What is NHK?
[[Image:NHK shibuya.jpg|thumb|right|The NHK broadcasting station]] [[Image:NHK logo 2020.svg|thumb|right|NHK Logo]] '''NHK''', the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan's [[public broadcaster]], like [[PBS]] in the United States. Its name is written as {{lang|ja|日本放送協会}} or Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai in [[Japanese language|Japanese]]. ==History== NHK was founded in 1926, based on the [[BBC]] radio company in the [[United Kingdom]]. They began operating [[TV]] broadcasting in 1953. The first color broadcast was in 1960. Everyone in Japan who owns a TV is asked to pay anywhere 15,720 or 27,360 (included [[satellite broadcasting]]) [[Yen|円]] per year to support NHK; there is a discount for lump sum payment. ==TV Programming== NHK has lots of types of TV shows: *Local, national, and world news. *Emergency Reporting, such as warning about [[earthquakes]] and [[tsunami]]s. *Education shows for kids. *Weather reporting for local and international locations. *Sports, including the six national [[Sumo]] tournaments and other events. *Drama shows. *Documentaries. *Kid's shows. NHK has 500 staff members in the announcer division alone; but announcers that convey nationally important events and news are operated quite fixedly like Korean Central Television. == Other websites == *[http://www.nhk.or.jp/english/ NHK English Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920123446/http://www.nhk.or.jp/english/ |date=2009-09-20 }} {{multistub|tv|Japan}} {{authority control}} [[Category:NHK| ]] [[Category:1926 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:1920s establishments in Japan]]