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This time we visit Faro, the southernmost city in Portugal.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T02:10:00+00:00", "title": "Somewhere Street A Short Stroll"}, {"desc": "1 in 156 Japanese are transgenders. In a society still lacking in understanding, we talk to transgender people about work, marriage, leisure, as they try to live their normal daily lives.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T02:25:00+00:00", "title": "One in Every Japanese"}, {"desc": "This program visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T02:30:00+00:00", "title": "Seasoning the Seasons"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T03:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "At the Niihama Taiko Matsuri, teams of around 150 people carry taikodai: three-tonne parade floats housing a huge taiko drum. They compete to give the most powerful synchronized performance.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T03:10:00+00:00", "title": "MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan"}, {"desc": "As spring arrives, Japan's oldest private herb garden in Uda, Nara Prefecture, bursts into life. This episode tells the story of the people who follow in the footsteps of their ancestors to preserve these herbs.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T03:20:00+00:00", "title": "Herbal Symphony"}, {"desc": "An unlikely mammal has made its home amidst the hustle and bustle of Singapore. We follow 2 otter families who encounter very different challenges in the waterways of this world-famous metropolis.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T03:30:00+00:00", "title": "Darwin's Amazing Animals"}, {"desc": "Mt. Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, has many faces. See the beauty of these different Fujis through time-lapse photography.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T03:55:00+00:00", "title": "Time-lapse Journey"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T04:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "A 15-minute spin-off of the \"Somewhere Street\" series, \"A Short Stroll\" explores cities around the world. This time we visit Faro, the southernmost city in Portugal.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T04:10:00+00:00", "title": "Somewhere Street A Short Stroll"}, {"desc": "This program takes you on an aerial journey across 21st century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T04:25:00+00:00", "title": "JAPAN FROM ABOVE: UP CLOSE"}, {"desc": "A clinic in Japan serves terminal patients their favorite dish one last time. The staff carefully makes each meal to fit their dietary restrictions, allowing the patients to relive their happy past.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T04:30:00+00:00", "title": "Hometown Stories"}, {"desc": "Chef Nobuko, her cameraman husband Makoto, and their cat Tama take viewers on a tasty journey of local cuisine served with a side of seasonal scenery. This time, they focus on leopard plant.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T04:57:00+00:00", "title": "Satoyama Kitchen Summer"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T05:02:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan. Kyle Card hikes the newly designated long trail around majestic Mt. Fuji and discovers its secrets.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T05:10:00+00:00", "title": "CINEMATIC JOURNEY"}, {"desc": "NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a wide range of programs from news, current affairs, documentaries, etc. focusing on Japan and Asia.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T05:25:00+00:00", "title": "RAMEN JAPAN 5min."}, {"desc": "Our team visits the National Printing Bureau in Tokyo where Japan's banknotes are made, and gets a rare look at their state-of-the-art printing technology and meet their top-secret banknote artists.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T05:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Factory Wonders"}, {"desc": "As snow melts in Yonezawa, it provides water used for growing rice. Beautiful time-lapse images show how a 400-year-old brewery turns this rice into sake, using human expertise instead of machines.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T05:55:00+00:00", "title": "Time-lapse Japan"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T06:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "Shoring Up Short-Handed Kitchens: This episode features new services and cooking equipment designed to help restaurants in Japan overcome a deepening labor shortage.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T06:10:00+00:00", "title": "BIZ STREAM SPECIAL EDITION"}, {"desc": "1 in 156 Japanese are transgenders. In a society still lacking in understanding, we talk to transgender people about work, marriage, leisure, as they try to live their normal daily lives.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T06:23:00+00:00", "title": "One in Every Japanese"}, {"desc": "The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to river or stream. Explore the unique culture behind them.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T06:30:00+00:00", "title": "Magical Japanese"}, {"desc": "#34 I've read it. / To explain you've done something before, change a verb to past tense (for example, \"yomu\"-to read-to \"yonda\"-to have read), then add \"koto arimasu.\"", "start_date": "2026-08-17T06:40:00+00:00", "title": "Easy Japanese"}, {"desc": "Every summer, several typhoons approach Japan and make landfall. By understanding the way they move and the power of their rainstorms, we can learn how to protect ourselves and our possessions.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T06:45:00+00:00", "title": "Culture Crossroads - BOSAI: Be Prepar..."}, {"desc": "NHK WORLD-JAPAN will commemorate the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War by showing programs in English, with themes such as nuclear disarmament, and manga that made it to the USA.