[Neil Jones]

The same goes for NHK over in Japan, which always has to shut down at midnight for the same thing: Scheduled. Maintenance.

Doesn't NHK quite often have to rip its plans up because its the designated broadcaster when there's an earthquake?
I'm sure its not impossible the requirement to get the word out about said earthquakes and related tsunamis has straddled midnight at some point and it sounds incredulous to pack up when the ground is literally moving beneath your feet or there's a tidal wave incoming...