NHK WORLD JAPAN

NHK WORLDJAPANs flagship hourly news program delivers the latest world news, business and weather, with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

The stories behind hit Japanese products, plus top creations for niche markets. This time singing synthesizers & solder.

In this episode, we look at Japans efforts to improve tsunami evacuation, from overcoming normalcy bias that causes people to underestimate risk, to the installation of coastal evacuation towers.

There are hidden rules and unique ways of thinking, we can discover in our daily lives. With anime, songs, exercises, and Pythagora tools, get ready for fun! This time Nendore Nandore Mr. Clay!...

NHK WORLDJAPANs flagship hourly news program delivers the latest world news, business and weather, with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

New Japanese technologies to solve the climate crisis. Part 1 is urban mitigation measures. We look at zerocarbon buildings, perovskite solar cells, and the challenge of turning cities into forests.

NHK WORLDJAPANs flagship hourly news program delivers the latest world news, business and weather, with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Leaving a popular Tokyo restaurant, Otsuka Kenichi and his wife Keiko relocated to Hokkaido six years ago. There, they offer enticing, unique dishes with local flavors found nowhere else.

NHK WORLDJAPANs flagship hourly news program delivers the latest world news, business and weather, with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

In this episode, we look at Japans efforts to improve tsunami evacuation, from overcoming normalcy bias that causes people to underestimate risk, to the installation of coastal evacuation towers.

There are hidden rules and unique ways of thinking, we can discover in our daily lives. With anime, songs, exercises, and Pythagora tools, get ready for fun! This time Nendore Nandore Mr. Clay!...

NHK WORLDJAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all topdivision bouts from November 15, Day 6 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka.

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.

NHK WORLDJAPANs flagship hourly news program delivers the latest world news, business and weather, with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Late autumn in Akita. As winter snows approach, we experience seasonal seafood and pickled vegetables, lacquerware made from local timber and handcrafted straw guardian deities in the rice paddies.

NHK WORLDJAPANs flagship hourly news program delivers the latest world news, business and weather, with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Dig deeper into current affairs. Cuttingedge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives.

The proactive science education program which encourages primary and lower secondary school children to discover and investigate the mysteries which puzzle them.

Leading actors take turns as solo storytellers to act and recite traditional folk tales loved in Japan for centuries. Watch out, too, for the delightful illustrations!

NHK WORLDJAPANs flagship hourly news program delivers the latest world news, business and weather, with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

The stories behind hit Japanese products, plus top creations for niche markets. This time singing synthesizers & solder.

ShirakamiSanchi, or the Shirakami Mountain Range, is home to one of the worlds largest beech forests. Its pristine environment hosts a variety of wildlife, as well as a group of huntergatherers.

NHK WORLDJAPAN presents a variety of short programs focusing on Japan and Asia.

NHK WORLDJAPANs flagship hourly news program delivers the latest world news, business and weather, with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

New Japanese technologies to solve the climate crisis. Part 1 is urban mitigation measures. We look at zerocarbon buildings, perovskite solar cells, and the challenge of turning cities into forests.

NHK WORLDJAPANs flagship hourly news program delivers the latest world news, business and weather, with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Leaving a popular Tokyo restaurant, Otsuka Kenichi and his wife Keiko relocated to Hokkaido six years ago. There, they offer enticing, unique dishes with local flavors found nowhere else.