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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Samurai Castles</title>
    <desc>Takeda Castle, the 'Castle in the Sky' never saw battle and has been desolate for about 420 years. Only the stone walls remain. Archaeological excavations help us reimagine the castle in its heyday.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Time-Lapse Journey</title>
    <desc>The world comes alive in a different way after sunset, with bright city lights or the glow of a 24-hour industrial complex. See how the scenery changes through the night with time-lapse photography.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life</title>
    <desc>Osaka, a city that thrives on rivers, has faced countless flood damage. Find out the latest measures protecting the city from typhoons and heavy rain.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Design Museum Japan</title>
    <desc>Ehime / Nagazumi Takashi (musician) Nagazumi visits a town with a great number of trowel reliefs, and observes that the things that truly last are the ones that carry the creator's intention.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Kabuki Kool</title>
    <desc>Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores 2 acts from this gidayu kyogen play. It's a fantastical, dramatic, and deeply moving piece of theatre.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Documentary 360</title>
    <desc>Manga artist Mizuki Shigeru's masterpiece 'White Flag' comes to life as an anime. His story was based on a WWII soldier who defied his superiors to protect his men. What truly happened on 'Iwo Jima'?</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">The Perfect 2-Hour Guide</title>
    <desc>Discover Zenkouji Temple in Nagano, where everyone from ordinary people to shoguns has come to pray for nearly 1,400 years. Come along on the ultimate two-hour tour with our easy-to-follow route map.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Biz Stream</title>
    <desc>Labor of Love: This episode features initiatives designed to provide support for struggling parents from childbirth through childcare.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Story Land in Classical Japanese</title>
    <desc>This programme presents masterpieces of classical Japanese literature in both their original forms and modern translations, with easy-to-understand imagery that conveys the worldview of ancient Japan.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <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>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913051000 +0000" stop="20260913060000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Cycle Around Japan</title>
    <desc>We explore Osaka, a prefecture known for its great cuisine. We meet a couple who fish for daggertooth pike conger (hamo), which taste great in summer, a farmer growing juicy eggplants, and much more.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913061000 +0000" stop="20260913064000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Samurai Castles</title>
    <desc>Takeda Castle, the 'Castle in the Sky' never saw battle and has been desolate for about 420 years. Only the stone walls remain. Archaeological excavations help us reimagine the castle in its heyday.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913064000 +0000" stop="20260913070000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Time-Lapse Journey</title>
    <desc>The world comes alive in a different way after sunset, with bright city lights or the glow of a 24-hour industrial complex. See how the scenery changes through the night with time-lapse photography.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913070000 +0000" stop="20260913071000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913071000 +0000" stop="20260913072500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life</title>
    <desc>Osaka, a city that thrives on rivers, has faced countless flood damage. Find out the latest measures protecting the city from typhoons and heavy rain.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913072500 +0000" stop="20260913073000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Design Museum Japan</title>
    <desc>Ehime / Nagazumi Takashi (musician) Nagazumi visits a town with a great number of trowel reliefs, and observes that the things that truly last are the ones that carry the creator's intention.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913073000 +0000" stop="20260913080000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Kabuki Kool</title>
    <desc>Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores 2 acts from this gidayu kyogen play. It's a fantastical, dramatic, and deeply moving piece of theatre.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913080000 +0000" stop="20260913085000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Letters on Hiroshima</title>
    <desc>Eighty years ago, upon facing the tremendous force of the atomic bomb, Truman, scientists, and citizens voiced their remorse and struggle in letters. What messages do these voices carry for us today?</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913085000 +0000" stop="20260913090000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Living Through Fire</title>
    <desc>Tokyo's oldest izakaya, with its traditional fare and lucky cats, surviving war and pandemic, has been a place to feel at ease for over 100 years.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913090000 +0000" stop="20260913091000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913091000 +0000" stop="20260913095500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Game-Genome</title>
    <desc>MOTHER 2 is a classic RPG known internationally as Earthbound. Its creator, Itoi Shigesato, joins longtime fans to discuss how the game was made, revealing secrets behind its lasting popularity.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913095500 +0000" stop="20260913100000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">On the Wings 5min.</title>
    <desc>Journey through the air on virtual excursions from Tokyo Haneda to regional airports all over Japan. This time it's New Ishigaki Airport; islands in an emerald sea from over 40,000ft.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913100000 +0000" stop="20260913101000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913101000 +0000" stop="20260913104000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">J-Melo</title>
    <desc>Great Japanese music this week: rising eight-member dance-vocal group MAZZEL; and Moriguchi Hiroko, who debuted with the MOBILE SUIT Z GUNDAM theme and has celebrated her 40th anniversary.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913104000 +0000" stop="20260913105000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Little Charo</title>
