The Hoso Bunka Foundation. (HBF), is a public interest incorporated foudation that, as its name Hoso Bunka or Broadcast-Culture suggests, aims to promote the cultural and technological development of broadcasting. The foundation was established by Japan's public service broadcaster, NHK-Japan Broadcasting Corporation, in February 1974 with an endowment of ¥12 billion (¥12,000,000,000).