NHK subscription: is it mandatory for TV owners to pay NHK subscription fees? Yes — the Supreme Court has ruled that all TV owners in Japan must pay subscription fees to Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), a decision with major implications for daily life:
NHK受信料の支払いは義務なのか、長く議論になってきたこの問題に最高裁が出した答えは[義務]だった。
最高裁
さいこうさい · SAIKOUSAI
Supreme Court.
義務
ぎむ · GIMU
Obligation, duty.