[Lio]

I see a lot of programme's about Japanese trades and crafts on NHK and that's owned by the Japanese government, so I would guess the answer is yes.

I would also imagine our government, the UK, promote our culture via the BBC too. I believe it's called "soft power".

I'm OK with it. I actually seek out these sorts of programmes on both NHK and the BBC 'cause I like seeing master craftsmen at work. Anytime I see some guy in London making clocks by hand with a Cowells lathe or a bloke and his son working a hammer in an Osaka forge I'm happy.