Rikiya Nishigaya | Japan Prize Secretariat | NHK-Japan Broadcasting Corporation | France

Rikiya Nishigaya joined NHK in 1995 after graduating from Osaka University as a program director. He has directed various programs, including factual documentaries and current affairs. After working on NHK’s long-running daily lifestyle program, he directed human-interest documentaries such as Project X and also produced investigative reports on emergency medical care during disasters for NHK’s flagship slot NHK Special.

As a producer, he has overseen the production of the popular variety program Chiko Will Scold You!, the human-interest documentary Family History and talk shows covering philosophy and investigative journalism.

Since 2024, he has been the Secretary General of the Japan Prize Secretariat.

Japan Prize (NHK-Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

NHK is Japan’s sole public media organization, and in 1965, NHK established the international competition, Japan Prize.

The mission of the Japan Prize is to contribute to the advancement of the quality of educational content around the world and to foster mutual understanding between societies and cultures by recognizing works that make innovative use of visual media.

For more than a half century, the Japan Prize has supported the power of the media by awarding outstanding works that foster people’s aspirations to further learn, reflect, empathize, and take action for the betterment of the world.

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