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The aftermath of an Israeli military strike on Tehran's Evin Prison is seen here on June 29, nearly a week after the hostilities ceased.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2026
Japan should urge Iran to release people in detention
A Japanese government spokesperson has confirmed that Iranian authorities detained a Japanese national on Jan. 20 and Tokyo has been urging Tehran to release them.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks at a Lower House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on Friday.
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Mar 6, 2026
Another Japanese national detained in Iran after NHK staffer¡¯s arrest
The government has been able to contact the two nationals and confirm their safety since the U.S.-Israeli attack on the Middle Eastern country began.
Metropolitan police have arrested a director at NHK on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2026
NHK sports news director arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
The suspect, Kensuke Nakamoto,?is the chief director for the broadcaster¡¯s sports news programs.
Iranians walk through Tehran's Grand Bazaar on Tuesday. Tokyo on Wednesday called for the release of a Japanese national who it says was detained in Tehran on Jan. 20.
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Feb 25, 2026
Tokyo ¡®strongly demands¡¯ release of Japanese national held in Iran since Jan. 20
Details were not immediately clear, but media reports named the person as Shinnosuke Kawashima, Japanese public broadcaster NHK¡¯s Tehran bureau chief.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi displays her injured right hand while speaking in Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, on Sunday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Feb 1, 2026
Prime Minister Takaichi skips TV debate due to hand injury
The prime minister posted on X, formerly Twitter, that she injured her hand during her campaign activities in the past couple of days and has been receiving treatment.
Pop trio Mrs. Green Apple was joined by tuxedo-clad dancers for its glee bomb of a track, ¡°Good Day,¡± toward the end of NHK¡¯s annual New Year¡¯s Eve music contest, ¡°Kohaku Uta Gassen.¡±
CULTURE / Music
Jan 5, 2026
NHK¡¯s 76th ¡®Kohaku¡¯ was over the top and oddly comforting
With pyrotechnics, celebrations for major milestones and a sea of dancers, the year-end music bonanza went all in on excess and reminded viewers why it still matters.
Taiga Nakano (left) plays Toyotomi Hidenaga, the younger brother and right-hand man of legendary warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Sosuke Ikematsu) in NHK¡¯s new taiga drama, ¡°Brothers in Arms.¡±
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 2, 2026
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku Period spectacle
NHK¡¯s ¡°taiga¡± period drama leaves the pleasure quarters of Edo behind to shift focus on the right-hand man of one of Japan¡¯s great unifiers.
The miniseries "Queen of Mars" was made in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the NHK.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 13, 2025
NHK envisions a multicultural Mars in its newest sci-fi series
The new sci-fi show was created with involvement of scientists and space experts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the NHK.
NHK Executive Vice President Tatsuhiko Inoue will be promoted to the position of president next month, the public broadcaster's board of governors said Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2025
NHK to promote Tatsuhiko Inoue to president next month
Inoue will be the first person to be promoted to the position from within NHK in about 18 years.
"Ryuichi Sakamoto: Last Days" traces the trailblazing musician¡¯s life after his terminal cancer diagnosis, showing how he confronted mortality while continuing to create.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 26, 2025
NHK¡¯s ¡®Last Days¡¯ wins International Emmy for Ryuichi Sakamoto portrait
The documentary lands Japan¡¯s sole prize at the ceremony honoring television from around the world.
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.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
Nov 25, 2025
NHK moves to crack down on free riders
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.
This year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen" will be broadcast on NHK from 7:20 p.m. on Dec. 31.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 14, 2025
Chanmina and aespa among 10 acts to debut on NHK¡¯s ¡®Kohaku Uta Gassen¡¯
The New Year¡¯s Eve music spectacle on NHK will feature first-time acts such as idol group Fruits Zipper and long-awaited returns from bands like Okinawa¡¯s Orange Range.
Despite responders to a Japan Press Research Institute survey ranking newspapers as among the most trustworthy sources, readership was in decline.
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Oct 30, 2025
Online news increasingly consumed despite being viewed with skepticism
While online news was the most accessed news source, in terms of trustworthiness, it trails behind traditional media sources.
¡°Future Kid Takara,¡± a series of anime shorts to be aired on NHK Educational TV in November, attempts to educate children about climate change.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Oct 26, 2025
Japan¡¯s youth are apathetic toward the climate crisis. Could anime change that?
¡°Future Kid Takara,¡± a new series set to air on NHK Educational TV, aims to empower children and encourage them to take action against climate change.
Former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Sunday at the age of 91.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
Oct 20, 2025
Former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa dies at 91
He was known for promoting high-definition television and digital terrestrial broadcasting.
An anthropomorphic frog (voiced by Non) and a banker turned parking lot attendant (Koichi Sato) team up on a mission in "After the Quake."
CULTURE / Film
Sep 25, 2025
The familiar is made surreal in ¡®After the Quake¡¯
Tsuyoshi Inoue¡¯s feature reworks NHK¡¯s four-part Haruki Murakami drama adaptation, evoking the dreamlike atmosphere of the author¡¯s works.
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.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
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.
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode ¡ª conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" ¡ª is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 3, 2025
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
NHK¡¯s new four-episode miniseries, ¡°After the Quake,¡± probes the ripple effects of past major disasters across Japanese society.
¡°The Wakey Show¡± is NHK¡¯s first new daily children¡¯s program in three years, and it carries on the station¡¯s storied past in youth-centric educational entertainment.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 27, 2025
Rise and shine with ¡®The Wakey Show¡¯
Broadcaster NHK¡¯s first new daily children¡¯s show in years puts puppets and positivity up front.
On March 21, 1925, a front page headline announced that the Tokyo Radio Broadcasting Bureau, the precursor to NHK, had begun operations with a communications range of 50 kilometers.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / Japan Times Gone By
Mar 1, 2025
Japan Times 1925: Government sanctions official broadcasting station, the precursor to NHK
Japan¡¯s first official broadcasting station began operating 100 years ago, setting a new precedent for the speed of communication and news.
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" ¡ª 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.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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