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ContentsMessage from the President

Programs

Channels

NHK Corporate Plan

News Reporting

Global Network

Broadcasting Technologies

Digital Services

NHK WORLD

Global Partners

Research and Archives

Serving Our Audience

Supported by Audience

Organization

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Katsuto MOMIINHK President

June 2015

This year is the 90th anniversary of the start of radio broadcasting in Japan in 1925. The story of broadcasting since then has been the story of Japan and the world. Through the end of the war and post-war reconstruction to the years of high-speed growth, the bursting of the economic bubble and on to the present day, NHK has broadcast the great events and changes of our times, and delivered broadcasts that protect people’s lives in times of disaster.

The annual public opinion surveys reveal diverse expectations regarding the mission and role of public broadcasting. The expectations for “Fairness and Impartiality” and “Sharing of Social Is-sues” rose for three years in a row through the last fiscal year, and so did people’s evaluation of how well these are being realized. I sense that there still is more that we can and ought to do in terms of how far we can answer those expectations.

NHK starts a new three-year Corporate Plan in the new fiscal year. This plan is also targeted to-wards NHK’s vision of “Becoming an Even More Trustworthy Source of Information, Shaping the Future with the Power of Creativity” for 2020, the year of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our broadcasts are evolving to help build a better future, strengthen transmissions to the world and the distribution of information via the Internet, and also through the promotion of 8K (Super Hi-Vision).

As a public broadcaster, NHK must also never forget the great importance of ensuring that the bur-den of receiving fees is borne fairly. Target 80 is an initiative to mobilize the whole corporation in activities to promote understanding of the receiving fee system with the target of achieving a record 80% payment rate and 50% satellite contract rate by the end of the 2017 fiscal year.All members of NHK staff are united in this goal and striving to undertake the challenges and re-forms. I ask for everyone’s understanding and support.

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News

News 7

Science & Technology Children’s & Education

With Mother

International

International News Report 2015

Nature

Life Force

Drama

Historical Drama “Ardent Flower”

Sports

Spirits of the Athletes

Award-Winning Programs

Current Affairs

NHK Special

Entertainment

Buratamori – walking around towns and cities

ProgramsNHK participates in competitions and TV festivals in order to

enhance the quality of its programs, to share Japanese content

with international audiences and to promote understanding

between Japan and the rest of the world. In fisical 2014, NHK

programs won 140 awards in Japan and abroad.

Documentary

Drama

Children and Education

Radio

Legends of the Deep: Deep-Sea Sharks

Battlefield Tokyo

Mimicries - The Secret of Black and Yellow

A Pot of Goldfish: 55 Years of Dreaming of Black and Yellow

Radio

Sumo Spirit ~ A Storm from Egypt~

Asia Rainbow TV Awards

Monte Carlo Television Festival

Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards

JAPAN PRIZE International Contest for Educational Media

ABU Prize for RADIO: Drama

The U.S. International Film & Video Festival

World Media Festival

ABU Prize for TV: Sports

China Dragon Awards

World Media Festival

Best Nature & Environment Documentary

In co-production with NEP, Discovery Channel and ZDF/ARTE

Monaco Red Cross Prize

Gold Plaque for Feature Length Telefilm

The Best Work in the Pre-school Category (The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communication Prize)

Certificate for Creative Excellence for Entertainment/TV regular-TV Movie

Intermedia-globe GOLD for ENTERTAINMENT programs

Silver prize for NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

Intermedia-globe GOLD for DOCUMENTARIES/ Nature and Wildlife

Cosmic Front Next


Channels

T RELEVISION ADIONHK continues to deliver a diverse range of programs over its TV channels, composed of two terrestrial and two satellite channels.

March 2015 marks the 90th anniversary of radio broadcasting in Japan. Since its first radio broadcast, NHK’s radio services have delivered a wide range of programs.

The main NHK terrestrial channel broadcasts around the clock, every day of the year. This channel delivers news and information essential to the lives of people in Japan, as well as cultural and entertainment programs.

This station delivers a broad selection of programs, from news to entertainment, designed to appeal across the generations. In the event of a natural disaster, Radio 1 provides safety advice and information. Most programs are broadcast live, giving the channel the ability to deliver information promptly in the event of an emergency.

Programming focuses on world news and live sports, as well as documentaries that analyze the background to global situations.

As a comprehensive music channel, FM delivers programs with high-quality sound to lovers of various genres of music, from pop to classical. In the event of a disaster, the channel will cooperate with Radio 1 to quickly provide essential local information.

An “edutainment” channel that can be enjoyed by a broad cross section of viewers, BS Premium seeks to broadcast rich, in-depth programs, including shows on nature, the arts, music, and the theater.

This terrestrial channel is aimed at younger viewers. It delivers a variety of educational programs, as well as programs focusing on classical art, welfare issues, and music.

Radio 2 focuses on educational programs and has earned a deserved reputation as Japan’s “lifelong learning channel.” It devotes a great deal of time to language learning, culture, and welfare issues, as well as new programs, including business lectures. Some programs broadcast on NHK’s international radio service, NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN, are also available on this channel.

