NHK World – Japan (HD) NHK WORLD-JAPAN's flagship documentary series offers must-see episodes on politics, the economy, social trends, science and the environment in Japan and beyond. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 This shrine in Kumamoto Pref. was razed in the 2016 earthquake. The seven-year restoration fused traditional craftsmanship with the latest technology. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 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 1-1. 2026-04-05 Frozen food products widely available in Japan include hundreds of pasta dishes and even sushi. New flash-freezing techniques are improving quality, reducing food waste, and driving innovation. 2026-04-05 We visit Japan's largest and oldest lake, Lake Biwa. A cat leads us to an overlook with a great view of the lake. We meet another cat hiding among the multitude of wares at a Shigaraki ceramics shop. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 In this special series, we cycle Taiwan! In episode one, we visit Taipei and the west coast and explore cultural features like a tea famous for its distinctive aroma. 2026-04-05 After having an accident one day, Mee wondered, "Maybe I don't need underpants?" Through interviews with passersby and a wild imagination, Mee searches for reasons to wear underpants. 2026-04-05 Design is fun! Design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us. An episode on Under the Lid. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 Located on Terceira Island, about 1000 kilometers off the coast of Portugal, the designated World Heritage site of Angra do Heroismo is a port town which flourished during the Age of Exploration. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 This curry rice bento, made with local spices and beef, comes in Arita porcelain ware, a 400-year-old art treasured by royalty. Its rich heritage is sure to enhance your travel memories. 2026-04-05 Tsubo-niwa, life enhanced by quintessential spaces. Dive deep into the beauty of the ancient capital, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation. 2026-04-05 Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions, understand business culture and improve your kanji. 2026-04-05 Nakajima Deco is obsessed with finding ways to live a waste-free life. Diners at her cafe are served vegetables - peels, leaves and all - conveying the value of life through her cooking. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 A winter journey on the newly built Taklamakan Desert railroad traces the path of the Silk Road. The line reveals the descendants of ancient cultures, and brings changes to local communities. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 This shrine in Kumamoto Pref. was razed in the 2016 earthquake. The seven-year restoration fused traditional craftsmanship with the latest technology. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 Located on Terceira Island, about 1000 kilometers off the coast of Portugal, the designated World Heritage site of Angra do Heroismo is a port town which flourished during the Age of Exploration. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 In this special series, we cycle Taiwan! In episode one, we visit Taipei and the west coast and explore cultural features like a tea famous for its distinctive aroma. 2026-04-05 After having an accident one day, Mee wondered, "Maybe I don't need underpants?" Through interviews with passersby and a wild imagination, Mee searches for reasons to wear underpants. 2026-04-05 Design is fun! Design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us. An episode on Under the Lid. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 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 1-1. 2026-04-05 Frozen food products widely available in Japan include hundreds of pasta dishes and even sushi. New flash-freezing techniques are improving quality, reducing food waste, and driving innovation. 2026-04-05 We visit Japan's largest and oldest lake, Lake Biwa. A cat leads us to an overlook with a great view of the lake. We meet another cat hiding among the multitude of wares at a Shigaraki ceramics shop. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 This curry rice bento, made with local spices and beef, comes in Arita porcelain ware, a 400-year-old art treasured by royalty. Its rich heritage is sure to enhance your travel memories. 2026-04-05 Tsubo-niwa, life enhanced by quintessential spaces. Dive deep into the beauty of the ancient capital, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation. 2026-04-05 Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions, understand business culture and improve your kanji. 2026-04-05 Nakajima Deco is obsessed with finding ways to live a waste-free life. Diners at her cafe are served vegetables - peels, leaves and all - conveying the value of life through her cooking. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 A winter journey on the newly built Taklamakan Desert railroad traces the path of the Silk Road. The line reveals the descendants of ancient cultures, and brings changes to local communities. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 This shrine in Kumamoto Pref. was razed in the 2016 earthquake. The seven-year restoration fused traditional craftsmanship with the latest technology. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 In this special series, we cycle Taiwan! In episode one, we visit Taipei and the west coast and explore cultural features like a tea famous for its distinctive aroma. 2026-04-05 After having an accident one day, Mee wondered, "Maybe I don't need underpants?" Through interviews with passersby and a wild imagination, Mee searches for reasons to wear underpants. 2026-04-05 Design is fun! Design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us. An episode on Under the Lid. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 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 1-1. 2026-04-05 Frozen food products widely available in Japan include hundreds of pasta dishes and even sushi. New flash-freezing techniques are improving quality, reducing food waste, and driving innovation. 2026-04-05 We visit Japan's largest and oldest lake, Lake Biwa. A cat leads us to an overlook with a great view of the lake. We meet another cat hiding among the multitude of wares at a Shigaraki ceramics shop. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 Located on Terceira Island, about 1000 kilometers off the coast of Portugal, the designated World Heritage site of Angra do Heroismo is a port town which flourished during the Age of Exploration. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 This curry rice bento, made with local spices and beef, comes in Arita porcelain ware, a 400-year-old art treasured by royalty. Its rich heritage is sure to enhance your travel memories. 2026-04-05 Tsubo-niwa, life enhanced by quintessential spaces. Dive deep into the beauty of the ancient capital, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation. 2026-04-05 Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions, understand business culture and improve your kanji. 2026-04-05 Nakajima Deco is obsessed with finding ways to live a waste-free life. Diners at her cafe are served vegetables - peels, leaves and all - conveying the value of life through her cooking. 2026-04-05 Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died in March 2023. With diaries and private footage shared by his family, this documentary follows how he faced death in his final days. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 This shrine in Kumamoto Pref. was razed in the 2016 earthquake. The seven-year restoration fused traditional craftsmanship with the latest technology. