NHK World HD 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. 2026-10-02 Journey with us across Tokyo Bay through a massive work of tunnel and bridge engineering, and discover the many systems designed to keep travellers safe at all times. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Raden, a decorative lacquerware technique, uses the glimmering inner layer of shells. The inlay appears to float resplendently on the black lacquer, inspiring artisans to take the art into the future. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Hosono Hitomi's botanically themed ceramics are highly acclaimed and held in museum collections across the world. She talks about her intricate designs and unmatched technique. 2026-10-02 Introducing asari, Japan's most popular clam. Visit Aichi to feast your eyes on asari dishes and see how they're cultivated using suspended cages. How about diving for some giant asari?! 2026-10-02 We visit the Yoshiwara district, Edo's most prominent pleasure quarters. Among the lavish spenders, courtesans and apprentices, small humanoid creatures scurry about - what could they be up to? 2026-10-02 Far from the ocean, a small community in the mountains of Western Japan bonds over ancient whales. An amateur excavation club digs up fossils while providing residents with a sense of belonging. 2026-10-02 #38 I prefer outside. / To say which of 2 options you prefer, say the name of your choice, and 'no hoo ga ii desu.' 2026-10-02 Deep dives into cultural phenomena with Peter Barakan, a bilingual British broadcaster based in Japan since 1974. Each time, Peter himself discovers something new about Japan. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Railway news from the latter half of 2025. Join us as we look back on new railway vehicles, cutting-edge technologies, commemorative events and more from across Japan. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Dig deeper into current affairs. Cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Raden, a decorative lacquerware technique, uses the glimmering inner layer of shells. The inlay appears to float resplendently on the black lacquer, inspiring artisans to take the art into the future. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Journey with us across Tokyo Bay through a massive work of tunnel and bridge engineering, and discover the many systems designed to keep travellers safe at all times. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Dig deeper into current affairs. Cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 An in-depth look at the realities of Asia today -- a dynamic region which faces political, economic, cultural, and technological change. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 A wide range of topics featuring Japanese culture and society are introduced. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Railway news from the latter half of 2025. Join us as we look back on new railway vehicles, cutting-edge technologies, commemorative events and more from across Japan. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 This programme visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Dig deeper into current affairs. Cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 An in-depth look at the realities of Asia today -- a dynamic region which faces political, economic, cultural, and technological change. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 As conflicts increase worldwide, many private NGOs are working to mediate peace. In this episode, we follow Horiba Akiko and other area studies experts who are pioneering pathways to peace. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 An ancient, fire-heated sauna in Kagawa Prefecture hits 160 degrees Celsius. Users must wear clothes and cover themselves to go inside. For three days, we asked why they came to feel the heat. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Railway news from the latter half of 2025. Join us as we look back on new railway vehicles, cutting-edge technologies, commemorative events and more from across Japan. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Dig deeper into current affairs. Cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 In July 2025, Hayashi Hisashi became the first Japanese winner of a prestigious German award for the best board game of the year. How does he design games that captivate players around the world? 2026-10-02 The entire Earth is affected by climate change, occurring with a greater speed and scale than ever before. This programme uses scientific data and the latest findings to raise awareness on its impact. 2026-10-02 A woman from France is now an organic farmer in Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture. The town was affected by the 2011 nuclear accident. She is working to change that image. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 An in-depth look at the realities of Asia today -- a dynamic region which faces political, economic, cultural, and technological change. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 As conflicts increase worldwide, many private NGOs are working to mediate peace. In this episode, we follow Horiba Akiko and other area studies experts who are pioneering pathways to peace. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Today's theme: Shaping Memories. Memories bring back emotions as well as events. As vast amounts of data is exchanged in our digital society, new designs focus on how to capture and recall memories. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-02 Dig deeper into current affairs. Cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives. 2026-10-02 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. 2026-10-03 An earthquake on March 11, 2011 caused a nuclear disaster in Fukushima. For 15 years, the psychiatric nurse Yonekura Kazuma has supported locals affected emotionally by evacuation and uncertainty. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 An in-depth look at the realities of Asia today -- a dynamic region which faces political, economic, cultural, and technological change. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 In July 2025, Hayashi Hisashi became the first Japanese winner of a prestigious German award for the best board game of the year. How does he design games that captivate players around the world? 2026-10-03 The entire Earth is affected by climate change, occurring with a greater speed and scale than ever before. This programme uses scientific data and the latest findings to raise awareness on its impact. 2026-10-03 It's late at night, when all are fast asleep. A young man and woman huddle together along the veranda outside of a house, attending to a ... rooster. What could the pair be up to? 2026-10-03 The five-year survival rate for lung cancer is increasing. Tests can now identify gene mutations, enabling treatment with targeted drugs. We share the latest developments in lung cancer treatment. 2026-10-03 As conflicts increase worldwide, many private NGOs are working to mediate peace. In this episode, we follow Horiba Akiko and other area studies experts who are pioneering pathways to peace. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Today's theme: Shaping Memories. Memories bring back emotions as well as events. As vast amounts of data is exchanged in our digital society, new designs focus on how to capture and recall memories. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Dig deeper into current affairs. Cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 An in-depth look at the realities of Asia today -- a dynamic region which faces political, economic, cultural, and technological change. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 A woman from France is now an organic farmer in Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture. The town was affected by the 2011 nuclear accident. She is working to change that image. 2026-10-03 Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: 2026-10-03 Deep dives into cultural phenomena with Peter Barakan, a bilingual British broadcaster based in Japan since 1974. Each time, Peter himself discovers something new about Japan. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 In Shiiba village, people believe that everything, good or bad, is 'Nosari,'a gift from the gods. This is a year-long record of mountain life that embodies the essence of traditional Japan. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Todaiji Temple is a famed World Heritage Site with a host of National Treasures like the Great Buddha. In our ultimate two-hour tour, we unveil the best ways to experience everything it has to offer. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Journey through the tranquil rustic landscape of Shimane Pref. Traditional fishermen catch clams. One temple offers blessing for eye ailments. And, residents make unusual sculptures for the deities. 2026-10-03 Torii are gateways to Shinto shrines where deities are worshipped. We look at torii around Japan, as well as efforts to rebuild them after a tsunami, and examine their role and what they represent. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Today's theme: Shaping Memories. Memories bring back emotions as well as events. As vast amounts of data is exchanged in our digital society, new designs focus on how to capture and recall memories. 2026-10-03 This show for kids promotes a greater understanding for people with difficulties and helps develop empathy. With the help of two fairies, the main character thinks about what can be done to help. 2026-10-03 The proactive science education programme which encourages primary and lower secondary school children to discover and investigate the mysteries which puzzle them. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Kijimuna of Okinawa, a red-haired child spirit in banyan trees, brings fortune to fishermen but punishes betrayal, embodying nature in local life. 2026-10-03 Dogo Onsen in Ehime is steeped in over 3,000 years of history. Near the popular bathhouse sits a piano, where passersby stop to play from the heart. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Each year in mountainous Japan, about 1,000 landslides including land slips, debris flows, and falling rocks occur, often causing big damage. We look at the causes and countermeasures. 2026-10-03 Morinaga Kunihiko (Fashion designer) visits Amami Oshima, Kagoshima. Priestesses on Amami wore patchwork robes with triangular butterfly designs, intended to protect the wearer from unseen spirits. 2026-10-03 Kabuki dance started as a showpiece for a female character, but then dances for male characters appeared - dances daring, comical, and acrobatic! 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 In Shiiba village, people believe that everything, good or bad, is 'Nosari,'a gift from the gods. This is a year-long record of mountain life that embodies the essence of traditional Japan. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Todaiji Temple is a famed World Heritage Site with a host of National Treasures like the Great Buddha. In our ultimate two-hour tour, we unveil the best ways to experience everything it has to offer. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Kijimuna of Okinawa, a red-haired child spirit in banyan trees, brings fortune to fishermen but punishes betrayal, embodying nature in local life. 2026-10-03 Dogo Onsen in Ehime is steeped in over 3,000 years of history. Near the popular bathhouse sits a piano, where passersby stop to play from the heart. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Today's theme: Shaping Memories. Memories bring back emotions as well as events. As vast amounts of data is exchanged in our digital society, new designs focus on how to capture and recall memories. 2026-10-03 This show for kids promotes a greater understanding for people with difficulties and helps develop empathy. With the help of two fairies, the main character thinks about what can be done to help. 2026-10-03 The proactive science education programme which encourages primary and lower secondary school children to discover and investigate the mysteries which puzzle them. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Journey through the tranquil rustic landscape of Shimane Pref. Traditional fishermen catch clams. One temple offers blessing for eye ailments. And, residents make unusual sculptures for the deities. 2026-10-03 Torii are gateways to Shinto shrines where deities are worshipped. We look at torii around Japan, as well as efforts to rebuild them after a tsunami, and examine their role and what they represent. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Each year in mountainous Japan, about 1,000 landslides including land slips, debris flows, and falling rocks occur, often causing big damage. We look at the causes and countermeasures. 2026-10-03 Morinaga Kunihiko (Fashion designer) visits Amami Oshima, Kagoshima. Priestesses on Amami wore patchwork robes with triangular butterfly designs, intended to protect the wearer from unseen spirits. 2026-10-03 Kabuki dance started as a showpiece for a female character, but then dances for male characters appeared - dances daring, comical, and acrobatic! 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 In Shiiba village, people believe that everything, good or bad, is 'Nosari,'a gift from the gods. This is a year-long record of mountain life that embodies the essence of traditional Japan. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Todaiji Temple is a famed World Heritage Site with a host of National Treasures like the Great Buddha. In our ultimate two-hour tour, we unveil the best ways to experience everything it has to offer. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 A herd of zebras can prove mesmerising. Their stripes were commonly thought to serve as a sort of camouflage. That and other theories are scrutinised while new research reveals fascinating results. 2026-10-03 Kyoto in the autumn: the old capital is even more beautiful when dressed in fall colours. Witness the contemplative and quiet beauty of Kyoto through time-lapse photography. 2026-10-03 This show for kids promotes a greater understanding for people with difficulties and helps develop empathy. With the help of two fairies, the main character thinks about what can be done to help. 2026-10-03 The proactive science education programme which encourages primary and lower secondary school children to discover and investigate the mysteries which puzzle them. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-03 Journey through the tranquil rustic landscape of Shimane Pref. Traditional fishermen catch clams. One temple offers blessing for eye ailments. And, residents make unusual sculptures for the deities. 2026-10-03 Torii are gateways to Shinto shrines where deities are worshipped. We look at torii around Japan, as well as efforts to rebuild them after a tsunami, and examine their role and what they represent. 2026-10-03 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. 2026-10-04