    <desc>Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. 'I want to see my owner again!' Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 2-1.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913105000 +0000" stop="20260913105500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Japanology Plus mini</title>
    <desc>Japan is a hot spot for discovering dinosaur fossils. An excavation in Hokkaido sparked a nationwide enthusiasm for dinosaurs, leading to entertainment such as dinosaur robots and mechanical suits.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913105500 +0000" stop="20260913110000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">A Cat's-Eye View of Japan</title>
    <desc>We meet cats whose owner grows plants used to make cloth in a traditional way. Another cat, Lock, lives at a temple. He takes part in sutra reading and is practically the chief priest's assistant!</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913110000 +0000" stop="20260913111000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913111000 +0000" stop="20260913114000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Cycle Around Japan Highlights</title>
    <desc>Shiga, site of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is home to centuries-old crafts like Shigaraki ware and Wana velvet. We explore an island in the lake by tricycle before climbing into the mountains.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913114000 +0000" stop="20260913120000 +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>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913120000 +0000" stop="20260913121000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913121000 +0000" stop="20260913130000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Somewhere Street</title>
    <desc>Bari is a port town located at the heel of the Italian peninsula. An important hub of commerce since the time of ancient Rome, it's known for welcoming people of diverse cultures from Asia and Africa.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913130000 +0000" stop="20260913131000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913131000 +0000" stop="20260913132500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hit the Road</title>
    <desc>Let's drive through Aichi Prefecture, following in the footsteps of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and exploring the region's traditional foods, local crafts, and historic landscapes.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913132500 +0000" stop="20260913133000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Core Kyoto Mini</title>
    <desc>Discover the unique, traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913133000 +0000" stop="20260913134500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Easy Japanese for Work</title>
    <desc>Today: explaining that you can't make a decision on the spot. Astriana Faradillah, from Indonesia, works in sales. In a roleplay challenge, she deals with clients who request an on-the-spot discount.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913134500 +0000" stop="20260913140000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Zero Waste Life</title>
    <desc>Yumi Hayakawa creates one-of-a-kind textiles. Living at near total self-sufficiency, whether food as compost or cloth as material, no scraps are wasted. Valuing the cycle of life.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913140000 +0000" stop="20260913141000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913141000 +0000" stop="20260913150000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Letters on Hiroshima</title>
    <desc>Eighty years ago, upon facing the tremendous force of the atomic bomb, Truman, scientists, and citizens voiced their remorse and struggle in letters. What messages do these voices carry for us today?</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913150000 +0000" stop="20260913151000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913151000 +0000" stop="20260913155500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Game-Genome</title>
    <desc>MOTHER 2 is a classic RPG known internationally as Earthbound. Its creator, Itoi Shigesato, joins longtime fans to discuss how the game was made, revealing secrets behind its lasting popularity.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913155500 +0000" stop="20260913160000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">On the Wings 5min.</title>
    <desc>Journey through the air on virtual excursions from Tokyo Haneda to regional airports all over Japan. This time it's New Ishigaki Airport; islands in an emerald sea from over 40,000ft.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913160000 +0000" stop="20260913161000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913161000 +0000" stop="20260913170000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Grand Sumo Live</title>
    <desc>NHK WORLD-JAPAN will broadcast GRAND SUMO September Tournament Day 1 action live from Tokyo, as top wrestlers have their first bouts of the 15-day contest.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913170000 +0000" stop="20260913171000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913171000 +0000" stop="20260913174000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Cycle Around Japan Highlights</title>
    <desc>Shiga, site of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is home to centuries-old crafts like Shigaraki ware and Wana velvet. We explore an island in the lake by tricycle before climbing into the mountains.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913174000 +0000" stop="20260913180000 +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>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913180000 +0000" stop="20260913181000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913181000 +0000" stop="20260913184000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">J-Melo</title>
    <desc>Great Japanese music this week: rising eight-member dance-vocal group MAZZEL; and Moriguchi Hiroko, who debuted with the MOBILE SUIT Z GUNDAM theme and has celebrated her 40th anniversary.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913184000 +0000" stop="20260913185000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Little Charo</title>
    <desc>Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. 'I want to see my owner again!' Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 2-1.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913185000 +0000" stop="20260913185500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Japanology Plus mini</title>