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T06:55:00+00:00", "title": "HELLO!NHK WORLD JAPAN"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T07:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "A single bite of anpan, bread filled with sweet bean paste, is sheer joy. Born at the end of the samurai era, it has over 150 years of history.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T07:10:00+00:00", "title": "Century Signboards"}, {"desc": "In this episode, we learn about the early spring dates of Risshun and Usui. The nuns show us how to make the seasonal specialties neko-mochi rice cakes and Girls' Day crackers.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T07:20:00+00:00", "title": "Nun's Seasonal Calendar"}, {"desc": "This program visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T07:30:00+00:00", "title": "Seasoning the Seasons"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T08:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "On a shopping street in front of Kagoshima Chuo Station sits Japan' s original street piano, which passersby love to visit and play from the heart.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T08:10:00+00:00", "title": "My Street Piano"}, {"desc": "A clinic in Japan serves terminal patients their favorite dish one last time. The staff carefully makes each meal to fit their dietary restrictions, allowing the patients to relive their happy past.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T08:30:00+00:00", "title": "Hometown Stories"}, {"desc": "Chef Nobuko, her cameraman husband Makoto, and their cat Tama take viewers on a tasty journey of local cuisine served with a side of seasonal scenery. This time, they focus on leopard plant.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T08:57:00+00:00", "title": "Satoyama Kitchen Summer"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T09:02:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "At the Niihama Taiko Matsuri, teams of around 150 people carry taikodai: three-tonne parade floats housing a huge taiko drum. They compete to give the most powerful synchronized performance.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T09:10:00+00:00", "title": "MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan"}, {"desc": "As spring arrives, Japan's oldest private herb garden in Uda, Nara Prefecture, bursts into life. This episode tells the story of the people who follow in the footsteps of their ancestors to preserve these herbs.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T09:20:00+00:00", "title": "Herbal Symphony"}, {"desc": "In Kyushu, BT finds masters of horseback archery and swordsmanship keeping alive the samurai spirit.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T09:30:00+00:00", "title": "Journeys in Japan"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T10:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan. Kyle Card hikes the newly designated long trail around majestic Mt. Fuji and discovers its secrets.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T10:15:00+00:00", "title": "CINEMATIC JOURNEY"}, {"desc": "Our team visits the National Printing Bureau in Tokyo where Japan's banknotes are made, and gets a rare look at their state-of-the-art printing technology and meet their top-secret banknote artists.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T10:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Factory Wonders"}, {"desc": "As snow melts in Yonezawa, it provides water used for growing rice. Beautiful time-lapse images show how a 400-year-old brewery turns this rice into sake, using human expertise instead of machines.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T10:55:00+00:00", "title": "Time-lapse Japan"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T11:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "Shoring Up Short-Handed Kitchens: This episode features new services and cooking equipment designed to help restaurants in Japan overcome a deepening labor shortage.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T11:15:00+00:00", "title": "BIZ STREAM SPECIAL EDITION"}, {"desc": "In July 2025, Hayashi Hisashi became the first Japanese winner of a prestigious German award for the best board game of the year. How does he design games that captivate players around the world?", "start_date": "2026-08-17T11:28:00+00:00", "title": "Direct Talk #251"}, {"desc": "Every summer, several typhoons approach Japan and make landfall. By understanding the way they move and the power of their rainstorms, we can learn how to protect ourselves and our possessions.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T11:43:00+00:00", "title": "Culture Crossroads - BOSAI: Be Prepar..."}, {"desc": "NHK WORLD-JAPAN will commemorate the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War by showing programs in English, with themes such as nuclear disarmament, and manga that made it to the USA.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T11:55:00+00:00", "title": "HELLO!NHK WORLD JAPAN"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T12:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "An astonishing 49 burial mounds of various shapes and sizes are scattered across Osaka. These 1,600-year-old mounds are the resting places of past rulers and elites. Research reveals new discoveries.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T12:15:00+00:00", "title": "The World Heritage Sites in Japan"}, {"desc": "Ryogoku is known as the home of sumo. As we explore, we learn how the sport took root after a devastating fire in the 17th century. It turns out that the neighborhood has a history of bouncing back!", "start_date": "2026-08-17T12:30:00+00:00", "title": "Dive in Tokyo"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T13:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "At the Niihama Taiko Matsuri, teams of around 150 people carry taikodai: three-tonne parade floats housing a huge taiko drum. They compete to give the most powerful synchronized performance.