Despite the national interests at stake, NHK didn't implement its technical system to intervene when the Chinese contract staff member made unscripted comments.
The NHK Chinese announcer made false, unauthorized statements repeating Chinese propaganda about the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa during a public broadcast.
Unauthorized claims about the Senkaku Islands aired on NHK's Chinese broadcast resulted in an apology, with experts urging a comprehensive investigation.
Japanese television stations still solemnly broadcast special programs on the end of the Pacific war 79 years later, hoping to encourage peace elsewhere.
Acclaimed specialist Paul Martin brings new insights into the timeless art of Japanese swords in a bite-size documentary series that is also available online.
"Smile-Up" is the new name of the scandal-embroiled Johnny & Associates talent agency, which it says will compensate the founder's sexual assault victims.
NHK's new asadora features jazz singer/actress Shizuko Kasagi (Shuri Mizutani) and songwriter Ryōichi Hattori (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi). Now here's the backstory.
NHK is not proactively correcting South Korea for passing off its film footage as that of wartime labor, even if it was taken 10 years after...
Experts and former miners have found discrepancies in alleged footage of Gunkanjima, used by some South Korean media to back wartime forced labor claims.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has called for "maximum caution" while keeping the economy going at the same time.
Reconstruction of the cities and regions of Northeast Japan isn’t complete until a sense of community is rebuilt, and that means taking care of the hearts...
Despite the pressure, one Hong Kong college student living in Taiwan said, “We support every team in every match against China in the Tokyo Olympics.”
