distillery in Yoichi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Feb. 23, 2015, as filming ended the same day of public broadcaster NHK's television drama series featuring the life of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka known as the father of Japan's whisky industry, and his Scottish wife Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan. In the drama series "Massan" to be broadcast until March 28, Fox stars as Ellie Kameyama, based on Rita, and Tamayama plays Masaharu Kameyama, based on Taketsuru. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Filming of NHK's television drama series "Massan" ends

American actress Charlotte Kate Fox (L) and Japanese actor Tetsuji Tamayama celebrate at Nikka Whisky Distilling Co.'s distillery in Yoichi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Feb. 23, 2015, as filming ended the same day of public broadcaster NHK's television drama series featuring the life of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka known as the father of Japan's whisky industry, and his Scottish wife Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan. In the drama series "Massan" to be broadcast until March 28, Fox stars as Ellie Kameyama, based on Rita, and Tamayama plays Masaharu Kameyama, based on Taketsuru. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Morning drama 'Teppan' off to strong start

OSAKA, Japan - Miori Takimoto (L), heroine of the new NHK morning drama series ''Teppan,'' and Nao Matsushita, who was heroine of the previous series ''Gegege no Nyobo,'' pose for photos at the television station's Osaka bureau on Sept. 17, 2010. (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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'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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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'GeGeGe' wins buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Nunoe Mura, whose autobiography ''GeGeGe no Nyobo (Wife of the GeGeGe Cartoonist)'' was turned into a smash hit NHK drama, receives the year's top buzzword award for the term 'GeGeGe,' at an event in Tokyo organized by publisher Jiyukokuminsha on Dec. 1, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Seiko Matsuda to appear in NHK period drama

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2002 shows veteran Japanese singer Seiko Matsuda. Matsuda has been cast as Gion Nyogo in ''Taira no Kiyomori,'' NHK's period drama for 2012, which will be her first appearance in the yearlong drama series of the public broadcaster. (Kyodo)

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Yoonhak to star in Japanese drama

GIFU, Japan - Actress Shihori Kanjiya, who plays the main character in an upcoming NHK drama series ''Koisuru Kimchi'' (kimchi in love) speaks during a press conference in Nagoya on Feb. 3, 2011. Kanjiya will co-star with Yoonhak, a member of popular South Korean boy band Choshinsei, in a drama about city employees in Gifu Prefecture who aspire to make ''kimchi'' Korean pickles to boost tourism. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Nishikawa, actress Natsuki before 'Massan' tram

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Kiyoshi Nishikawa (L) and actress Yoko Natsuki stand in front of a Hankai Tramway Co. streetcar made in the 1920s on Oct. 9, 2014, in Osaka, western Japan. The streetcar sports logos and images of public broadcaster NHK's morning serial drama "Massan" in which the two play roles. The drama is based on the life story of Masataka Taketsuru, founder of Nikka Whisky and considered the "Father of Japanese whisky," and his wife Rita. (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

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Osaka Castle draws record visitors in FY 2016

Photo taken April 14, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osaka Castle in Japan. 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

Photo taken April 14, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osaka Castle in Japan. 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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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.