Contents
Message from the President and CEO
Management Vision and Mission Statement

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New Businesses

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Initiatives for Sustainable Business

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Core Businesses
1 Media Production

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2 Event Planning and Production

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3 Content Development

84 Archives

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5 Digital Content Production

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6 Regional Business Development

12Awards Received in FY2023

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Corporate Profile / Executives / Financial Results 15
Corporate History / Organizational Structure

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Corporate Offices and Facilities

17NHK Enterprises, Inc. (NEP) is a media content company with an
output of more than 10,000 distinct works each year, foremost ofwhich are a wide range of programs for broadcast on NHK, but which
also span the conception, execution and promotion of digital media,
events and more. Meanwhile, through our network of seven branch
offices around Japan, we actively pursue content services that benefit
each region of the country. We also develop new technologies that
open the door to innovative and engaging content.

President and CEO

Nobuto ARIYOSHIIn 2019, NHK Enterprises became a signatory to the SDG MediaC o m p a c t . B o t h o u r m e d i a c o n t e n t a n d o u r b u s i n e s s o p e ra t i o n scontribute to progress on many of the 17 UN Sustainable Development
Goals. In December 2022, NEP was brought under the umbrella of the
newly established NHK Media Holdings. We believe this will foster
more synergies with fellow companies and spark the creation of evenmore diverse and compelling content for the NHK Group.
The aim of our content is to excite and inspire people, and we believethat outstanding content has the power to serve as a source of positivity
and persistence in tough times. Society today is flooded with unreliable
information, making the provision of trusted information and multiple pointsof view more important than ever to the progress of democracy. NEP aims tocontribute to the creation of a new and diverse culture by making content
that dives deeply into intellectual topics, while also providing high-quality
entertainment and exciting, energizing experiences. Ultimately, our mission at
NEP is to release content that will enrich people's lives and positively impact
society on every level, from the global to the local.
The word "enterprises" as a noun usually refers to "companies" or"corporations." But as a verb "enterprise" means to boldly take on daunting
and difficult new challenges in order to seek out new possibilities, without
fearing change. This boldness is declared in NEP's vision statement to be partof our organizational DNA. Our world today, plagued by growing uncertainty
and anxiety about what the future holds, needs more than ever compelling
media content that boldly and fearlessly breaks new ground. You can counton NEP to strive with all our resources to deliver that type of content to thepeople of Japan and the world.

Management vision

Enterprises for All !
Be bold, be innovative, and be constructive!
Create positive impact on society as a whole and on
individuals throughout society.
Mission Statement

Transcending & Transforming
We are transforming!
We are being reborn as a full-spectrum, full-service content company!
We are transcending!
We are breaking out of the box of being “just a maker of broadcast programming,” andharnessing our proven creative resources to become a provider of compelling content
that spans the whole spectrum of media, including events and digital media.
We are globalizing!
We are looking beyond Japan to deliver our content to more people around the world,on more devices and platforms, ensuring that our content generates maximum value.

Our Five Point Agenda

1 Create content of the highest quality and authenticity andbring it to the world
2 Contribute to a better society through new and innovative businesses
3 Build a thriving future for regional Japan using the power ofcompelling content
4 Achieve growth by working with partners who can take risks
and innovate alongside us
5 Pursue management that is sustainable, with a focus on diversity

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New Businesses"There's a better way to...""The world needs..."
These phrases frame our focus on identifying opportunities to develop new content and technology.
Here are the new businesses that NEP has launched from this framework.

Creating innovative 3DCG audiovisual experiences
We turn the precious relics of the past—cultural treasures, artworks, buildings and even whole streets anddistricts—into high-resolution digital data archives. These data assets are used to craft innovative audiovisualexperiences. NEP has developed a proprietary 3DCG scanning system that can digitize a wide range of objects invarious settings while conforming to global standards for quality management andworkflow. Not only does this aid in conservation and restoration of artifacts, it makes
possible virtual museums in the metaverse, helping museums to maximize public
engagement with their holdings and create new value by making their collections
accessible as "digital heritage." Such innovative 3DCG data assets have been featured
in exhibits such as The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka’s “More than Real—
Touch and Feel the National Treasure ‘Yuteki Tenmoku Tea Bowl’” as well as in the2023 NHK program "Nazotoki! Himitsu no Shiho-san" ("Hunt for Hidden Treasures").
*Projects: More than Real—Touch and Feel the National Treasure "Yuteki Tenmoku Tea Bowl"(The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka); “Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers” (Sompo Museumof Art); “Standing Saint Kūya” (Rokuharamitsuji Temple); “Millet Collection Gallery” (Yamanashi
Prefectural Museum of Art); “Works Published by Tsutaya Juzaburo” (Tokyo National Museum)

Digital workflow revolution
NEP is harnessing digital technology to expand the possibilities of content production.
Our next-generation system for shooting and directing based on Local 5G technology
eliminates cables for cameras, and for lots of other audiovisual production equipment.
This enables free-roaming camerawork and positioning, opening up innovative
directing possibilities. In addition, we are able to deliver unprecedented video
dimensions to stages and event spaces based on our new digital workflow, such as
creating interactive experiences for audiences using ultra-high-definition video andmultiple LED panels positioned for “surround video” viewing, in combination with
cutting-edge projection
mapping and sensor
technologies and realtime rendering.

