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76-576: The park is located between the Minato municipal offices and Tokyo Tower . Many of the footpaths in the park offer excellent views of Tokyo Tower, so the park is a popular spot for dates and appears in many television and film sequences. The Central Labor Relations Commission is located here. Shiba Tōshō-gū shrine, an example of Tōshō-gū architecture, is also located in the park. A giant ginkgo tree , designated Natural Monument and believed to have been planted there by Iemitsu Tokugawa , can be found in

152-539: A FamilyMart convenience store and a souvenir shop. This floor's main attractions, however, are the three elevators that serve as a direct ride to the Main Observatory. The second floor is primarily a food and shopping area. In addition to the five standalone restaurants, the second floor's food court consists of four restaurants, including a McDonald's and a Pizza-La . FootTown's third and fourth floors house several tourist attractions. The third floor

228-441: A television license fee . NHK operates two terrestrial television channels ( NHK General TV and NHK Educational TV ), three satellite television channels (NHK BS; as well as two ultra-high-definition television channels, NHK BS Premium 4K and NHK BS8K ), and three radio networks ( NHK Radio 1 , NHK Radio 2 , and NHK FM ). NHK also provides an international broadcasting service, known as NHK World-Japan . NHK World-Japan

304-538: A ban prohibiting stock trading by employees, numbering around 5,700, who had access to its internal news information management system. The employees were required to pledge in writing that they would not trade in stocks, and were required to gain approval from senior staff to sell shares they already held. NHK banned short-term stock trading completed in periods of six months or less for all other employees. The ban did not extend to employees' families, nor did NHK request any reports on their transactions. On 24 July 2013,

380-532: A four-story building directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants, and shops. Departing from there, guests can visit two observation decks. The two-story Main Deck (formerly known as the Main Observatory) is at 150 meters (490 ft), while the smaller Top Deck (formerly known as the "Special Observatory") reaches a height of 249.6 meters (819 ft). The names were changed following renovation of

456-475: A member of the World Federation of Great Towers, has been used by many organizations for broadcasting purposes. The structure was intended for broadcasting television, but radio antennas were installed in 1961 because it could accommodate them. While analog and digital television broadcasts are no longer conducted from the site, two FM radio stations remain on Tokyo Tower. Stations that use or have used

532-400: A new night-time illumination scheme—titled the "Diamond Veil"—to celebrate the tower's 50th anniversary. The arrangement featured 276 lights in seven colors equally distributed across the towers four faces. When employing specialty lighting on the tower, the Main Observatory often plays an important role. During the second international " White Band Day" on 10 September 2005,

608-538: A private school, is in Shiba Park. Minato City Library operates Minato Library in Shibakoen. This Tokyo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tokyo Tower Tokyo Tower ( 東京タワー , Tōkyō Tawā , pronounced [toːkʲoː taɰᵝaː] ) , officially Japan Radio Tower ( 日本電波塔 , Nippon denpatō ) is a communications and observation tower in

684-424: A radio and television broadcasting antenna support structure and is a tourist destination that houses several different attractions. The tower recorded its 190 millionth visitor in 2024. Visitor numbers had been steadily declining, bottoming out at 2.3 million in 2000 before rising since then. The first area tourists visit upon reaching the tower is FootTown, a four-story building stationed directly under

760-747: A reporter at NHK Metropolitan Broadcasting Center died of congestive heart failure . In May 2014, the Shibuya Labor Standards Inspection Office of the Tokyo Labor Bureau certified it as a karōshi (overwork death). Although NHK did not report on this matter, it was announced in October 2017. Ryōichi Ueda, the chairman of NHK, visited the reporter's parents' home and apologized to them. NHK has occasionally faced various criticisms for its treatment of Japan's wartime history. Katsuto Momii ( 籾井 勝人 ) ,

836-463: A result, after a rash of NHK-related scandals including an accounting one , the number of people who had not paid the license fee surpassed one million watchers. This incident sparked debate over the fairness of the fee system. In 2006, the NHK opted to take legal action against those most flagrantly in violation of the law. This fee and how it is charged is unpopular with some citizens. This led to

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912-459: Is also bilingual and airs on NHK General TV and the international channels and NHK World Premium. World News , a program which airs bulletins from international broadcasters interpreted in Japanese, is aired on NHK BS1 with Catch! Sekai no Top News in the morning and International News Report at night, with the latter also airing on NHK World Premium. News on NHK BS1 is aired at 50 minutes past

