Year 2006
Comments made by the former President, Genichi Hashimoto (resigned 24 January 2008)
December
On the past year
On the state of receiving fee payment in the fourth period (October and November) of 2006
On the reaction to the taking of legal proceedings against non-payers of the receiving fee
Regarding court orders for payment, how would you react to the suggestion that NHK should also send out a message to the effect that is considering a reduction of the receiving fee once the payment burden is fully shared?
On this year’s
Kohaku Utagassen (Red and White Year-End Song Festival)
On
Kohaku
-related events
On digital satellite broadcasting receivers passing the 20 million mark
Does NHK feel it necessary to operate three satellite channels?
On the view of Mr. Michisada Hirose, Chairman and CEO of the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters, that the discontinuation of analog broadcasting on July 24, 2011 will be difficult.
Does NHK intend to invest in the business corporation which is building the New Tokyo Tower?
On the realignment of NHK affiliates
November
On the first live Hi-Vision broadcast from outer space
On the demanding of fee payment through legal proceedings
On the state of preparation for legal action against those who have yet to conclude subscription contracts
On the impact the legal action for payment may have on NHK’s management situation
How does NHK react to the remarks of Mr. Yoshihide Suga, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), that he would consult the Radio Regulatory Council about the proposal that NHK’s international radio might be ordered to make broadcasts related to the North Korean abductions?
Why wouldn’t NHK say no to an order?
Mr. Suga referred to issuing an order to international TV broadcasting as well and requested a budget for it. Does NHK have any intention to decline government subsidy for international broadcasts?
The broadcasting environment has changed greatly since the Broadcast Law was introduced half a century ago. Do you have any intention to propose reform of the system of international broadcasting by order?
On the commemoration of the 3,000th Fureai Meeting
On this year’s
NHK Kohaku Utagassen (Red and White Year-End Song Festival)
What sort of
Kohaku Utagassen
would you like to present this year? What is the viewer rating you are expecting?
On the diffusion of digital broadcasting
On the start of a news service in foreign languages for mobile phone users
On the ABU General Assembly in Beijing
On the publicity poster for public broadcasting
October
Impressions of the program revision for the latter half of this broadcasting year (Oct.2006 – Mar.2007)
On the decision to demand payment with a view to resorting to legal proceedings
Why did NHK show its will to resort to legal procedures at this particular moment, when the possibility of making the fee payment compulsory is being discussed?
Would it not be better to wait for the results of the nationwide investigations on NHK’s operations?
What exactly is this “sense of inequality” among viewers and listeners?
Has there been any change in the number of resumptions of payment since last week when the media reported that NHK would take legal procedures?
If the number of resumptions increases dramatically because of the recent decision, will you postpone the legal action?
You say NHK will swiftly deal with the people who have yet to conclude a contract with NHK. How quickly will that be?
How will you explain all of this to your viewers and listeners?
Will the legal procedures be taken to avoid the introduction of penalty for non-payment?
On the state of receiving fee payment in the third period (August-September) of the fiscal year
On NHK’s stance on the revision of the Broadcast Law under the new Abe administration
On the 33rd Japan Prize, the International Contest of Educational TV Programs
On the diffusion of digital broadcasting
September
On the birth of a boy to Princess Kiko
On summing up of the special summer programming
Greetings from Mr. Shin Kaneda, newly appointed Managing Director
On the state of receiving-fee payment in the second period (June-July)
On the activities of the special center for measures on the receiving fee
On the assessment of NHK’s nationwide operations
On the program prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) regarding NHK reform
On the Ministry’s suggestion that the decision on whether to make receiving fee payment compulsory will be taken next spring
On specific measures to confirm the new addresses of viewers/listeners who have moved
On the idea of establishing a new organization for international broadcasting with funding from commercial broadcasters
On the ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union) Robot Contest, ABU Robocon
On the diffusion of digital broadcasting
On the advertising of public broadcasting
Self-evaluation of the president and vice-president at the halfway point of their respective terms
July
On the viewers’ reactions to the news coverage of the North Korea’s missile launches
On the agreement within the government and the ruling party on NHK reform
On the suggestion to make the receiving fee payment compulsory under the Broadcast Law and to introduce penal regulations for non-payment
On reducing the number of satellite TV channels
On the proposal by the Council on NHK in the Digital Age to conduct a drastic review of the current system stipulated by the Broadcast Law, including the requirement of the Diet’s approval for the NHK budget.
