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Satoshi Daigo, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and a co-leader of the viewers’ community to monitor NHK. Seven citizens groups have submitted a petition with 33,802 signatures, demanding the dismissals or resignations of NHK President Katsuto Momii and two governors, as well as refusing to pay viewer fees if their demands are not met. (Asahi Shimbun)
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Momii has attempted to stay in his position as president by appearing on an NHK TV program to give an account to viewers on April 13. But the relationship of trust with viewers has already collapsed.
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Kabukilover
Quite right.
boweevil
Go Daigo! And good on the people of conscience who have signed petitions...
GW
Here here!!!
sighclops
Faith in humanity - restored!
kurisupisu
It broke for me a long time ago when their managers began to embezzle (steal) NHK subs for their themselves!
LFRAgain
Where do I sign up for tis petition? Oh, wait. My money's good enough to pay NHK to promote right-wing, nationalistic trash, but not good enough to protect me from this kind of blatant extortion. Can't I stop paying NHK fees because they force me to unwittingly support a poltical cause, which is in clear violation of the terms of my visa? ;-)
Wakarimasen
What are their demands exactly??? anyway, not like paying the NHK licence fee is particularly well enforced. some bloke in a face mask comes to the door every 3 months or so, rings a few times and then pushes off. i have never paid this in over 10 years in Japan. anyway, tend to watch all my TV thru SkaPa
sensei258
"the relationship of trust with viewers has already collapsed" about the same time they tried to make me pay to watch.