Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent NHK broadcast.
Carlos notes:
New damage estimates released for Tokyo metropolitan earthquake: “Up to 18,000 dead”, NHK, 9750 kHz
“…If a major earthquake were to occur directly beneath the city center, the worst-case scenario is estimated to be 18,000 deaths, 400,000 buildings completely destroyed or burned down…”
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening reports of two recent NHK broadcasts.
Carlos notes:
China’s President Xi speaks with President Trump by phone, stressing his position on Taiwan, NHK, 11815 kHz.
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Kyodo News Morning Edition, radiofax received in Porto Alegre (Nov 25)
Carlos notes:
US president Trump advises Japan PM Takaichi not to provoke China on Taiwan, NHK, 11815 kHz
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Prime Minister Takaichi seeks to calm party leader debate over Taiwan, saying “the existential crisis is a comprehensive judgment”.
Today’s Kyodo News Morning Edition, radiofax received in Porto Alegre.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who writes:
I was listening to the news on the radio when I was caught by surprise with this earthquake alert!
NHK earthquake alert, listened in Porto Alegre, Nov 25, 2025, 09h09 UTC:
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent _____ broadcast.
Carlos notes:
NHK + Kyodo News: China bans Japanese seafood, Taiwan lifts restrictions on Japanese food
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Kyodo News Morning Edition radiofax:
“Taiwan lifts restrictions on Japanese food”
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who writes:
This is the image I received today, October 12th, at 7:10 UTC, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the Japan Meteorological Agency, via radiofax (13988 kHz). It was supposed to be a satellite image, showing Tropical Storm Nakri (which will become a typhoon in the next few hours). Instead, I received this truncated image. This isn’t a radio transmission/reception error, but rather a problem with the image generation from the Japanese Himawari satellite, something I hadn’t seen before.
This is the information provided by the Japanese TV NHK website.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of recent Nikkei Radio 1 and NHK broadcasts.
Carlos notes:
80 years since the Nagasaki bombing, Nikkei Radio 1 (6055kHz) and NHK (11815kHz)
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Translated report:
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent NHK broadcast.
Carlos notes:
When an emergency occurs, such as an earthquake or tsunami, NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster, switches its programming to exclusively news coverage of the event. Even the broadcaster’s homepage switches to a light version to reduce cell phone battery consumption.
When I received news of the tsunami, it was already after 10 p.m. in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and the propagation to Japan at that time is terrible; you couldn’t hear anything!
However, in the morning, after 4 a.m., propagation reopens, and then it was possible to monitor part of NHK’s radio coverage of the tsunami.
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