Live broadcasts of the Japanese Diet fulfill the important function of giving voters the chance to see the nation's supreme political body in action. Political Debate provided a forum for officials, party representatives and politicians to debate current political issues from various angles, and paved the way for information disclosure in the Diet. Commentaries always offer a comprehensive yet lucid analysis of current issues. |
Accessible politics and economics |
News analysis |
Politics in the living room Political Debate Making economics understandable
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Chronicling lives and people
Could television serve as a contemporary witness of Japans changing customs and lifestyles? Traveling around Japan answered this question by transcending conventional travelogues and regional features. With its unerring eye for the bond between people and their environment, the program established a new style of documentary travelogue in 793 editions spanning 18-and-a-half years. |
Continuing in the spirit of Traveling
around Japan, Japan Travelogue
went to air in 1991. Episodes like "The Job Hunters' Train"
and "Autumn in the Apple Orchard" helped to focus attention
on low-profile regions as Japan underwent wrenching changes following
the bursting of the economic bubble. Japan
Travelogue prompted a reappraisal of family ties and regional
roots. |