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Today the show features all top-division bouts from  July 17, Day 6 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T12:30:00+00:00", "title": "Grand Sumo Highlights"}, {"desc": "Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past - the rules may be simple, but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye...", "start_date": "2026-07-18T12:57:00+00:00", "title": "Sumopedia"}, {"desc": "NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T13:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK Newsline"}, {"desc": "Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T13:10:00+00:00", "title": "Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life"}, {"desc": "Yamagata / Nakui Naoko (book designer) Thread for traditional 'shina' fabric takes a year to make. 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High-resolution footage reveals a shifting ecosystem.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T14:10:00+00:00", "title": "Documentary 360"}, {"desc": "NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T15:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK Newsline"}, {"desc": "Yoshida Shoin was an educator whose students played key roles in Japan's modernisation - he died at 29, but his ideals still live on 160 years later. 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Today the show features all top-division bouts from  July 17, Day 6 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T16:30:00+00:00", "title": "Grand Sumo Highlights"}, {"desc": "Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past - the rules may be simple, but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye...", "start_date": "2026-07-18T16:57:00+00:00", "title": "Sumopedia"}, {"desc": "NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T17:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK Newsline"}, {"desc": "Today's theme: Design Hunting in Yamaguchi. Lying at the western edge of Japan's main island Yamaguchi is home to arts and crafts which draw on its rich natural landscape. 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We taste shijimi clams and bamboo shoots, and encounter the mysterious scenery of submerged forest in a lake.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T18:10:00+00:00", "title": "Cycle Around Japan"}, {"desc": "NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T19:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK Newsline"}, {"desc": "Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T19:10:00+00:00", "title": "Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life"}, {"desc": "Yamagata / Nakui Naoko (book designer) Thread for traditional 'shina' fabric takes a year to make. Ultrafine mohair is also made here with a 60-year-old device. Nakui admires the hunt for improvement.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T19:25:00+00:00", "title": "Design Museum Japan"}, {"desc": "'Scarface Yosaburo' is one of the most famous plays of late Edo period kabuki - it's a romance between a young and beautiful couple, with shocking twists that showcases Edo style.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T19:30:00+00:00", "title": "Kabuki Kool"}, {"desc": "NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T20:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK Newsline"}, {"desc": "Climate change is transforming Shiretoko, Hokkaido. As sea ice declines and key food sources disappear, brown bears are being forced to adapt. High-resolution footage reveals a shifting ecosystem.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T20:10:00+00:00", "title": "Documentary 360"}, {"desc": "NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.", "start_date": "2026-07-18T21:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK Newsline"}, {"desc": "Yoshida Shoin was an educator whose students played key roles in Japan's modernisation - he died at 29, but his ideals still live on 160 years later. 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