NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Seasoning the Seasons
Ishigaki Island is located about 400 kilometres southwest of Okinawa Prefecture's main island, surrounded by a sea of coral reefs. Once, many came to the island in search of a new frontier across the ocean. Today it is home to around 50,000 people.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Direct Talk
Keiko Ziak is a co-founder of Obon Society whose mission is to return flags which belonged to Japanese soldiers who died in World War II. She tells us why the wounds of war are finally being healed.
Asia Insight
Elementary schools for nomadic children are closing as funding and student numbers fall. Meet an architect determined to stop this vicious cycle.
Newsline Asia 24
Daily news program that picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.
Bento Expo, Säsong 4
Marc makes a bento with sukiyaki, which is popular worldwide. Maki makes a Japanese-style sandwich bento, with butter-soy sauce pork and vegetables. Bento Trip features a bento shop in Paris, France.
Zero Waste Life
In seaside Kamakura, culinary researcher Yano Fukiko uses seaweed that would otherwise be thrown away to raise pork full of umami flavor. All with the help of elderly and disabled local residents.
Newsline Asia 24
Daily news program that picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.
Innovation in Amino Acids
A look at cutting-edge innovation in sports and medicine made possible by amino acids.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
NL Bridge
Presents the latest entertainment news and trends along with special interviews with TV personalities.
Newsline Biz
Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.
Chatroom Japan
Foreign residents talk about their experience of living in Japan and what they like and do not like about the country.
Document 72 Hours
Paying a visit to Yomotsu Hirasaka in Shimane Prefecture. It's a place linked to the underworld, referenced in Japanese mythology. For three days, conversations with those drawn to this special place.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
NL Bridge
Presents the latest entertainment news and trends along with special interviews with TV personalities.
Direct Talk
Kure Kaoru is a Hong Kong photographer who experienced the city's democracy movement. Now, in Ukraine, he is photographing local people and highlighting the threat of authoritarianism to the world.
Japan Railway Journal
Monorails, which make use of the space above public land, are gaining attention as safe and economically efficient modes of transportation. Exploring Japan's world-class monorails.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
NL Bridge
Presents the latest entertainment news and trends along with special interviews with TV personalities.
Newsline Biz
Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.
Asia Insight
Elementary schools for nomadic children are closing as funding and student numbers fall. Meet an architect determined to stop this vicious cycle.
Newsroom Tokyo
Comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Direct Talk
Keiko Ziak is a co-founder of Obon Society whose mission is to return flags which belonged to Japanese soldiers who died in World War II. She tells us why the wounds of war are finally being healed.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life, Säsong 1
At dusk in summer, a woman is absorbed in reading a letter. This chic lady is actually an advertisement model for Mitsui Echigoya, one of the top kimono fabric stores in Edo.
Newsroom Tokyo
Comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.
Bento Expo, Säsong 4
Marc makes a bento with sukiyaki, which is popular worldwide. Maki makes a Japanese-style sandwich bento, with butter-soy sauce pork and vegetables. Bento Trip features a bento shop in Paris, France.
Zero Waste Life
In seaside Kamakura, culinary researcher Yano Fukiko uses seaweed that would otherwise be thrown away to raise pork full of umami flavor. All with the help of elderly and disabled local residents.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Innovation in Amino Acids
A look at cutting-edge innovation in sports and medicine made possible by amino acids.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
A Final Lesson
What if this was the final lesson you would ever teach? Atomic bomb survivor and former teacher Kajiya Fumiaki, age 85, prepares one last lesson for the children of an Osaka elementary school.
Nun's Cookbook
The nuns of Otowasan Kannonji Temple explain how to make goma-dofu. Grind roasted sesame seeds in a mortar for an hour in order to produce a deeply rewarding rich and delicious flavour.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Asia Insight
Elementary schools for nomadic children are closing as funding and student numbers fall. Meet an architect determined to stop this vicious cycle.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Direct Talk
Keiko Ziak is a co-founder of Obon Society whose mission is to return flags which belonged to Japanese soldiers who died in World War II. She tells us why the wounds of war are finally being healed.
