The political independence of NHK, Japan’s public broadcasting behemoth, has come under sharp scrutiny in the wake of controversial comments by its newly appointed president, an Abe appointee ...

Though some films have had to delay their releases this year due to Covid-19-related setbacks, ‘Aya and the Witch’ was always slated to be released on Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, meaning ...

Ama-chan (Little Diver), a morning drama shown in short daily installments on the public broadcasting station NHK, is the latest nationwide hit. Set in the Tōhoku region of northeast Honshū that ...

Starting in January and broadcast weekly for an entire year, taiga period dramas (“taiga” literally meaning “big river”) are the crown jewels of public broadcaster NHK’s programming ...

The case has again highlighted the Japanese problem of "karoshi" - meaning death from overwork - and is an embarrassing revelation for NHK, which has campaigned against the nation's long-hours ...