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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Grand Sumo Highlights</title>
    <desc>NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from July 17, Day 6 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Sumopedia</title>
    <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...</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Asia Insight</title>
    <desc>In recent years, young entrepreneurs have flocked from all over China to Liangzhu, an area that has become known for AI-based business development, searching for newfound freedom and opportunities.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Newsroom Tokyo</title>
    <desc>This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Direct Talk</title>
    <desc>Highly respected sports trainer Kitani Masashi works with world-class soccer players, relieving fatigue, pain, and conditioning the body to be less prone to injury. He talks about his unique methods.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Impacts: Climates Change the World</title>
    <desc>With about 28 times the warming effect of CO2, methane lies in an ice-like form beneath the seabed. Rising sea temperatures dissociates it, releasing methane gas. How do we stop this time bomb?</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Ukiyo-e Edo-Life</title>
    <desc>Mt. Fuji's Faces: We observe 'Red Fuji' and 'Black Fuji', two dramatically different views of Japan's most famous mountain captured by the artist Hokusai. What did Mt. Fuji mean to the people of Edo?</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Medical Frontiers</title>
    <desc>Kidney function cannot be restored once it is lost - if CKD progresses, the only options are dialysis or transplantation. We provide the latest information on maintaining kidney health.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Satoyama Kitchen Diary</title>
    <desc>The Kogawas take us on a tasty journey with traditional recipes from the mountainous region of Hida. This time, they weather the heat of the summer season with dishes steeped into Buddhist tradition.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718040000 +0000" stop="20260718043000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718043000 +0000" stop="20260718050000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Design X Stories</title>
    <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. Join us on a design hunt!</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718050000 +0000" stop="20260718053000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718053000 +0000" stop="20260718060000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Today's Close-Up</title>
    <desc>Japan's resale market is booming. Amid rising costs of living, appliance stores and municipalities join in while resellers expand abroad, leveraging the quality and reliability of 'Used in Japan.'</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718060000 +0000" stop="20260718063000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718063000 +0000" stop="20260718070000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Asia Insight</title>
    <desc>In recent years, young entrepreneurs have flocked from all over China to Liangzhu, an area that has become known for AI-based business development, searching for newfound freedom and opportunities.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718070000 +0000" stop="20260718071000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718071000 +0000" stop="20260718071500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Chatroom Japan</title>
    <desc>How can farming in Japan be made more exciting? That question drives a farmer from Indonesia who sees potential to help his community via agriculture.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718071500 +0000" stop="20260718073000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Japan's Top Inventions</title>
    <desc>Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter - this time, automated ginjo koji makers.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718073000 +0000" stop="20260718075700 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Grand Sumo Highlights</title>
    <desc>NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from July 17, Day 6 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718075700 +0000" stop="20260718080000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Sumopedia</title>
    <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...</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718080000 +0000" stop="20260718081000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718081000 +0000" stop="20260718090000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Documentary 360</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718090000 +0000" stop="20260718091000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718091000 +0000" stop="20260718100000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Barakan Discovers Hagi</title>
    <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. Peter Barakan visits Shoin's hometown of Hagi.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718100000 +0000" stop="20260718101000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718101000 +0000" stop="20260718110000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Cycle Around Japan</title>
    <desc>We travel to Miyagi and Yamagata, where nature is most colourful in early summer. We taste shijimi clams and bamboo shoots, and encounter the mysterious scenery of submerged forest in a lake.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718110000 +0000" stop="20260718111000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718111000 +0000" stop="20260718114000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Design X Stories</title>
    <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. Join us on a design hunt!</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718114000 +0000" stop="20260718115000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Story Land in Classical Japanese</title>
    <desc>This programme presents masterpieces of classical Japanese literature - in both original forms and modern translations - with easy-to-understand imagery that conveys the world view of ancient Japan.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718115000 +0000" stop="20260718120000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Mitateru-phose</title>
    <desc>This programme employs 'mitateru', a Japanese technique, to inspire children's imagination by encouraging them to view objects differently and develop their unique perspectives and creativity.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718120000 +0000" stop="20260718121000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718121000 +0000" stop="20260718122000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Trails to Oishii Tokyo 10min.</title>
    <desc>Nira, with its garlic-like pungency and ability to boost stamina, is a true star; visit a production site to marvel at nira's vitality and see how the ingredient can be used in a wide range of dishes.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718122000 +0000" stop="20260718122500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hit the Road 5min.</title>
