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NHK World is the English-language international service of Japan's public broadcaster NHK, based in Tokyo and operating since 1995. In our feed Japan comes first, followed by the United States, Iran, China, Ukraine and Russia. Politics leads, with security and economy close together behind it, and diplomacy is the largest single subject; health and the environment take an unusually visible share. Its headlines treat Japan respectfully and the United States neutrally.
NHK World's headlines are neutral and factual toward the United States and Donald Trump throughout the measured period, using verbs such as "announces", "says" and "signs" without evaluative adjectives. Japan is treated neutrally at first and respectfully and supportively from early summer, with Japanese officials quoted without distancing. Iran is met with skepticism where it receives enough headlines to measure. Criticism of the outlet's subjects appears mainly as attributed third-party views. The measurement works from the outlet's headlines toward countries and persons; it is not a rating of accuracy.
Based on headlines from January 2026 to August 2026.
NHK World is the international service of NHK, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Japan's public broadcaster, which owns it; NHK is funded mainly by viewer receiving fees.
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Japan leads, followed by the United States, Iran, China, Ukraine, Russia and South Korea. Politics and diplomacy dominate, security and economy are balanced, and health and the environment form a distinct tenth of the output.
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Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.
Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.
Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.
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