Number of households able to watch 24 hours: 460 million in 160 countries and regions (approximately).
February
Registered in Japan Heritage Official Partnership Program.
January
Obtained "Eruboshi (Level 3)" certification from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare for being a company that promotes women's active participation.
2024
March
Number of households able to watch 24 hours: 420 million in 160 countries and regions (approximately).
2023
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 355.98 million in 160 regions and countries worldwide.
2022
April
JIB moved its HQ to new location in Shibuya-ku.
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 329.29 million in 160 regions and countries worldwide.
2021
June
TAKAO Jun appointed Representative Director.
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 319.31 million in 160 regions and countries worldwide.
2020
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 322.77 million in 160 regions and countries worldwide.
2019
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 282.36 million in 160 regions and countries worldwide.
2018
June
Masaru Shiromoto appointed Representative Director.
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 235.39 million in 160 regions and countries worldwide.
2017
April
NHK Historical Drama "Sanada Maru" began broadcasting on Myanmar National Television's (MNTV) satellite pay-TV channel (nationwide) and free terrestrial telecast service (limited area coverage).
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 226.88 million in 160 regions and countries worldwide.
2016
April
NHK Historical Drama "Yae's Sakura" began broadcasting on Myanmar National Television's (MNTV) satellite pay-TV channel (nationwide) and free terrestrial telecast service (limited area coverage).
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 209.04 million in 150 regions and countries worldwide.
2015
April
NHK Historical Drama "RYOMADEN - the Legend" began broadcasting on Myanmar National Television's (MNTV) satellite pay-TV channel (nationwide) and free terrestrial telecast service (limited area coverage).
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 199 million in 150 regions and countries worldwide.
2014
April
NHK Historical Drama "Princess Atsu" began broadcasting on Myanmar National Television’s (MNTV) satellite pay-TV channel (nationwide) and free terrestrial telecast service (limited area coverage).
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 191 million in 140 regions and countries worldwide.
NHK Drama Series"Carnation" began broadcasting on Myanmar National Television's (MNTV) satellite pay-TV channel (nationwide) and free terrestrial telecast service (limited area coverage).
February
NHK Drama Series "Ama-chan" and animation "Bottom Biting Bug" began broadcasting on "WAKUWAKU JAPAN" , a satellite pay-TV channel launched by SKY Perfect JSAT in Indonesia.
2013
June
Yoshihiko Shimizu appointed Representative Director.
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 159 million in 140 regions and countries worldwide.
2012
April
Video-on-demand service began at the jibtv.com website.
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 154 million in 130 regions and countries worldwide.
February
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications took part in project planning under the third supplementary budget. Post-earthquake reconstruction series "FORWARD" (42 episodes) began broadcasting. Plans for multilingual content in some episodes with Chinese, Arabic and Spanish subtitles.
2011
July
Began providing content to public Chinese website "People's Daily Online."
June
Jun Kawakami appointed Representative Director.
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 136 million in 120 regions and countries worldwide.
2010
April
Work commissioned to jibtv by NHK WORLD Premium.
March
Number of households able to watch 24-hours reached 125 million in 120 regions and countries worldwide.
2009
March
Number of households reached 110 million.
February
Live streaming began on the jibtv.com website.
An all-Japan team enlisting the help of the five major Tokyo-area broadcasters made the first jibtv broadcast, the feature program "Japan in the first person," to the entire world.
Broadcasting began of original JIB programs.
2008
October
Third-party allocation of shares to 13 private-sector companies and two organizations affiliated to NHK (post-allocation capital: 390 million yen).
September
Hatsuhisa Takashima appointed Representative Director.
August
New shares allocated to NHK (post-allocation capital: 200 million yen).
April
Establishment of Japan International Broadcasting Inc. in accordance with the amended Broadcast Act. (Wholly owned by NHK. Capital: 50 million yen)
2007
December
Approval of an "Amendment to the Broadcast Act" including greater transmission of information from Japan.
August
Findings by the Information and Communications Council on "'International Broadcasts with Video Directed at Foreigners' and Policies to Promote Them."
May
Final report by the commission on "'International Broadcasts with Video Directed at Foreigners' and Policies to Promote Them."
2006
December
Interim report by the commission on "'International Broadcasts with Video Directed at Foreigners' and Policies to Promote Them."
September
The Information and Communications Council's Information and Communications Policy Section established the "Investigative Commission Concerning International Video Broadcasts."
August
The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications consulted with the Information and Communications Council on "'International Broadcasts with Video Directed at Foreigners' and Policies to Promote Them."
March onward
Discussion on "Structures and Policies to Strengthen Japan's Communicative Capabilities" in the "International Exchange Council," an advisory body to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (findings on expanding international broadcasts reported in February 2008).
January onward
Discussion on strengthening international broadcasts at a round-table conference held by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, the "Round-Table Conference on Telecommunications and Broadcasting" (repot compiled in June 2006).
