Saturday, February 8, 2014

Conservatives push agenda at Japan's public TV

In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 photo, Japan's public broadcaster NHK President Katsuto Momii speaks during a budget committee question and answer at the lower house of Parliament in Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s appointment of new board members at Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has invited skepticism among many people that his motive may be to use the news giant to promote his nationalist agenda. Sure enough, minutes of a recent NHK governing board meeting suggest they were trying to exercise influence over programs. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT TOKYO (AP) — Minutes of a recent governing board meeting of Japan's public broadcaster NHK seem to back up suspicions that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, despite his denials, is trying to use Japan's news giant to promote his nationalist agenda.








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