NHK director resigns over Chinese staffer’s comment


NHK’s headquarters building. - Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun file

TOKYO (Jiji Press): NHK said Tuesday (Sept 10) that Kenji Sobata, senior director for international services, resigned the same day over controversial comments by an outside staff member in Chinese-language news aired on its international and domestic radio channels.

Four other executives, including President Nobuo Inaba and Executive Vice President Tatsuhiko Inoue, will return 50% of their salaries voluntarily for a month.

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