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Japan＊s cabinet public affairs secretary launches X account
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Japan＊s cabinet public affairs secretary launches X account
The move is aimed at spreading more information about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi＊s administration.
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Japan overtakes U.S. in global press freedom index
The report found press freedom has sunk to a 25-year low, with 52% of the countries and territories being categorized as in ※difficult§ or ※very serious§ situations.
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?3.2 billion lost in advertising revenue due to illicit postings on YouTube
Given a sampling of only 300 social media accounts for its illegal streaming survey, the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association called its results ※only the tip of the iceberg.§
NHK＊s crackdown is part of an effort to reduce the number of users who are currently watching NHK channels and accessing news on its website without paying its mandatory subscription fee.
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Nov 25, 2025
NHK moves to crack down on free riders
By Yukana Inoue
The public broadcaster is requiring users to log in to its news website to access all of its content and has set up a new team to collect reception fees.
The Asahi, along with the Nikkei and the Yomiuri Shimbun, filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against Perplexity in August.
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Nov 14, 2025
AI poses threat to journalism in Japan, news association chair says
By Elizabeth Beattie
Japan＊s publishers are concerned about the impact generative artificial intelligence is having on the news business, Shiro Nakamura said.
Former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Sunday at the age of 91.
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Oct 20, 2025
Former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa dies at 91
He was known for promoting high-definition television and digital terrestrial broadcasting.
Tokyo District Court has ordered a former employee of NHK to pay ?11 million for unscripted remarks during a Chinese-language radio program aired in August last year.
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Sep 2, 2025
Chinese ex-staffer ordered to pay NHK ?11 million over unscripted radio remarks
At Tokyo District Court, Presiding Judge Kenta Adachi stated that the irregular remarks interfered with NHK＊s international broadcasting operations and harmed its credibility.
A third-party probe into the Fuji TV scandal had reported about a dinner hosted by an executive attended by ※a powerful male cast member,§ since revealed to be singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama.
51勛圖厙 / Media
Aug 19, 2025
Masaharu Fukuyama admits to attending Fuji TV dinner
By Yukana Inoue
The singer-actor said he was the ※powerful male cast member§ referenced by a third-party panel investigating the broadcaster, but denied involvement in any harassment.
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of ※sexual trouble§ involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
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Jul 30, 2025
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
By Yukana Inoue
After a series of major scandals in recent years, Japan＊s TV industry appears to be growing more sensitive to issues of harassment and misconduct.
The Fuji TV building in May. The company has taken responsibility for having enabled "sexual violence" toward an unnamed victim, who is a former Fuji TV worker, along with causing her emotional distress due to its initial reactions to the incident.
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Jun 20, 2025
Fuji TV settles ＆sexual violence＊ case with apology and compensation to victim
By Yukana Inoue
Fuji TV President Kenji Shimizu apologized to the unnamed woman over the incident and how the company handled it.

Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.

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