NHK slammed over cover-up of employee’s sexual assault by program guestTOKYO (TR) – Japan’s public broadcaster NHK is facing intense public backlash after revealing on August 5 that it mishandled a case in which an employee developed PTSD after being sexually assaulted by a program guest, reports Smart Flash (Aug. 6). According to a press conference, the assault took place following a social gathering. However, when the employee pleaded for a transfer to a different department, NHK’s personnel division callously refused, citing a strict company policy that employees “must return to their original workplace.” Public anger mountingPublic anger is mounting on social media, with users on X branding NHK a “crime cover-up organization.” In that case, Fuji TV management dismissed the announcer’s assault report as a “private problem,” bypassing compliance departments entirely.