This year marks 20 years since Japan enacted the revised Basic Act on Education, also called the "Constitution of education." ...

The race to secure strategic minerals is heating up. China dominates the global market, but South Korea is aiming to be a ...

Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) has appointed former political reporter Tatsuhiko Inoue as its next president, marking the first time in 18 years that an internal candidate will lead the public ...

Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) announced on May 20 that it will resume providing its programs to U.S. streaming giant Netflix Inc. from June 22 as part of efforts to expand international distribution ...

NHK will promote its executive vice president, Tatsuhiko Inoue, to president to succeed Nobuo Inaba, 75, whose term expires next month, the public broadcaster board of governors said Monday. Inoue, 68 ...

NHK is cracking down on households with TVs that have failed to pay subscription fees in order to prevent free riders from using its services, by limiting who can access its news website as well as ...

The logo of Japan's public broadcaster NHK is pictured in this April 2021 file photo. (Mainichi/Junichi Sasaki) TOKYO -- Japan's public broadcaster NHK has begun verifying reception contracts for ...

Does media represent the diversity of our society, in step with the recognition in our society of the significance of diversity, equity, and inclusion? Following the 2021-22 and 2022 surveys, the NHK ...

Tatsuhiko Inoue, executive vice president of NHK, takes part in a news conference in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward following the decision to appoint him as the new president of the public broadcaster, in Tokyo ...

NHK fee collectors and paperwork have long been met with resistance, from “deterrent stickers” on doors to public frustration over Japan’s compulsory contract system. Image: Japan Today TOKYO NHK ...

NHK’s Science and Technology Research Laboratories (STRL) has succeeded in developing the world’s first real-time multi-layer video encoder which is compatible to the international video coding ...

Many foreigners in Japan know the feeling: you’re enjoying a quiet evening at home when the doorbell rings. Curious, you answer it, only to be greeted by a serious-looking man with a clipboard, ...