Frontrunners
Exploring the work and motivations of professionals who are at the forefront of their fields. This time, following a prize-winning cheesemaker with a uniquely Japanese approach to locally produced fromage with a spirit of sustainability.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Bento Expo, Säsong 4
Marc makes a bento with sukiyaki, which is popular worldwide. Maki makes a Japanese-style sandwich bento, with butter-soy sauce pork and vegetables. Bento Trip features a bento shop in Paris, France.
Zero Waste Life
In seaside Kamakura, culinary researcher Yano Fukiko uses seaweed that would otherwise be thrown away to raise pork full of umami flavor. All with the help of elderly and disabled local residents.
Newsroom Tokyo
Comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Direct Talk
Kure Kaoru is a Hong Kong photographer who experienced the city's democracy movement. Now, in Ukraine, he is photographing local people and highlighting the threat of authoritarianism to the world.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life, Säsong 1
At dusk in summer, a woman is absorbed in reading a letter. This chic lady is actually an advertisement model for Mitsui Echigoya, one of the top kimono fabric stores in Edo.
Medical Frontiers
New Alzheimer's disease drugs have been developed in recent years. The key is to start treatment before dementia begins. We introduce new technologies that find early warning signs.
Innovation in Amino Acids
A look at cutting-edge innovation in sports and medicine made possible by amino acids.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline Biz
Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.
A Final Lesson
What if this was the final lesson you would ever teach? Atomic bomb survivor and former teacher Kajiya Fumiaki, age 85, prepares one last lesson for the children of an Osaka elementary school.
Nun's Cookbook
The nuns of Otowasan Kannonji Temple explain how to make goma-dofu. Grind roasted sesame seeds in a mortar for an hour in order to produce a deeply rewarding rich and delicious flavour.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline Biz
Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.
Asia Insight
Elementary schools for nomadic children are closing as funding and student numbers fall. Meet an architect determined to stop this vicious cycle.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline Biz
Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.
Bento Expo, Säsong 4
Marc makes a bento with sukiyaki, which is popular worldwide. Maki makes a Japanese-style sandwich bento, with butter-soy sauce pork and vegetables. Bento Trip features a bento shop in Paris, France.
Zero Waste Life
In seaside Kamakura, culinary researcher Yano Fukiko uses seaweed that would otherwise be thrown away to raise pork full of umami flavor. All with the help of elderly and disabled local residents.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Chatroom Japan
Foreign residents talk about their experience of living in Japan and what they like and do not like about the country.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life, Säsong 1
At dusk in summer, a woman is absorbed in reading a letter. This chic lady is actually an advertisement model for Mitsui Echigoya, one of the top kimono fabric stores in Edo.
Time-Lapse Japan
Explores the history of the Murakami Kaizoku, seafarers and fighters who operated in the Seto Inland Sea. Includes footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke featuring Nii Oshima Island.
Japanology Plus mini
The moon has been cherished and admired throughout Japanese history. People have long held moon-viewing events, and expressed gratitude for the moon's role in successful harvests. Expert guest, Miura Yasuko, speaks about moon-related traditions.
Trails to Oishii Tokyo
Explores a variety of dishes made from koya tofu, Japanese freeze-dried tofu that can absorb a wide range of flavours.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
The Standing Boy of Nagasaki
Continuing the search for his identity of the boy who waits stoically to cremate his dead brother in Nagasaki, an iconic image that has come to symbolise the fate of atomic-bomb orphans.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
NHK Drama Showcase
A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.
Time-Lapse Japan
A compilation of time-lapse footage showcasing the calming nature of the forests of Hokkaido where the Ainu originally resided.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Cycle Around Japan
Exploring a side of Japan best discovered by bicycle, including fascinating places that regular tourists never get to see and that some locals don't even know exist.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
A Final Lesson
What if this was the final lesson you would ever teach? Atomic bomb survivor and former teacher Kajiya Fumiaki, age 85, prepares one last lesson for the children of an Osaka elementary school.
Nun's Cookbook
The nuns of Otowasan Kannonji Temple explain how to make goma-dofu. Grind roasted sesame seeds in a mortar for an hour in order to produce a deeply rewarding rich and delicious flavour.
The New Adventures of Rockie and Her Friends
Crocker picks a berry for his grandmother, but she becomes sick after eating it, and Crocker feels guilty.