988-665: Is composed of NHK World TV , NHK World Premium , and the shortwave radio service Radio Japan (RJ). World Radio Japan also makes some of its programs available on the Internet. NHK was the first broadcaster in the world to broadcast in high-definition (using multiple sub-Nyquist sampling encoding , also known as Hi-Vision) and in 8K . In regards to NHK's relationship with Johnny & Associates, they have stated that NHK acknowledges that sexual abuse allegations related to Johnny & Associates had repeatedly been reported for many years, but NHK also stated that they lacked awareness of

1064-412: Is frequently used in the Japanese kaiju (giant monster) film genre. It has been the location of numerous battles and visitations by Godzilla , Mothra , Gamera and King Kong ( King Kong Escapes ) wherein it is frequently destroyed and rebuilt. Based on the popular manga series by Ryōhei Saigan, the 2005 film Always Sanchōme no Yūhi was a nostalgic view of life in the neighborhoods beneath

1140-459: Is funded by the Japanese government. The annual budget of NHK is subject to review and approval by the Diet of Japan . The Diet also appoints the twelve-member board of governors (経営委員会 keiei iinkai ) that oversees NHK. NHK is managed on a full-time basis by an executive board ( 理事会 , rijikai ) consisting of a president, executive vice president and seven to ten managing directors who oversee

1216-647: Is home to the Guinness World Records Museum Tokyo, a museum that houses life-size figures, photo panels and memorabilia depicting interesting records that have been authenticated by the Guinness Book. The Tokyo Tower Wax Museum, opened in 1970, displayed wax figures imported from London where they were made until it was closed in 2013. The figures on display range from pop culture icons such as The Beatles to religious figures such as Jesus Christ . A hologram gallery named

1292-410: Is specially lit for some annual events. Since 2000, the entire tower has been illuminated in a pink light on 1 October to highlight the beginning of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month . The tower has also had a variety of special lighting arrangements for Christmas since 1994. During New Year's Eve , the tower lights up at midnight with a year number displayed on one side of the observatory to mark

1368-515: Is standardized, with discounts for office workers and students who commute, as well a discount for residents of Okinawa prefecture . For viewers making annual payments by credit card with no special discounts, the reception fee is 13,600 yen per year for terrestrial reception only, and 24,090 yen per year for both terrestrial and broadcast satellite reception. However, the Broadcasting Act specifies no punitive actions for nonpayment; as

1444-880: The Gyokuon-hōsō , the surrender speech made by Emperor Hirohito , in August 1945. Following the war, in September 1945, the Allied occupation administration under General Douglas MacArthur banned all international broadcasting by NHK, and repurposed several NHK facilities and frequencies for use by the Far East Network (now American Forces Network ). Japanese-American radio broadcaster Frank Shozo Baba joined NHK during this time and led an early post-war revamp of its programming. Radio Japan resumed overseas broadcasts in 1952. A new Broadcasting Act  [ ja ]

1520-581: The 1964 Summer Olympics , the first widely televised Olympic Games. The complex was gradually expanded through 1973 when it became the headquarters for NHK. The previous headquarters adjacent to Hibiya Park was redeveloped as the Hibiya City high-rise complex. NHK began experimental satellite broadcasting with the NHK BS ;1 channel in 1984, followed by NHK BS 2 in 1985. Both channels began regular broadcasts in 1989. In April 2011, BS 1

1596-495: The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami – Iwate , Miyagi , Fukushima – where it was discontinued on 31 March 2012). From 1963 to 1999, NHK published the journal Studies of broadcasting: an international annual of broadcasting science . NHK is a dependent corporation chartered by the Japanese Broadcasting Act and primarily funded by license fees. NHK World broadcasting (for overseas viewers/listeners)

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1672-571: The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . NHK broadcasts sumo wrestling , baseball games, Olympic Games , soccer games, and a range of other sports. Their broadcast of the last two days of October 1952's autumn sumo tournament became the first ever televised sports broadcast in Japan. The NHK Symphony Orchestra , financially sponsored by NHK, was formerly (until 1951) the Japanese Symphony Orchestra. Its website details

