NHK Newsline

NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline
Presented by	Various anchors
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	English
Production
Production locations	NHK Broadcasting Center, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Running time	15-20 minutes (weekdays); 10 minutes (weekends and holidays); 15–120 minutes (during live coverages or Japan elections);
Release
Original network	NHK World-Japan
Original release	3 April 2000 –; present
Chronology
Preceded by	NHK Newswatch; News Today 30 Minutes;
External links
	Website

NHK Newsline (formerly and also simply known as Newsline) is a foreign news program aired on NHK's international broadcasting service NHK World-Japan. This program broadcasts on the hour, 24 hours a day.

History[]

NHK Newsline started as Day Line Japan in April 1997, with a length of 10 minutes, and airing several times a day. In 2000, the program's name was changed to Newsline. The English spoken portions of the program would gradually expand with time.

On January 30, 2009, News Watch 9 - an English-dubbed news program - was removed from the NHK World line-up. On February 2, 2009, Newsline was re-formatted in order to fill the gap left by News Watch 9, by changing to a news and information program. Newsline's time slot also changed to air at the top of every hour, 24 times a day. The length of the program was typically 30 minutes during the week, and 10 minutes on weekends and Japanese holidays. The program has been referred to as NHK Newsline since Late March 2016.^[1]

On April 1, 2019, NHK Newsline changed to a 15-20 minute format on weekdays at most times, while other Newsline-branded programs fill the remaining time until the bottom of the hour. These include Newsline In Depth, which features a variety of feature stories, and Newsline Biz, with business news. Newsline is replaced by the daily news program Newsroom Tokyo on weekdays, except holidays, at 20:00 JST (replaying at 3:00 JST the following morning).^[2]

On March 30, 2020, NHK implemented a new policy for referring to Japanese names, following the common practice in the Japanese language of listing the surname first followed by the given name. The new policy extends to all of NHK's English-language programming, including NHK Newsline. For example, Shinzō Abe (the former Prime Minister) is referred to as Abe Shinzō under the new policy.^[3]

Format[]

NHK Newsline updates viewers on the latest hard news with a focus mainly on Japan, the rest of Asia, and then finally around the world. Some editions feature segments focusing on Southeast Asia hosted by an anchor based in Bangkok. Feature segments follow, with business news and a global weather forecast. NHK Newsline is anchored by established NHK news presenters. The anchors speak entirely in English. English dubbing or occasional English subtitling if needed (previously just English subtitles until after 2011) are used in video footage when the spoken language is other than English. All measurements, including temperatures, are given in metric. Monetary figures are measured in Japanese yen, and figures in United States dollars are often also included. During periods of breaking news, Newsline is usually extended past it's normal time slot.

Anchors and reporters[]

News[]

Weekdays (15–minute program): 2300 UTC - 0200 UTC Miki Yamamoto / Kyoko Tashiro (every other week); 0300 UTC - 0900 UTC Minori Takao / Ai Uchida (every other week); 1000 UTC - 1700 UTC James Tengan / Yoshi Ogasawara (every other week); 1800 UTC - 2200 UTC Ross Mihara / Raja Pradhan (every other week)

Weekends (10-minute program): 2300 UTC - 0200 UTC Keiko Kitagawa; 0300 UTC - 1000 UTC Kanako Sachno; 1100 UTC - 2200 UTC Keikichi Hanada (Saturday) / Hiro Morita (Sunday)

National holidays, New Year's Day or end of year (10-minute program): 2300 UTC - 0200 UTC Miki Yamamoto / Keiko Kitagawa; 0300 UTC - 1000 UTC Kanako Sachno / James Tengan / Yoshi Ogasawara; 1100 UTC - 2200 UTC Raja Pradhan / Ross Mihara / Keikichi Hanada

Politics[]

Masayo Nakajima - Senior political commentator / deputy editor-in-chief NHK's Tokyo HQ
Akihiro Mikoda - Senior political / economics commentator
Aiko Doden - Special Affairs commentator / Presenter, Newsline In Depth
Shogo Takahashi - NHK World Executive Producer
Takashi Ichinose - Special Affairs commentator / NHK's Tokyo HQ
Miki Ebara - editor-in-chief, NHK's Washington Bureau
Mayuko Ambe - Politics reporter
Tomoko Kamata - Politics reporter
Kimberly Gale - Politics reporter (freelance work for CBC News / NHK World)
Kim Chan-ju - Seoul Bureau