Weekly programming hours Weekly programming hours

Weekly programming hours Weekly programming hoursWeekly programming hours

Weekly programming hours Weekly programming hours

General TV Radio 1

BS 1 FMBS Premium

Educational TV Radio 2

Total :

Total :

Total : Total : Total :

Total : Total :

News : 75h06m News : 85h55m

News : 23h08m

Education : 9h26m

Education : 4h31mCulture : 39h34m

Entertainment : 38h00m

Education : 17h23mCulture : 37h10m

Entertainment : 38h21m

News : 90h22mEducation : 23h56m

Culture : 36h32mEntertainment : 17h10m


News : 2h09m

Education : 35h19m



Culture : 26h26m


Culture : 24h33m

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DOMO, NHK mascot© NHK.TYO

168h00m

168h00m

142h45m 168h00m 130h20m

168h00m 166h09m


NHK Corporate Plan

NHK’s Vision 2015-2020

Accurate reporting people can rely on; a wide range of

fulfilling content

Maximum effort to ensure that receiving fees are borne fairlyPresenting Japan to the world Further enhancing creativity

and efficiency

Creating broadcasting and services that open up new

possibilities

Looking forward to 2020, the year of the Tokyo Olympic and Para lympic Games , NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, also known as Japan Broadcasting Corporation) endeavors to provide broadcasting and services of the world’s highest standards, utilizing leading- edge technologies. Beginning in 2015, we will further enhance

our reporting and production capabilities. As prescribed in the Broadcast Law, NHK will continue to fulfill its mission to serve the public as a trusted source of news and information, with fast and accurate reporting, a wide range of fulfilling, high-quality content, and enhanced global reach, both through broadcasting and through the Internet.

“ P r o t e c t i n g p e o p l e ’s l iv e s a n d

l i v e l i h o o d s ” i s o n e o f p u b l i c

broadcasting’s most important missions.

NHK’s Tokyo headqua r t e r s and

stations will work as one and maximize

our efforts to contribute to disaster

prevention and reduction through our

reporting.

NHK will further strengthen reporting

and production capabilities. It will

utilize leading-edge technologies to

deliver to our viewers well-grounded

report ing that takes on poli t ical ,

economic and social issues facing Japan

and the world, as well as a wide range of

content appealing to various interests of

our audience. Through these measures,

NHK will fulfill its role as a provider of

information that people can rely on to be

well informed and to make decisions.

In order to achieve the highest-quality

broadcasting and services in the world

by 2020, NHK will focus on new

services utilizing the Internet, “8K

(Super Hi-Vision),” and other services

that provide new value to our audience.

NHK will steadily implement measures

in anticipation of its evolution into

advanced “public media.”

NHK will implement the “total reach”

concept, which provides a measure

for both a qualitative and quantitative

understanding of how viewers access

NHK content through the Internet and

various other formats, not just through

broadcast. Adoption of this analytical

method will enable NHK to effectively

deliver its content through a wider range

of media beyond the conventional types.

As the cross-border flow of people

and informat ion acce lera tes and

globalization moves forward with

great speed, NHK, as “a trusted public

broadcaster,” will transmit accurate

information and a diverse range of

programs and other content, thereby

bridging Japan with the world through

the promotion of the understanding

of Japan and Japanese perspectives in

politics, economy, society, culture, and

other fields.

To ensure an equitable burden-sharing

of “receiving fees,” NHK, faced with

slackening growth in the number of

households, will take measures to

promote the public’s understanding

of the receiving fee system. The

collection system will be overhauled and

maximum effort will be made to achieve

the highest-ever receiving-fee payment

rates.

NHK will further strengthen ties with

its viewership, and appropriately reflect

their opinions in NHK’s operations.

Structural reforms between NHK itself

and its affiliated organizations will move

forward.

Managerial resources will be reallocated

with the twin goal of creativity and

greater efficiency in operations in

order to achieve the NHK Group’s

collective strength to produce rich and

varied broadcasting and services, and

to strengthen its content production

capabilities.

The work environment will accom-

modate a diverse range of work types,

so that the NHK Group can secure and

nurture personnel.

NHK will ensure compliance, and,

adhering to the Broadcasting Guidelines,

will maintain the independence and

autonomy of broadcasting.

As the media revolution con-tinues, and in anticipation of the worldwide attention Japan is expected to draw in the year 2020, NHK will carry forward its “challenge” and “reform,” positioning the Three-Year Plan (FY2015-2017) as the first phase of NHK’s step-up to the mile-stone.

: Five Major ObjectivesNHK Corporate Plan (FY2015-2017)

Becoming an Even More Trustworthy Source of Information, Shaping the Future with the Power of Creativity

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Fair, impartial and accurate news coverageHigh-quality programming of all kinds

SAPPORO

SENDAI

NAGOYA

OSAKAHIROSHIMA

MATSUYAMAFUKUOKA

TOKYO

NHK news coverage mandates fairness, impartiality, accuracy and promptness.To deliver the news, NHK strives to make the best use of its nationwide network. Specialist staff at each station, including news reporters, program directors and engineers, gather accurate, breaking information around the clock on a wide array of topics, ranging from major incidents to socially significant issues. That information is delivered across NHK’s television and radio channels, both regionally and nationally.

NHK has 54 Broadcasting Stations in 47 prefectures and major cities

(including the corporation’s headquarters in Tokyo)

News ReportingData from the Japan Meteo-rological Agency is delivered to NHK via a direct line. In the event of a natural disaster, NHK instantly broadcasts warnings across all its TV and radio channels.