1748-603: The Black Lives Matter movement and George Floyd protests that was criticized for its "crude" animation of protesters and its focus on economic inequality rather than police brutality. An official statement signed by Yuichi Tabata, head of NHK's International News Division, was released through NHK's official website. On 9 January 2022, NHK issued an apology over false allegations made in Director Naomi Kawase 's Tokyo Olympics documentary. Kawase

1824-722: The Imperial Japanese Army nationalised all public news agencies and coordinated their efforts via the Information Liaison Confidential Committee. All published and broadcast news reports became official announcements of the Imperial Army General Headquarters in Tokyo for the duration of World War II . The famous Tokyo Rose wartime programs were broadcast by NHK. NHK also recorded and broadcast

1900-789: The Japan Meteorological Agency makes NHK capable of delivering earthquake early warnings seconds after detection, as well as a more detailed report with Shindo intensity measurements within two-to-three minutes after the quake. They also broadcast air attack warnings in the event of war, using the J-Alert system. All warnings are broadcast in Japanese, with tsunami warnings also delivered in four foreign languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Korean and Portuguese (Japan has small Chinese , Korean and Brazilian populations). The warnings were broadcast in these languages during

1976-473: The Kantō region on 1 December 2005, each side of the Main Observatory displayed the characters 地デジ ( chi deji , an abbreviation for 地上デジタル放送 chijō dejitaru hōsō terrestrial digital broadcasting). More recently, the observatory displayed both "TOKYO" and "2016" to stress Tokyo's 2016 Olympic bid . Primitive images, such as hearts, have also been displayed using the observatory's windows. Operations at

2052-546: The Taipei Times , stating, "[South] Korea's statements that Japan is the only nation that forced this are puzzling. 'Give us money, compensate us', they say, but since all of this was resolved by the Japan–Korea peace treaty, why are they reviving this issue? It's strange." It was subsequently reported by The Japan Times that on his first day at NHK Momii asked members of the executive team to hand in their resignation on

2128-479: The Tokyo Skytree was opened in 2012. In an attempt to make Tokyo Tower more appealing to NHK and the five other commercial broadcasters who planned to move their transmitting stations to the new tower, Nihon Denpatō officials drafted a plan to extend its digital broadcasting antenna by 80 to 100 meters at a cost of approximately ¥4 billion (US$ 50 million). As a result of their move to

2204-555: The 21st Director-General of NHK, caused controversy by discussing Japan's actions in World War II at his first press conference after being appointed on 20 December 2013. It was reported that Momii said NHK should support the Japanese government in its territorial dispute with China and South Korea. He also caused controversy by what some describe as the playing down of the comfort women issue in World War II, according to

2280-562: The 40th anniversary of Tokyo Tower. Just as the Eiffel Tower is often used in popular culture to immediately locate a scene in Paris, Tokyo Tower is often used in the same way for Tokyo. It is used in anime and manga such as Doraemon , Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 , Magic Knight Rayearth , Please Save My Earth , Cardcaptor Sakura , Digimon , Detective Conan , Sailor Moon , Tenchi Muyo! and Death Note . The tower

2356-506: The Eiffel Tower as it is significantly thinner and simpler in construction. It was opened to the public on 23 December 1958 at a final cost of ¥ 2.8 billion ($ 8.4 million in 1958). Tokyo Tower was mortgaged for ¥10 billion in 2000. It was the tallest artificial structure in Japan until April 2010, when it was surpassed by the Tokyo Skytree . Planned as an antenna for telecommunications and brightly colored in accordance with

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2432-585: The Gallery DeLux, a lounge and a few specialty stores are also located on this floor. Tokyo Tower's Trick Art Gallery is located on the building's fourth and final floor. This gallery displays optical illusions , including paintings and objects that visitors can interact with. On the roof of the FootTown building is a small amusement park that contains several small rides and hosts live performances for children. On weekends and holidays, visitors can use

2508-479: The NHK brand is common for the whole country. All of them can also be tuned through the Internet, within the national territory. It also has one exclusive satellite channel, as well as two in ultra-high definition. NHK is funded by reception fees ( 受信料 , jushinryō ) , a system analogous to the license fee used in some English-speaking countries. The Broadcasting Act which governs NHK's funding stipulates anyone with equipment able to receive NHK must pay. The fee

