Inaba Nobuo is the new President of Japan’s public media organisation, NHK.  He will serve a three-year term.

Nobuo, whose appointment became effective January 25, succeeds Maeda Terunobu, who stepped down on 24 January upon completion of his term.

After graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1974, Inaba joined the Bank of Japan where he held various positions. He then joined Ricoh Company, Ltd., where he served in several senior posts.

Inaba said: “NHK needs to continue providing high quality news, documentaries and entertainment content to build public trust.

“I feel that creating an organisation where workers can devote themselves to production with a sense of mission to serve the public is crucial, and would like to take the lead in this effort.”