NHK has 15 hel icopters based at 12 locations around the country.

Tsunami warnings are broadcast in four languages for the benefit of foreign residents of Japan: Chinese, English, Korean, and Portuguese. Information about areas that will be affected by a tsunami, along with evacuation warnings, will be broadcast on the audio sub-channel on TV and on Radio 2.

The term Big Data refers to vast amount of data available to us

from the Internet and advances in computer processing. The

information includes tweets on Twitter, as well as the GPS

co-ordinates given by mobile phones, and details of where

vehicles traveled gained from their satellite-navigation systems.

NHK has carried out four reports that have gathered and

analyzed this body of data with a view to reducing the

casualties and damage from disasters. The series featured

computer graphics created from the data, around the time of

the massive earthquake and tsunami.

Almost every night, staff in the newsroom at NHK headquarters carry out a disaster drill.

NHK operates about 500 remote-controlled cameras at key locations. The equipment has been upgraded to ensure that cameras continue to operate even in the event of a power blackout triggered by a natural disaster.

Satellite news gathering vans are based at all stations.

The Great East Japan Earthquake, which struck on March 11, 2011, caused damage on an unprecedented scale. NHK immediately switched to providing emergency news across all its television and radio channels, delivering a constant flow of information about the earthquake and tsunami.

Earthquake Early Warning System

NHK Helicopters

Multi-language Emergency Broadcasts

Disaster Drills

Remote-Controlled Cameras

SNG Vans

The Great East Japan Earthquake

Four years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, NHK continues to carry out its mission to protect lives and livelihoods through coverage of natural disasters.

Disaster Reporting

Utilizing Big Data www.nhk.or.jp/datajournalism/

What happens if you manage to escape the onslaught of a major tsunami or earthquake? How do you survive in the aftermath? This is one of the many issues raised by the disaster of March 11, 2011. Episode IV will focus on the blind spots in the delivery of relief supplies. Analysis of big data generated at the time of the disaster concerning major purchases, the travel recorders of trucks, and so on, can help researchers and local authorities draw up “survival hazard maps.”

Disaster Big Data Episode IVMapping out Survival Strategies for the Aftermath of a Major Disaster


The advance of globalization has made everybody more alert to foreign news. Relations between China, South Korea and Japan, developments in North Korea, the United States military and diplomatic “pivot” or “rebalance” toward Asia, terrorism by IS (Islamic State) and others, epidemic diseases, global economic trends, environmental problems and more… the rapid, lucid reporting of news and issues from around the world is one of NHK’s core missions as a public broadcaster.

NHK maintains overseas bureaus at 29 locations around the world with a staff of 80 correspondents to perform round-the-clock coverage. Our basic principle is to cover stories overseas and report them directly from the spot. In 2014, a new bureau was opened in Johannesburg, South Africa, to enhance our African coverage. To reinforce coverage of China and East Asia as a whole, a reporter was also newly stationed on a permanent basis in Hong Kong.

For immediate response to major disasters and incidents around the world, an Emergency Deployment Team of news and technical staff has been established for urgent dispatch to cover stories anytime, anywhere. Stories covered included the Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea in April 2014, the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine in July 2014, and the IS Japanese hostage incident.

NHK also places high priority on documentary programs with foreign themes, and these enjoy a high reputation. In 2014, NHK’s documentary “WAVE: Syria Through the Eyes of its People” won the Gold World Medal in the Television -- Documentary/Information Program - National/International Affairs division of the New York Festivals.NHK is committed to the further enhancement of news and programs on international themes.

Bangkok (Asia General Bureau)

Beijing (China General Bureau)

New York(America General Bureau)

Headquarters

Paris(Europe General Bureau)

Manila

New Delhi

Islamabad

Dubai

London

Seoul

Vladivostok

Los Angeles

South America

North America

Oceania

Asia / Far EastMiddle East / Africa

Europe

Washington

Sao Paulo

Hanoi

Guangzhou

Hong KongTaipei

Shanghai

Jakarta

Sydney

Singapore

Berlin

Vienna

Jerusalem

Johannesburg

Tehran

Moscow

Cairo

Global Network

Latest and Precise International Coverage

16 times the number of pixels of Hi-Vision

Hi-VisionSuper Hi-Vision

22.2ch multichannel sound system

Top layer

Middle layer

Bottom layer

LFE (Low Frequency Effects) Speaker

NHK/TV GLOBO

Education Signage Museum

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Utilizing 8K images in a surgery

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Content Development

Application for Non-Broadcasting Fields

Technological Development

The Latest Broadcasting Technologies

The development of broadcasting is supported by technological evolution.NHK is a leader and major contributor in the global development of broadcasting from initial R&D to implementing and disseminating new technologies and services.

A short film “Beauties À La Carte” Rio de Janeiro Carnival

8K (Super Hi-Vision)

1995Research began

Shown first time at NHK STRL Open house

Public Viewings of the 2012 London Olympics

8K Test Satellite Broadcasting

8K Satellite Broadcasting

Tokyo Olympics

2002 2012 2016 2018 2020

Led by ongoing research and development at NHK, 8K (Super Hi-Vision) is the next generation of broadcast media. With 16 times the resolution of current 2K Hi-Vision (HD System) and four times the resolution of 4K, the ultra high definition format uses 33 million pixels (7,680 horizontal

pixels by 4,320 vertical pixels,) and three-dimensional 22.2-multichannel sound, giving the audience the feeling of actually being there. Test broadcasts are scheduled to start in Japan in 2016. Widespread use is targeted from the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020.