    <desc>Japan is a hot spot for discovering dinosaur fossils. An excavation in Hokkaido sparked a nationwide enthusiasm for dinosaurs, leading to entertainment such as dinosaur robots and mechanical suits.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913185500 +0000" stop="20260913190000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">A Cat's-Eye View of Japan</title>
    <desc>We meet cats whose owner grows plants used to make cloth in a traditional way. Another cat, Lock, lives at a temple. He takes part in sutra reading and is practically the chief priest's assistant!</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913190000 +0000" stop="20260913191000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913191000 +0000" stop="20260913192500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hit the Road</title>
    <desc>Let's drive through Aichi Prefecture, following in the footsteps of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and exploring the region's traditional foods, local crafts, and historic landscapes.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913192500 +0000" stop="20260913193000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Core Kyoto Mini</title>
    <desc>Discover the unique, traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913193000 +0000" stop="20260913194500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Easy Japanese for Work</title>
    <desc>Today: explaining that you can't make a decision on the spot. Astriana Faradillah, from Indonesia, works in sales. In a roleplay challenge, she deals with clients who request an on-the-spot discount.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913194500 +0000" stop="20260913200000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Zero Waste Life</title>
    <desc>Yumi Hayakawa creates one-of-a-kind textiles. Living at near total self-sufficiency, whether food as compost or cloth as material, no scraps are wasted. Valuing the cycle of life.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913200000 +0000" stop="20260913201000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913201000 +0000" stop="20260913210000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Letters on Hiroshima</title>
    <desc>Eighty years ago, upon facing the tremendous force of the atomic bomb, Truman, scientists, and citizens voiced their remorse and struggle in letters. What messages do these voices carry for us today?</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913210000 +0000" stop="20260913211000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913211000 +0000" stop="20260913215500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Game-Genome</title>
    <desc>MOTHER 2 is a classic RPG known internationally as Earthbound. Its creator, Itoi Shigesato, joins longtime fans to discuss how the game was made, revealing secrets behind its lasting popularity.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913215500 +0000" stop="20260913220000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">On the Wings 5min.</title>
    <desc>Journey through the air on virtual excursions from Tokyo Haneda to regional airports all over Japan. This time it's New Ishigaki Airport; islands in an emerald sea from over 40,000ft.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913220000 +0000" stop="20260913221000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913221000 +0000" stop="20260913224000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Cycle Around Japan Highlights</title>
    <desc>Shiga, site of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is home to centuries-old crafts like Shigaraki ware and Wana velvet. We explore an island in the lake by tricycle before climbing into the mountains.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913224000 +0000" stop="20260913230000 +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>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913230000 +0000" stop="20260913231000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913231000 +0000" stop="20260913234000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">J-Melo</title>
    <desc>Great Japanese music this week: rising eight-member dance-vocal group MAZZEL; and Moriguchi Hiroko, who debuted with the MOBILE SUIT Z GUNDAM theme and has celebrated her 40th anniversary.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913234000 +0000" stop="20260913235000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Little Charo</title>
    <desc>Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. 'I want to see my owner again!' Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 2-1.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913235000 +0000" stop="20260913235500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Japanology Plus mini</title>
    <desc>Japan is a hot spot for discovering dinosaur fossils. An excavation in Hokkaido sparked a nationwide enthusiasm for dinosaurs, leading to entertainment such as dinosaur robots and mechanical suits.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260913235500 +0000" stop="20260914000000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">A Cat's-Eye View of Japan</title>
    <desc>We meet cats whose owner grows plants used to make cloth in a traditional way. Another cat, Lock, lives at a temple. He takes part in sutra reading and is practically the chief priest's assistant!</desc>
    <date>2026-09-13</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914000000 +0000" stop="20260914001000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914001000 +0000" stop="20260914002500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The World Heritage Sites in Japan</title>
    <desc>From natural landscapes to historic architecture representing centuries of cultural development, Japan's World Heritage sites offer a wide range of glimpses into history and the beauty of nature.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914002500 +0000" stop="20260914003000 +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 a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, makes you experience each seasons.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914003000 +0000" stop="20260914005700 +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  September 13, Day 1 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914005700 +0000" stop="20260914010000 +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>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914010000 +0000" stop="20260914011000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914011000 +0000" stop="20260914012500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hit the Road</title>
