RTHK Reportedly Suspends Hong Kong Broadcast of Japanese Anime ‘Hataraku Saibou!!’

Overview

• Multiple Japanese outlets, citing a Kyodo News Hong Kong dispatch and Hong Kong media, reported on November 20 that RTHK halted the show shortly after it began airing last week.
• The program had only recently started on the public broadcaster, according to the reports relayed by Nishinippon Shimbun and Hokkaido Shimbun.
• The suspension is framed as influenced by heightened strains in Japan–China relations after Takaichi’s Diet comments on a Taiwan scenario.
• The articles do not include an on-the-record statement from RTHK confirming the decision or explaining the rationale.
• Separate coverage the same day pointed to wider cultural and commercial fallout in the region, including a postponed Japan–China–Korea culture ministers’ meeting and cancellations affecting Japan-related businesses.