Corporate Profile

　NHK Publishing, Inc. was established in 1931 in concert with the start of NHK Radio 2. Over the years it has remained committed to the mission of promoting radio and television throughout society, and of enriching the lives of people through publishing.
　The mainstay of our business is the publication of textbooks for NHK programs as well as books and magazines related to other programs. The textbooks are intended to provide helpful explanations to educational programs aired by NHK on television and radio. They assist the viewers’ and listeners’ understanding and learning, and cover a wide range of genres including foreign languages, cooking, gardening, health, hobbies and refinement. We also publish about 250 books and magazines a year, focusing on a range of topics in economics, history, science and culture. They are characterized by the large number of projects related to broadcasting, such as the long-running drama series broadcast in the morning, the year-long historical dramas, as well as the documentary program NHK Special whose lineup includes the “Silk Road,” a nationwide hit in the 1980s, and more recently “The Century in Moving Images.”
　As the Internet and new technologies speed up the integration of broadcasting and telecommunication, and thereby affect the publishing industry, we will make the most of our strong link with broadcasting to take an active role in the new field of electronic publication.
　As a publisher within the NHK group, we will forge ahead as a company that assists our viewers and readers in the cultural aspect.

President Koki Morinaga