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T13:10:00+00:00", "title": "MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan"}, {"desc": "As spring arrives, Japan's oldest private herb garden in Uda, Nara Prefecture, bursts into life. This episode tells the story of the people who follow in the footsteps of their ancestors to preserve these herbs.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T13:20:00+00:00", "title": "Herbal Symphony"}, {"desc": "This program visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T13:30:00+00:00", "title": "Seasoning the Seasons"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T14:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "A single bite of anpan, bread filled with sweet bean paste, is sheer joy. Born at the end of the samurai era, it has over 150 years of history.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T14:10:00+00:00", "title": "Century Signboards"}, {"desc": "In this episode, we learn about the early spring dates of Risshun and Usui. The nuns show us how to make the seasonal specialties neko-mochi rice cakes and Girls' Day crackers.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T14:20:00+00:00", "title": "Nun's Seasonal Calendar"}, {"desc": "Lung cancer is on the rise among nonsmokers. Japanese doctors have advanced surgery that removes less lung tissue while maintaining high survival rates when the disease is detected early.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T14:30:00+00:00", "title": "Medical Frontiers"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T15:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan. Kyle Card hikes the newly designated long trail around majestic Mt. Fuji and discovers its secrets.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T15:10:00+00:00", "title": "CINEMATIC JOURNEY"}, {"desc": "NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a wide range of programs from news, current affairs, documentaries, etc. focusing on Japan and Asia.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T15:25:00+00:00", "title": "RAMEN JAPAN 5min."}, {"desc": "Our team visits the National Printing Bureau in Tokyo where Japan's banknotes are made, and gets a rare look at their state-of-the-art printing technology and meet their top-secret banknote artists.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T15:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Factory Wonders"}, {"desc": "As snow melts in Yonezawa, it provides water used for growing rice. Beautiful time-lapse images show how a 400-year-old brewery turns this rice into sake, using human expertise instead of machines.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T15:55:00+00:00", "title": "Time-lapse Japan"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T16:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "On a shopping street in front of Kagoshima Chuo Station sits Japan' s original street piano, which passersby love to visit and play from the heart.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T16:10:00+00:00", "title": "My Street Piano"}, {"desc": "A clinic in Japan serves terminal patients their favorite dish one last time. The staff carefully makes each meal to fit their dietary restrictions, allowing the patients to relive their happy past.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T16:30:00+00:00", "title": "Hometown Stories"}, {"desc": "Chef Nobuko, her cameraman husband Makoto, and their cat Tama take viewers on a tasty journey of local cuisine served with a side of seasonal scenery. This time, they focus on leopard plant.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T16:57:00+00:00", "title": "Satoyama Kitchen Summer"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T17:02:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "At the Niihama Taiko Matsuri, teams of around 150 people carry taikodai: three-tonne parade floats housing a huge taiko drum. They compete to give the most powerful synchronized performance.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T17:10:00+00:00", "title": "MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan"}, {"desc": "As spring arrives, Japan's oldest private herb garden in Uda, Nara Prefecture, bursts into life. This episode tells the story of the people who follow in the footsteps of their ancestors to preserve these herbs.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T17:20:00+00:00", "title": "Herbal Symphony"}, {"desc": "The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to river or stream. Explore the unique culture behind them.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T17:30:00+00:00", "title": "Magical Japanese"}, {"desc": "#34 I've read it. / To explain you've done something before, change a verb to past tense (for example, \"yomu\"-to read-to \"yonda\"-to have read), then add \"koto arimasu.\"", "start_date": "2026-08-17T17:40:00+00:00", "title": "Easy Japanese"}, {"desc": "Every summer, several typhoons approach Japan and make landfall. By understanding the way they move and the power of their rainstorms, we can learn how to protect ourselves and our possessions.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T17:45:00+00:00", "title": "Culture Crossroads - BOSAI: Be Prepar..."}, {"desc": "NHK WORLD-JAPAN will commemorate the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War by showing programs in English, with themes such as nuclear disarmament, and manga that made it to the USA.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T17:55:00+00:00", "title": "HELLO!NHK WORLD JAPAN"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T18:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE"}, {"desc": "Shoring Up Short-Handed Kitchens: This episode features new services and cooking equipment designed to help restaurants in Japan overcome a deepening labor shortage.