8K means extremely high images -- precise and detailed. Its application goes beyond broadcasting to the world of medicine, education, art museums, digital cinema, signage, industrial design, crime prevention, and security.

NHK is stepping up a wide range of R&D to realize the earliest possible start of 8K broadcasting, from cameras, microphones, and other production equipment to

broadcasting systems, for delivering programs to the home and domestic-use 8K TV sets.

– The Future of Television

History of 8K camera downsizing

2002 80kg 2004 40kg 2010 20kg 2012 5kg 2013 2kg

Viewed from above

Viewed from below

Viewed from the left Viewed from the right

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Automatic CG sign language system Tactile Television Technology

A large sheet display

Sample images from Integral 3D TV

NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories


User-friendly Technology

Large Sheet Displays NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories (STRL)

The Open House

Integral 3D TV

Spearheading Standardization

A large sheet display is also being developed to promote the spread of 8K. Research to bring these big, light, thin, and flexible screens to the home as quickly as possible is progressing in such areas as long-life organic electroluminescence and power saving efficiency.

The NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories, founded in 1930, is Japan’s only research institute dedicated to the survey, research, and development of broadcasting technology from program production to transmission and reception. The many technologies developed by the laboratories have given birth to satellite, Hi-Vision, digital, and other broadcasting services. The laboratories have performed a pioneering role in broadcasting technology not only in Japan but globally, greatly contributing to the development of broadcasting culture.Outside the broadcasting field, such inventions as the Hi-Vision HARP camera, now being used in medicine, have found wide-ranging applications from medical treatment and science to the arts.

As the research laboratories of the public broadcaster, we also display our research findings to the public. Viewers and listeners are introduced to the research achievements of the past year through straightforward explanations at a unique Open House held every May. Tens of thousands of people, from experts to family groups, visit every year. Besides displays of the latest research results, the attractions also include opportunities for visitors to use the technologies themselves and guided tours led by research staff. Every effort is made to ensure that everyone enjoys their visit to the full.

Integral 3D television is a system which reproduces 3D space for simple, natural viewing without the use of special glasses. The 3D effects work vertically as well as horizontally to create a powerful impression that the objects are really there.NHK has positioned 8K as the next-generation TV system, and this research on integral 3D TV is targeted for practical introduction 20 years from now.

Broadcas t i ng i s a pa r t o f t he pub l i c i n fo rma t ion infrastructure. NHK seeks to standardize broadcasting technology and create an environment for as many people to use it as possible. NHK is an active participant in standardization activities in Japan and abroad to ensure that programs produced by various broadcasters can all be

received without problems on the same set and the exchange of images and sound between the broadcasters of Japan and other countries and regions proceeds without a hitch. By providing its technical prowess far and wide, NHK supports the progress and development of broadcasting all over the world.

NHK is also engaged in diverse R&D activities aimed at helping the elderly, children, people who have difficulties with their vision or hearing, and others enjoy broadcasts more comfortably and in ways they prefer. Seeking to expand sign language broadcasts, for example, we are

studying technology to convert Japanese automatically into sign-language computer graphics. Our various research themes also include “tactile television,” a touch TV system, such as pressure pads for conveying the feel of an object to the fingers or hands.


Digital ServicesWith the switch from terrestrial and satellite broadcasts to digital, NHK is making optimal use of the most up-to-date technology to deliver new services.

NHK Hybridcast

Digital Broadcast Services

Internet Service

“NHK Hybridcast” is a service that combines broadcasting and communications. Launched on September 29, 2014, the service is now available for not only NHK General TV programs broadcast in Japan, but also Educational TV, BS1,

and BS Premium. By combining programs transmitted via broadcasting with information provided via the Internet, NHK Hybridcast offers a variety of services.

NHK’s Japanese website, NHK Online, provides news, program information, and a wide range of content tailored to the user’s platform, whether it’s a PC, a smartphone, or a cell phone.

NHK’s English website, NHK Online English (NHK Corporate Information), provides access to corporate information, events, and so on.

NOD provides previously broadcast NHK programs and other content through a video on demand (VOD), fee-based system. The catch-up service, which is only available in Japan, provides programs for about two weeks after broadcast. An extensive library service provides access to older programs. NOD is available via PCs, smartphones, tablet devices, and through Internet-connected televisions and cable TV.

Utilizing the Internet, this service enables NHK’s Radio 1, Radio 2, and FM channels to be accessed in places where it can be difficult to get clear reception, such as in buildings, on trains, or in mountainous areas. Access is limited to within Japan, but broadcasts from local stations in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Sendai can be enjoyed across the country.

Example of Services

Broadcasting Internet

S e a r c h f u n c t i o n s e n a b l e v i ew e r s t o watch their desired programs.

This service enables viewers to watch a p r o g r a m f r o m t h e beginning, even if the broadcast has already started.

Program-related in-f o r m a t i o n c a n b e displayed on a tablet device or smartphone, as well as on the TV screen.