Business[]

(all times listed are in Japanese Standard Time)

Akiko Okamoto - reporter
Gene Otani - anchor from 1pm to 7pm / Presenter, Newsline Asia 24 and Direct Talk
John LaDue - reporter / Tokyo Stock Exchange Broadcasts from 9am to 12 Noon.
Marie Yanaka - Reporter / TSE Broadcasts from 6pm to Midnight, Biz Stream / Presenter, Newsline in Depth
Phoebe Amoroso - Reporter/ TSE Broadcasts / Presenter, Biz Stream
Shaula Vogue - Reporter / Presenter, Biz Stream and Design Talks Plus
Ramin Mellegard - anchor from 9am to noon / Presenter, Newsline Biz and Newsline Asia 24

Weather[]

Sayaka Mori - meteorologist for Newsroom Tokyo and other Newsline programs till 2:00 JST
Jonathan Oh - meteorologist for Newsroom Tokyo and other Newsline programs till 2:00 JST
Tsietsei Monare - meteorologist for Newsline Asia 24 and other Newsline programs till 20:00 JST
Yoko Komagata - meteorologist for Newsline Asia 24 and other Newsline programs till 20:00 JST

Other anchors[]

Patchari Raksawong, NHK Bangkok Bureau, also reports for Newsline Asia 24 and Newsroom Tokyo
Dhra Dhirakaosal, NHK Bangkok Bureau, also reports for Newsline Asia 24 and Newsroom Tokyo
Cholaphansa Narula, NHK Bangkok Bureau, also reports for Newsline Asia 24 and Newsroom Tokyo
Roselyn Debhavalya, NHK Bangkok Bureau, also reports for "Newsline Asia 24" and "Newsroom Tokyo"
Hiro Morita (on Sundays, from 1100 UTC - 2200 UTC), also reports during Sumo Highlights
Raja Pradhan (one Sunday per month, 1100 UTC - 2200 UTC) Every Other Week, 1800 UTC - 2200 UTC, fills in for others on Weekdays And Weekends
Yoko Nishimura (one Sunday per month, 1100 UTC - 2200 UTC)

Former on-air Staff[]

Carley Gomez - Meteorologist (departed in 2019; now at KXTV-TV Sacramento, California)
Catherine Kobayashi - Anchor (departed in 2017; now reporting from NHK's New York bureau)
Robert Speta - Meteorologist (departed in 2017; now at WHEC-TV Rochester, New York)
Mai Shoji - Meteorologist (departed in 2015; now at Tokyo FM)
Ron Madison - Business Anchor (departed in 2015)
Yuko Aotani - Anchor (departed in 2015)
Sherry Ann Jisu - Anchor (departed in 2015; now at Bloomberg Television)
Miwa Gardner - Meteorologist (departed in 2012; now at Google)

Ratings[]

NHK Newsline is rated as one of the top English–language news programs in the Asia Pacific region.^{[citation needed]} NHK Newsline competes in the Asian news market with China's CCTV-9 News on Chinese International TV, CGTN; South Korea's Arirang News on South Korean international T.V., Arirang TV; Singapore's Primetime News on Singaporean English TV, Channel NewsAsia; the Philippines' The World Tonight on Filipino news broadcaster ABS-CBN News Channel; and Australia Network News on the Australia Network. In the United States, NHK Newsline airs on the PBS World Channel at 2:00pm Pacific Time Zone on weekdays and on Link TV daily.

References[]

^ "NHK World FY 2016 Press Kit" (PDF). NHK World TV. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
^ NHK World-Japan Broadcast Schedule
^ "Style for Japanese Persons' Names" (PDF) (Press release). NHK. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

External links[]

[1] "NHK World FY 2016 Press Kit" (PDF). NHK World TV. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

[2] NHK World-Japan Broadcast Schedule

[3] "Style for Japanese Persons' Names" (PDF) (Press release). NHK. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

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