# NHK Newsline

NHK Newsline (stylized as NHK NEWSLiNE, formerly and also simply known as Newsline) (Japanese: NHKニュースライン NHK Nyūsurain) is a foreign news program aired on NHK's international broadcasting service NHK World TV. Produced by Japan International Broadcasting Inc., the 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, News Watch 9 - 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 Biz, which features a latest business, financial, and economic news, with added analysis from studio guests, and Newsline In Depth, with a colorful variety of feature stories. 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 Japanese language of listing the surname first followed by the given name. The new policy extends to all of NHK's English-language programming, including NHK Newsline. For example, Shinzō Abe (the former Prime Minister) 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 Southeast Asia hosted by an anchor based in Bangkok. Feature segments follow, with business news and a global weather forecast. NHK Newsline is anchored by 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 metric. Monetary figures are measured in Japanese yen, and figures in United States dollars 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 Hajime Koga / Ryuichi Yoshikawa / Hiroaki Yamaguchi (every other week)
    13:00 JST/03:00 UTC - 18:00 JST/09:00 UTC Rika Kawasaki / Miki Yamamoto / Erika Morishita /
    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 (every other week)
    20:00 JST/10:00 UTC - 04:00 JST/19:00 UTC Kanako Sachno
    05:00 JST/20:00 UTC - 11:00 JST/02:00 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 Washington Bureau
* Mayuko Ambe - Politics reporter
* Tomoko Kamata - Politics reporter
* Kimberly Gale - Politics reporter (freelance work for CBC News / NHK World)
* Kim Chan-ju - NHK Seoul Bureau

### Business

(all times listed are in Japanese Standard Time)
* Yuko Fukushima - Anchor / Presenter, Newsroom Tokyo and Newsline
* Gene Otani - Anchor / Presenter, Newsline Asia 24 and Direct Talk
* Shaula Vogue - Reporter / Presenter, Biz Stream and Design Talks Plus
* Ramin Mellegard - Anchor / Presenter, Newsline Biz and Newsline Asia 24

### Weather

* Yuumi Hirano - meteorologist for Newsroom Tokyo and other Newsline programs
* Jonathan Oh - meteorologist for Newsroom Tokyo and other Newsline programs
* Tsietsei Monare - meteorologist for Newsline Asia 24 and other Newsline programs
* Yoko Komagata - meteorologist for Newsline Asia 24 and other Newsline programs
* Sayaka Mori - meteorologist for Newsroom Tokyo and other Newsline programs (Currently off-air, making intermittent quarterly appearances)

### Irregular anchors

* Yuko Fukushima - business anchor for Newsroom Tokyo (previously as regular anchor from 2009 to 2012)
* Kyoko Tashiro - (previously as regular anchor from 2017 to 2023)
* Sayuri Hori - filling anchor since 20 August 2024

### 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
* Dhra Dhirakaosal, NHK Bangkok Bureau, also reports for Newsline Asia 24 and Newsroom Tokyo (primarily on Thursdays & Fridays)
* Cholaphansa Narula, NHK Bangkok Bureau, also reports for Newsline Asia 24 and Newsroom Tokyo (Mostly Tuesdays)
* Roselyn Debhavalya, NHK Bangkok Bureau, also reports for Newsline Asia 24 and Newsroom Tokyo (Primarily Mondays & Wednesdays)
* Aiko Doden, Presenter, Newsline In Depth and NHK Special Affairs commentator
* Marie Yanaka, Presenter, Newsline in Depth and Business reporter
* Yoko Nishimura, anchors NHK Newsline and Newsline Asia 24 on an intermittent basis
* James Tengan, anchors NHK Newsline and Newsline Asia 24 on an intermittent basis
* Ryuichi Yoshikawa, anchors NHK Newsline and Newsline Asia 24 on an intermittent basis
* Hajime Koga, anchors NHK Newsline on an intermittent basis
* Yuki Inoue, anchors NHK Newsline on an intermittent basis

### Former on-air staff

* Hiro Morita - Anchor (departed in 2022)
* Ai Uchida - Anchor (departed in 2021)
* Carley Gomez - Meteorologist (departed in 2019; now at KXTV-TV Sacramento, California)
* Robert Speta - Meteorologist (departed in 2017; now at WTLV-TV Jacksonville, Florida)
* Mai Shoji - Weather presenter (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 Bloomberg Television)
* Miwa Gardner - Weather presenter (departed in 2012; now at Google)
* Asumi Ukon - Anchor (departed in 2005)
* Hirokazu Sakamaki - Anchor (departed in 2008)
* Hisashi Okawa - Anchor (departed in 2005)
* Kazuko Kitano - Anchor (departed in 2004)
* Keikichi Hanada - Anchor (departed in 2019)

## Distribution

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 CCTV-9 News on CGTN; South Korea's Arirang News on Arirang TV; Singapore's Asia Now on CNA; various news programs like Rundown and The World Tonight on the ABS-CBN News Channel from the Philippines; and ABC Australia News on the ABC Australia network. In the United States, NHK Newsline airs on the PBS World Channel at 2:00pm Pacific Time Zone on weekdays and on Link TV daily.