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Japan Broadcasting Corporation; NHK
Japan's public broadcaster, funded mainly by viewer fees. Operates nationwide TV and radio channels, including domestic and international services. Almost always referred to in everyday speech by the abbreviation NHK.
日本放送協会、略してNHK。
Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, abbreviated as NHK.
日本放送協会は公共放送を担っている。
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation is responsible for public broadcasting.
受信料は日本放送協会の運営を支えている。
Reception fees support the operation of the Japan Broadcasting Corporation.
The full official name of NHK, used in legal documents, formal announcements, and at the start and end of broadcasts. In conversation almost always shortened to NHK.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 日本放送協会受信料: NHK reception fee
- 日本放送協会放送法: Broadcasting Act provisions concerning NHK
- NHK（日本放送協会）: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) — typical written form
NOTE:
Unlike commercial networks, NHK is funded by household reception fees rather than advertising. The reading にっぽん (rather than にほん) is the official one used in the corporation's name.