The NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute was founded in 1946 as the first facility for comprehensive research to be operated by a broadcasting station. Through research in various fields addressing the times and the issues of society, it strives to deepen and enrich the quality of broadcasting culture.
Reports
Summaries and reports of the Institute's research and surveys in English.
Latest ReportsUpdated Date:
From an AAPOR Report
From a Residents’ Survey on the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes
How News Reporting Has Changed
From the “Survey on TV Viewing in Society Undergoing Mobile Shift”
How Domei News Agency’s Original Scripts Were Rewritten (vol.2)
From the June 2017 Nationwide Survey on Individual Audience Ratings
- (Brief summary in English) ( PDF, 366k )
Last Month’s Reports
How Domei News Agency’s Original Scripts Were Rewritten (vol.1)
From the Survey on Okinawa Conducted 45 Years after the Reversion
From the 2016 Nationwide Survey on Changes in the Japanese Language (Part II) [Considerate Expressions]
From the 2016 Survey on Teachers’ Media Usage and Attitudes in Schools for Special Needs Education (Elementary Department) and Special Classes (Elementary Schools)
Information
- Updated September 8, 2017
- Latest report posted
Archives
Publications
Survey and research publications produced by the Institute.
- The NHK Monthly Report on Broadcast Research
- NHK BROADCASTING STUDIES
(ceased publication)
- The Annual Bulletin of NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute
- The NHK Yearbook 2016
About Us
About the history and organization of the NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute.
