NHK News 7

NHK News 7 is the early evening news program broadcast domestically on NHK General TV and internationally on NHK World Premium. It has been on the air daily since April 5, 1993, from 7:00pm to 7:30pm.

History

It started broadcasting in its current form on April 5, 1993. For about 20 years, the main news service on NHK was at 9pm, but the corporation decided to move the main news to 7pm as part of reforms.

Chronology

Anchors

International broadcast

The program is aired internationally on NHK World Premium, in its entirety in Japanese, with English second audio program available and NHK World-Japan in English audio. The program also airs in Australia on SBS WorldWatch nightly at 11pm.