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NHK can now pester you through your mail thanks to new service from Japan Post

Ignoring the ringing doorbell might no longer keep you safe from the ever persistent NHK Man.

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TVs that don’t show TV selling out fast in Japan

Electronics complete with onboard existential crises.

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Japan’s year-end Kohaku song battle rumored to end soon

Is 72 years long enough for this TV tradition?

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Tokyo woman with signal blocked-TV loses appeal contesting her obligation to pay NHK fees

It seems there’s no getting out of paying the NHK any longer.

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Cornelius resigns from Olympics, suddenly pulled from Sony webpage and NHK shows too

It must have been something he said.

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“Protect the Nation from NHK Party” becomes “Protect the Nation from Old Parties Party”

Constantly changing one’s mind is an interesting political strategy.

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Voice of beloved Japanese kid’s show character speaks out about living with ALS

Kyousei Tsukui’s condition has been rapidly changing, but his spirits are as high as ever.

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Chiba election heating up with surprise marriage proposal and an ambitious Disney-loving clown full of promises

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and who knows? Maybe you’ll even vote.

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Tokyo woman, only person to win court case against Japan’s public broadcaster, told to pay up

Recent ruling overturns win in landmark case.

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Leader of political party that refuses to pay NHK ordered to pay NHK

It will be the hardest 40 bucks he ever spent.

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NHK announces “substantial” fee reduction, Japanese Internet reacts with jeering

Most people wonder why they still bother charging any fee at all.

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Sailor Moon fails to take the top spot in Japan’s giant Sailor Moon anime popularity poll

Ordinary-schoolgirl Usagi Tsukino is far less loved than her Sailor Senshi form, but even the celestial star of the show gets outvoted.

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NHK loses court case to Tokyo woman who can’t watch it because her TV has a blocker installed

One small victory for man- (and woman-) kind!

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Tokyo gubernatorial candidate strips naked in televised campaign speech

Candidate exercises right to wear poop-stained diaper on head during address.

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Election to determine the best Final Fantasy, game, character, boss, and music underway

And what has your public broadcaster done for you lately?

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Yoshiki and Kiss to perform together again on Japan’s New Year’s Eve music extravaganza Kohaku

NHK wanted the best, they got the best.

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Typhoon warning from NHK Japan “to all foreigners” causes controversy online

There’s a fine line between kindly simplifying the Japanese language and offensively dumbing it down for foreign readers.

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Message to Japanese media: “Stop asking people to open their fridges during a blackout!”

As if things in Chiba aren’t bad enough, now these people have to put up with nosy parkers letting the cold air out.

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Man arrested for spraying Japan’s public broadcasting fee collector with fire extinguisher

That’s one way to end a heated conversation.

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Gang of Japanese politicians chase man down street, restrain him for “obstructing campaign”【Vid】

”This is like something the yakuza would do.”

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