NHK

Summary

NHK is a public broadcaster^[1]. NHK has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to NHK is Kōhaku Uta Gassen^[3].
• A notable work attributed to NHK is NHK News^[4].
• A notable work attributed to NHK is Kyo no ryori^[5].
• A notable work attributed to NHK is Okaasan to Issho^[6].
• A notable work attributed to NHK is Minna no Uta^[7].
• A notable work attributed to NHK is Asadora^[8].
• NHK was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[9].
• NHK was a member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union^[10].
• NHK was a member of Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association^[11].
• NHK is in the country of Japan^[12].
• NHK's instance of is recorded as public broadcaster^[13].
• NHK's instance of is recorded as television station^[14].
• NHK's instance of is recorded as radio station^[15].
• NHK's founder is recorded as Gotō Shinpei^[16].
• NHK's headquarters location is recorded as Jinnan^[17].
• NHK's has organizational division is recorded as television broadcasting^[18].
• NHK's has organizational division is recorded as radio^[19].
• NHK's has organizational division is recorded as video streaming service^[20].
• NHK's has organizational division is recorded as Q1191688^[21].
• NHK's child organization or unit is recorded as NHK Service Center^[22].
• NHK's child organization or unit is recorded as NHK Publishing^[23].
• NHK's child organization or unit is recorded as NHK Enterprises^[24].
• NHK's child organization or unit is recorded as NHK Educational^[25].
• NHK's child organization or unit is recorded as NHK Gakuen^[26].
• NHK's child organization or unit is recorded as NHK Foundation^[27].

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Founding

NHK's founder is recorded as Gotō Shinpei^[16]. Recorded inception include November 29, 1924^[28], 1925^[29], and June 1, 1950^[30].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日本放送協会'}^[31] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japan Broadcasting Corporation'}^[32].

Leadership

NHK's chairperson is recorded as Nobuo Inaba^[33].

Operations

NHK's headquarters location is recorded as Jinnan^[17]. Subsidiaries include NHK Service Center^[22], a video game developer^[34], in Japan^[35]; NHK Publishing^[23], a business^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1931^[38], headquartered in Tokyo^[39]; NHK Enterprises^[24], a business^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 2005^[42], headquartered in Tokyo^[43]; NHK Educational^[25], a business^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1989^[46]; NHK Gakuen^[26], an educational organization^[47], in Japan^[48], headquartered in Kunitachi^[49]; and NHK Foundation^[27], a company^[50], in Japan^[51].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for NHK include NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo^[52], a musical group^[53], in Japan^[54], founded in 1926^[55]; NHK Hall^[56], an architectural structure^[57], in Japan^[58], founded in 1973^[59]; and The Collaborative Party^[60], a political party^[61], in Japan^[62], founded in 2013^[63], headquartered in Nishikichō^[64].

Why It Matters

NHK has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] NHK is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

NHK is credited with the discovery of Asadora^[66], a term^[67], founded in 1961^[68] and taiga drama^[69], a term^[70], founded in 1963^[71]. Entities named for NHK include NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo^[52], a musical group^[53], in Japan^[54], founded in 1926^[55]; NHK Hall^[56], an architectural structure^[57], in Japan^[58], founded in 1973^[59]; and The Collaborative Party^[60], a political party^[61], in Japan^[62], founded in 2013^[63], headquartered in Nishikichō^[64].

FAQs

What did NHK discover?

NHK is credited as discoverer of Asadora^[66] and taiga drama^[69].