Program Library for Online Education
As ICT is changing education environments, this service empowers classes
at universities and other educational institutions to make optimal use of
NHK programming. NEP worked out the rights management to enable
more than 200 selected programs to be made available for streaming inclassrooms or by students learning from home. The content is delivered
via a streaming platform that supports both smartphones and PCs, witha user-friendly interface that makes it easy to search for programs.
Participants: Tokai University
Kinki University
Teikyo University
Teikyo Heisei University
Ritsumeikan University
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (as of May, 2024)

Main programs① The Century in Moving Images② Yokubo no keizaishi(Japan's Postwar Economy)③ Project X: Innovators④ The Origins of Disease⑤ The Body
⑥ Eurasia: The Conquest of the East
⑦ BS Sekai no (World) Documentary⑧ 100 Pun de Meicho
And more!

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Initiatives for Sustainable Business
Adopting "connecting people" as our key theme,
NEP is aiming to contribute to achieving the UN SDGs.

On November 5, 2019, NEP joined the SDG Media Compact, a UN
initiative that calls on news organizations and entertainment
companies around the world to join in promoting cooperation withthe achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As
an integral part of a public broadcaster media group, ever since ourfounding, NEP has engaged with all kinds of issues facing our world,bringing audiences information from the leading edge. By joining
the SDG Media Compact we are deepening our partnership with theUN, and expanding even further our efforts to promote the SDGs.

Examples of SDG-related activities"Connecting" is the keyword to our mission to contribute to a future
where people can thrive more than ever. In line with our vision to"be bold, be innovative and be constructive!" we will harness NEPs'
strengths in content production and our nationwide network to build
connections between people, between companies, and between
countries. In doing so, we intend to also forge a connection between
current and future generations, and build bridges from our world
today to a better world tomorrow.

Through our business activities, we are uniting the efforts of people
and organizations who are working to solve the environmental andsocial problems that threaten our planet, such as climate change.
In addition to raising awareness among the public, we continue
to advance the SDGs in our activities by pursuing eco-friendly
operations, such as reducing energy consumption and waste
generation.

Organization-wide carbon
neutrality

NINJABOY RANTARO
features in SDGs
awareness-raising
display panels

NEP's main organization, Nagoya
Branch Office and Hiroshima
Branch Office obtain 100% of
their electricity from "non-fossil
fuel certificate" sources. Other
branch offices have adopted
carbon offsets. In this way wehave eliminated the use of fossil
fuels such as coal, petroleum,and natural gas in our business
operations and achieved 100%
renewable energy reliance.

いっしょエス ディー

忍たまと一緒にSDGs
にん

ジー

ズ

できることからやってみようの段
だん

NEP created display panels
aimed at making children moreaware of the SDGs. The panels
are exhibited at a series ofdifferent locations.

SDGs について考えてみよう！

■企画・制作・監修：NHK エンタープライズ SDGs プロジェクト

Pushing toward carbon zero inprogram and event production

NHK Group’s “Green Book”

For NHK, in association with six private sector broadcasters, wecreated the program "The Promise of 1.5°C - Act Now to Stop
Global Warming" as well as creating video and event planning forthe symposium "Nippon no Mirai (Future of Japan) Forum". In theprocess, we measured CO2 emissions and made every effort to
reduce the ecological footprint of our activities.

This book was developed as a sharedresource for members of the NHK Groupto use in the process of reducing theenvironmental impact of creating
content. It contains a wide range ofbest practices sourced from enrollingin leadership programs in Westerncountries at the forefront of solutions
to environmental issues.

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Media Production
From documentaries to dramas to anime and entertainment, we produce around 20,000 TV and radio
programs for NHK each year, reflecting our mission to contribute to a rich broadcasting culture.

History/Travelogues/Documentaries

Information/Culture

Our production of content about history, travel, current affairs and social
issues spans all of Japan and the globe. NEP is bold and innovative intackling new topics and new approaches.

We produce numerous shows that are regulars in the lineup of NHK's
BS Premium, General TV, and Educational TV channels; shows that
supply viewers with information they can use in everyday living, or that
stimulate their intellectual curiosity with educational topics.

The Century in Moving Images: Butterfly Effect

GLOBAL AGENDA

Japan’s Greatest Low Mountains
Fish Masters

NatureAll across the globe, and acrossJapan's own remarkably diverse
ecosystems, our cameras arecapturing footage of animal lifethat is not only inspiring, butscientifically valuable: video ofnever-before-seen behaviors
and natural spectacles thatreveal new and precious stories
of nature's wonders.

