NHK PRESIDENT
SHIGEO FUKUCHI
November
Spreading digital-terrestrial television
Educating the public about the new H1N1 influenza strain
NHK Net Club priority service
NHK’s latest efforts concerning the environment
On NHK’s Year-End Domestic Charity Campaign and Overseas Charity Drive
Revenue for April-September 2009 and people who have yet to conclude TV contracts with NHK
Changes to the Three-Year Corporate Plan in light of the drop in revenue for April-September 2009
Two new General Managing Directors
NHK’s response to Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry’s study on multimedia services for mobile terminals
The MCs for the Year-end Song Festival
October
On programming in the first half of the 2009 broadcasting year and new programs for the latter half of the year
On the revenue prospects for the first half of the 2009 fiscal year
On the ABU General Assembly in Ulan Bator
On the 36th Japan Prize
On
NHK@Campus
, a satellite studio in Aoyama
On the new membership service for the Internet
On the opening of the
NHK Digital
website
On the ramification of the new DPJ government on the management of NHK
On the consideration being given to a Japanese version of the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) as a new, very independent organization for broadcasting and communications
On a report that you spoke at a lecture for people outside NHK about your intention to retire from the presidency at the end of your first term.
On the group protest against the first installment of the
Japan Debut
series,
A First Rate Asian Power
September
On the coverage of the recent General Election
On this year’s
Kohaku Utagassen
(NHK Red and White Year-End Song Festival) which marks the 60th anniversary of the program
On the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2009, Tokyo
On NHK World TV
On the NHK On-Demand Service
On receiving-fee payment and the conclusion of TV contracts for the second period (April to July)
July
On the withdrawal of a law suit against an entity that had refused to enter into a contract with NHK
On the switchover to digital in two years’ time
Viewer ratings for NHK World TV
Demand for NHK-on-Demand
On the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2009 Tokyo
On the forthcoming 12th July election for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
June
On the new executive appointments in the personnel reshuffle of the 8th of June
On NHK’s response to the opinion of the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization (BPO)
On current usage of the NHK-on-Demand Service and new efforts
On audience services in the first term of the 2009 fiscal year(preliminary figures)
On NHK’s special summer events
On complaints and other developments concerning the first installment of
NHK Special Japan Debuts: A First Class Country
On Chidejika, the mascot created by commercial broadcasters to promote the digital terrestrial service
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi has returned to work (following his scandal) but what will become of his role in the promotion of the digital terrestrial service?
The household diffusion rate for digital terrestrial broadcasting in Japan has now surpassed 60%. What is the next challenge?
May
On the new strain of influenza
On the special,
Save the Future
On the Open House 2009 of the NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories
On the
2009 NHK Report on Audience Services: In Response to Voices from Audiences
On the opinion statement of the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization (BPO)
On complaints about the first instalment of
NHK Special Japan Debuts: A First Class Country in Asia
aired on the fifth of April
April
On resolutions and expectations for the new broadcasting year
On NHK’s intention to return 10% of the receiving fee from 1012 as stated in the Corporate Plan.
On the result of business performances in the 2008 fiscal year.
On the
NHK ECO 2009 Environmental Campaign
and NHK’s involvement in eco-friendly management
On
Shibuya-De Domo ‘09
On the Technology Innovation Award received from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) of the USA
On the payment of retirement benefits to NHK’s former President, Katsuji Ebisawa, and other former officials
On false news reporting in Nihon TV’s popular news show,
Bankisha
On the governmental measures to promote digital terrestrial broadcasting now being considered by the ruling parties as part of an economic package
On your appointment as NHK President to the Yokozuna Consultative Committee of the Japan Sumo Association
March
On the abortive arson at NHK’s Fukuoka branch and the mailing of bullets to other branches
On the reporting of the Fukuoka incident on the day it occurred
On the announcement of the recipients of the 60th NHK Broadcasting Cultural Awards
On the reinforcement of news reporting and journalism
On the “Fresher’s Campaign”
On
Furusato no Shoku, Nippon no Shoku
(Food of My Home, Food of Japan)
On the Board of Governors’ to assign portfolios to each of its members
On the payment of seed money upon request to program production companies and the guidelines of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
On the feasibility of the goal of 80,000 subscribers to NHK-On-Demand by the end of this fiscal year
On the impact of the economic downturn on receiving fee payment
On NHK’s website apologies for Drama 8 and the Saturday historical drama series
On the gap of nearly six months between the second and third episodes of the
Shirasu Jiro
drama special
February
On expectations for programs in the 2009 broadcasting year
On your impressions on the start of NHK’s new international broadcasting service
On intensive programming on the economic and employment crises
On coverage of the 2009 MLB season
On the nationwide broadcasting of live-audience programs in the new broadcasting year
On the good audience response to dramas produced by NHK ‘s local branches and aired on the nationwide network
On the prospects for receiving fee payment in the fifth period (December-January) and notification to those who have not yet concluded a receiving contract that their case has been referred to a new center
On live relays of Grand Sumo Tournaments by NHK in the wake of the latest marijuana scandal
January
On last year’s
Kohaku Utagassen
(Red and White Year-End Song Festival) and
Tenchijin
, the new Sunday historical drama series for 2009, and also expectations for the new year
On Project Japan
On the new shape of international broadcasting
On support for voluntary community reception of the digital terrestrial service
On the first month of NHK’s On Demand Service
On the appointment of Shigehiro Komaru as a new Associate Director-General of the Board of Governors
On the reduced broadcasting time of the ETV channel on the 29th of December, 2009
On the budget for the next fiscal year, in view of the current economic downturn
On increasing collaboration between NHK and Fuji Television Network, Inc., as in the case of the year-end
Kohaku Utagassen
song festival
On the past year in your role as the new Executive Vice President of NHK
Year 2008
Year 2007
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