    <desc>Take a drive in Fukushima! 13 years since a disaster there, see its rejuvenated community and daily life, visit a rest stop emblematic of this resilience, and sense the locals' unyielding spirit.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718122500 +0000" stop="20260718123000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Ukiyo-e Edo-Life</title>
    <desc>On a Snowy Night: We come across a tranquil and snow-covered Edo cityscape, but there's something in the air - the aroma of foods both sweet and savoury that helps townspeople keep warm in the winter.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718123000 +0000" stop="20260718125700 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Grand Sumo Highlights</title>
    <desc>NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from July 17, Day 6 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718125700 +0000" stop="20260718130000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Sumopedia</title>
    <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...</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718130000 +0000" stop="20260718131000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718131000 +0000" stop="20260718132500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life</title>
    <desc>Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718132500 +0000" stop="20260718133000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Design Museum Japan</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718133000 +0000" stop="20260718140000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Kabuki Kool</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718140000 +0000" stop="20260718141000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718141000 +0000" stop="20260718150000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Documentary 360</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718150000 +0000" stop="20260718151000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718151000 +0000" stop="20260718160000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Barakan Discovers Hagi</title>
    <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. Peter Barakan visits Shoin's hometown of Hagi.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718160000 +0000" stop="20260718161000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718161000 +0000" stop="20260718162000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Trails to Oishii Tokyo 10min.</title>
    <desc>Nira, with its garlic-like pungency and ability to boost stamina, is a true star; visit a production site to marvel at nira's vitality and see how the ingredient can be used in a wide range of dishes.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718162000 +0000" stop="20260718162500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hit the Road 5min.</title>
    <desc>Take a drive in Fukushima! 13 years since a disaster there, see its rejuvenated community and daily life, visit a rest stop emblematic of this resilience, and sense the locals' unyielding spirit.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718162500 +0000" stop="20260718163000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Ukiyo-e Edo-Life</title>
    <desc>On a Snowy Night: We come across a tranquil and snow-covered Edo cityscape, but there's something in the air - the aroma of foods both sweet and savoury that helps townspeople keep warm in the winter.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718163000 +0000" stop="20260718165700 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Grand Sumo Highlights</title>
    <desc>NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from July 17, Day 6 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718165700 +0000" stop="20260718170000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Sumopedia</title>
    <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...</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718170000 +0000" stop="20260718171000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718171000 +0000" stop="20260718174000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Design X Stories</title>
    <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. Join us on a design hunt!</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718174000 +0000" stop="20260718175000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Story Land in Classical Japanese</title>
    <desc>This programme presents masterpieces of classical Japanese literature - in both original forms and modern translations - with easy-to-understand imagery that conveys the world view of ancient Japan.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718175000 +0000" stop="20260718180000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Mitateru-phose</title>
    <desc>This programme employs 'mitateru', a Japanese technique, to inspire children's imagination by encouraging them to view objects differently and develop their unique perspectives and creativity.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718180000 +0000" stop="20260718181000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718181000 +0000" stop="20260718190000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Cycle Around Japan</title>
    <desc>We travel to Miyagi and Yamagata, where nature is most colourful in early summer. We taste shijimi clams and bamboo shoots, and encounter the mysterious scenery of submerged forest in a lake.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718190000 +0000" stop="20260718191000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718191000 +0000" stop="20260718192500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life</title>
    <desc>Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718192500 +0000" stop="20260718193000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Design Museum Japan</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718193000 +0000" stop="20260718200000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Kabuki Kool</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718200000 +0000" stop="20260718201000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718201000 +0000" stop="20260718210000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Documentary 360</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718210000 +0000" stop="20260718211000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718211000 +0000" stop="20260718220000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Barakan Discovers Hagi</title>
    <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. Peter Barakan visits Shoin's hometown of Hagi.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718220000 +0000" stop="20260718221000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718221000 +0000" stop="20260718224000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Biz Stream</title>