CHIKO’S CHALLENGE

Darwin’s Amazing Animals

Afternoon Live NewsSoon

DramasSerial dramas in many genres, fromcomedy to suspense... gripping
period dramas full of emotional
impact... contemporary dramas that
depict society with a keen eye... allpart of the wide range of drama
programming (including dubs)
that NEP plans and produces. Our
experienced teams of seasoned
professionals have a proven trackrecord of delivering dramas that are
rated highly by viewers.

Shojiki Fudosan (Honest Real Estate) 2

Go! Kaneo-kun

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Animation

Entertainment

We adapt timelessly enchanting source material into an animatedform, and create anime withgeneration-spanning popularity.
Handling the entire proces sfrom program planning throughproduction, we bring diverse
animated works to the screen,
providing laughter, thrills anddrama for all age groups.

For viewers looking to relax with quality entertainment, we produce
musical programming in all the key genres: Japanese oldies, J-POP, jazz,rock, classical. Plus traditional performing arts, variety shows, and more.

Ninja Boy Rantaro

WARUIKOATSUMARE©Sobei Amako/NHK, NEPRadio
Our radio programs
cover the spectrumof genres listeners
want, includingclassical music,
J-POP, anime songs,
and traditional
performing arts.

Anisong Academy

KINGDOM Season 5©Yasuhisa Hara/Shueisha,Kingdom Project

Motion Picture Production

Ojarumaru

In conjunc tion with NHK
programming, we create films
across a variety of genres fortheatrical release, including
drama, entertainment,
documentaries, and animatedfeatures. Through the
Sundance Institute/NHK
Award, we support emerging
f ilmmaker s in Jap an andglobally.

© RIN INUMARU/NHK/NEP

Rohan at the Louvre©2023 “Rohan at the Louvre” Production Committee©LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS / Shueisha

Japanese Films
・Darwin’s Amazing Animals: The Movie – Legends of the Dinosaurs
2 (released 2024)
・Rohan at the Louvre (released 2023)
・Mitsuaki lwago's World "Cats" Travelogue It's a Cat’s Life: The Film(released 2021)
・Darwin's Amazing Animals: The Movie – Legends of the Ocean(released 2021)
・Darwin's Amazing Animals: The Movie – Legends of the Dinosaurs(released 2020)
・Reframe THEATER EXPERIENCE with you (released 2020)
・Beside the Deathbed (released 2019)
・Extro (released 2019)・Darwin's Amazing Animals: The Movie – Africa (released 2019)
YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master©Abe Chisato / Bungeishunju Ltd. / NHK / NEP / Pierrot Co., Ltd.

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1 Media Production
Production of Ultra-High Definition Video (4K/8K)
and Innovative Video Content

Video for Large Screen Projection/Exhibit Video
We produce films for permanent exhibition in museums and visitor centersaround Japan, and create projection mapping and other displays for
publicity event spectacles andspecial events.

We are pushing the limits of state-of-the-art equipment in order to explore
innovative content possibilities. We create 360-degree video streams andVR/ AR experiences that enhance broadcast programs... use high-speed
cameras to shoot in super-slow-motion... enable zoomable 8K video on
smartphones and tablets with our 8K Opera Glasses app... and our boldinnovation in new ways to enjoy video content continues.

Japan Meteorological Agency"Prepare for TSUNAMI"

4K VR for The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden Exhibition Hall Theater
An immersive high-resolution 3D stereoscopic VR experience of a botanical garden

GOLDSEAM SCALER (NEP Video Restoration Service)
Creating 4K-ready picture quality versions of SD and HD video.

Production of Ultra-High Definition Video (4K/8K)
・Nikko Natural Science Museum Shikisai Hall 4K HDTV Film・"Nagaoka Fireworks Festival"(8KHDR video + 22.2 ch surroundsound)
・“Mahoroba: Dream Paths” (8K video) promoting Nara・"Fun with Tech" at NHK Plus Cross SHIBUYA

Keramashoto National Park Visitor Center “Ao no Yukuru Kan” Exhibition Video

Other Video Content Production

The “World of Kerama Blue” features diving footage from the world’s only 12K (36x theresolution of Hi-Vision) 360-degree underwater camera

・ Agency for Cultural Affairs Project to Establish Interdisciplinary
Collaboration Between Museums: event production, online
streaming
・Digital signage: New Petra Museum, Jordan
・Video for the 50th anniversary (2021) of the establishment of the
National Archives of Japan・ Mie Prefecture “Mie DX: Looking to 2050” Video visual aid forlearning and discussion about how society will be in the future
shaped by digital transformation (DX)・ Brewers Association of Japan “STOP! Under20 Drinking” project:educational video
・PR Video for “NHK STRL Future Vision 2030–2040”

Nikko Natural Science Museum

Oku-Nikko Nature System
Exhibition 4K x 4K

Other Video Content Production

Large Screen Projections/Exhibit VideoWe harness our experience and expertise from program production to planand produce a wide range of content projects that include publicity videos
for government agencies and safety awareness and CSR-related employee
education videos for corporations.