2584-602: The Skytree, only one digital television station remained on Tokyo Tower: that of the Open University of Japan , whose JOUD-DTV and JOUD-FM continued on the tower until shutting down in 2018. FM radio stations will continue to use the tower for broadcasting in the Tokyo area. Masahiro Kawada, the tower's planning director, raised the possibility of the tower becoming a backup for the Tokyo Skytree, depending on what

2660-588: The TV broadcasters want or need. The antenna's tip was damaged on 11 March 2011 by the Tōhoku earthquake . On 19 July 2012, Tokyo Tower's height shrank to 315 meters while the top antenna was repaired for damage from the earthquake. Located in the base of the tower is a 4-story building known as FootTown. The first floor includes the Aquarium Gallery, a reception hall, the 400-person-capacity "Tower Restaurant",

2736-571: The Tokyo Tower Top Deck (at the height of 250 m) were suspended in 2016. The Top Deck reopened on March 3, 2018. At that time, Tokyo Tower also announced the renaming of both decks. Renovations on the main deck, which began in September 2016, caused partial closure of the deck. The Tokyo Tower has two mascots named ノッポン Noppon . They are two brothers: Older Brother, who wears blue dungarees , and Younger Brother, who wears red dungarees. They were unveiled on 23 December 1998 to celebrate

2812-421: The Tokyo area. A taller digital broadcasting tower, known as Tokyo Skytree , was completed on 29 February 2012. Tokyo Tower has become a prominent landmark in the city, and frequently appears in media set in Tokyo. A large broadcasting tower was needed in the Kantō region after NHK , Japan's public broadcasting station, began television broadcasting in 1953. Private broadcasting companies began operating in

2888-422: The areas of NHK operations. The executive board reports to the board of governors. It maintains three radio stations available nationwide: All of them can also be tuned through the Internet, within the national territory. It manages two open signal channels through digital terrestrial television. Since Japan has a television network system, it schedules territorial disconnections in each of its centers. However,

2964-566: The arrival of the new year. Special Japanese events have been cause to light the tower in several non-traditional ways. In 2002, alternating sections of the tower were lit blue to help celebrate the opening of the FIFA World Cup in Japan. Alternating sections of the tower were lit green on Saint Patrick's Day in 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Japanese–Irish relations. On a few occasions, Tokyo Tower has even been specially lit to correspond with corporate events. For example,

3040-484: The broadcasting industry" when it comes to using performers who best fit program content and production. The public broadcaster added that it did not fully acknowledge the sexual abuse matter despite various weekly magazine articles about the allegations and a Tokyo High Court ruling in 2004. A few weeks later, NHK announced that it would suspend new contracts with Johnny's performers–including for their annual New Year's Eve television special Kōhaku Uta Gassen –until

3116-439: The characters from Eiichiro Oda 's manga. Patrons enjoyed various games or attractions based on their favorite characters and enjoyed meals from the world of One Piece . There was a gift store that features exclusive goods for One Piece fans. Tokyo Tower requires 28,000 liters (7,400 U.S. gal) of paint to completely paint the structure white and international orange , complying with air safety regulations. Before

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3192-479: The company has implemented compensation and recurrence prevention measures. In February 2024, the company announced a strict policy of terminating the appearance of talents formerly affiliated with Johnny & Associates on its programs and not allowing them to appear on new programs after FY2024. In October 2024, NHK Chairman Nobuo Inaba announced at a regular press conference that, he had confirmed efforts of Smile-Up to compensate victims and prevent recurrence and

3268-404: The construction ofTokyo Tower. In the 2022 film Bubble , it is depicted as being destroyed by the titular reality-breaking bubbles. NHK The Japan Broadcasting Corporation ( Japanese : 日本放送協会 , Hepburn : Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai ) , also known by its romanized initialism NHK , is a Japanese public broadcaster . It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of

3344-469: The district of Shiba-koen in Minato, Tokyo , Japan, completed in 1958. At 332.9 meters (1,092 ft), it was the tallest tower in Japan until the construction of Tokyo Skytree in 2012. It is a lattice tower inspired by the Eiffel Tower , and is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations. The tower's main sources of income are tourism and antenna leasing. FootTown,