    <desc>Empowering Single Mothers: This episode features business models designed to provide single mothers with well-paid jobs and affordable housing.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718224000 +0000" stop="20260718225000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Story Land in Classical Japanese</title>
    <desc>This programme presents masterpieces of classical Japanese literature - in both original forms and modern translations - with easy-to-understand imagery that conveys the world view of ancient Japan.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718225000 +0000" stop="20260718230000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Mitateru-phose</title>
    <desc>This programme employs 'mitateru', a Japanese technique, to inspire children's imagination by encouraging them to view objects differently and develop their unique perspectives and creativity.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718230000 +0000" stop="20260718231000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260718231000 +0000" stop="20260719000000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Cycle Around Japan</title>
    <desc>We travel to Miyagi and Yamagata, where nature is most colourful in early summer. We taste shijimi clams and bamboo shoots, and encounter the mysterious scenery of submerged forest in a lake.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-18</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719000000 +0000" stop="20260719001000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719001000 +0000" stop="20260719002000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Trails to Oishii Tokyo 10min.</title>
    <desc>Nira, with its garlic-like pungency and ability to boost stamina, is a true star; visit a production site to marvel at nira's vitality and see how the ingredient can be used in a wide range of dishes.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719002000 +0000" stop="20260719002500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hit the Road 5min.</title>
    <desc>Take a drive in Fukushima! 13 years since a disaster there, see its rejuvenated community and daily life, visit a rest stop emblematic of this resilience, and sense the locals' unyielding spirit.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719002500 +0000" stop="20260719003000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Ukiyo-e Edo-Life</title>
    <desc>On a Snowy Night: We come across a tranquil and snow-covered Edo cityscape, but there's something in the air - the aroma of foods both sweet and savoury that helps townspeople keep warm in the winter.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719003000 +0000" stop="20260719005700 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Grand Sumo Highlights</title>
    <desc>NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from July 18, Day 7 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719005700 +0000" stop="20260719010000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Sumopedia</title>
    <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...</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719010000 +0000" stop="20260719011000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719011000 +0000" stop="20260719012500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life</title>
    <desc>Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719012500 +0000" stop="20260719013000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Design Museum Japan</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719013000 +0000" stop="20260719020000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Kabuki Kool</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719020000 +0000" stop="20260719021000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719021000 +0000" stop="20260719030000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Documentary 360</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719030000 +0000" stop="20260719031000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719031000 +0000" stop="20260719040000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Barakan Discovers Hagi</title>
    <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. Peter Barakan visits Shoin's hometown of Hagi.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719040000 +0000" stop="20260719041000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719041000 +0000" stop="20260719044000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Biz Stream</title>
    <desc>Empowering Single Mothers: This episode features business models designed to provide single mothers with well-paid jobs and affordable housing.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719044000 +0000" stop="20260719045000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Story Land in Classical Japanese</title>
    <desc>This programme presents masterpieces of classical Japanese literature - in both original forms and modern translations - with easy-to-understand imagery that conveys the world view of ancient Japan.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719045000 +0000" stop="20260719050000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Mitateru-phose</title>
    <desc>This programme employs 'mitateru', a Japanese technique, to inspire children's imagination by encouraging them to view objects differently and develop their unique perspectives and creativity.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719050000 +0000" stop="20260719051000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719051000 +0000" stop="20260719060000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Cycle Around Japan</title>
    <desc>We travel to Miyagi and Yamagata, where nature is most colourful in early summer. We taste shijimi clams and bamboo shoots, and encounter the mysterious scenery of submerged forest in a lake.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719060000 +0000" stop="20260719061000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719061000 +0000" stop="20260719064000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Japanese Armour: Beauty in Defence</title>
    <desc>Iconic Japanese armour worn for defence - 16th-century helmets featured outlandish shapes like a giant crescent moon or the ears of a rabbit. We uncover the spirit of the samurai behind its creation.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719064000 +0000" stop="20260719065500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Cinematic Journey</title>
    <desc>Daniel Moore takes a cinematic journey through Nagano - he hits the south in springtime to experience the breathtaking cherry blossoms and gets lost in magical winter landscapes up north.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719065500 +0000" stop="20260719070000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Ukiyo-e Edo-Life</title>
    <desc>First Childbirth: In the Edo period, childbirth was a community affair with the mother-to-be attended by a midwife and the women in her life - it was also characterised by unique customs and beliefs.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719070000 +0000" stop="20260719071000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719071000 +0000" stop="20260719072500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life</title>
