NHK Apologizes After Staffer Claims Senkaku Islands as Chinese Territory on NHK World-Japan Radio 2

Aug 20, 2024, 06:00 AM

A Chinese contract employee at Japan's public broadcaster NHK made controversial remarks during a live Chinese-language news broadcast, asserting that the Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China, are Chinese territory. This statement was made on August 19 during an international radio program aired on NHK World-Japan and Radio 2. The islands, located in Okinawa Prefecture, are controlled by Japan but claimed by China. NHK has since issued an apology for the on-air incident.