NHK

Summary

NHK is a public broadcaster^[1]. NHK ranks in the top 7% of public_broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,462 views/month).^[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 image is recorded as NHK Broadcasting Center 2016.jpg^[13].
• NHK's instance of is recorded as public broadcaster^[14].
• NHK's instance of is recorded as television station^[15].
• NHK's instance of is recorded as radio station^[16].
• NHK's founder is recorded as Gotō Shinpei^[17].
• NHK's logo image is recorded as NHK logo 2020.svg^[18].
• NHK's headquarters location is recorded as Jinnan^[19].
• NHK's has organizational division is recorded as television broadcasting^[20].
• NHK's has organizational division is recorded as radio^[21].
• NHK's has organizational division is recorded as video streaming service^[22].
• NHK's has organizational division is recorded as Q1191688^[23].
• NHK's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121463010^[24].
• NHK's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 312737759^[25].
• NHK's GND ID is recorded as 43787-6^[26].
• NHK's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50064664^[27].

Body

Founding

NHK's founder is recorded as Gotō Shinpei^[17]. Recorded inception include +1924-11-29T00:00:00Z^[28], +1925-00-00T00:00:00Z^[29], and +1950-06-01T00:00:00Z^[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^[19]. Subsidiaries include NHK Service Center^[34], a video game developer^[35], in Japan^[36]; NHK Publishing^[37], a business^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1931^[40], headquartered in Tokyo^[41]; NHK Enterprises^[42], a business^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 2005^[45], headquartered in Tokyo^[46]; NHK Educational^[47], a business^[48], in Japan^[49], founded in 1989^[50]; NHK Gakuen^[51], an educational organization^[52], in Japan^[53], headquartered in Kunitachi^[54]; and NHK Foundation^[55], a company^[56], in Japan^[57].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for NHK include The Collaborative Party^[58], a political party^[59], in Japan^[60], founded in 2013^[61], headquartered in Nishikichō^[62]; NHK Hall^[63], an architectural structure^[64], in Japan^[65], founded in 1973^[66]; and NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo^[67], a musical group^[68], in Japan^[69], founded in 1926^[70].

Why It Matters

NHK ranks in the top 7% of public_broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,462 views/month).^[2] NHK has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[71] NHK is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[72]

NHK is credited with the discovery of taiga drama^[73], a term^[74], founded in 1963^[75] and Asadora^[76], a term^[77], founded in 1961^[78]. Entities named for NHK include The Collaborative Party^[58], a political party^[59], in Japan^[60], founded in 2013^[61], headquartered in Nishikichō^[62]; NHK Hall^[63], an architectural structure^[64], in Japan^[65], founded in 1973^[66]; and NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo^[67], a musical group^[68], in Japan^[69], founded in 1926^[70].

FAQs

What did NHK discover?

NHK is credited as discoverer of taiga drama^[73] and Asadora^[76].