As a broadcaster, the BBC has the world's largest newsgathering operation - more than 250 correspondents and 50 bureaux around the world. To enable Japanese viewers to keep up to date with the international scene, BBC World provides live, real time translation of all the main news programmes during peak viewing hours. Bilingual Japanese-English programmes are also broadcast during the daytime, particularly at the weekends, adding up to a total of around 10 hours a day.
All programmes are still available in English - even during Japanese translation hours.
The nerve centre of the BBC's newsgathering network is at BBC Television Centre in West London. Whenever, wherever news happens, the team of editors and producers move into action, arranging satellites and contacting the BBC's staff of specialist correspondents and analysts. In no time at all, the BBC World digital newsroom brings the news to viewers all around the world. Unlike other international broadcasters, BBC World has located its Japanese translation operation at the heart of the news production centre in London, rather than in Tokyo. This means that the staff of 18 full-time translators have direct access to the Newsroom's computer, the studio control gallery and all the main satellite feeds from all over the world.