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Biz Stream

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Biz Stream
Presented byShaula Vogue
Phoebe Amoroso
Country of originJapan
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
Production locationsNHK Broadcasting Center, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Running time
  • 28 minutes
Production companiesNHK, Telecom Staff[2]
Original release
NetworkNHK World-Japan
ReleaseApril 7, 2018 (2018-04-07)[1] –
present

Biz Stream is a weekly business news programme aired on NHK's international broadcasting service NHK World-Japan, hosted by Shaula Vogue and Phoebe Amoroso. It premiered 7 April 2018;[1] it airs three times a month, on weekends.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, the programme entered a five-week hiatus, starting 18 April 2020 and ending 23 May 2020.[3]

Format

Biz Stream is an "upbeat business programme" dealing with the top business stories and "the latest innovations" from Japan and elsewhere.[4] Every episode includes analysis by an expert guest and starts with a review of the main business headlines of the week.

The main segments are:

  • In Depth deals with a business story out of the headlines reviewed at the start of the show.
  • On-Site Report features a story of an issue affecting the Japanese or Asia-Pacific business community or their economy, and the way companies deal with it.
  • World Perspective is a report from outside Japan, mostly from the Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia regions.
  • Global Trends is a feature about sustainable, innovative products and entrepreneurship.

Occasionally, there are special episodes dealing only with one issue, such as a review of the Heisei era from the business side[5] or an investigation on plastic waste exported to Southeast Asia.[6]

The programme is also available on online service NHK Huayu Shijie, broadcast as Shāngyè Xìnxī Liú BIZ STREAM (simplified Chinese: 商业信息流 BIZ STREAM; traditional Chinese: 商業信息流 BIZ STREAM) with Simplified Chinese subtitles.[7]

Personalities

Hosts

  • Shaula Vogue
  • Phoebe Amoroso

Reporting

References

  1. ^ a b "NHKワールド JAPAN『Biz Stream』". Office R (in Japanese). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ "WORKS-BIZ STREAM". Telecom Staff Inc. (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Saving Performing Arts from COVID-19". NHK World-Japan. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Biz Stream - Episodes on demand". NHK World-Japan. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Looking Back at Heisei Era -- And Ahead". NHK World-Japan. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Plastic Wasteland in Southeast Asia". NHK World-Japan. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ "商业信息流 BIZ STREAM - On Demand". NHK World-Japan (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 April 2020.