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

・State-of-the-art digital media promoting the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government's biodiversity conservation initiatives
・ Commutan Fukushima Environmental Creation Theater 360º
Video・ Movies for Hiraizumi World Heritage Information Center
Prologue Theater
・“Impregnable Castle” Video for Exhibit Theater at Kumamoto Castle
Keep・ Special Exhibition Video “Plants: Mainstays of the Planet” for
National Museum of Nature & Science, Tokyo・ 4K VR for The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden
Exhibition Hall Theater・Exhibit video for Koseki Yuji Memorial Hall, Fukushima
・Projection Mapping for Michi-no-eki Kitsunegawa
・Projection Mapping for Shima Spain Village
・ Event: Tokyo Station Vision, celebrating the completion ofrestoration work on the Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building

Dinosaur Experience 4K Triple-Screen Theater (9m x 16m x3)©Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum6

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Event Planning and Production
We offer end-to-end solutions, from planning to production to operations, for putting on
events and exhibitions, including those on the largest scale, such as EXPO and the National
Cultural Festival.

EventsFlagship Drama
Pavilions

We produce a diverse variety
of in-person and online events.
NEP handles long-running
events aiming to serve a wide
range of target audiences,such as Ninja Boy Rantaro: The
Musical (a “2.5D” spinoff of theanimation), Tokyo Jazz Festival,
and various ROBOCON events.

We plan, produce and operate
pavilions about NHK's flagshipserial dramas in locales connectedto the shows.
“Dear Radiance” Flagship Drama Pavilion (Otsu)

Ninja Boy Rantaro: The Musical Part 14©Ninja Boy Rantaro: The Musical Production Committee©Sobei Amako/ NHK, NEP“Dear Radiance” Flagship Drama
Exhibition (Uji)“Dear Radiance” Flagship Drama
Pavilion (Echizen)

Tokyo Jazz Festival©18th TOKYO JAZZ FESTIVAL"Warp Station Edo" Studio
NEP operates a filming studio with open sets in Tsukuba Mirai City, Ibaraki
Prefecture, hosting historical dramas/feature films covering a wide rangeof period from the 15th to the 20th Century.

College of Technology ROBOCON

Filming at Warp Station Edo
Taisho/Showa Eras set

Symposia & Forums
We plan and produce in-depth symposia about
timely topics in areas such as medicine, theenvironment, and energy issues.

Major events

Symposia & Forums

・ROBOCON (ABU, Student and College ofTechnology competitions)・Kamigame Creator Evolution
・KOSEN DCON (Deep Learning Contest)
・Ninja Boy Rantaro: The Musical・“Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun”
THE STAGE
・Minna no Uta Concert
・La La La ♪Classic Concert
・Umizukuri Taikai: Celebration of Sea Life・Kokumin Bunkasai (National Cultural
Festival)・ All Japan Senior High School Cultural
Festival
・TEAM BEYOND・Elementary School Boccia Tournament

・Tokyo Forum 2023: Shaping the Future・NTT R&D Forum・“Mezameyo JAPAN” Economic Forum・Forum: Living with Dementia
・Forum: Living with Cancer
・The Future of Longevity Forum

Tokyo Forum7

Flagship Drama Pavilions& Exhibitions
・“Dear Radiance” Flagship Drama Pavilions(Otsu, Echizen)
・“Dear Radiance” Flagship Drama
Exhibition (Uji)3Content Development and Production
We make NHK programs available to a wide audience by providing contents to various
platforms, creating DVDs and branded merchandise.

NHK VIDEO DVD / Blu-ray Sales

Character Licensing/Publishing Rights/Etc.

We sell NHK’s recently broadcast programs as well as classics from theirarchives through retail shops, mail-order companies, and online retailers.
NEP handles mail-order sales of NHKrelated products , under the name
“Family Club” by marketing throughnewspaper and magazine advertising,direct mail, and online retailers. A
wide range of DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs,
and character goods are sold.

We license the rights
to use characters, title
logos and other IP fromNHK shows on stationery,
toys, plushies, apparel,
accessories, home goods,
kitchenware and manyother categories ofmerchandise. We also
work with licensees tofacilitate publishing books,
and other derivative works,
and to hold collaborative
events with various
venues.

