Mainichi Daily News reported, “Viewer ratings for the first episode of the new morning NHK drama “Hitomi,” which started Monday, sank to the second-lowest figure ever for the Kanto region, research figures have shown.”

“In the Kanto region, viewer ratings for the first episode of the drama hit only 16.5 percent, ratings firm Video Research said.”

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Mainichi Daily News reported, “The president of public broadcaster NHK has announced his intention to resign over an insider-trading scandal involving three employees.”"Genichi Hashimoto made the announcement at a hastily arranged press conference Monday night, only three days before his three-year term expires.”

“My determination to prevent wrongdoing by employees has not spread through the organization. It’s regrettable,” Hashimoto told the press conference.

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Mainichi Daily News reported, “An employee of public broadcaster NHK, who was suspended from duty for a month for molesting a woman on a train, is set to resign at the end of this year, officials said.”"The 42-year-old employee at NHK Osaka bureau’s general affairs division will officially leave the broadcaster on New Year’s Eve.”

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