NHK World Radio Japan is NHK's voice to the world, and this numbered variant is another doorway into the same service. Run by Japan's public broadcaster from Tokyo, its international broadcasting began in 1935, was relaunched as Radio Japan in 1952, and now reaches listeners in 18 languages across shortwave, satellite and streaming. Programming mixes news bulletins with features on Japanese society, technology, language and pop culture — public-service radio with a distinctly Japanese perspective on Asia and beyond.