Shojiki Fudosan(Honest Real Estate) 2©NHK/TELEPACK co., ltd.
©Akira Otani, Takeshi Natsuhara,
Mitsuhiro Mizuno/Shogakukan

NINJABOY RANTARO
30th Anniversary Logo
©Sobei Amako/ NHK, NEP"Peek-a-boo" Promotional Designs©NHK, NED

Drama Serial “Ranman”©2023 NHK

Sake on the Rails with Seiji Rokkaku 2©2024 NHK

Funtane! The "With Mother" Puppet Show©NHK

NHK Character Shops
Our retail outlets sell a wide
variety of branded goods basedon NHK pro grams , including“Domo-kun,” pre-school programs
like “Peek-a-boo,” period dramas,and morning drama series. Thereis something for every age groupand every member of the family!
NHK Character ShopNHK Special “Nankai Trough Mega Quake”©2023 NHK8

3 Content Development and Production
Providing NHK programs across all kinds ofplatforms
NEP makes it possible for audiences of all ages to enjoy a wide range of NHK
programs and video content created by NEP, delivered across many different
platforms.
We distribute programs that are broadcast on NHK along with video content
that NEP produces, as well as video works to which we have acquired therights, to a variety of media providers.
Major customers
CS and BS broadcasting stations
VOD operators
Cable television stations
Air carriers (for in-flight viewing)

HI PRODUCER©Huanyu Entertainment.

Our Blooming Youth©Studio Dragon Corporation

For a highly desirable selection of NHK's dramas, documentaries,
animation and shows in other genres, we are able to handle copyrightclearance in-house at NEP to supply the programs customers want.
Using the knowhow and trust NEP has built in the international market
over many years, we acquire premier content from all around the world,
including North America, Europe, South Korea, China and Brazil. We create
dubbed or subtitled Japanese versions and bring them to Japanese viewers
through NHK channels and other platforms.
Drama Serial “Boogie Woogie”©2024 NHKRohan at the Louvre
The Ingenious One©2023 “Rohan at the Louvre” Production Committee©LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS / Shueisha©Beijing iQIYI Science & Technology Co., Ltd.

“Akinai Seiden Kin to Gin”
©2024 NHK

Dalgliesh

Bright Minds Season 2©New Pictures for Acorn TV and Channel 5 UK in association with All3Media International

Flagship Drama “Dear Radiance”

Online shopping site NHK SQUARE©2024 NHK

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© FRANCE TELEVISIONS -JLA PRODUCTIONS -BeFILMS -RTBF (Television Belge) – 2020

https://www.nhk-ep.com/

4Archives
NHK Archives preserves all the programs that stream on NHK 365 days a year in a content
database. We also provide the public with previously broadcast programs, news footage, andmore. The NHK Archives business unlocks the values of this vast collection of video resources
through NEP's deep expertise in storing, rights management, and delivery of video.

Footage Licensing
NHK Archives holds a wealth of multimedia material
including audio, photographic materials and highresolution video (including 4K video) that are
widely supplied to broadcasters and streaming
service operators in Japan. These archives are avaluable source of footage for broadcast programs,commercials, events, publications and more.
Preview and transfer of materials can be done on
the web.

NHK Archives Operations
NHK Archives, with its holdings of programs
broadcast by NHK as well as other video materials,
is the largest database of audiovisual content inJapan. The video and audio content broadcast each
day is tagged with metadata and stored to optimize
searchability and exploitability. GOLDSEAM SCALER(NEP Video Restoration Service) is a proprietary
technology we have developed to upgrade theresolution of archival video and film to 4K quality.
It is one example of our ongoing commitment tobreathe new life into old images.

Licensing of NHK programs
We are able to supply programs broadcast on NHK
and videos produced by NEP to meet the needs ofour customers. We handle the rights management
for museums and other facilities so they may screen
programs as part of their exhibits, for companies
as part of employee training, and more. Amid the
COVID-19 crisis, we have been providing universities
access to our library of high-quality educational
programs for use in their classes.

Film to 4K conversion

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Rights clearance and procurement
In addition to rights clearance and procurement formaking and broadcasting original programming, we
provide a wide range of rights management services
associated with providing programs for secondary
usage. We supply programming to NHK On Demand,and to other VOD providers. We have an impressive
track record in handling rights management for thebooming streaming sector. We are ready to support all
our customers' needs for programs and video content.

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Digital Content Production
NEP is responsible for the webpages of NHK programs, for data broadcasting services in
conjunction with programming, for hybridcasting and for social media content. We also
make use of leading-edge digital content technologies such as VR and 360-degree video tocreate innovative content experiences for event attendees and program viewers.

Sign Language CG Service

Website Design and Development

We developed the Virtual Human Interpreter KiKi, an automated sign
language generation system using a photorealistic digital avatar. KiKi
has been appointed Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics Ambassador, and received
a Webby Award, the most prestigious award for web content and digital
media. NEP is continuing to develop the system—such as adding
multilingual capability—in order to make information from NHK programs
and other media sources more barrier-free for hearing-impaired people.

