NHKAnnual Report
2015-2016
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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
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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 peoples 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 peoples 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 NHKs 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 everyones understanding and support.
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Message from the President
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News
News 7
Science & Technology Childrens & 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
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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, NHKs 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 Japans 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 NHKs 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
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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
Culture : 70h16mEntertainment : 63h19m
News : 2h09m
Education : 35h19m
Culture : 66h49mEntertainment : 63h43m
News : 4h32mEducation : 111h47m
Culture : 26h26m
News : 15h15mEducation : 90h32m
Culture : 24h33m
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DOMO, NHK mascot NHK.TYO
168h00m
168h00m
142h45m 168h00m 130h20m
168h00m 166h09m
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NHK Corporate Plan
NHKs 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 worlds 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
broadcastings most important missions.
NHKs 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
