Today, I was watching the programs that were stored in my HDD recorder.

"BS1 Special: Michael Sandel's White Heat Classroom: Is Your Success the Result of Hard Work or Luck?

Students from prestigious universities in Japan, the U.S. and China gathered via video conference to answer Professor Sandel's questions.

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Well, I'll spare you the details, however,

- It's no surprise that Professor Sandel and the U.S. students are speaking in "English.

- All Chinese students were all speaking in English.

- Only the Japanese students spoke in "Japanese".

"What is it? Did NHK dare to stage it that way? If so, what was the reason?"

I thought that.

There may have been an explanation of why somewhere in the program.

I was skimming through it at random, so it's possible I'm missing something -- but if the reason is that

"NHK couldn't find any Japanese students who could answer questions in English with Professor Sandel"

If that is the case, I think it is the Japanese government (the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) that is to blame, not NHK or the students.