NEP creates and manages the websites for NHK ONLINE, which hosts
information about NHK, and for NHK WORLD-JAPAN, the homepage forinternational broadcasts, as well pages for many individual programs,
including dramas, animated shows, documentaries, and the NHK Redand-White Year-End Song Festival. We also handle new internet-based
media such as livestreaming.

BS4K8K Data Service
NHK commenced BS4K8K broadcasting in 2018. This service offers not
only dazzling ultra-high-resolution images, but also a new data service
accessed using the "d" button on remote controls. NEP is leveraging ourengineering experience with hybridcasting and other innovative services
to develop breakthrough content for this new data service.

BS4K8K Data Service

NHK Plus

Data Broadcasting and Hybridcasts

NHK Plus

By pressing the "d" button on their remote control, viewers can accessdata broadcasting services that open up new ways of enjoying TV
broadcasts. Examples include interactive quizzes for the show "Asaichi"
and games linked to program content for the show "Tensai TV Kun hello".
Viewers of "Oyasumi Nihon Nemuiine!" can use a button on the remotecontrol to vote "I'm sleepy!" ("Nemuiine!"); when enough sleepy votes aretallied, the show ends. NEP develops and operates these types of dataservice functionality.
TV sets that are connected to the internet enable viewers to watch stateof-the-art "hybridcasts" which can show them, for example, 360-degree
video of the studio sets used for flagship dramas and serialized telenovels.

NHK Plus launched in March 2020 asa new simulcast and catch-up service
that makes most programs of NHK's
General and Educational TV available
on the internet. NEP is supporting theoperation of this service.

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Regional Business Development
We promote the appeal of Japan's regions throughout Japan and around the world. By
engaging in business activities that contribute to development in regional Japan, we arehelping the entire country to thrive.

Programs that showcase the appeal of Japan's
regions
We produce a diverse range of programs intended for broadcast on regional
NHK stations and programs that are regionally initiated. We also arrange live
broadcasts of events and recording of programs filmed with live audiences.

Chubu Nature Series
Sennin Pond: the Mystical Mirror of the Northern Japan Alps

Exhibitions
NEP's deep expertise and extensive network
enable us to hold art exhibitions that bring
the finest of Japanese culture and Japaneseand global art to the public in every region ofJapan. Our events exhibiting material
related to NHK shows, such as
flagship historical drama series, help
to expand the cultural opportunities
available to residents of those areas.

We Love Tohoku! JOZENJI TALK SHOW

Arts & Culture / Educational Materials
We put NEP knowhow founded on producing TV programs to work in planningand executing high-quality entertainment, including unique concerts bytraditional performing arts and prominent musicians and workshops that makelearning fun for kids.

Exhibition for TV Drama“Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe”©LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS / Shueisha©NHK / P.I.C.S.

Kengoshizuka-Kofun & Koshitsukagomon-Kofun: Tomb Chamber Interior
Projection Mapping & Exhibit Video Production

Exhibition: “Shino Type by SUZUKI Osamu”(Living National Treasure: in commemorationof his ninetieth birthday)

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Regional revitalization activities
We are able to handle all aspects of managing municipal governments'
community and civic facility improvement initiatives. NEP's many yearsof experience in organizing NHK broadcasts with live audiences andmanaging regional initiatives enable us to take on the planning ofcommemorative projects, regional revitalization initiatives, and more. We
also put on the ceremonial events associated with Kokumin Bunkasai(National Cultural Festival), Umizukuri Taikai: Celebration of Sea Life, andother events that rotate among different host cities in Japan.

Building resilient communities
BOSAI, which means disaster prevention through preparedness, is more
important than ever. We assist in efforts to boost disaster resilience inJapan's regions by planning lectures and public forums featuring expert
speakers, exhibitions of photographic and video material chronicling
disaster-affected areas, etc. Our "Challenge! Disaster Prevention"
educational events present lessons learned from past disasters in Japan,
so people can be more prepared to face future disasters.

Higashine Art Center MANABIA Terrace

NHK Local Video Archives
NEP creates archives that provide a window on regional history andways of life through video footage recorded for NHK news and otherprogramming, along with records and artifacts of local historicalsignificance. We are able to provide end-to-end solutions, from editing
footage to implementing systems.

Challenge! “Disaster Prevention”

Other activities
We also plan and produce a variety of events featuring popular charactersfrom NHK's children's shows, etc.

