Editing NHK World-Japan

{{Short description|International service of NHK}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = NHK World-Japan
| logo = NHK World.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_alt = 
| type = Broadcasting [[news]], [[discussions]], [[state media]]
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1998|4|1}}
| owner = [[Government of Japan]]
| parent = [[NHK]]
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese, English
| area = Worldwide
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[16:9 aspect ratio|16:9]] ([[high-definition television|HDTV]])
| headquarters = [[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]
| former_names = NHK World
| sister_channels = [[NHK General TV]]<br />[[NHK Educational TV]]<br />[[NHK BS]]<br />[[NHK BS Premium 4K]]<br />[[NHK BS8K]]
| website = {{official URL}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Digital terrestrial television]]<br />{{small|(United States)}}
| terr_chan_1 = {{collapsible list|1=<br />
*Channel 9.4  <br />[[KUEN|Utah]] (KUEN)
*Channel 11.2 <br />[[KHET|Honolulu]] (KHET)
*Channel 12.4 <br />[[KBDI-TV|Denver]] (KBDI)
*Channel 22.3 <br />[[KRCB (TV)|San Francisco]] (KRCB)
*Channel 60.3 <br />[[KPJK|San Francisco]] (KPJK)
*Channel 24.4 <br />[[WUCF-TV|Orlando]] (WUCF)
*Channel 28.2 <br />[[KBTC-TV|Tacoma-Seattle]] (KBTC)
*Channel 28.3 <br />[[KCET|Los Angeles]] (KCET)
*Channel 30.2 <br />[[WABE-TV|Atlanta]] (WABE-TV)
*Channel 56.2 <br />[[WYIN|Chicago]] (WYIN)
*Channel 57.2 <br />[[WCFE-TV|Plattsburgh]] (WCFE)
*Channels x.2 <br />[[NJ PBS|New Jersey]] (NJ PBS)
*Channels x.4 <br />[[Maryland Public Television|Maryland]] (Maryland)
*Channel 8.4 <br />[[KUHT|Houston]] (Houston)
}}
| online_serv_1 = NHK World-Japan
| online_chan_1 = [http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/live Watch live] (available worldwide)
| terr_serv_2 = Zuku TV (Kenya)
| terr_chan_2 = Channel 570
| online_serv_2 = NHK World Radio Japan
| online_chan_2 = [https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/radio_live/ Listen live] (available worldwide)
}}
'''NHK World-Japan''' (formerly and also known simply as '''NHK World''') is the international arm of the Japanese [[public broadcaster]] [[NHK]]. Its services are aimed at the overseas market, similar to those offered by other national public-service [[International broadcasting|broadcasters]], such as the British [[BBC]] ([[BBC World Service]], [[BBC News (international TV channel)|the international feed of the BBC News channel]], etc.), [[France 24]], or the German [[Deutsche Welle|DW]]. Contents are broadcast through [[shortwave radio]], [[Satellite television|satellite]], and [[Cable television|cable]] operators throughout the world, as well as online and through its mobile apps. It is headquartered in [[Tokyo]].

NHK World-Japan currently provides three main broadcast services: an English-language current affairs TV channel ([[#NHK World TV (rolling news channel)|NHK World TV]]), a multilingual radio service ([[#Radio|NHK World Radio Japan]]), and a [[Japanese language|Japanese-language]] general/entertainment TV service ([[NHK World Premium]]). NHK World-Japan also makes most of its programming available through its website (either [[Live television|live]] or [[Video on demand|on demand]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/live/|title=NHK WORLD - JAPAN Live and Programs|publisher=NHK World Japan|language=en|access-date=2021-07-20|archive-date=March 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303161510/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/live/|url-status=live}}</ref> A Chinese version of the channel, NHK Huayu Shijie (NHK华语视界), which essentially provides news and select programs from NHK World-Japan with [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]] dubbing and/or subtitles, was launched on January 15, 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/corporateinfo/english/press/pdf/20181219.pdf|title=New Chinese service 'NHK Huayu Shijie'|date=19 December 2018|website=www.nhk.or.jp|access-date=July 21, 2021|archive-date=July 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721200904/https://www.nhk.or.jp/corporateinfo/english/press/pdf/20181219.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and is only distributed online.

