NHK World

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NHK World is the international broadcasting service of NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, or Japanese Broadcasting Corporation), Japan's public broadcaster. The primary target is its overseas audience.

"NHK World" is composed of three services: "NHK World Radio Japan", "NHK World TV", and "NHK World Premium". Some of the programs from NHK World are also available on its "Internet Service".

1 Radio Japan
- 1.1 RJ SW Relay Stations
- 1.2 RJ historical output (1950-1996)
2 NHK World TV
3 NHK World Premium
4 Internet Service
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Radio Japan

Radio Japan (RJ or NHK World Radio Japan) broadcasts news, information, and entertainment programs focusing on Japan and Asia, for a daily total of 65 hours of broadcasts.

Radio Japan's "General Service" broadcasts worldwide in Japanese and English.
Radio Japan's "Regional Service" broadcasts to specific geographical zones in 21 languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malay, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Urdu , and Vietnamese.
Both services are available via shortwave (SW), and some programs can be heard on the internet as well. See Radio Japan Online for more information, or Radio Japan Frequency Chart & Program Schedule for accessing via shortwave.

[edit] RJ SW Relay Stations

RJ runs a domestic SW relay station

Yamata

RJ also leases or owns several external relay stations

United Kingdom (UK) - BBC
Ascension Island (ASC) - BBC relay station
Gabon (GAB)
UAE (UAE)
Sri Lanka (SRI)
Singapore (SNG) - BBC relay station
Canada (CAN) - Radio Canada International
Bonaire Island (BON) - Radio Netherlands
French Guiana (GUF) - Radio France Internationale

[edit] RJ historical output (1950-1996)

For a comparison of RJ to other broadcasters see the following:

Output of RJ compared to other broadcasters (1950-1996). Please convert to a Wiki 'Category table' if possible, adding 2006 in the final column.

[edit] NHK World TV

NHK World TV distributes non-scrambled news and information programs worldwide via communications satellite, 24 hours a day. Anyone can watch free-of-charge with the specified antenna and tuner. See World TV On Air Guide for more information.

[edit] NHK World Premium

NHK World Premium distributes NHK's news, information programs, sport, drama, etc. to satellite and cable stations around the world. Programs can be viewed by contract with local providers. See NHK World Premium for more information.

Viewers in North America and Europe can watch TV Japan which requires only a small antenna so that it is easier to watch than is NHK World. It is a service provided by local representatives of NHK in their respective regions.
- See TV Japan (JNG) for North America
- See JSTV for Europe

[edit] Internet Service

NHK World programs and contents are available on the internet, as follows:

Radio Japan Online - Live "Radio Japan" broadcasts, news on demand, and podcasts
Daily News - Online news
Weekly Program - Weekly programs from "Radio Japan"
Japanese Lessons - Re-edited versions of "Basic Japanese for You" and "Brush Up Your Japanese", from "Radio Japan"