"24 Hour TV" apologizes again for fundraising issue

A press conference was held in Tokyo on July 1st to announce the production of "24 Hour TV 48 - Love Saves the Earth", which will be broadcast on the Nippon Television Network on August 30th and 31st. Yokota Takashi, Director of Content Production at the Nippon Television Network, began the press conference with an apology, saying, "First of all, we would like to apologize once again for the fundraising issue from two years ago."

Yokota stated his determination, saying, "We will once again pull ourselves together and do our utmost to run this year's 24-Hour Television with the utmost sincerity, with a strong sense of resolve so as not to lose everyone's trust. First of all, let me share with you my thoughts on this."

He continued, "I think about how important it is for people to continue to feel that television is something real and close to them. I believe that 24-Hour Television is a place where I can convey that feeling. I feel strongly about the significance of charity, which receives warm feelings from everyone and delivers support directly to those in need."

He added, "All the staff and performers will work together to do our utmost to deliver a 24-hour television program that will touch everyone's hearts."

The theme of this year's 24-hour TV program is "Tell me about yourself." The program's general producer, Yoshihiro Miyazaki, explained, "I feel that the main cause of the disparity, discrimination, and poverty that abounds in the world is indifference and lack of interest in others. We live in an age where SNS has developed and ideologies clash, but the theme of this program is that if we can be kinder, open our hearts, and make compromises, we can create a kinder society."

The hosts will be Shinya Ueda, Shinichi Hatori, and announcer Asami Miura. Charity partners will be King & Prince, Jun Shison, Kazushige Nagashima, Minami Hamabe, Kiyoshi Hikawa, and Yasuko. The show will air from 6:30pm on August 30th to 8:54pm on the 31st.