NHK World-Japan

NHK World-Japan
TypeBroadcasting news, discussions, state media
CountryJapan
Broadcast areaWorldwide
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Programming
Language(s)Japanese, English
Picture format1080i 16:9 (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerGovernment of Japan
ParentNHK
Sister channelsNHK General TV
NHK Educational TV
NHK BS
NHK BS Premium 4K
NHK BS8K
History
LaunchedApril 1, 1998 (1998-04-01)
Former namesNHK World
Links
Websitewww.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television
(United States)
List
Zuku TV (Kenya)Channel 570
Streaming media
NHK World-JapanWatch live (available worldwide)
NHK World Radio JapanListen live (available worldwide)

NHK World-Japan (formerly and also known simply as NHK World) is the international arm of the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Its services are aimed at the overseas market, similar to those offered by other national public-service broadcasters, such as the British BBC (BBC World Service, the international feed of the BBC News channel, etc.), France 24, or the German DW. Contents are broadcast through shortwave radio, satellite, and cable operators throughout the world, as well as online and through its mobile apps. It is headquartered in Tokyo.

NHK World-Japan currently provides three main broadcast services: an English-language current affairs TV channel (NHK World TV), a multilingual radio service (NHK World Radio Japan), and a Japanese-language general/entertainment TV service (NHK World Premium). NHK World-Japan also makes most of its programming available through its website (either live or on demand). A Chinese version of the channel, NHK Huayu Shijie (NHK华语视界), which essentially provides news and select programs from NHK World-Japan with Mandarin dubbing and/or subtitles, was launched on January 15, 2019, and is only distributed online.