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Vietnam: Typhoon Kajiki Floods Streets of Hanoi, Halts Traffic

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses. Flooding and landslide risks remain high, with authorities issuing alerts and evacuation plans in low-lying areas.

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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

TOKYO, Japan, June 20 Kyodo - Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions. (Kyodo)

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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

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Nippon TV's Ujiie dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2005 shows Seiichiro Ujiie, chairman of Nippon Television Network Corp., who died at 84 on March 28, 2011.

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - A police helicopter transports one of two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp. found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter.

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - Aerial view of a photo taken Aug. 1, 2010, from a helicopter shows an area in which two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp. were found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, the same day. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter.

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - Emergency services personnel transport two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp., who were found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter.

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - Aerial view of a photo taken Aug. 1, 2010, from a helicopter shows an area in which two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp. were found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, the same day. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter.

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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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Nippon Television head quits over problematic news program

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Kubo, president of Nippon Television Network Corp., speaks about his resignation to reporters at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on March 16. Kubo took responsibility for having aired a news program based on false information.

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Nippon Television head quits over problematic news program

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Kubo, president of Nippon Television Network Corp., speaks about his resignation to reporters at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on March 16. Kubo took responsibility for having aired a news program based on false information.

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NTV sticking to discredited ratings method

TOKYO, Japan - Members of an advisory body to Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV) hold a press conference in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 10 on a reform plan following revelations in 2003 that an NTV producer falsified audience ratings.

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(1)NTV CEO Ujiie to step down over ratings scam

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (C) and President Toshio Hagiwara (L) bow in a gesture of apology at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18. NTV, rocked in a viewer ratings scam, announced Ujiie will step down as CEO and Hagiwara will be demoted to vice president.

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(2)NTV CEO Ujiie to step down over ratings scam

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Kawakami (L) and Shuzo Ebata, members of an independent fact-finding team that looked into a viewer ratings manipulation involving Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), give a press conference after submitting a report to NTV management on Nov. 18. NTV said Chairman Seiichiro Ujiie will step down as chief executive officer and President Toshio Hagiwara will be demoted to vice president.

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(2)NTV head resigns industry-body posts due to ratings scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichiro Ujiie, chairman of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), responds to questions from reporters at the NTV headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 27 after stepping down from all his posts, including chairman emeritus of the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan, which manages and enforces the television and radio broadcasting code among private broadcasters, following revelations that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV ratings.

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(2)NTV sets up investigative task force after ratings scandal

TOKYO, Japan - An investigative task force, set up by Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV) following revelations that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV ratings, holds a first meeting at the NTV headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 27.

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NTV head resigns industry-body posts due to ratings scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichiro Ujiie (file photo), chairman of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), on Oct. 27 stepped down from all his posts, including chairman emeritus of the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan, which manages and enforces the television and radio broadcasting code among private broadcasters, following revelations that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV ratings.

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NTV sets up investigative task force after ratings scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Hagiwara (R), president of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), announces that his company set up an investigative task force following revelations that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV ratings.

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(1)NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV rating

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Hagiwara, president of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), speaks at a news conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 24. He admitted that one of its program producers manipulated TV viewer ratings by paying gratuities to a dozen households involved to watch specific programs.

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(2)NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV rating

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the head office of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), which admitted on Oct. 24 that one of its program producers manipulated TV viewer ratings by paying gratuities to a dozen households involved to watch specific programs.

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TV personality Mikuni dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Photo dated March 1986 shows TV personality Ichiro Mikuni, who died Sept. 15 of a malignant lymphoma at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 79. A native of Nagoya, Mikuni entered broadcasting while working in the sales department of Asahi Breweries Ltd. He went on to become a popular emcee on TV shows of Nippon Television Network Corp. and was also known as an actor and essayist.

