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Regarding the ‘Broadcast Seat’ program, we apologize for causing concern and disappointment to viewers.”
He continued, “The opera ‘Madame Butterfly’ is a work by Italian composer Puccini and depicts the tragic love between an American officer stationed in Japan and a Japanese woman. In the play, the American national anthem and the Japanese national anthem Kimigayo are played during the wedding scene of the main characters.” He explained. Also, in this scene, the characters are wearing kimonos.
He continued, “Initially in June
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“The performance was recorded on the 1st and was scheduled to be broadcast at the end of July, but it was pushed back due to the Olympic broadcast and was broadcast at dawn on Liberation Day,” he said. “Considering the changed schedule, we will accurately check and review whether there are any problems with the broadcast content and whether the timeliness is appropriate.” “We deeply apologize once again for causing trouble on this meaningful Liberation Day due to the production crew’s failure to attend,” he added.
He said, “To prevent something like this from happening again in the future, we will pay more attention to production, including investigating the circumstances of the broadcast and holding them accountable.”
“Madame Butterfly Part 2, which was scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday, will be replaced with another performance broadcast,” he said.