This enables digitized text and images to be sent via television signals. Viewers can press a button on their television remote control to access a data screen that shows news, weather, sports, program schedules, and other useful everyday information.Viewers using an Internet-connected television can access interactive features, such as participating in quiz programs.

A service that enables multiple channels to be delivered on a single channel. This allows, for example, for the extension of a live sports broadcast that runs over its scheduled time.

Subtitling functions are available for news and other programs. An audio subchannel for drama programs provides details about what is happening on-screen and other information.

Viewers can view a program from various camera angles.

Footage search service

Start Over Service

Multiscreen Technology

Multiview Camera (Expected future service)

Data Broadcasting

Multichannel Programming

NHK Online and NHK Corporate Information

NHK on Demand (NOD)

NHK Net Radio “Radiru Radiru”

Catering to Special Needs

www.nhk.or.jp/ www.nhk.or.jp/corporateinfo

Program

Program-Related ContentsOn-Demand Contents

Content Recommendat ion

Program Guide

Socia l Network ing Ser v ices

Broadcast StationService Provider / Broadcaster

A new, 45-minute news program, NEWSROOM TOKYO, is now being broadcast on weekday evenings Japan Time with clear, in-depth reports on what is happening around Japan and Asia.

A big new discussion program, GLOBAL AGENDA, will invite global opinion leaders to propose solutions to the problems confronting Japan and the world.

App for iPhone, iPad, and Android

Apps in 17 languages for iPhone and Android

English Arabic Bengali Burmese Chinese French Hindi Indonesian Korean Persian Portuguese Russian Spanish Swahili Thai Urdu Vietnamese Japanese

Bringing the latest news every day, at the top of every hour.

NEWSROOM TOKYO GLOBAL AGENDA

NHK WORLD TV

NHK WORLD RADIO JAPANSAMURAI WHEELS J-MELO

Sushi and Beyond

NEWSLINE

Journeys in Japan


NHK WORLD TV broadcasts news and programs in English 24 hours a day, bringing the world the latest information from across Japan and Asia. Depending on the region, viewers can watch the broadcasts via local satellite or cable services or IPTV. About 280 million households in roughly

150 countries and regions could access the service as of January 2015. There is also live streaming on the Internet that enables programs to be viewed online at the same time they are broadcast. On-demand distribution starts in June 2015.

NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN broadcasts in Japanese and 17 other languages. In addition to short wave, the service is also expanding on medium wave, FM, and satellite radio, depending on the characteristics of each region and its media environment.Each language service broadcasts for 30 to 45 minutes several times a day. Besides delivering the latest news quickly and accurately, these broadcasts also present the attractions of Japan and other cultural information, from Japanese technology, industry and business, to cuisine, travel, culture, the Japanese lifestyle and Japanese-language lessons. There will be a number of special projects to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of international broadcasting in June 2015.

The Internet service, NHK WORLD ONLINE, presents live streaming of the broadcasts of NHK WORLD TV and NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN.

NHK WORLD PREMIUM is a 24-hour service broadcasting a wide range of news, information programs, dramas, and music programs selected from the four domestic channels

for Japanese people living and travelling abroad. It can be accessed by about 15 million households in more than 100 countries and regions of the world.

Special free apps have also been developed and released for easy access via smartphone or tablet.A majo r r enewal o f the NHK WORLD webs i t e i s provisionally scheduled in June with the addition of video-on-demand, its focus on a catch-up service for programs viewers may have missed on NHK WORLD TV.

Information programs on everything from the Japanese economy and industry to the latest technologies, travel, food, and culture will be broadcast on weekdays, paying careful attention to the most convenient viewing times in North America, Asia and Europe and the most interesting themes

for each region. On weekends, the rich program line-up will include cartoons and other entertainment programs. Looking ahead towards the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020, these programs will present the attractions and issues of Japan.

LanguageS er v i ces

NHK WORLDNHK broadcasts internationally via TV, radio, and the Internet under the name of NHK WORLD to inform the world about the latest stories from Japan and Asia.

NHK WORLD TV

An Attractive New Look in 2015

(English language channel)

NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN

NHK WORLD ONLINE

NHK WORLD PREMIUM (The channel for Japanese viewers abroad)

nhk.jp/nhkworld

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Hikaru Doumoto, NHK Executive Vice-President, at ABU’s General Assembly

The Grand Prix Japan Prize 2014 Project Wild Thing (UK)

Ms. Glynis Beukes-Kapa (center)Namibian Broadcasting Corporation,

the winner of the Best TV Proposal

Spectators at the contest Robots from the Indonesian team Egyptian supporters Contest won by the Vietnamese team


Global Partners

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)

ABU Robocon

International Cooperation & Training

The JAPAN PRIZENHK is making an international contribution in programming and technology as one of the key members and original sponsors of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), which marked its 50th anniversary in 2014. As of March 31, 2015, the ABU had more than 270 members in about 65 countries and regions that are home to more than 3 billion people. NHK provided inspiration for the ABU Robot Contest, and is involved in a range of other ABU activities, including the ABU Digista Teens project and the Asia Vision project for exchanging news materials, as well as co-production and sharing of dramas and documentaries for children, technical assistance, and collaboration on international standards.