NHK Local Video Archives

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2023 Awards
Domestic
Competition

60th Galaxy Awards

Category / Prize

Program (etc.) Name

TV / Award for Excellence

Subculture World History: The Genealogy of Manias; Season 3:
Japan’s Paradoxical Decades, 1960s-90s

TV / Commendation

Can You Hear Us Now? Antiwar Protests at Shinjuku Station in 1969

TV / Special Prize

The Century in Moving Images: Butterfly Effect

April Award

FENCE (Serial Drama W)

July Award

Premium Drama: "Kazoku Dakara Aishitan Janakute, Aishita no ga
Kazoku Datta"

Monthly Galaxy Awards 2023

Family History: Actor Kusakari Masao’s 97-Year Old Aunt Reveals thatHis Father Was an American Soldier

August Award

Another Island of Death: Surviving Saipan
December Award

The Professionals: 10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki

Entertainment / Incentive Award

Nature’s Hidden Miracles

Information/Variety / Incentive Award

Writing: Humanity’s Bewitching Double-Edged Sword(Series: “Humanience: 4 Billion Years of Adaptation”)

Best NewcomerMaruyama Azusa (Welcome to the World of Dementia)

11th Association of All Japan TV
Program Production Companies (ATP)Kamigata (Kansai Region) Program
Award

Programs/ Grand Prix

Royal Mysteries – The Secrets of the Empress’ Dress13th Advanced Imaging Society Japan
Committee Lumiere Japan Award

Category: 4K / Grand Prix

Alaskan Light, Alaskan Winds with Michio Hoshino and Hidehiro
Otake: Two Photographers, Two Eras, One Journey

13th Japan Satellite Broadcasting
Association Original ProgrammingAwardsBest Documentary

Unearthing Lost Worlds: Digging for Dinosaurs in the Gobi Desert

The Age of Regionalism Video Festival

Category: Broadcasters / Commendation

Walking a Tightrope: The Filmmaker Yang Yonghi

Nature & Life Category / Prime Minister’s
Award

The Great Kanto Earthquake - Three Days of Ruin in Tokyo: Part 1

49th HBF Prize Winners (2023)
ATP Award TV Grand Prix

65th Science and Technology Film/
Video Festival

Education Category / Minister of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Darwin’s Amazing Animals: Kids Can Do Biology Research Too!
Award

International
Competition

New York Festivals TV&FILM AWARDS

24th WorldMediaFestivals 2023

12th Deauville Green Awards 2023
28th Asian Television Awards

Category / Prize

Program (etc.) Name

DOCUMENTARY: Environment & Ecology /AWARD SILVER

RESURGENCE OF THE SEAS: NATURAL SPECTACLES IN NORTHERN
WATERSDOCUMENTARY: Human Concerns / AWARD
THE HUMAN: FREEDOM IN A SUITCASESILVER
DOCUMENTARY: Editorial/Viewpoint /AWARD BRONZEFINDING SATOSHIBest in Animation / Grand Award

TO YOUR ETERNITY

Animation: Anime/Manga / intermediaglobe GoldTO YOUR ETERNITYEntertainment: Documentary / intermediaglobe Gold

FINDING SATOSHI

Documentaries: Nature and Wildlife /Ocean / intermedia-globe Silver

RESURGENCE OF THE SEAS: NATURAL SPECTACLES IN NORTHERN
WATERS

News Reports and Features: Investigative
Report / intermedia-globe Silver

NHK WORLD-JAPAN “Digital Eye Ukraine: The New Satellite War”)
UKRAINE: THE NEW SATELLITE WAR

Docu : Preserving biodiversity / Trophée Or

SATOYAMA Niigata: Living with Snow

Best Documentary Series

NHK WORLD-JAPAN “Digital Eye Ukraine: The New Satellite War”)
UKRAINE: THE NEW SATELLITE WARBest Children’s Programme

Under the Lunar Eclipse

14th Advanced Imaging Society
Lumiere™ Awards 2024

Best Achievement in 8K Production:

SATOYAMA Niigata: Living with Snow

75th Prix Italia

Best Digital Factual Production

The Papageno Project – Stories of Life with Suicidal Feelings

MIPCOM Cannes Diversify TV Awards
7th edition 2023

LGBTQIA+ Scripted / Nominee

SHE LOVES TO COOK, AND SHE LOVES TO EAT

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Corporate Profile

Executives (as of Jun 25, 2024)

Company Name NHK Enterprises, Inc.
Representative Nobuto ARIYOSHI, President and CEO
Address

President and CEO

Nobuto ARIYOSHI

Senior Managing
Directors

Toshihiro MATSUMOTO

4-14 Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 150-0047, Japan

Established 1 April 2005
Inaugurated by the merger of “NHK Software, Inc.” (est. 1989/6
and “NHK Enterprises 21, Inc.” (est. 1985/1)

Takaaki SATO

Capital 1.685 billion yen
Sales 63.4 billion yen (FY2023)
Number of employees 628 (as of Mar 31, 2024)
Our business•Planning, production and purchase of broadcast programs for
NHK•Planning, production and sale of visual and audio content•Provision of broadcast programs via the Internet, to mobile
devices, etc.
•Operations related to international television broadcasting•Planning and running events and exhibits related to NHK
broadcast programs and various public interest topics; designand execution of related construction work
•Planning and running events and public forums that featurestate-of-the-art digital technologies•Providing technical support for the operational management andmaintenance of facilities used for NHK broadcasting•Distribution of broadcast programs to cable television•Publishing and distribution of content related to broadcast
programs•Acquisition, management and sale of licensing rights, etc. related
to broadcast programs•Buying and selling of visual content from the international
marketNaoki MIZUNOManaging Director

