The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) has announced that it has filed civil lawsuits against two hotel operating companies in Hokkaido and Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, seeking payment of unpaid TV reception fees.
Despite having concluded reception contracts, the company in Hokkaido has not paid fees for 8 years and 8 months, and the company in Fukuoka Prefecture has not paid for 6 years and 5 months. The unpaid amounts are approximately 8.5 million yen and 13.7 million yen, respectively.
As of the end of fiscal 2024, there are around 20,000 business locations in Japan that, despite having reception contracts, have not paid reception fees for an extended period. This figure has doubled over the past five years. The filing of civil lawsuits against business locations with unpaid fees is the first such action in seven years, since February 2019.
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