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T18:10:00+00:00", "title": "BIZ STREAM SPECIAL EDITION"}, {"desc": "This program takes you on an aerial journey across 21st century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T18:23:00+00:00", "title": "JAPAN FROM ABOVE: UP CLOSE"}, {"desc": "In July 2025, Hayashi Hisashi became the first Japanese winner of a prestigious German award for the best board game of the year. How does he design games that captivate players around the world?", "start_date": "2026-08-17T18:28:00+00:00", "title": "Direct Talk #251"}, {"desc": "Gojinjo Taiko is a wild, powerful performance by masked drummers. It originated 400 years ago, when villagers disguised themselves as oni to scare away a warlord's army.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T18:43:00+00:00", "title": "MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan"}, {"desc": "It's spring, and a group of young men and women have come to the beach for some recreational clam-digging. The sea breeze mixes with the smell of freshly-cooked seafood. There's also love in the air.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T18:55:00+00:00", "title": "Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE"}, {"desc": "Izakayas offer the Japanese a third place where they can relax and socialize over food and drinks. Our explorers join the locals to experience these sanctuaries for themselves.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T19:00:00+00:00", "title": "Spiritual Explorers"}, {"desc": "1 in 10 Japanese got married through online spouse-hunting services in 2020. We interview women who use matchmaking apps, including Manami, who uses multiple apps to find a perfect partner.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T19:25:00+00:00", "title": "One in Every Japanese"}, {"desc": "This program visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T19:30:00+00:00", "title": "Seasoning the Seasons"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T20:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE<NY>"}, {"desc": "A single bite of anpan, bread filled with sweet bean paste, is sheer joy. Born at the end of the samurai era, it has over 150 years of history.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T20:10:00+00:00", "title": "Century Signboards"}, {"desc": "In this episode, we learn about the early spring dates of Risshun and Usui. The nuns show us how to make the seasonal specialties neko-mochi rice cakes and Girls' Day crackers.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T20:20:00+00:00", "title": "Nun's Seasonal Calendar"}, {"desc": "Lung cancer is on the rise among nonsmokers. Japanese doctors have advanced surgery that removes less lung tissue while maintaining high survival rates when the disease is detected early.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T20:30:00+00:00", "title": "Medical Frontiers"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T21:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE<NY>"}, {"desc": "Shoring Up Short-Handed Kitchens: This episode features new services and cooking equipment designed to help restaurants in Japan overcome a deepening labor shortage.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T21:10:00+00:00", "title": "BIZ STREAM SPECIAL EDITION"}, {"desc": "1 in 156 Japanese are transgenders. In a society still lacking in understanding, we talk to transgender people about work, marriage, leisure, as they try to live their normal daily lives.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T21:23:00+00:00", "title": "One in Every Japanese"}, {"desc": "When a major earthquake hits, the ground can turn into muddy water. This is called liquefaction. Buildings may sink or tilt and become uninhabitable. Find out the mechanisms and how to prevent it.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T21:30:00+00:00", "title": "BOSAI: Science that Can Save Your Life"}, {"desc": "The latest research highlights the polar region crisis, with the lowest ever levels of sea ice and a polar bear population 50% reduced in 42 years in some areas. We look at wildlife in the Arctic.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T21:45:00+00:00", "title": "IMPACTS: Climates Change the World"}, {"desc": "A feudal lord admired by John F. Kennedy, Uesugi Yozan saved the Yonezawa Domain from financial ruin 250 years ago. Stunning time-lapse images show the historic sites that preserve his legacy.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T21:55:00+00:00", "title": "Time-lapse Japan"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T22:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE<NY>"}, {"desc": "On a shopping street in front of Kagoshima Chuo Station sits Japan' s original street piano, which passersby love to visit and play from the heart.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T22:10:00+00:00", "title": "My Street Piano"}, {"desc": "The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to river or stream. Explore the unique culture behind them.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T22:30:00+00:00", "title": "Magical Japanese"}, {"desc": "#34 I've read it. / To explain you've done something before, change a verb to past tense (for example, \"yomu\"-to read-to \"yonda\"-to have read), then add \"koto arimasu.\"", "start_date": "2026-08-17T22:40:00+00:00", "title": "Easy Japanese"}, {"desc": "Every summer, several typhoons approach Japan and make landfall. By understanding the way they move and the power of their rainstorms, we can learn how to protect ourselves and our possessions.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T22:45:00+00:00", "title": "Culture Crossroads - BOSAI: Be Prepar..."}, {"desc": "NHK WORLD-JAPAN will commemorate the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War by showing programs in English, with themes such as nuclear disarmament, and manga that made it to the USA.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T22:55:00+00:00", "title": "HELLO!NHK WORLD JAPAN"}, {"desc": "A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T23:00:00+00:00", "title": "NHK NEWSLINE<NY>"}, {"desc": "Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan. Kyle Card hikes the newly designated long trail around majestic Mt. 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