Isao KIMURA
Yuji SHIBATA
Hiromi YUKINARI

Auditor

Shoichi UNNO
Masayuki OHTSUKI
Non-executive
AuditorMasami TAKAHASHI

Main Shareholders • The Office of First-Class Registered Architects (Governor of Tokyo
Lic. No. 58866)• Construction Business License (Governor of Tokyo Lic. No.
140761 (toku-30)• Security Services Authorization (Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety
Commission Lic. No. 30003146)

Financial Results
Percentage of sales by business (FY2023)

Sales (end of FY)
70000

60000

68,05362,02660,702
59,191

63,45059,081

International broadcast of
consigned visual content 0.9%
Character merchandising 1.3%
NHK On-Demand 1.4%
Videogram sales

Providing programs &digital content production

50000

40000

30000
0

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

15

3.5
%
5.3

Licensing business

8.2%

Events/visual content
production

12.0%

%

Broadcast TV/radio
program production

67.4%

Corporate History
1985
1986
1989
1990
1994
1995
2005
2008
2010

2013
2015
2020
2022

16 January
27 January
16 June28 June
5 JulyEstablishment of “NHK Enterprises, Inc.”
Establishment of “SOGOVISION INC.”
Establishment of “NHK Creative, Inc.”
Establishment of “NHK Software, Inc.”
Establishment of “Media International Corporation”
Establishment of “NHK Enterprises America, Inc.” and “NHK Enterprises Europe Ltd.”
1 AprilEstablishment of “NHK Enterprises 21, Inc.” by the merger of “NHK Enterprises, Inc.” and “NHK Creative, Inc.”
1 AprilEstablishment of “NHK Enterprises, Inc.” by the merger of “NHK Software, Inc.” and “NHK Enterprises 21, Inc.”
1 AprilEstablishment of “NHK PlanNet, INC.”
1 AprilMerger between “NHK Enterprises, Inc.” and “Media International Corporation”
1 AprilEstablishment of “NHK Cosmomedia America, Inc.” by the merger of “NHK Enterprises America, Inc.” and “Japan Network Group, Inc. (JNG)”
1 AprilEstablishment of “NHK Cosmomedia Europe Ltd.” by the merger between “NHK Enterprises Europe Ltd.” And “Japan Satellite TV (JSTV)”
1 JulyMerger between “NHK Enterprises, Inc.” and “SOGOVISION INC.”
16 January
30th anniversary of company establishment
1 AprilMerger between “NHK Enterprises, Inc.” and “NHK PlanNet, INC.”
1 December NEP becomes a subsidiary of NHK Media Holdings

Organizational Structure (as of Aug 1, 2024)
President & CEO

Strategy & Public Relation Department
Human Resources & General Administration Department

General Meeting of Shareholders

Risk Management Office

Legal Affairs & Contract Analysis Department

Board of Directors Meeting

Innovation Strategy

Finance & Accounting Department

Audit & Supervisory Board Meeting
AuditorConstruction Management

Board of Directors
Corporate Planning OfficeOsaka Branch Office
Matsuyama Branch Office
Nagoya Branch OfficeContent Development Center

Content Strategy Department
Licensing Business Department
Animation Department
Content Distribution Department		

Copyright & Archives Center

Copyright Business Department
Archive Business Department

Digital Solutions Center

Digital Services Department
Digital Transformation Department

Content Production Center 1

Program Strategy & Planning Department
Current Affairs & Cultural Content Department
Natural History Programs Department

Content Production Center 2

International Programs Department
Regional Programs Department
Osaka Production Department
Nagoya Content Production Department
Hiroshima Content Production Department
Fukuoka Content Production Department
Sendai Content Production Department
Sapporo Content Production Department

Content Production Center 3

Drama Programs Department
Entertainment Programs Department
Foreign Language Deployments Department

Content Production Center 4

Events Department
Osaka Project Department

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Hiroshima Branch Office
Fukuoka Branch OfficeSendai Branch Office
Sapporo Branch Office

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Meiji -Dori

Daiichi
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Bldg.

Bunkamura● Taxi from Miraidaira Station (Tsukuba Express Line), approx. 10 min.
● Taxi from Moriya Station (Tsukuba Express Line), approx. 20 min.
● Taxi from Toride Station (Joban Line), approx. 25 min.
● Driving from Yatabe IC (Joban Expressway), approx 10 min.

2-20-1 Honchou Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8435 Japan
1-5 Nishi9, Kita1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8703 Japan

Warp Station Edo

NHK Cosmomedia America, Inc.
NHK Cosmomedia (Europe), Ltd.

24 Lombard Street, London EC3V 9AJ UK

Nippon Production Service Co., Ltd.

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