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国際放送50年 << 1985年(昭和60年) 6月1日 >> 2-4-513

50th Anniv. of Radio Japan Issued on June 1, 1985 (Showa 60)

50th Anniv. of Radio Japan Issued on June 1, 1985 (Showa 60) In June 1935 (Showa 10), a radio program in Japanese and English was transmitted to the United States in shortwave, and international broadcasting in Japan began. "Radio Tokyo" came to be used informally for overseas broadcasting by the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), and it was officially established in January 1941 (Showa 16). The stamp was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Japan's international broadcasting, and is designed by Yokoyama Taikan's "Yozakura".