On the coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany
On the progress in the diffusion of digital broadcasting
On digital terrestrial broadcasting and a new online service
On the international contribution of NHK’s digital broadcasting technology
On public access to the list of TV programs registered for preservation and viewing; Invitations to the live show,
Melodies in Memories
.
On the current activities of the special center for measures on the receiving fee
On NHK’s stance on the sluggish viewer ratings of live relay of Japanese professional baseball games of the Yomiuri Giants
June
On the urgent investigations into accounting irregularities including fraudulent business trips committed by a former employee of NHK
On inappropriate account management by the Director-General of the
Yamaguchi Station of NHK
On expanding the investigations to the remaining NHK departments
On the new system for the compliance program
On the situation of receiving fee payment for the first period of this fiscal year (April-May)
On the recent debate on the reduction of the number of channels NHK operates and the introduction of subscription fees to entertainment programs as part of NHK reform
Granted that radio has many advantages in times of emergency, what effect will the reduction of radio channels have?
On the public-viewing service for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
On the Open House of the NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories
On the transfer of two former staff members of ETV program production in the recent personnel reshuffling
On appointing a managing director from outside NHK
May
On comments and suggestions made by the private consulting panel of Heizo Takenaka, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
On lowering the receiving fee amount and on the voices suggesting the reduction of NHK channels
On the suggestion that some of the members of the Board of Governors should be full-time
On appointing managing director from outside NHK
On the suggestion to reduce the number of NHK radio channels
On clarifying in law the obligation to pay the receiving fee
On a suggestion that NHK World Radio Japan, NHK’s international shortwave broadcasting, should be discontinued
On the fraudulent business trips of a former NHK employee and investigation of the case
On the reinforcement of the compliance program
On the accountability of the President of NHK with regard to the recent embezzlement scandal
On the new data broadcasting service
On the Open House of the NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories
On the diffusion of digital broadcasting
On the Our
Precious Planet
campaign
On the guidelines regarding the use of flashing lights in TV programs and the concert aired on NHK’s satellite channel on January 19
April
On new TV programs of the 2006 fiscal year starting in April
On the broadcasting schedule for 2006 FIFA World Cup
On the state of receiving fee payment as of the end of fiscal 2005
On the taking of judicial procedures against non-payers of receiving fees
On the personal study meeting of Heizo Takenaka, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
On the Diet briefing on the NHK budget
On the implementation of
Shibuya De Domo ‘06
On the utilization of Fureai Hall at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya
On special services for the people who are paying the receiving fee by account transfer
On the diffusion of digital broadcasting
On yesterday’s comments and suggestions for NHK by a voluntary group of scholars and journalists
March
Review of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
On the recipients of the 57th NHK Broadcasting Culture Award
On a new phase of the digital terrestrial TV services
On the US debut of Japan’s Super Hi-Vision System
On the broadcasting schedule for live coverage of professional baseball games in fiscal 2006
NHK’s basic concept for international broadcasting
On the funding of international broadcasting
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi recently said that his previous suggestion for NHK to intensify its global transmission of Japanese information does not necessarily mean an organizational expansion, and that his impression was rather that NHK has too many “kyoku”. What is your reaction to this remark?
February
On the reactions of viewers and listeners to the NHK Corporate Plan announced on January 24, 2006
On the number of refusals and withholdings of receiving fee payment as of the end of January
On the timetable for taking judicial procedures regarding refusal of payment
On positioning of the server-based broadcasting service
On the possibility of providing net users with broadcast programs preserved at the NHK Archives
On the remarks made by the President of NHK about possible lowering of the receiving fee at a meeting with members of the Liberal Democratic Party on January 26
On audience participation programs around the country in the 2006 fiscal year
On the Public Showing of the NHK Program Production Technology Exhibition
On the live coverage of Japanese professional baseball games for the 2006 fiscal year
On the personal study meeting of Heizo Takenaka, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
On the criticism that NHK operates too many channels
On the article in a weekly magazine to the effect that NHK’s executives are in disarray
January
On his New Year’s resolutions
On last year’s
NHK Kohaku Utagassen (Red and White Year-End Song Festival)
and the new Sunday historical drama series,
Komyoga Tsuji
On programming revision in the 2006 fiscal year
On
News Watch 9
On the interview with the BBC Chairman, Michael Grade in
Talks with NHK
, that was aired on Sunday, January 8
On the introduction of penalties for those who refuse to pay the receiving fee
On the recourse to civil lawsuits against those who refuse to pay the receiving fee
What is
“broadcasting culture”
?
On the possible effects of the introduction of scrambling to NHK’s satellite broadcasting
On the choice of the members of the study meeting led by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Heizo Takenaka
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