NHK Newsline (stylized as NHK NEWSLiNE, formerly and also simply known as Newsline) ( ja, NHKニュースライン ''NHK Nyūsurain'') is a foreign news program aired on

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service

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. 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, ''

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'' - 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. 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). On March 30, 2020, NHK implemented a new policy for referring to Japanese names, following the common practice in the

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of listing the

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first followed by the

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. The new policy extends to all of NHK's English-language programming, including ''NHK Newsline''. For example,

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(the former

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) is referred to as ''Abe Shinzō'' under the new policy.

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

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hosted by an anchor based in

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. Feature segments follow, with business news and a global weather forecast. ''NHK Newsline'' is anchored b
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

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. Monetary figures are measured in

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, and figures in

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s are often also included. During periods of breaking news, Newsline is usually extended past its normal time slot.

Anchors and reporters

News

;Weekdays (15–minute program) :08:00 JST/23:00 UTC - 12:00 JST/02:00 UTC Kyoko Tashiro / Hiroaki Yamaguchi (every other week) :13:00 JST/03:00 UTC - 18:00 JST/09:00 UTC Rika KawasakiAlso as weekend anchor for ''

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'' / Miki Yamamoto / Erika MorishitaAlso as weekend anchor for '' NHK News Ohayō Nippon, NHK News Good Morning Japan'' / :19:00 JST/10:00 UTC - 07:00 JST/22:00 UTC Raja Pradhan / Yoshi Ogasawara (every other week) ;Weekends (10-minute program) :08:00 JST/23:00 UTC - 12:00 JST/02:00 UTC Keiko Kitagawa :13:00 JST/03:00 UTC - 19:00 JST/10:00 UTC Gene Otani / Ramin Mellegard / Kanako Sachno :20:00 JST/11:00 UTC - 07:00 JST/22:00 UTC Ross Mihara ;National holidays, New Year's Day or end of year (10-minute program) :08:00 JST/23:00 UTC - 12:00 JST/02:00 UTC Miki Yamamoto / Keiko Kitagawa :13:00 JST/03:00 UTC - 07:00 JST/22:00 UTC Kanako Sachno / Yoshi Ogasawara / Raja Pradhan

Politics

* Masayo Nakajima - Senior political commentator / deputy editor-in-chief NHK's Tokyo HQ * Akihiro Mikoda - Senior political / economics commentator * Shogo Takahashi - NHK World Executive Producer * Takashi Ichinose - Special Affairs commentator / NHK's Tokyo HQ * Miki Ebara - editor-in-chief, NHK's

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Bureau * Mayuko Ambe - Politics reporter * Tomoko Kamata - Politics reporter * Kimberly Gale - Politics reporter (freelance work for

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/ NHK World) * Kim Chan-ju - NHK Seoul Bureau

Business

(all times listed are in Japanese Standard Time) * Akiko Okamoto - Reporter * Gene Otani - Anchor / Presenter, ''Newsline Asia 24'' and ''Direct Talk'' *

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- Reporter / Presenter, ''Biz Stream'' and ''Design Talks Plus'' * Ramin Mellegard - Anchor / 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

Irregular anchors

* Yuko Fukushima - business anchor for ''Newsroom Tokyo'' (previously as regular anchor from 2009 to 2012)

Other anchors

* Catherine Kobayashi, NHK New York Bureau, anchors ''NHK Newsline'' from New York, alternating weekdays from 08:00-12:00 JST * Minori Takao, NHK New York Bureau, anchors ''NHK Newsline'' from New York, alternating weekdays from 08:00-12:00 JST * 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'' * Aiko Doden, Presenter, ''Newsline In Depth'' and NHK Special Affairs commentator *

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, Presenter, ''Newsline in Depth'' and Business reporter * Yoko Nishimura, anchors ''NHK Newsline'' one Sunday per month from 1100 UTC - 2200 UTC

Former on-air Staff

* Hiro Morita - Anchor (departed in 2022) * Ai Uchida - Anchor (departed in 2021) * James Tengan - Anchor (departed in 2020, Currently narrates NHK World Japan's Program Tokyo Fashion Express) * Carley Gomez - Meteorologist (departed in 2019; now at

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Sacramento, California) * Robert Speta - Meteorologist (departed in 2017; now at

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Jacksonvile, Florida) * Mai Shoji - Meteorologist (departed in 2015; now at Tokyo FM) * Ron Madison - Business Anchor (departed in 2015) * Yuko Aotani - Anchor (departed in 2015) * John LaDue - Reporter / TSE Broadcasts * Phoebe Amoroso - Reporter/ TSE Broadcasts * Sherry Ann Jisu - Anchor (departed in 2015; now at

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Ratings

''NHK Newsline'' is rated as one of the top English–language news programs in the Asia Pacific region. ''NHK Newsline'' competes in the Asian news market with China's ''

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'' on

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; South Korea's ''

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'' on

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; Singapore's ''Asia Now'' on CNA; various news programs like ''Rundown'' and ''The World Tonight'' on the

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from the Philippines; and '' Australia Network News'' on the

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. In the United States, ''NHK Newsline'' airs on the PBS World Channel at 2:00pm

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on weekdays and on

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daily.

References

Footnotes

External links

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