The Japan Times

NHK envisions a multicultural Mars in its newest sci-fi series

The new sci-fi show was created with involvement of scientists and space experts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ...
Yahoo

‘What Will You Do, Ieyasu?’: NHK’s Annual Taiga Drama Is The Biggest Japanese Primetime TV Series You’ve Never Heard Of

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever ...
Deadline.com

‘30,000,000 Yen’: ‘Breaking Bad’ DNA Mixed With Public Broadcasting Values Led To Creation Of Buzzy Japanese Thriller Series

Welcome to a new year of Global Breakouts, Deadline’s strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as ...
World Screen

NHK Sweeps Tokyo Drama Awards

NHK has picked up a raft of wins for its series at this year’s Tokyo Drama Awards, with Deaf Voice—A Sign-Language Interpreter in Court taking the grand prix for a single drama. The title follows a ...

Aespa's Ningning Targeted by 120,000-Signature Petition as Critics Demand Japanese Show Ban — Why Are Fans Turning on Her?

Aespa face mounting backlash in Japan as a petition targets Ningning, linking political tensions and past posts to NHK ...
World Screen

NHK’s Nobuo Inaba

The Great Kanto Earthquake that struck Japan in 1923 laid bare the need for a nationwide information system to keep citizens safe. Two years later, stations in three cities—Tokyo, Osaka and ...