    <desc>Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719072500 +0000" stop="20260719073000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Design Museum Japan</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719073000 +0000" stop="20260719075700 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Grand Sumo Highlights</title>
    <desc>NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from July 18, Day 7 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719075700 +0000" stop="20260719080000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Sumopedia</title>
    <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...</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719080000 +0000" stop="20260719090000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Documentary 360</title>
    <desc>The Copper Belt in south central Africa is home to vast unexplored copper reserves. The US, China and Japan are vying to establish presences there to secure this critical industrial resource.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719090000 +0000" stop="20260719091000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719091000 +0000" stop="20260719100000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga</title>
    <desc>Check out manga artist Oshimi Shuzo, whose trauma-probing stories have led to many screen adaptations. Learn how manga can be self-therapy as he works on Blood on the Tracks.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719100000 +0000" stop="20260719101000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719101000 +0000" stop="20260719104000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">J-Melo</title>
    <desc>Experience the cutting edge of Japanese entertainment as we turn the spotlight on virtual artists - this time, HIMEHINA, a female duo with over 600 million video views.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719104000 +0000" stop="20260719105000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Little Charo</title>
    <desc>An animated series about a Japanese dog who gets lost in New York City. Charo says 'I want to see my owner again!', and so he starts his adventure to find his way back home. (S1, E16)</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719105000 +0000" stop="20260719105500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Japanology Plus mini</title>
    <desc>End-of-life planning is spreading in Japan - some people are planning ahead and choosing low-cost shared graves over family graves, and some cities are offering end-of-life planning support.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719105500 +0000" stop="20260719110000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">A Cat's-Eye View of Japan</title>
    <desc>Mama cat Koyuki lives at a pottery workshop and is raising two playful kittens - Taisho, who lives at a fruit shop, keeps an eye on the shopping arcade. Both cats love resting on their owner's laps!</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719110000 +0000" stop="20260719111000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719111000 +0000" stop="20260719114000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Anime Manga Explosion</title>
    <desc>Anime Manga Explosion features major Japanese anime and manga works that are highly recognised by international fans. Each episode explores the secrets of the works' popularity.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719114000 +0000" stop="20260719120000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The Wakey Show</title>
    <desc>This episode features 'Wakey's Door' on paints, a Comedy Writers skit, 'Pretending to be Asleep,' and a long version of the theme song, 'That's Good Too!' It energizes kids.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719120000 +0000" stop="20260719121000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719121000 +0000" stop="20260719122500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The World Heritage Sites in Japan</title>
    <desc>A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719122500 +0000" stop="20260719123000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The Seasons of Yamato</title>
    <desc>A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with pianist Mine Kawakami - for which she plays exclusive pieces - helps you experience each season.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719123000 +0000" stop="20260719125700 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Grand Sumo Highlights</title>
    <desc>NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from July 18, Day 7 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719125700 +0000" stop="20260719130000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Sumopedia</title>
    <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...</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719130000 +0000" stop="20260719131000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719131000 +0000" stop="20260719132500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Ekiben Japan</title>
    <desc>This ekiben from Hita in Oita Prefecture stars a log-shaped piece of burdock root that you can playfully saw. It tells a story born from the wish to connect the forests to the future.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719132500 +0000" stop="20260719133000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Core Kyoto Mini</title>
    <desc>Kyoto has many stores called oyatsu that specialise in traditional snacks and treats - some purveyors continue to use age-old ingredients and methods.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719133000 +0000" stop="20260719134500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Easy Japanese for Work</title>
    <desc>Today: checking that others have understood instructions. Shang Yan from China works as a train cleaner in Tokyo - to improve her skills as a team leader, she tackles a role play challenge.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719134500 +0000" stop="20260719140000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Zero Waste Life</title>
    <desc>At Miwa Sayuri's second-hand shop, nothing has a price tag. Bring in three items you no longer wear and take home three you love - a quiet movement and gathering place for people who treasure clothes.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719140000 +0000" stop="20260719141000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719141000 +0000" stop="20260719150000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The Asian University for Women</title>
    <desc>The challenges and struggles of women whose lives have been affected by factors like war or poverty are chronicled as they attend AUW in Bangladesh to gain education to become new leaders in society.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719150000 +0000" stop="20260719151000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719151000 +0000" stop="20260719160000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga</title>
