NHK World is the international broadcasting service of NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai - Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Japan's public broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to BBC World News, Press TV, DW-TV, France 24 and Russia Today, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world.

NHK World provides three services: NHK World Radio Japan, NHK World TV, and NHK World Premium. NHK World also makes most of its programming available through an online version of the television channel.

Television Japan[link]

NHK World Television[link]

NHK Asia TV started broadcasting in 1995 as a service for Japanese expatriates in Asia. On April 1, 1998, NHK Asia TV was re-branded as NHK World Television to reflect its status as a global broadcaster following its expansion outside Asia. NHK's news and information channel broadcasts internationally via satellite and cable TV. Programming is broadcast in English. It began as a news channel in February 2009 using the traditional NHK World logo in their own digital on-screen graphic (DOG). Previously, NHK World TV used the traditional "3 Eggs" logo of NHK. The NHK World DOG in the news program, Newsline, is on the bottom left corner of the television screen. In other programming, the DOG is moved to the top left corner of the television screen. Some of the shows are produced by production studio JIB TV which is 60% owned by NHK with the remaining 40% owned by private investors like Microsoft and Japanese bank Mizuho. The NHK World DOG is not used at all when shows produced by JIB TV are aired.

NHK World Premium[link]

NHK World Premium Television broadcasts a mixture of news, sports and entertainment in Japanese worldwide via satellite as a subscription service. In Europe this service is broadcast under the name JSTV and in the USA it is known as TV Japan. The programmes generally don't carry English subtitles.

Programmes[link]

Current programmes on the channel are:^[1]

• Asia 7 Days - hosted by Susumu Shimokawa; a program wraps up major issues of Asia, in relation to the news occurred in that week.
• Asia Biz Forecast - hosted by Yuko Fukushima; it using an extensive network of reporters and correspondents from across the region, this fast-paced, magazine-style program presents the latest in Asia business news and trends.
• At Home with Venetia in Kyoto
• Cool Japan
• Itadakimasu! Dining with the Chef
• J-Melo
• Kawaii International
• Mapping Kyoto Streets
• NHK Newsline
• Somewhere Street
• Today's Close Up
• Tokyo Eye - hosted by Chris Peppler; introduces many fascinating aspects of contemporary Tokyo from the perspectives of both visitors and those who live in this diverse metropolis.
• Tokyo Fashion Express - hosted by Aki Shibuya; presents up-to-the-minute reports on Tokyo's cutting-edge fashions as well as news on fashion trends around the world, including Paris, Milan, and Asian countries, such as rapidly growing India and China.
• Tomorrow beyond 3.11 - a documentary series presents perspectives on the March 2011 disaster and recovery from filmmakers, musicians, thinkers, athletes, singers and actors from around the world who travelled to the region to support the well-being of survivors.

Radio Japan[link]

NHK World Radio Japan (RJ) broadcasts news, information, and entertainment programs focusing on Japan and Asia, for a daily total of 65 hours of broadcasts. Radio Japan provides two services:

• General Service broadcasts worldwide in Japanese and English
• Regional Service broadcasts to specific geographical zones in 17 languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Urdu, and Vietnamese

Both services are available on shortwave (SW) as well as online.

RJ SW Relay Stations[link]

RJ runs a domestic SW relay station

• Yamata

RJ also leases or owns several external relay stations

• United Kingdom - BBC
• Ascension Island - BBC relay station
• Gabon
• UAE
• Sri Lanka
• Singapore - BBC relay station
• Canada - Radio Canada International
• Bonaire Island - Radio Netherlands
• French Guiana - Radio France Internationale

Radio Japan historical output (1950–1996)[link]

For a comparison of Radio Japan to other broadcasters see the following:

Estimated total direct programme hours per week of some external radio broadcasters for 1996

Broadcaster	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	1996[1]
VOA, RFE/RL & Radio Martí	497	1,495	1,907	1,901	2,611	1,821
China Radio International	66	687	1,267	1,350	1,515	1,620
BBC World Service	643	589	723	719	796	1,036
Radio Moscow / Voice of Russia[2]	533	1,015	1,908	2,094	1,876	726
Deutsche Welle	0	315	779	804	848	655
Radio Cairo / ERTU	0	301	540	546	605	604
IRIB World Service	12	24	155	175	400	575
All India Radio	116	157	271	389	456	500
NHK World Radio Japan	0	203	259	259	343	468
Radio France Internationale	198	326	200	125	379	459
Radio Netherlands Worldwide	127	178	335	289	323	392
Israel Radio International	0	91	158	210	253	365
Voice of Turkey	40	77	88	199	322	364
Radio Pyongyang / Voice of Korea	0	159	330	597	534	364
Radio Bulgaria	30	117	164	236	320	338
Radio Australia	181	257	350	333	330	307
Radio Tirana	26	63	487	560	451	303
Radio Romania International	30	159	185	198	199	298
Radio Exterior de España	68	202	251	239	403	270
RDP Internacional	46	133	295	214	203	226
Radio Havana Cuba	0	0	320	424	352	203
Rai Italia Radio	170	205	165	169	181	203
Radio Canada International	85	80	98	134	195	175
Radio Polonia	131	232	334	337	292	171
Radio RSA / Channel Africa	0	63	150	183	156	159
Sveriges Radio International	28	114	140	155	167	149
Magyar Rádió	76	120	105	127	102	144
Radio Prague[3]	119	196	202	255	131	131
Voice of Nigeria[4]	0	0	62	170	120	127
Radio Belgrade	80	70	76	72	96	68

Source: International Broadcast Audience Research, June 1996

The list includes about a quarter of the world's external broadcasters whose output is both publicly funded and worldwide. Among those excluded are Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea and various international commercial and religious stations.

Notes:

1. 1996 figures as at June; all other years as at December.
2. Before 1991, broadcasting for the former USSR.
3. Before 1996, broadcasting for the former Czechoslovakia.
4. Nigeria's external service is now off air.^{[citation needed]}

Internet service[link]

NHK World programs and contents are available online:

• NHK World - Online news and live HQ stream of NHK World TV
• Radio Japan . live streams, podcasts and archive programming
• Japanese Lessons - Re-edited versions of Basic Japanese for You and Brush Up Your Japanese.

Please note that only a limited number of programs are available online for free.^[2]

See also[link]

• NHK
• International broadcasting in Japan
• J-Melo
• NHK Newsline, new English language newscast on NHK World TV
• Int'l After School

References[link]

1. ^ Programmes
2. ^ [1]

External links[link]

• NHK World
• NHK World Premium

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