NHK is also a key member of Public Broadcasters International (PBI) and has active ties with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

The ABU Robot Contest brings together robots designed and built by selected teams of university students from the member countries and regions of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. It is also an international program co-production in which participating TV stations air highlights of the contest from the images provided by the host broadcaster. The event helps

nurture young engineers and technical exchanges, contributing to the development of the Asia-Pacific region.The contest is held in a different location each year, the first taking place in Tokyo in August 2002. Since only one team qualifies from each country or region, the students take pride in representing their nation.

NHK provides technical assis tance to broadcast ing organizations abroad. Under the framework of Japan’s assistance funding, NHK sends its experts in broadcasting and accepting trainees from overseas. Co-productions are developed and programs and news materials are provided to broadcasters outside of Japan under legal agreements.

Forty-one people from 23 countries received training in Japan in fiscal 2013, making for a total of 3,179 trainees from 146 countries and regions to date. As of March 31, 2015, NHK has legal arrangements in place for the exchange of news and other material with 65 broadcasters outside of Japan.

The JAPAN PRIZE is an international contest for educational content that was established by NHK in 1965. In 2015, it celebrates its 50th anniversary in improving the quality of educational content and promoting better international understanding.

There were 320 entries from 62 countries and regions in 2014. The panel of international judges consisted of 12 experts from nine countries active in research and content production on the front line of educational media. The judges commenced by carefully viewing the works by category and chose the prize winners. The Grand Prix Japan Prize 2014 was awarded to a documentary that focused on a father’s attempts to inspire broader social change.

The JAPAN PRIZE promotes the production of educational programs in countries and regions with limited resources. The winning proposal is made into a TV program and broadcast in the recipient’s country or region.

The International Producers Conference for Educational Media The conference serves as a forum for international experts to share their visions of the future and to discuss how media can solve the problems of education.

Eighteen teams from 17 countries and regions took part in the ABU Robocon 2014 in Pune, western India. It was organized by Doordarshan, in collaboration with the Maharashtra Institute of Technology. (As host, India was permitted to field two teams.)

The theme was “a salute to parenthood.” A parent robot had to help a child robot along a seesaw, pole-walk, swing, and jungle gym. The team whose robots could achieve these tasks in the shortest time won the championship.

Japan and Vietnam reached the final, as was the case in the 2013 contest in Da Nang. Japan was represented by a team of newcomers from the Nagoya Institute of Technology, while Vietnam was represented by a team from Lac Hong University, which had appeared in the last four contests. The latter won convincingly, avenging its defeat in the previous year.

Televisi Republik Indonesia will be hosting the Robocon 2015 in Yogyakarta on August 23, the first time the contest will take place in Indonesia.

www.nhk.or.jp/jp-prize/english/

Robocon 2014 in India

The Grand Prix Japan Prize 2014

Best TV Proposal

IPCEM

Connections with Broadcasting Organizations Around the World

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Ama-chan

LIFE FORCE 2In coproduction with NHNZ (New Zealand), CCTV9 (China), Sci-ence Channel(US), Discovery International(US), ARTE(France) and SVT(Sweden)

HUMAN LIFE - Our Amazing CellsIn coproduction with Autentic/MDR (Germany) and MEN (UAE)

Challenging the ParanormalIn coproduction with Docland Yard/ RMC Découverte (France)

In the Quest for the Birthplace of Stars: China’s Yellow RiverIn coproduction with NXTV (China)

© 2015Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved.


Program Sales and Acquisitions

Supplying Programs

International Co-production

Many documentaries, dramas, and animated programs produced by NHK have been made available internationally via NHK’s affiliated organization, NHK Enterprises, Inc. In fiscal 2014, nearly 8,500 programs were sold to broadcasting organizations in 41 countries and regions.

NHK also screens high-quality programs and movies produced by broadcasters and production companies overseas. In fiscal 2014, NHK acquired 1,391 programs via NHK Enterprises, Inc.

A unique broadcaster-operated research center established in 1946. The institute looks into all aspects of broadcasting, including usage of the Japanese language, public opinion surveys, data analysis, developments in other broadcasters around the world, changes in the media environment and new broadcas t ing services. Researchers share their work through presentations, publications, and websi tes , contr ibut ing to NHK programming, production, management, and planning.

Established in 1956 on the former site of the Tokyo Broadcasting Station (the forerunner of NHK,) the museum is the world’s first such institution dedicated to broadcasting. The exhibits and events provide a fun way to learn about broad-cas t ing , and about the h is tory and culture associated with it. The program and historical archives are available to researchers. The museum is currently closed for a renovation for the 90th anniversary of broadcasting in Japan, and is due to reopen in December 2015.

NHK Archives stores the largest collection of TV and radio programs, and video in Japan with more than 850,000 programs and 6 million items of news footage.Special archives of witness accounts from World War II and the Great East Japan Earthquake are available online.

NHK programs are provided via NHK International, Inc., to countries that are recipients of Japanese Official Development Assistance, Cultural Grant Assistance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or grants from the Japan Foundation.In fiscal 2014, 2,071 programs were provided to 7 countries.

Over the past 35 years, NHK has undertaken co-production projects with broadcasters, production companies, and distributors from all over the world. With over 750 programs in its co-production catalog, NHK continues to open up new horizons in the field.

