NHK World Radio Japan

NHK World Radio Japan 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 broadcasters such as the British BBC (BBC World Service, BBC World News, etc.) or the German DW, among many others. Contents are broadcast through shortwave radio, satellite and cable operators throughout the world, as well as online and through its mobile apps. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

NHK World Radio Japan
CountryJapan
Broadcast areaWorldwide
SloganWidening Horizons[1]
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Programming
Language(s)Japanese, English
Picture format1080i 16:9 (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerNHK World-Japan
(NHK)
Sister channels
History
Launched1 June 1935 (1935-06-01)
Links
Websitewww3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/audio/
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television
(United States)
Streaming media
NHK World-Japan (available worldwide)
NHK World Radio JapanListen live (available worldwide)

NHK World Radio Japan currently provides three main broadcast services: an English-language current affairs TV channel of the same name, a multilingual radio service (NHK World-Japan), and a Japanese-language general/entertainment TV service (NHK World Premium). NHK World-Japan also makes most of its programming available through its website (either live or on demand).[2][3] A Chinese version of the news TV channel, NHK华语视界 (NHK Huayu Shijie), which essentially provides news and select programs from NHK World-Japan in Mandarin dubbing and/or subtitles, was launched on 15 January 2019[4] and is only distributed online.

The branch was rebranded from its former name of NHK World in April 2018.[5]

Internet service

NHK World Radio Japan programs and content are available online.

  • NHK World Radio Japan: online news (text) and live HQ video stream of the rolling news channel
  • NHK World Radio Japan: live radio streams, podcasts 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.[6]

See also

References
  1. "NHK WORLD-JAPAN: Promotional video". www.youtube.com. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. http://nhk.jp/world
  3. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/radio/about/
  4. "New Chinese Service 'NHK Huayu Shijie' Promotional Video". www.nhk.or.jp. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. "New Programs of NHK World Radio Japan for 2018" (PDF). www.nhk.or.jp. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). "FAQ - NHK WORLD - English". NHK WORLD. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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