==History==
NHK World changed to its current name in April 2018, as an effort to "establish wider global recognition" as a service with "Japanese roots".<ref>{{cite news |title=New Programs of NHK World-Japan for 2018 |url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/corporateinfo/english/press/pdf/20180222.pdf |work=[[NHK|Japan Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=February 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105031038/https://www.nhk.or.jp/corporateinfo/english/press/pdf/20180222.pdf |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |format=pdf}}</ref>

On March 30, 2020, NHK World-Japan implemented a new policy for referring to [[Japanese names]], following the common practice in the [[Japanese language]] of listing the [[surname]] first followed by the [[given name]], in line with "moves in Japan in general".<ref>{{cite news |title=Style for Japanese persons' names |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/information/2020033006002/ |work=NHK World-Japan |date=March 30, 2020}}</ref>

== Television ==
=== NHK World TV (rolling news channel) ===
[[File:NHK World-Japan TV.svg|170px|right]]

'''NHK World TV''' started broadcasting services for North America and Europe in 1995. On April 1, 1998, then-called '''NHK World Television''' started broadcasting. Today's NHK World-Japan is a current affairs and cultural channel that broadcasts internationally via satellite and cable TV. Programming is produced in [[English language|English]] only. It began as a news channel in February 2009. NHK World-Japan's [[free-to-air]] broadcasts have been available in [[High-definition television|HD]] by satellite since then.

NHK World-Japan HD currently broadcasts from [[Intelsat]] 19 166°E, 68.5°E, [[Astra 19.2°E]], [[Hot Bird]] 13°E, 58°W, to [[SES-3]] 103°W.<ref>[https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/jp/NHK-World-Japan.html ''Lyngsat - NHK World Japan''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708023830/https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/jp/NHK-World-Japan.html |date=July 8, 2021 }} Accessed July 20, 2021</ref> In the United States, NHK World-Japan is available on [[DirecTV]] channels 322 and 2049.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NHK World News Live Stream {{!}} Watch Shows Online |url=https://www.directv.com/Channels/Infomercial-Channel-322-322 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=DIRECTV |language=en |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022164023/https://www.directv.com/Channels/Infomercial-Channel-322-322 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some of the shows are produced by production studio [[NHK General TV#JIB TV|JIB TV]], which is 60% owned by NHK with the remaining 40% owned by private investors like [[Microsoft]] and Japanese bank [[Mizuho Financial Group|Mizuho]]. The NHK World-Japan [[digital on-screen graphic]] is not used at all when shows produced by JIB TV air as paid programming.

==== Programs ====
TV programs by NHK World-Japan include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/programs/|title=Programs|website=NHK WORLD-JAPAN|access-date=21 July 2021|archive-date=July 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721195038/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/programs/|url-status=live}}</ref>

* ''[[Begin Japanology]]'' and ''Japanology Plus'': A Japanese culture and lifestyle television show with [[Peter Barakan]].
* ''[[Biz Stream]]'': A weekly business news program featuring the main stories of the week with guest expert analysis.
* ''Cool Japan'': Hosted by [[Shoji Kokami]] and Risa Stegmayer; some aspects of Japanese customs are considered "cool" by foreigners. ''Cool Japan'' is a television show that illustrates the quickly changing Japanese culture and how it is perceived by the international community that have recently made Japan their home.
* ''[[J-Melo]]'': A music program hosted by [[May J.]], featuring the latest developments in Japanese music, selections of hit songs, and diverse material from a wide range of different music genres: pop, rock, jazz, and classical.
* ''[[NHK Newsline]]'': A news program with updates every hour, covering world events and business-related news, as well as providing global weather forecasts.
* ''[[Somewhere Street]]'': A travel program which explores a different city each episode, from a tourist's perspective walking through a city.
* ''[[Today's Close-up (Japanese TV programme)|Today's Close-up]]'': A current affairs program from the NHK's domestic network

Most recently, NHK World-Japan has promoting selections of their [[Japanese television drama|J-drama]] lineups under ''NHK Drama Showcase''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/dramashowcase/|title=NHK Drama Showcase|website=NHK WORLD-JAPAN|access-date=22 February 2023|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314153953/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/dramashowcase/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== NHK World Premium (entertainment channel) ===
[[File:NHK WORLD PREMIUM logo.png|alt=|270x270px|right]]

{{Main|NHK World Premium}}
'''[[NHK World Premium]]''' broadcasts a mixture of news, sports and entertainment in [[Japanese language]] worldwide, via satellite and cable providers, as a subscription service mostly targeted at [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[expatriate]]s.

