Seven employees of NHK Technologies, an NHK-affiliated organization, were accused of installing sandbags on the approach to a World Heritage Site without permission during equipment renewal work at a TV relay broadcasting station in Koya Town, Wakayama Prefecture, and partially damaging it. was given disciplinary action such as suspension from work.
In addition, NHK, which ordered the construction, also reduced the salary of the director of the engineering department and the president of this related organization seconded from NHK, citing insufficient guidance and management.
In April of this year, NHK Technologies installed sandbags on the World Heritage "Koya Pilgrimage Route Women's Road" without permission during the equipment renewal work of a TV relay broadcasting station in Koya Town, Wakayama Prefecture, and partially damaged it. As a result, the prefecture and town pointed out that it violated the Cultural Properties Protection Law and the Natural Park Law.
Regarding this, NHK Technologies took disciplinary action on the 28th, suspending work and reducing pay for a total of seven people, including two employees of the Osaka branch office who were in charge of the construction and five managers of the boss.
In addition, two directors will voluntarily return 10% of their executive compensation for two months.
NHK, which ordered the construction, also reduced the pay of four executives, including the director of the engineering department, and the president of NHK Technologies, who was seconded from NHK, for insufficient guidance and management.
In addition, Director Keiji Kodama, Chief Engineer, received a strict warning from the chairman and decided to voluntarily return 10% of executive compensation for three months.
The restoration work at the site was completed by last week, and NHK said, "We deeply apologize to all the people concerned and viewers for damaging the precious cultural property. NHK and the group will thoroughly implement compliance education. I will.