NHK, or Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan's public broadcaster. The NHK is financed by a television licence. This Japanese public corporation has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, NHK. The NHK operates two terrestrial television services (NHK General TV and NHK Educational TV), three satellite television services (NHK BS-1, NHK BS-2, and NHK Hi-Vision, a High-definition television service), and three radio networks (NHK Radio 1, NHK Radio 2, and NHK FM). The NHK also provides an international broadcasting service called NHK World. NHK World is composed of NHK World TV, NHK World Premium, and a shortwave radio service NHK World Radio Japan. Some programs of Radio Japan are also available on the Internet.
![Mega Class Action Against NHK. Japan's Public Broadcasting Corporation, For Human Rights Violation. [Ch-SAKURA August 22, 2009]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/KJ-Uw4ZUnmQ/2.jpg)
