.nhk Domain

Public service broadcasting in Japan sits behind .nhk, a three-letter restricted extension from ICANN's 2012 New gTLD Program. Public broadcasters entered the round with a mandate-shaped concern rather than a commercial one: audiences rely on them for emergency information as well as news, and in a country where earthquake and tsunami warnings are broadcast obligations, source verification carries consequences beyond reputation.

Use covers news and programming content, catch-up and streaming services, educational resources, and regional destinations. Registration is closed to the public and the extension carries no aftermarket. Three-letter strings were the round's scarcest asset, and for a broadcaster whose address appears on screen during emergency bulletins, brevity has a practical rather than aesthetic value.