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Japanese freelance television announcer Hiroshi Kume in 2003
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 13, 2026
Japanese freelance announcer Hiroshi Kume dies at 81
The announcer was known for hosting the popular music show ¡°The Best Ten¡± and news show ¡°News Station.¡±
Pop star Taichi Kokubun bows during a news conference in Tokyo¡¯s Chiyoda Ward on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2025
Japanese pop star Taichi Kokubun apologizes for compliance violation
It was the former Tokio member¡¯s first public appearance since his removal from Nippon TV¡¯s popular variety show ¡°The Tetsuwan Dash¡± in June.
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.
JAPAN / Media / FOCUS
Jul 30, 2025
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
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.
Taichi Kokubun has accepted the decision to leave "The Tetsuwan Dash."
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2025
Pop group Tokio¡¯s Kokubun to leave Nippon TV program over compliance violations
Nippon TV President Hiroyuki Fukuda refrained from mentioning specifics about Taichi Kokubun¡¯s problematic acts in a news conference out of concern for ¡°privacy protection.¡±
The new Nippon TV series ¡°The Hot Spot¡± follows an alien superhero navigating rural Japanese life but focuses more on dialogue than splashy, action-packed plot points.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Feb 10, 2025
¡®The Hot Spot¡¯: Close encounters of the mundane kind
Japanese dramas have been taking bolder risks recently, and Bakarhythm¡¯s new sci-fi series surprises by centering its high-concept ideas on trivial occurrences.
Nippon Television Network in Tokyo.The publisher of manga series "Sexy Tanaka-san" has criticized Nippon Television Network for its alleged "insincere" attitude over the television drama adaptation of the manga.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 4, 2024
Publisher raps Nippon TV over ¡®Sexy Tanaka-san¡¯ adaptation
Distrustful of the scriptwriter on the Nippon TV side via Shogakukan, Ashihara wrote the last two episodes of the series herself.
Following the death of manga artist Hinako Ashihara, X users are going in search of clues, treating the internet as a virtual crime scene ¡ª and appointing themselves the arbiters of law and order.
CULTURE / Wide Angle
Jan 31, 2024
The internet goes in search of blame after the death of Hinako Ashihara
To piece together what happened, social media users are going in search of clues, treating the internet as a virtual crime scene.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 21, 2023
Studio Ghibli set to become subsidiary of Nippon TV
Studio Ghibli President Toshio Suzuki will assume the position of chairman while Hayao Miyazaki will be its honorary chairman.
Rugby
Oct 15, 2019
More than half of Japan watched Brave Blossoms¡¯ victory over Scotland on Nippon Television
More than half of Japan tuned in to watch the Brave Blossoms¡¯ 28-21 Rugby World Cup win over Scotland on Sunday that earned Japan a place in the knockout stage for the first time, figures released by a ratings tracker showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 23, 2019
Idols and agencies in Japan navigate a brand new landscape
Television personality Masahiro Nakai made an appearance as a ¡°surprise guest¡± on the March 10 installment of Nippon TV¡¯s law-related variety show, ¡°Gyoretsu no Dekiru Horitsu Sodanjo¡± (¡°Line-up Law Office¡±). Earlier, guest Koji Kato had related an anecdote featuring Shingo Katori, Nakai¡¯s former...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 31, 2018
Former NTV producer Nobuhisa Sakata looks back on pioneering live television coverage of ekiden
As a former director and producer for the Nippon Television Network Corporation, Nobuhisa Sakata has participated in live broadcasts of many different major professional sporting events, such as Yomiuri Giants games and the world track and field championships.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 24, 2018
Variety show¡¯s fabrication scandal offers a glimpse into the nature of TV content
Earlier this month, weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun ran several articles on Nippon Television Network Corp.¡¯s Sunday night variety show, ¡°Sekai no Hate Made Itte Q,¡± claiming that the program had fabricated ¡°festivals¡± in foreign countries and presented them in one of its semiregular segments as real...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 20, 2018
Spotlight falls on Japan¡¯s female TV presenters
On Sept. 4, the new presenters for Nippon TV¡¯s nightly news show, ¡°News Zero,¡± were introduced at a press conference in Tokyo. It¡¯s not unusual for TV stations to revamp current affairs shows, but the new version of ¡°News Zero,¡± which premiered Oct. 1, has attracted more than the usual measure of attention...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Oct 11, 2018
Anpanman: Is the children¡¯s superhero the best thing since sliced bread?
Illustrator Takashi Yanase¡¯s beaming cartoon character celebrates the 30th anniversary of ¡®Soreike! Anpanman¡¯ on Nippon TV.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 29, 2018
TV shows look to piggyback on the success of social media
A growing number of people in Japan are turning to the internet as their main destination for entertainment. Younger folk in particular opt for YouTube and Instagram as a first choice over TV. So how is traditional media adjusting to this new reality?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2017
Longtime JT baseball columnist Graczyk dies at 68
Wayne Graczyk, a longtime columnist for The Japan Times, passed away on Tuesday night or overnight in Kumamoto. He was 68.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 24, 2016
¡®Stranger¡¯; ¡®The World¡¯s Most Astonishing News¡¯; CM of the week: Rohto
The TV Asahi drama special ¡°Stranger¡± (Sun., 9 p.m.) is based loosely on ¡°The Poe Family,¡± the award-winning 1970s girl¡¯s comic by Moto Hagio, which is about vampires.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Nov 26, 2014
Would-be NTV announcer¡¯s fate hangs on issues of morality and fraud
How will Japan¡¯s odd mutation of the traditional job of news announcer impact the Tokyo court¡¯s decision on the fate of Rina Sasazaki?
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 22, 2014
NTV¡¯s ideal announcer proves problematic
The current government wants women to demonstrate their full potential in the workplace, which means transcending gender roles and achieving occupational parity with their male counterparts.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 1, 2014
Trite TV drama about children¡¯s home misses a chance to edify and entertain
Groups including the National Council for Children¡¯s Group Homes and Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto have accused NTV of ¡®violating human rights¡¯ and displaying ¡®prejudice against the children as well as the staff who are working in these childcare institutions.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India¡¯s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi¡¯s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family¡¯s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troubl¨¦, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu¡¯s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

Podcast

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

Longform

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
By Alex K.T. Martin

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