    <desc>Let's drive through Aichi Prefecture, following in the footsteps of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and exploring the region's traditional foods, local crafts, and historic landscapes.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914012500 +0000" stop="20260914013000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Core Kyoto Mini</title>
    <desc>Discover the unique, traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914013000 +0000" stop="20260914014500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Easy Japanese for Work</title>
    <desc>Today: explaining that you can't make a decision on the spot. Astriana Faradillah, from Indonesia, works in sales. In a roleplay challenge, she deals with clients who request an on-the-spot discount.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914014500 +0000" stop="20260914020000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Zero Waste Life</title>
    <desc>Yumi Hayakawa creates one-of-a-kind textiles. Living at near total self-sufficiency, whether food as compost or cloth as material, no scraps are wasted. Valuing the cycle of life.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914020000 +0000" stop="20260914025000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Letters on Hiroshima</title>
    <desc>Eighty years ago, upon facing the tremendous force of the atomic bomb, Truman, scientists, and citizens voiced their remorse and struggle in letters. What messages do these voices carry for us today?</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914025000 +0000" stop="20260914030000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Living Through Fire</title>
    <desc>Tokyo's oldest izakaya, with its traditional fare and lucky cats, surviving war and pandemic, has been a place to feel at ease for over 100 years.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914030000 +0000" stop="20260914031000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914031000 +0000" stop="20260914035500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Game-Genome</title>
    <desc>MOTHER 2 is a classic RPG known internationally as Earthbound. Its creator, Itoi Shigesato, joins longtime fans to discuss how the game was made, revealing secrets behind its lasting popularity.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914035500 +0000" stop="20260914040000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">On the Wings 5min.</title>
    <desc>Journey through the air on virtual excursions from Tokyo Haneda to regional airports all over Japan. This time it's New Ishigaki Airport; islands in an emerald sea from over 40,000ft.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914040000 +0000" stop="20260914041000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914041000 +0000" stop="20260914044000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Cycle Around Japan Highlights</title>
    <desc>Shiga, site of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is home to centuries-old crafts like Shigaraki ware and Wana velvet. We explore an island in the lake by tricycle before climbing into the mountains.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914044000 +0000" stop="20260914050000 +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>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914050000 +0000" stop="20260914051000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914051000 +0000" stop="20260914054000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">J-Melo</title>
    <desc>Great Japanese music this week: rising eight-member dance-vocal group MAZZEL; and Moriguchi Hiroko, who debuted with the MOBILE SUIT Z GUNDAM theme and has celebrated her 40th anniversary.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914054000 +0000" stop="20260914055000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Little Charo</title>
    <desc>Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. 'I want to see my owner again!' Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 2-1.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914055000 +0000" stop="20260914055500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Japanology Plus mini</title>
    <desc>Japan is a hot spot for discovering dinosaur fossils. An excavation in Hokkaido sparked a nationwide enthusiasm for dinosaurs, leading to entertainment such as dinosaur robots and mechanical suits.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914055500 +0000" stop="20260914060000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">A Cat's-Eye View of Japan</title>
    <desc>We meet cats whose owner grows plants used to make cloth in a traditional way. Another cat, Lock, lives at a temple. He takes part in sutra reading and is practically the chief priest's assistant!</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914060000 +0000" stop="20260914061000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914061000 +0000" stop="20260914062500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hit the Road</title>
    <desc>Let's drive through Aichi Prefecture, following in the footsteps of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and exploring the region's traditional foods, local crafts, and historic landscapes.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914062500 +0000" stop="20260914063000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Core Kyoto Mini</title>
    <desc>Discover the unique, traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914063000 +0000" stop="20260914064500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Easy Japanese for Work</title>
    <desc>Today: explaining that you can't make a decision on the spot. Astriana Faradillah, from Indonesia, works in sales. In a roleplay challenge, she deals with clients who request an on-the-spot discount.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914064500 +0000" stop="20260914070000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Zero Waste Life</title>
    <desc>Yumi Hayakawa creates one-of-a-kind textiles. Living at near total self-sufficiency, whether food as compost or cloth as material, no scraps are wasted. Valuing the cycle of life.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914070000 +0000" stop="20260914071000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914071000 +0000" stop="20260914072500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The World Heritage Sites in Japan</title>