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Nippon Television head quits over problematic news program

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Kubo, president of Nippon Television Network Corp., speaks about his resignation to reporters at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on March 16. Kubo took responsibility for having aired a news program based on false information. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Television head quits over problematic news program

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Kubo, president of Nippon Television Network Corp., speaks about his resignation to reporters at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on March 16. Kubo took responsibility for having aired a news program based on false information. (Kyodo)

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Comedian, award-winning novelist Matayoshi to become newscaster

Undated photo shows Japanese comedian and novelist Naoki Matayoshi, who won the Akutagawa Prize, a prestigious literature award, in 2015. Nippon Television Network Corp. announced on March 4, 2016, that Matayoshi, 35, will appear as a caster in its "News Zero" show on a once-a-month basis. His first appearance is expected to be on April 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NTV sticking to discredited ratings method

TOKYO, Japan - Members of an advisory body to Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV) hold a press conference in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 10 on a reform plan following revelations in 2003 that an NTV producer falsified audience ratings. (Kyodo)

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - Aerial view of a photo taken Aug. 1, 2010, from a helicopter shows an area in which two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp. were found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, the same day. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter. (Kyodo)

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - Aerial view of a photo taken Aug. 1, 2010, from a helicopter shows an area in which two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp. were found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, the same day. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter. (Kyodo)

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - A police helicopter transports one of two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp. found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter. (Kyodo)

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - Emergency services personnel transport two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp., who were found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter. (Kyodo)

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Nippon TV's Ujiie dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2005 shows Seiichiro Ujiie, chairman of Nippon Television Network Corp., who died at 84 on March 28, 2011. (Kyodo)

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(1)NTV CEO Ujiie to step down over ratings scam

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (C) and President Toshio Hagiwara (L) bow in a gesture of apology at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18. NTV, rocked in a viewer ratings scam, announced Ujiie will step down as CEO and Hagiwara will be demoted to vice president. (Kyodo)

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(2)NTV sets up investigative task force after ratings scandal

TOKYO, Japan - An investigative task force, set up by Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV) following revelations that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV ratings, holds a first meeting at the NTV headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 27. (Kyodo)

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(2)NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV rating

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the head office of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), which admitted on Oct. 24 that one of its program producers manipulated TV viewer ratings by paying gratuities to a dozen households involved to watch specific programs. (Kyodo)

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(2)NTV head resigns industry-body posts due to ratings scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichiro Ujiie, chairman of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), responds to questions from reporters at the NTV headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 27 after stepping down from all his posts, including chairman emeritus of the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan, which manages and enforces the television and radio broadcasting code among private broadcasters, following revelations that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV ratings.

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(2)NTV CEO Ujiie to step down over ratings scam

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Kawakami (L) and Shuzo Ebata, members of an independent fact-finding team that looked into a viewer ratings manipulation involving Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), give a press conference after submitting a report to NTV management on Nov. 18. NTV said Chairman Seiichiro Ujiie will step down as chief executive officer and President Toshio Hagiwara will be demoted to vice president. (Kyodo)

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(1)NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV rating

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Hagiwara, president of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), speaks at a news conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 24. He admitted that one of its program producers manipulated TV viewer ratings by paying gratuities to a dozen households involved to watch specific programs. (Kyodo)

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NTV sets up investigative task force after ratings scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Hagiwara (R), president of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), announces that his company set up an investigative task force following revelations that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV ratings. (Kyodo)

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NTV head resigns industry-body posts due to ratings scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Seiichiro Ujiie (file photo), chairman of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), on Oct. 27 stepped down from all his posts, including chairman emeritus of the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan, which manages and enforces the television and radio broadcasting code among private broadcasters, following revelations that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV ratings.

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TV personality Mikuni dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Photo dated March 1986 shows TV personality Ichiro Mikuni, who died Sept. 15 of a malignant lymphoma at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 79. A native of Nagoya, Mikuni entered broadcasting while working in the sales department of Asahi Breweries Ltd. He went on to become a popular emcee on TV shows of Nippon Television Network Corp. and was also known as an actor and essayist.

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Yomiuri Shimbun Honorary Chairman Kobayashi dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yosoji Kobayashi, honorary chairman of Japan's largest circulation daily Yomiuri Shimbun and chairman of Nippon Television Network Corp., who died Dec. 30 of cancerous peritonitis at a Tokyo hospital. He was 86.