{
  "id": 328459,
  "title": "NHK, Fuji TV, TBS: Inside the Scandals Shaking Japan’s Television Industry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/nhk-fuji-tv-tbs-inside-the-scandals-shaking-japans-television-industry",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T16:00:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tokyo Weekender",
    "slug": "tokyo-weekender",
    "url": "https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/japan-television-industry-scandals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new controversy at NHK has added to a growing list of scandals confronting Japan’s television industry. An external investigation found that the public broadcaster failed to adequately support an employee who reported an alleged sexual assault by a program guest, prompting a public apology from management. Coming after high-profile controversies at Fuji TV and […] The post NHK, Fuji TV, TBS:…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}