3420-564: The documentary should be removed. Some activists were concerned that the misinformation was spread by NHK to silence those who opposed the Tokyo Olympics during the pandemic. NHK denied that the footage was deliberately fabricated to mislead the public. On 13 January 2022, the NHK Osaka director Terunobu Maeda apologized during a press conference, admitting that the captions "should not have been included". Once again, he denied that

3496-611: The end of April, its members would freeze their licence fee payments for half a year. While Momii did not resign, he was not reappointed and retired after serving only one term of three years. On 17 October 2014, The Times claimed to have received internal NHK documents which banned any reference to the Nanjing Massacre , to Japan's use of wartime sex slaves during World War II, and to its territorial dispute with China in its English-language broadcasting. On 10 June 2020, NHK apologized and took down an 80-second video about

3572-574: The formation of the NHK Party ( NHK党 , NHK tō ) , also known as N-Koku ( N国 ) , a single-issue political party , which has protested this fee with representatives in the upper house . NHK broadcasts a variety of programming. NHK offers local, national, and world news reports. NHK News 7 airs daily and is broadcast bilingually with both Japanese and English audio tracks on NHK General TV and NHK's international channels TV Japan and NHK World Premium . The flagship news program News Watch 9

3648-705: The grounds of the shrine. Thomas Glover had his Tokyo residence here. Some of the parkland was once the Ōkubo clan residence in Edo. Shiba Palace Garden (Shiba Onshi-koen), the grounds of the former Shiba Detached Palace, has become the property of the Municipality and is open to the public. The Arisugawa gardens were purchased by the Imperial Household Agency in 1875. The land has since been donated for public use and enjoyment. A tree that United States President Ulysses S. Grant planted at

3724-517: The grounds they had all been appointed by his predecessor. A number of civil society groups protested against Momii's continued tenure as Director-General of NHK. On 27 January 2014, the Viewers' Community to Observe and Encourage NHK ( NHKを監視・激励する視聴者コミュニティ ) issued a public letter calling for Momii's resignation on the grounds that the remarks he made at his inaugural press conference were explosive. The letter stated that if Momii did not resign by

3800-571: The help of engineering company Nikken Sekkei Ltd., Naitō claimed his design could withstand earthquakes with twice the intensity of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake or typhoons with wind speeds of up to 220 kilometers per hour (140 mph). The new construction project attracted hundreds of tobi ( 鳶 ), traditional Japanese construction workers who specialized in the construction of high-rise structures. The Takenaka Corporation broke ground in June 1957 and each day at least 400 laborers worked on

3876-512: The hour except during live sports events. NHK also offers news for the deaf (which airs on NHK Educational TV), regional news (which airs on NHK General TV) and children's news. Newsline is an English-language newscast designed for foreign viewers and airs on NHK World . In his book Broadcasting Politics in Japan: NHK and Television News , Ellis S. Krauss states: 'In the 1960s and 1970s, external critics of NHK news were complaining about

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3952-433: The incident was a fabrication. In December 2023, Japan's Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization (BPO) concluded that NHK had breached broadcasting ethics in its "News Watch 9" program, where people believed to have died from COVID-19 vaccine injury were treated as if they had died from COVID-19. Regarding the incident as an inappropriate way of reporting, NHK stated that it would take measures to avoid

4028-399: The issue at that time and chose not to follow up or cover the issue entirely. In addition, they stated that they failed in their role as a news media organization, and simply sat idle as many minors became sexual abuse victims. On 8 September, 2023, NHK , said in a statement that they took the matter seriously, and that they would "work harder to ensure that human rights are more respected in

4104-545: The lack of both funds and materials. The tower's height was eventually determined by the distance the TV stations needed to transmit throughout the Kantō region, a distance of about 150 kilometers (93 mi). Tachū Naitō , renowned designer of tall buildings in Japan, was chosen to design the newly proposed tower. Looking to the Western world for inspiration, Naitō based his design on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. With

4180-615: The leadership of Count Gotō Shinpei . Tokyo Broadcasting Station, along with separate organizations in Osaka and Nagoya , began radio broadcasts in 1925. The three stations merged under the first incarnation of NHK in August 1926. NHK was modelled on the BBC of the United Kingdom , and the merger and reorganisation was carried out under the auspices of the pre-war Ministry of Communications . NHK's second radio network began in 1931, and