    <desc>Check out manga artist Oshimi Shuzo, whose trauma-probing stories have led to many screen adaptations. Learn how manga can be self-therapy as he works on Blood on the Tracks.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719160000 +0000" stop="20260719161000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719161000 +0000" stop="20260719170000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Grand Sumo Live</title>
    <desc>NHK World-Jpaan will broadcast Grand Sumo July Tournament Day 8 action live from Nagoya, as top wrestlers have their eighth bouts of the 15-day contest.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719170000 +0000" stop="20260719171000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719171000 +0000" stop="20260719174000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Anime Manga Explosion</title>
    <desc>Anime Manga Explosion features major Japanese anime and manga works that are highly recognised by international fans. Each episode explores the secrets of the works' popularity.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719174000 +0000" stop="20260719180000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The Wakey Show</title>
    <desc>This episode features 'Wakey's Door' on paints, a Comedy Writers skit, 'Pretending to be Asleep,' and a long version of the theme song, 'That's Good Too!' It energizes kids.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719180000 +0000" stop="20260719181000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719181000 +0000" stop="20260719184000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">J-Melo</title>
    <desc>Experience the cutting edge of Japanese entertainment as we turn the spotlight on virtual artists - this time, HIMEHINA, a female duo with over 600 million video views.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719184000 +0000" stop="20260719185000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Little Charo</title>
    <desc>An animated series about a Japanese dog who gets lost in New York City. Charo says 'I want to see my owner again!', and so he starts his adventure to find his way back home. (S1, E16)</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719185000 +0000" stop="20260719185500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Japanology Plus mini</title>
    <desc>End-of-life planning is spreading in Japan - some people are planning ahead and choosing low-cost shared graves over family graves, and some cities are offering end-of-life planning support.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719185500 +0000" stop="20260719190000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">A Cat's-Eye View of Japan</title>
    <desc>Mama cat Koyuki lives at a pottery workshop and is raising two playful kittens - Taisho, who lives at a fruit shop, keeps an eye on the shopping arcade. Both cats love resting on their owner's laps!</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719190000 +0000" stop="20260719191000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719191000 +0000" stop="20260719192500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Ekiben Japan</title>
    <desc>This ekiben from Hita in Oita Prefecture stars a log-shaped piece of burdock root that you can playfully saw. It tells a story born from the wish to connect the forests to the future.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719192500 +0000" stop="20260719193000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Core Kyoto Mini</title>
    <desc>Kyoto has many stores called oyatsu that specialise in traditional snacks and treats - some purveyors continue to use age-old ingredients and methods.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719193000 +0000" stop="20260719194500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Easy Japanese for Work</title>
    <desc>Today: checking that others have understood instructions. Shang Yan from China works as a train cleaner in Tokyo - to improve her skills as a team leader, she tackles a role play challenge.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Zero Waste Life</title>
    <desc>At Miwa Sayuri's second-hand shop, nothing has a price tag. Bring in three items you no longer wear and take home three you love - a quiet movement and gathering place for people who treasure clothes.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719201000 +0000" stop="20260719210000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The Asian University for Women</title>
    <desc>The challenges and struggles of women whose lives have been affected by factors like war or poverty are chronicled as they attend AUW in Bangladesh to gain education to become new leaders in society.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719211000 +0000" stop="20260719220000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga</title>
    <desc>Check out manga artist Oshimi Shuzo, whose trauma-probing stories have led to many screen adaptations. Learn how manga can be self-therapy as he works on Blood on the Tracks.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719221000 +0000" stop="20260719224000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Anime Manga Explosion</title>
    <desc>Anime Manga Explosion features major Japanese anime and manga works that are highly recognised by international fans. Each episode explores the secrets of the works' popularity.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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    <title lang="zh">The Wakey Show</title>
    <desc>This episode features 'Wakey's Door' on paints, a Comedy Writers skit, 'Pretending to be Asleep,' and a long version of the theme song, 'That's Good Too!' It energizes kids.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719231000 +0000" stop="20260719234000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">J-Melo</title>
    <desc>Experience the cutting edge of Japanese entertainment as we turn the spotlight on virtual artists - this time, HIMEHINA, a female duo with over 600 million video views.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260719234000 +0000" stop="20260719235000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Little Charo</title>
    <desc>An animated series about a Japanese dog who gets lost in New York City. Charo says 'I want to see my owner again!', and so he starts his adventure to find his way back home. (S1, E16)</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Japanology Plus mini</title>
    <desc>End-of-life planning is spreading in Japan - some people are planning ahead and choosing low-cost shared graves over family graves, and some cities are offering end-of-life planning support.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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    <title lang="zh">A Cat's-Eye View of Japan</title>
    <desc>Mama cat Koyuki lives at a pottery workshop and is raising two playful kittens - Taisho, who lives at a fruit shop, keeps an eye on the shopping arcade. Both cats love resting on their owner's laps!</desc>
    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <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.</desc>
    <date>2026-07-20</date>
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