It is marketed with that very name in several regions of the world, including [[Asia]], [[Oceania]], [[Latin America]] and [[Europe]]. NHK World Premium's contents in Europe were previously shown on '''[[JSTV]]'''-branded subscription channels that were ran by NHK Cosmomedia Europe and headquartered in the UK. The service was known as '''テレビジャパン''' ('''[[TV Japan]]''') in the US, which was run by NHK Cosmomedia America until it closed on March 31, 2024; its replacement streaming service, named Jme, carries an NHK World Premium stream.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 2024|url=https://tvjapan.net/en/termination/|title=Termination of TV JAPAN Service |publisher=NHK Cosmomedia America|access-date=February 21, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240221172456/https://tvjapan.net/en/termination/|archive-date=February 21, 2024}}</ref> Contents generally do not carry English subtitles.

== Radio ==
[[File:Logo NHK World Radio Japan.jpg|alt=|right|215x215px]]
'''NHK World Radio Japan''' ('''RJ''') is the international radio arm of NHK. It broadcasts a weekly lineup of news, current affairs, cultural, and educative [[Radio broadcasting|radio]] program focusing on Japan and Asia, for a daily total of 65 hours of broadcasts.

Radio Japan provides two main feeds:

* The ''General Service'' broadcasts worldwide in Japanese and English.
* The ''Regional Service'' broadcasts to specific geographical zones in 17 languages: Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese. Both services are available on [[shortwave]] (SW) as well as on the internet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ja/information/brochure/pdf/2021/radio_frequency_schedule.pdf|title=Shortwave, Medium Wave and FM Radio|author=NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)|work=NHK WORLD|access-date=20 July 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011073347/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ja/information/brochure/pdf/2021/radio_frequency_schedule.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Radio Japan's shortwave relay stations ===
NHK World Radio Japan runs a domestic SW relay station on 9750&nbsp;kHz from 8:00 to 16:00 UTC:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/pc/nd/nda/userlist1.txt|title=A21 Shortwave Frequency List|author=|work=Nagoya DXers Circle|access-date=20 July 2021|archive-date=July 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723063916/http://www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/pc/nd/nda/userlist1.txt|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Yamata, Ibaraki|Yamata]]

It also leases some hours by several external relay stations for English service in:
* [[United Kingdom]]
* [[United Arab Emirates]]
* [[Uzbekistan]] 
* [[Myanmar]]  
* [[Madagascar]] 
* [[Vatican State]] - [[Vatican Radio]]
* [[France]] - [[Radio France Internationale]]

==Satellite and internet service ==
NHK World-Japan broadcasts via C-band and Ku-band satellites around the globe.

The programs and content are also available online.
* NHK World-Japan: online news (text) and live video stream of the rolling news channel
* NHK World Radio Japan: live radio streams, [[podcast]]s, and archive programming
* Learn Japanese: re-edited versions of series, such as ''Basic Japanese for You'' and ''Brush Up Your Japanese''.
Only a limited number of programs are available online for free.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/faq/|title=Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)|author=NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)|work=NHK WORLD|access-date=21 July 2021|archive-date=July 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721192046/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/faq/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* NHK is available on [[Apple TV]], [[Fire TV]], and [[Roku]] streaming media players.

== See also ==
* [[Television in Japan]]
* [[International broadcasting in Japan]]
* [[International news channels]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{official website}}
* [https://nhkworldpremium.com NHK World Premium]
* {{youtube|c=UCSPEjw8F2nQDtmUKPFNF7_A}}
* [https://nhkworld.webcdn.stream.ne.jp/www11/radiojapan/all/263943/live_s.m3u8 NHK World Radio Japan interval signal]

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