4256-419: The lights are changed to metal halide lamps to illuminate the tower with a white color. The reasoning behind the change is a seasonal one. Ishii reasoned that orange is a warmer color and helps to offset the cold winter months. Conversely, white is thought a cool color that helps during the hot summer months. Occasionally, Tokyo Tower's lighting is changed to specific arrangements for special events. The tower

4332-410: The months following the construction of NHK's own transmission tower. This communications boom led the Japanese government to believe that transmission towers would soon be built all over Tokyo, eventually overrunning the city. The proposed solution was the construction of one large tower capable of transmitting to the entire region. Furthermore, because of the country's postwar boom in the 1950s, Japan

4408-1131: The orchestra's history and ongoing concert programme. Since 1953, NHK has broadcast the Kōhaku Uta Gassen song contest on New Year's Eve, ending shortly before midnight in PIX System . A sentimental morning show , a weekly jidaigeki and a year-long show, the Taiga drama , spearhead the network's fiction offerings. NHK is also making efforts at broadcasting dramas made in foreign countries as overseas drama ( 海外ドラマ , Kaigai Dorama ) . The longest running children's show in Japan, Okaasan to Issho ( おかあさんといっしょ , With Mother ) , started broadcasting in 1959 and still airs to this day Monday to Friday at 17:36–18:00  JST , Sunday at 17:30–17:54 JST, with rebroadcasts Tuesday to Sunday at 5:00–5:24 JST on NHK World Premium. In 2007, three employees of NHK were fined and fired for insider trading . They had profited by trading shares based on exclusive NHK knowledge. On 11 July 2008, NHK introduced

4484-451: The park is still growing there today. Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Shibakoen 1-3- chōme and 7-10-ban of 4-chōme are zoned to Onarimon Elementary School ( 御成門小学校 ) and Onarimon Junior High School ( 御成門中学校 ). Shibakoen 1-6-ban of 4-chōme are zoned to Azabu Elementary School ( 麻布小学校 ) and Roppongi Junior High School ( 六本木中学校 ). Shiba Junior and Senior High School  [ ja ] ,

4560-425: The roof to access the tower's outside stairwell. At approximately 660 steps, the stairwell is an alternative to the tower's elevators and leads directly to the Main Observatory. Based on the hit manga and anime One Piece , Tokyo Tower featured a small One Piece themed amusement park that opened in 2015 and closed in 2020. The amusement park offered a range of attractions, shops, and restaurants, all based on

4636-482: The separation of management from Starto Entertainment is steadily progressing, and that requests to perform–including Kōhaku Uta Gassen for current Starto celebrities would resume. Commercial broadcasters had already announced on the resumption of new appointments to celebrities belonging to Starto. NHK's earliest forerunner was the Tokyo Broadcasting Station ( 東京放送局 ) , founded in 1924 under

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4712-656: The strict neutrality, the lack of criticism of the government, and the 'self-regulation in covering events'. Krauss claims that little had changed by the 1980s and 1990s. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, NHK was criticised for underplaying the dangers from radioactive contamination . Under the Broadcasting Act, NHK is under the obligation to broadcast early warning emergency reporting in times of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis . Their national network of seismometers in cooperation with

4788-511: The third radio network (FM) began in 1937. NHK began shortwave broadcasting on an experimental basis in the 1930s, and began regular English- and Japanese-language shortwave broadcasts in 1935 under the name Radio Japan , initially aimed at ethnic Japanese listeners in Hawaii and the west coast of North America . By the late 1930s, NHK's overseas broadcasts were known as Radio Tokyo , which became an official name in 1941. In November 1941,

4864-460: The time's Aviation Law, the tower's two panoramic observatories are mostly frequented by tourists today. The tower constitutes a clear reference point in the center's skyline, forming a strong landmark, both night and day. Every five years, the tower is repainted in a process that takes about a year to complete. Tokyo Tower is next planned to be repainted in 2024. Tokyo Tower's two main revenue sources are antenna leasing and tourism. It functions as

4940-448: The top deck in 2018. The tower is repainted every five years, taking a year to complete the process. In 1961, transmission antennae were added to the tower. They are used for radio and television broadcasting and now broadcast signals for Japanese media outlets such as NHK , TBS Television , and Fuji Television . The height of the tower was not suitable for Japan's planned terrestrial digital broadcasting planned for July 2011, and for