    <desc>From natural landscapes to historic architecture representing centuries of cultural development, Japan's World Heritage sites offer a wide range of glimpses into history and the beauty of nature.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914072500 +0000" stop="20260914073000 +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 a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, makes you experience each seasons.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914073000 +0000" stop="20260914075700 +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  September 13, Day 1 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914075700 +0000" stop="20260914080000 +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>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914080000 +0000" stop="20260914081000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914081000 +0000" stop="20260914081500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Chatroom Japan</title>
    <desc>A Chinese woman living in Japan holds gatherings for Chinese children with the goal of boosting their confidence in their international background.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914081500 +0000" stop="20260914082500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Impacts: Climates Change the World</title>
    <desc>Rising CO2 emissions are causing a phenomenon called 'ocean acidification', which severely impacts marine life and could further accelerate global warming. We examine its effects on the environment.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914082500 +0000" stop="20260914083000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Design Museum Japan</title>
    <desc>Ehime / Nagazumi Takashi (musician) Nagazumi visits a town with a great number of trowel reliefs, and observes that the things that truly last are the ones that carry the creator's intention.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914083000 +0000" stop="20260914085500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The Factory Wonders</title>
    <desc>This time, we explore a Nanbu ironware factory blending traditional moulds and casting techniques with modern design. See masterful skills and a president's passion for ironware re-imagined for today.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914085500 +0000" stop="20260914090000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hagi</title>
    <desc>Hagi, a World Heritage site of ten described as an 'open-air museum,' is lined with merchant and samurai houses and retains much of its 17th-century townscape. Soak in the atmosphere, in time-lapse.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914090000 +0000" stop="20260914091000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914091000 +0000" stop="20260914091500 +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 a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, makes you experience each seasons.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914091500 +0000" stop="20260914093000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life</title>
    <desc>Osaka, a city that thrives on rivers, has faced countless flood damage. Find out the latest measures protecting the city from typhoons and heavy rain.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914093000 +0000" stop="20260914094000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Magical Japanese</title>
    <desc>The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to theatre. Explore the unique culture behind them.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914094000 +0000" stop="20260914094500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Easy Japanese</title>
    <desc>#38 I prefer outside. / To say which of 2 options you prefer, say the name of your choice, and 'no hoo ga ii desu.'</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914094500 +0000" stop="20260914095500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Culture Crossroads</title>
    <desc>In a stand-up comedy club in Tokyo, people from all over the world try out bilingual jokes. For James from Australia, comedy has changed his life, helping him find a place where he feels he belongs.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914095500 +0000" stop="20260914100000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hello! NHK World-Japan</title>
    <desc>We highlight shows promoting J-pop internationally: 'SCHOOL OF J-POP,' which explores the genre's global success, and 'tiny desk concerts JAPAN.'</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914100000 +0000" stop="20260914103000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914103000 +0000" stop="20260914110000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Seasoning the Seasons</title>
    <desc>This programme visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914110000 +0000" stop="20260914113000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914113000 +0000" stop="20260914120000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Biz Stream</title>
    <desc>Labor of Love: This episode features initiatives designed to provide support for struggling parents from childbirth through childcare.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914120000 +0000" stop="20260914123000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914123000 +0000" stop="20260914125700 +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  September 13, Day 1 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914125700 +0000" stop="20260914130000 +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>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914130000 +0000" stop="20260914133000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914133000 +0000" stop="20260914135500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The Factory Wonders</title>
    <desc>This time, we explore a Nanbu ironware factory blending traditional moulds and casting techniques with modern design. See masterful skills and a president's passion for ironware re-imagined for today.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914135500 +0000" stop="20260914140000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hagi</title>
    <desc>Hagi, a World Heritage site of ten described as an 'open-air museum,' is lined with merchant and samurai houses and retains much of its 17th-century townscape. Soak in the atmosphere, in time-lapse.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914140000 +0000" stop="20260914143000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Newsline Asia 24</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914143000 +0000" stop="20260914144000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Magical Japanese</title>
    <desc>The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to theatre. Explore the unique culture behind them.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914144000 +0000" stop="20260914144500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Easy Japanese</title>
    <desc>#38 I prefer outside. / To say which of 2 options you prefer, say the name of your choice, and 'no hoo ga ii desu.'</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914144500 +0000" stop="20260914145500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Culture Crossroads</title>
