Japan: Distance between NHK and Government  · Global Voices
Hanako Tokita

The recent appointment of Komori Shigetaka, who is a close acquaintance of PM Abe Shinzo,  as an NHK's management committee member has raised a controversy over the possibility of the government's intervention in public broadcast. Blogger Miepong draws on and analyzes discussions in the Japanese blogosphere as well as mainstream media and shares her thoughts on the issue.