Japan Prize (NHK)
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The Japan Prize is an international competition established by NHK
in 1965 to recognize excellence in educational television
. As of 2008, the Japan Prize now honors educational videos, movies, websites, games and other interactive audiovisual products along with television content.
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
in 1965 to recognize excellence in educational television
Educational television
Educational television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. It may be in the form of individual television programs or dedicated specialty channels that is often associated with cable television in the United States as Public, educational, and government access ...
. As of 2008, the Japan Prize now honors educational videos, movies, websites, games and other interactive audiovisual products along with television content.