    <desc>In a stand-up comedy club in Tokyo, people from all over the world try out bilingual jokes. For James from Australia, comedy has changed his life, helping him find a place where he feels he belongs.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Hello! NHK World-Japan</title>
    <desc>We highlight shows promoting J-pop internationally: 'SCHOOL OF J-POP,' which explores the genre's global success, and 'tiny desk concerts JAPAN.'</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Newsline Asia 24</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914153000 +0000" stop="20260914160000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Seasoning the Seasons</title>
    <desc>This programme visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914160000 +0000" stop="20260914163000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</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  September 13, Day 1 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</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>2026-09-14</date>
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    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Journeys in Japan</title>
    <desc>Nilina Boban visits Arimatsu, a district of Nagoya known for its 400-year-old history of shibori tie-dyeing. She discovers the town's pioneering spirit through its artisans and entrepreneurs.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914180000 +0000" stop="20260914183000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK News 7</title>
    <desc>NEWS 7 is NHK's flagship domestic evening news programme, bringing you the latest from our Tokyo studio. It's presented with English audio on NHK World for our international viewers.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914183000 +0000" stop="20260914185500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The Factory Wonders</title>
    <desc>This time, we explore a Nanbu ironware factory blending traditional moulds and casting techniques with modern design. See masterful skills and a president's passion for ironware re-imagined for today.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
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    <title lang="zh">Hagi</title>
    <desc>Hagi, a World Heritage site of ten described as an 'open-air museum,' is lined with merchant and samurai houses and retains much of its 17th-century townscape. Soak in the atmosphere, in time-lapse.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914190000 +0000" stop="20260914192800 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Newsroom Tokyo</title>
    <desc>NEWSROOM TOKYO dives deeper into the day's news with insight and analysis, from the perspective of Japan and the rest of Asia. We put a spotlight on what you need to know to understand the issues.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914192800 +0000" stop="20260914194300 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Direct Talk</title>
    <desc>Kosaka Kunpei holds multiple world records in spearfishing, a sport in which competitors hunt underwater and see who can catch the biggest fish. He talks about freediving and using a hand spear.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914194300 +0000" stop="20260914195500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Culture Crossroads</title>
    <desc>In a stand-up comedy club in Tokyo, people from all over the world try out bilingual jokes. For James from Australia, comedy has changed his life, helping him find a place where he feels he belongs.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914195500 +0000" stop="20260914200000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hello! NHK World-Japan</title>
    <desc>We highlight shows promoting J-pop internationally: 'SCHOOL OF J-POP,' which explores the genre's global success, and 'tiny desk concerts JAPAN.'</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914200000 +0000" stop="20260914203000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Newsroom Tokyo</title>
    <desc>NEWSROOM TOKYO dives deeper into the day's news with insight and analysis, from the perspective of Japan and the rest of Asia. We put a spotlight on what you need to know to understand the issues.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914203000 +0000" stop="20260914210000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Dive in Tokyo</title>
    <desc>Kagurazaka is a neighbourhood in central Tokyo that retains an old-school charm. We explore cobblestone side streets, meet a geisha community, and see how locals are blending tradition and modernity.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914210000 +0000" stop="20260914213000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914213000 +0000" stop="20260914220000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Seasoning the Seasons</title>
    <desc>This programme visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914220000 +0000" stop="20260914223000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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    <title lang="zh">Medical Frontiers</title>
    <desc>A new treatment for irregular heartbeats, pulsed field ablation, or PFA, reduces patient burden and offers high success rates. We also explore a food component that may help prevent the condition.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914230000 +0000" stop="20260914233000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914233000 +0000" stop="20260914235500 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">The Factory Wonders</title>
    <desc>This time, we explore a Nanbu ironware factory blending traditional moulds and casting techniques with modern design. See masterful skills and a president's passion for ironware re-imagined for today.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
  </programme>
  <programme channel="12051" start="20260914235500 +0000" stop="20260915000000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">Hagi</title>
    <desc>Hagi, a World Heritage site of ten described as an 'open-air museum,' is lined with merchant and samurai houses and retains much of its 17th-century townscape. Soak in the atmosphere, in time-lapse.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-14</date>
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  <programme channel="12051" start="20260915000000 +0000" stop="20260916000000 +0000">
    <title lang="zh">NHK Newsline</title>
    <desc>NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.</desc>
    <date>2026-09-15</date>
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