Translation guide
The official English name for NHK, Japan's public broadcaster. In Japanese, it is almost always referred to by its abbreviation.
Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Official full name, rarely used in conversation.
NHK
The standard way to refer to the organization in both English and Japanese.
How to say 'Japan Broadcasting Corporation' when talking about the broadcaster.
The universally used abbreviation. Even in formal contexts, 'NHK' is standard. The full name is almost never used in speech.
I watched the NHK news.
The official full name. Used only in very formal documents or legal contexts. Sounds overly stiff in conversation.
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation is a public broadcaster.
In virtually all situations, Japanese speakers say 'NHK' (エヌエイチケイ). Using the full name '日本放送協会' may confuse people or sound like you are reading a legal document.