Former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa Dies at 91

Former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa Dies at 91
Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)--Katsuji Ebisawa, former president of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Sunday. He was 91. Ebisawa joined NHK as a reporter in 1957. He promoted high-definition television and digital terrestrial broadcasting after becoming president in 1997. He stepped down as president in 2005 following a series ...