TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Japan's national public broadcasting organization, started producing a new international debate on TV and online called "PROJECT WISDOM" (http://www.nhk.or.jp/wisdom/) from April, which focuses on the world's major issues. Our internet network is for so-called WISDOMs - leaders with an influence across the world, social entrepreneurs dedicated to addressing serious problems worldwide, etc. We engage in discussions by publishing various opinions and messages on the web-forum then we will achieve global debates with selected WISDOMs, connecting to our TV studio by using IP telecommunication technology.

Send your opinion, activity or experience by topic!

On the official website, there are several questions about the theme. Kindly send us your opinion, information on the activities/experiences you have, or reports/local inputs related to the theme by digital files such as text, pictures, video, and audio. Comments to already-posted contributions are also welcome. (http://www.nhk.or.jp/wisdom/post_en.html)

Up coming topic: "A financial crisis out of control: How will the world respond?"

With a huge fiscal deficit, Greece has been hit by a default on national bonds. There is every sign that "sovereign risk" will spread to other Eurozone countries, and through the rest of the world. How should financial institutions and markets operate? How should we confront financial capitalism, and a financial crisis that is so out of control? Participating WISDOMs will be searching for possible solutions.

Project Info.

• NHK "PROJECT WISDOM": http://www.nhk.or.jp/wisdom/
• Broadcasting on the satellite channel "NHK BS1" in Japan (Publishing the aired program on the website is under consideration)
• Theme of episode #2: "A financial crisis out of control: How will the world respond?"
• Broadcasting date: July 31, 2010
• Program length: 100 minutes