Japan’s NHK Issues New Apology for Its Chinese Announcer Over Off-Script Anti-Japanese Comments

Published on August 28, 2024

Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), a public broadcaster, issued a new apology on Aug. 26 after its announcer made off-script anti-Japanese comments during a live radio program in Chinese. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi called the incident “regrettable” on the same day and urged measures to prevent any reoccurrence. The new statement, broadcasted nationwide, said the newscaster’s comments contradicted the official Japanese stances on the issues and violated the public broadcaster’s obligation and programming standards. It comes after NHK President Nobuo Inaba’s initial Aug. 22 apology. Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, told reporters on Aug. 27 that the event “violated the mission of public broadcasting.”...

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