5016-410: The top half of the tower was lit green to correspond with the Japanese premiere of The Matrix Reloaded and different sections of the tower were lit red, white and black to commemorate the first day of sales of Coca-Cola C2 . The tower was lit for the new millennium in 2000 with Motoko Ishii again reprising her role as the designer. In December 2008, Nihon Denpatō spent $ 6.5 million to create

5092-471: The tower was completely unlit except for the Main Observatory, which was lit with a bright white light. The resulting white ring represented the White Band referenced in the day's name. The two floors of windows that make up the exterior of the Main Observatory are utilized to display words or numbers. When the tower employed lighting to commemorate terrestrial digital broadcasting first being available in

5168-482: The tower's 30th anniversary in 1987, the only lighting on the tower were light bulbs located on the corner contours that extended from the base to the antenna. In the spring of 1987, Nihon Denpatō invited lighting designer Motoko Ishii to visit the tower. Since its opening 30 years earlier, the tower's annual ticket sales had dropped significantly, and in a bid to revitalize the tower and again establish it as an important tourist attraction and symbol of Tokyo, Ishii

5244-442: The tower's antenna include: Japan employs both analog and digital broadcasting. In July 2011 all television broadcasting was changed to solely digital. Tokyo Tower is not a reliable broadcasting antenna for completely digital broadcasting because the tower is not tall enough to transmit the higher frequency waves to areas surrounded by forests or high-rise buildings. As an alternative, a new 634-meter-tall (2,080 ft) tower called

5320-481: The tower. It was constructed of steel , a third of which was scrap metal taken from US tanks damaged in the Korean War . When the 90-meter-long antenna was bolted into place on 14 October 1958, Tokyo Tower was the tallest freestanding tower in the world, taking the title from the Eiffel Tower by nine meters. Though it is taller than the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo Tower weighs about 4,000 tons, 3,300 less than

5396-564: The tower. There, visitors can eat, shop, and visit several museums and galleries. Elevators that depart from the first floor of FootTown can be used to reach the first of two observation decks, the two-story Main Observatory. For the price of another ticket, visitors can board another set of elevators from the second floor of the Main Observatory to reach the final observation deck—the Special Observatory. Tokyo Tower,

5472-500: Was enacted in 1950, which made NHK a listener-supported independent corporation and simultaneously opened the market for commercial broadcasting in Japan. NHK started television broadcasting in 1953, followed by its educational TV channel in 1959 and color television broadcasts in 1960. NHK opened the first stage of its current headquarters in Japan's capital city 's special ward Shibuya as an international broadcasting center for

5548-433: Was hired to redesign Tokyo Tower's lighting arrangement. Unveiled in 1989, the new lighting arrangement required the removal of the contour-outlining light bulbs and the installation of 176 floodlights in and around the tower's frame. From dusk to midnight, the floodlights illuminate the entire tower. Sodium vapor lamps are used from 2 October to 6 July to cover the tower in an orange color. From 7 July to 1 October,

5624-930: Was rebranded while BS 2 channel ceased broadcasting and was replaced by "BS Premium" which broadcasts on the channel formerly used by BShi. International satellite broadcasts to North America and Europe began in 1995, which led to the launch of NHK World in 1998. It became free-to-air over the Astra 19.2°E ( Astra 1L ) and Eurobird satellites in Europe in 2008. NHK began digital television broadcasting in December 2000 through BS Digital, followed by terrestrial digital TV broadcasts in three major metropolitan areas in 2003. NHK's digital television coverage gradually expanded to cover almost all of Japan by 24 July 2011, when analog transmissions were discontinued & ended (except in three prefectures that were heavily affected by

5700-498: Was searching for a monument to symbolize its national recovery from World War II , as one of the countries most ravaged by the war. Hisakichi Maeda, founder and president of Nippon Denpatō, the tower's owner and operator, originally planned for the tower to be taller than the Empire State Building , which at 381 meters was the highest structure in the world at the time. However, the plan fell through because of

5776-582: Was selected by the IOC in 2018 to cover Japanese reactions to the event and later during the COVID-19 pandemic . Footage and captions in the documentary alleged that protesters were being paid money to attend anti-Olympics rallies. One of the men interviewed later stated he was "unsure" if he had actually attended any anti-Olympics rallies. NHK Osaka cited "editorial oversights" and "deficiencies in research", issuing an apology. Some anti-Olympic activists demanded that

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