In fiscal 2014, NHK aired 32 co-produced titles.In an effort to create large-scale programs with leading-edge technology and innovative style, NHK is constantly seeking partners for NHK-originated co-production projects.

NHK is also seeking partnerships with broadcasters and production companies with ambitious ideas for co-production. Our recent partners are from France, Germany, the Netherlands, U.S., Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, and China.

In today’s world, in order to tackle everyday issues, be they in terpersonal , societal , or environmental , i t is vital to explore those issues from various perspectives. Co-production can be a way to exchange thoughts and ideas and to enable us to find better solutions.

Research and ArchivesNHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute

NHK Museum of Broadcasting

NHK Archives

NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute and NHK Museum of Broadcasting

Exhibits at the NHK Museum of Broadcasting

The Open Library shares 9,200 TV and radio programs with the public and is accessible through the libraries in NHK broadcasting stations across Japan.

NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute 2015 Forum

Visitors to the Creative Library website can edit their own programs by downloading NHK’s footage.

www.nhk-ep.co.jp/en/

www.nhkint.or.jp/en/

www.nhk.or.jp/co-pro/e/

www.nhk.or.jp/museum/english/

www.nhk.or.jp/bunken/english/

www.nhk.or.jp/archives/

Total operating income Total operating expenditure

683.1 676.9660.8 billion yen(97.0%)

27.9 billion yen(4.1%)








22.3 billion yen(3.3%)billion yen

Receiving fees are the main source of income for NHK.

billion yen

Receiving fees: Program proudction and transmisson (international) :

Processing of receiving contracts and fee collection :

Program proudction and transmis-son (domestic) :

Reception services :

Public relations :

Program surveys and technical research :

Management and administration :

Financial costs, extraordinary losses and reserves :

Other income:

NHK Music Festival Conductor Paavo Järvi

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2014 / 2015, NHK Trophy

“NHK Nodo Jiman” amateur song contest

Exhibition in conjunction with “Leaps in Evolution”

Fossil known as “Ida” Photo: Per Aas, Natural History

Museum, University of Oslo, Norway

20th NHK’s Exhibition of the Heart

Poem by Chiharu Tanabe (a 17-year-old psychically disabled person)Art work by illustrator Hajime Ando

The next generation of television, 8K Super Hi-VisionExperience the breathtaking realism of this cutting-edge technology

© Prague Spring Festival – Zdenek Chrapek

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© Japan Sports


NHK Studio Park

Culture and Community

Campaigns as a Public Broadcaster

Visitors can experience various features of NHK programs and learn more about many of the characters in the shows. They can attend live broadcasts, go behind the scenes to see how the news is produced, dub their own voices onto animated shows, and see demonstrations of many of the latest technologies and broadcasting equipment.

NHK’s mission as a public broadcaster is to deliver impartial, high-quality programs. Programs should never be influenced by the government or private organizations. NHK considers it to be the corporation’s responsibility to provide a wide range of programs that are balanced, without the influence of ratings or third party interests.

The receiving fee system guarantees NHK’s independence. Viewers are not asked to pay to access specific programs, but to support the operations of NHK as a whole. The Broadcast

Law stipulates that receiving fees shall be paid equally by every household and business in Japan with a television set.

NHK’s fiscal year starts in April and finishes in March of the following year.

NHK’s broadcasting stations nationwide and its call center, NHK Fureai Center, dealing with enquiries from our audiences and listening to viewers’ opinions. The staff aim to provide responses as quickly as possible and viewers’ opinions are

shared with the relevant departments. In fiscal 2014, NHK received approximately 4 million comments and enquiries, in the form of telephone calls, faxes, letters, e-mail messages, and so on.

NHK audiences can enjoy first-rate artists, musicians, and performers taking part in events around the globe. NHK features domestic and international culture through its programming and the exhibitions and concerts it organizes in Japan.

Exhibitions will be held in conjunction with the NHK special program “Leaps in Evolution,” which is being produced to commemorate the 90th anniversary of broadcasting in Japan. The National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo will hold an exhibition of the same name shedding light on the evolution of life, and there will be another exhibition “A History of the World in 100 Objects” from the collection of the British Museum.

NHK audiences have the opportunity to take part in programs, such as the weekly “NHK Nodo Jiman” amateur song contest, and “Shin BS Nippon no Uta” which features favorite songs, old and new. A total of 279 programs were recorded before live audiences in fiscal 2014.

NHK is also keen about sports, organizing and broadcasting international sporting events, such as the NHK Trophy figure skating competition. Attention is focused on upcoming events, such as the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

NHK is involved in campaigns around Japan focusing on issues of public concern, including social welfare, disaster prevention, food, the environment, and regional issues. The “NHK Heart Exhibition” marking its twentieth occasion, presents works with a heart motif by celebrities, artists, and people with disabilities, on the basis of poems from disabled people. The aim is to promote “hearts without barriers.”

Serving Our Audience Supported by Audience

Financial Independence

Receiving Fee System

Fiscal 2015 Budget (General Accounts)

Listening to Viewers’ Opinions

Since the Broadcast Law and the Wireless Telegraphy Law took effect in 1950, Japan’s broadcasting industry has developed through the coexistence of public broadcaster NHK and commercial broadcasters. This structure encourages healthy competition between NHK and the other broadcasters.NHK’s origins go back to the Tokyo Broadcasting Station, which transmitted the first radio broadcast in Japan on March 22, 1925. Initially incorporated as the nationwide broadcasting organization Nippon Hoso Kyokai, NHK was reestablished under the terms of the Broadcast Law in 1950 as the nation’s public broadcaster.