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 In this special series, we cycle Taiwan! In episode one, we visit Taipei and the west coast and explore cultural features like a tea famous for its distinctive aroma. 2026-04-05 After having an accident one day, Mee wondered, "Maybe I don't need underpants?" Through interviews with passersby and a wild imagination, Mee searches for reasons to wear underpants. 2026-04-05 Design is fun! Design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us. An episode on Under the Lid. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 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 1-1. 2026-04-05 Frozen food products widely available in Japan include hundreds of pasta dishes and even sushi. New flash-freezing techniques are improving quality, reducing food waste, and driving innovation. 2026-04-05 We visit Japan's largest and oldest lake, Lake Biwa. A cat leads us to an overlook with a great view of the lake. We meet another cat hiding among the multitude of wares at a Shigaraki ceramics shop. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 This curry rice bento, made with local spices and beef, comes in Arita porcelain ware, a 400-year-old art treasured by royalty. Its rich heritage is sure to enhance your travel memories. 2026-04-05 Tsubo-niwa, life enhanced by quintessential spaces. Dive deep into the beauty of the ancient capital, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation. 2026-04-05 Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions, understand business culture and improve your kanji. 2026-04-05 Nakajima Deco is obsessed with finding ways to live a waste-free life. Diners at her cafe are served vegetables - peels, leaves and all - conveying the value of life through her cooking. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-05 Located on Terceira Island, about 1000 kilometers off the coast of Portugal, the designated World Heritage site of Angra do Heroismo is a port town which flourished during the Age of Exploration. 2026-04-05 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. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 The world is too divided to unite and tackle the issue of the Earth getting hotter every year. Alongside the COP30 discussions, we will explore possible ways to overcome this harsh reality. 2026-04-06 Shiga / Nagayama Yuko (architect) For 400 years, a group of stonemasons have been building walls using natural stone. Nagayama learns how a stone's qualities are assessed and utilized. 2026-04-06 A selection of acclaimed programs from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English. 2026-04-06 Experience the colors of Amami Oshima in beautiful time-lapse footage. Unique hues include "Amami Blue" ocean waters and the glossy black of silk thread that's painstakingly dyed using wood and mud. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 Shibuya is one of Japan's most famous tourist spots, but the low-lying city is also at risk of flooding and earthquakes. We'll look at Shibuya's advanced efforts to prepare for such disasters. 2026-04-06 The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history, and culture. This episode looks at words related to blue. Explore the unique culture behind them. 2026-04-06 #15 To the monkey hot spring, please. / To tell a taxi driver where you want to go, just say the destination and "made onegai-shimasu.". 2026-04-06 Bara Kyoushitsu in Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, is a preschool designed to eliminate the number of foreign children who stop attending school because they don't understand Japanese. 2026-04-06 We introduce two brand-new English-language programs, "The Factory Wonders" and "Backstage Japan," which will be screened regularly from April 2026. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 This program visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 Two-meter-long dinosaurs terrorizing downtown Bangkok? Not exactly! Water monitors are indeed big but pose no threat if left alone. Join us as we discover how they've adapted to their "urban kingdom"! 2026-04-06 Mt. Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, has many faces. See the beauty of these different Fujis through time-lapse photography. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others. 2026-04-06 At the Satoyama Kitchen guesthouse in Hida Takayama, chef Nobuko, her cameraman husband Makoto and their cat Tama take us on a tasty journey of local cuisine served with a side of seasonal scenery. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 A selection of acclaimed programs from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English. 2026-04-06 Experience the colors of Amami Oshima in beautiful time-lapse footage. Unique hues include "Amami Blue" ocean waters and the glossy black of silk thread that's painstakingly dyed using wood and mud. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history, and culture. This episode looks at words related to blue. Explore the unique culture behind them. 2026-04-06 #15 To the monkey hot spring, please. / To tell a taxi driver where you want to go, just say the destination and "made onegai-shimasu.". 2026-04-06 Bara Kyoushitsu in Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, is a preschool designed to eliminate the number of foreign children who stop attending school because they don't understand Japanese. 2026-04-06 We introduce two brand-new English-language programs, "The Factory Wonders" and "Backstage Japan," which will be screened regularly from April 2026. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 This program visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others. 2026-04-06 At the Satoyama Kitchen guesthouse in Hida Takayama, chef Nobuko, her cameraman husband Makoto and their cat Tama take us on a tasty journey of local cuisine served with a side of seasonal scenery. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 On Shodoshima Island, Kagawa Pref., Androniki Christodoulou explores the areas most loved by the locals. 2026-04-06 News 7 is NHK's flagship domestic evening news program, bringing you the latest from our Tokyo studio. It's presented with English audio on NHK World for our international viewers. 2026-04-06 A selection of acclaimed programs from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English. 2026-04-06 Experience the colors of Amami Oshima in beautiful time-lapse footage. Unique hues include "Amami Blue" ocean waters and the glossy black of silk thread that's painstakingly dyed using wood and mud. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 Nakahara Sachiko translates the looks of popular Japanese anime and manga characters into costumes for live-action adaptations. She talks about making an impact on the global stage. 2026-04-06 Bara Kyoushitsu in Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, is a preschool designed to eliminate the number of foreign children who stop attending school because they don't understand Japanese. 2026-04-06 We introduce two brand-new English-language programs, "The Factory Wonders" and "Backstage Japan," which will be screened regularly from April 2026. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 Hino in western Tokyo is known for irrigation canals and its past as a rice cultivating center during the Edo period. The fertile lands gave rise to the men who would form the legendary Shinsengumi. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 This program visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 Ultrasound is emerging as an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer. HIFU uses focused heat to target and destroy cancer cells, and there is minimal harm to the body. We report on its potential. 2026-04-06 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. 2026-04-06 A selection of acclaimed programs from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English. 2026-04-06