Receiving fees (tax included)

Type of contact Fee permonth

Six-monthadvance payment

Twelve-monthadvance payment

TerrestrialContract

SatelliteContract

Account transfer/Credit card

Account transfer/Credit card

Postal order

Postal order

¥1,260

¥2,230

¥1,310

¥2,280

¥7,190

¥12,730

¥7,475

¥13,015

¥13,990

¥24,770

¥14,545

¥25,320

* Satellite contract includes fee for terrestrial contract * Receiving fee in Okinawa Prefecture is different from that in the rest of Japan* Viewers can choose their payment cycle: every two months, every six months, or every year

High-qualitynews & programs

Receiving fees

Local Stations

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Secretariat

Secretariat for Study of New Broadcasting Center

Human Resources Department

General Affairs Department

Financial Department

Group Planning & Management Department

Media Planning Bureau

Information Systems Department

Secretariat for the Great East Japan Earthquake

Tokyo2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Preparation Bureau

Announcers Bureau

News Commentators Bureau

Programming Department

NHK on Demand Bureau

Program Production Department

News Department

Broadcast Engineering Department

NHK WORLD Department

Overseas Bureaus

Planning & Coordination Bureau

Public Relations Department

Audience Services Department

Engineering Administration Department

Institute / LaboratoriesBroadcasting Culture Research InstituteScience & Technology Research Laboratories

Internal Audit Bureau

Corporate Planning Department

Executive BoardPresident

Program Inspection Bureau

Audit Committee

Secretariat for Board of Governors

Secretariat for Audit Committee

Risk Management Committee

GeneralBroadcasting

Administration

GeneralAdministration of

Audience Relations

Board of Governors


The Board of Governors is the decision-making body for NHK’s management policy and operations. Its duties include overseeing the annual budget, the operational plan, and basic programming policy. The 12 governors on the board make decisions that are impartial and in the public interest. They are approved by both houses of the Diet on behalf of the people of Japan and are appointed by the Prime Minister.

The Executive Board is made up of the organiza-tion’s president, executive vice-president, executive directors, and senior directors.

First radio broadcast by Tokyo Broadcasting Station

Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya broadcasting stations merge to form Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

First nationwide radio broadcast

Science & Technology Research Laboratories established

Second radio network goes on air

International radio broadcasts begin

Broadcasting Culture Research Institute established

The Broadcast Law goes into effect and NHK is reestablished as a public broadcaster

First TV broadcast from NHK’s television studios in Tokyo

First educational TV broadcast

First television broadcast in color

First experimental transmission via satellite between Japan and the U.S. breaks the news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Broadcasts of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the first Olympics in history to be aired via satellite and in color

Launch of the Japan Prize, an international contest for educational media

First FM radio broadcast

Live TV coverage of the first person to set foot on the moon

All general TV programs broadcast in color

Sound multiplex broadcasts begin on TV

First teletext service begins

Full-scale satellite broadcasting services begin

Test broadcasts of NHK’s “Hi-Vision” HDTV system begin

Launch of international television channel

NHK World TV begins 24-hour broadcasts

The International Telecommunication Union approves Hi-Vision as the international studio standard

Digital satellite broadcasting begins

Opening of NHK Archives

Digital terrestrial TV broadcasting begins

8K (Super Hi-Vision) unveiled at Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan

One-Seg service for mobile receivers begins

Live Hi-Vision transmission from space

Hi-Vision used as international signal at the Beijing Olympic Games

Launch of “NHK on Demand”

NHK WORLD TV begins 24-hour English-language service

Analog broadcasts end (with exception of areas most severely affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake)

Analog broadcasts end in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures

The ITU recommends 8K as the international standard for ultra-high definition television systems for produc-tion and international program exchanges

“NHK Hybridcast” service commences, enabling broadcast digital TV to be integrated with Internet-based content

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NHK Organizational Chart (Fiscal 2015)

Principal Affiliated Organizations (Fiscal 2015)

Subsidiaries Public Service Group Affiliated Organizations

NHK ENTERPRISES, INC.

NHK EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION

NHK GLOBAL MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING INC.

NHK PLANNET, INC.

NHK PROMOTIONS INC.

NHK ART, INC.

NHK MEDIA TECHNOLOGY, INC.

NHK SERVICE CENTER, INC.

NHK INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NHK ENGINEERING SYSTEM, INC.

NHK COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING INSTITUTE

NHK ACADEMY OF DISTANCE LEARNING

NHK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

NHK PUBLIC WELFARE ORGANIZATION

<Health and Welfare Group>

NHK HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIETY

NHK MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION

NHK PUBLISHING, INC.

NHK BUSINESS CREATE INC.

NHK INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY INC.

NHK CULTURE CENTER, INC.

NHK BUSINESS SERVICES INC.

Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation

NHK Cosmomedia America, Inc.

NHK Cosmomedia (Europe) Limited

BS Conditional Access Systems Co.,Ltd.

Organization History of NHK

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