NHK WORLD-JAPAN

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a variety of short programs focusing on Japan and Asia.

English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture and meeting the people. Alessandra Lupi visits Sado Island to learn the Onidaiko traditional dance.

A ferry takes 16 hours to sail between Niigata and Otaru, Hokkaido. For three days, we asked passengers why they take this leisurely mode of travel when faster options are available.

Japanese researchers have uncovered the mechanism behind vitamin D's bone-strengthening effects. Its potential impact on cancer is also becoming apparent. We explore the power of Vitamin D.

Who's winning the race for self-driving cars? As tech giants lead, automakers invest billions, igniting a high-stakes industrial shakeup. UC Berkeley's Steven Shladover provides his analysis.

For 18 years in a row, a Japanese person took home the Ig Nobel Prize, an award given for unusual research. Let's dig a little deeper into Japan's offbeat research.

Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika in five minutes! Featured recipe: Rika's Chakin Sushi.

English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture and meeting the people. Alessandra Lupi visits Sado Island to learn the Onidaiko traditional dance.

A ferry takes 16 hours to sail between Niigata and Otaru, Hokkaido. For three days, we asked passengers why they take this leisurely mode of travel when faster options are available.

Who's winning the race for self-driving cars? As tech giants lead, automakers invest billions, igniting a high-stakes industrial shakeup. UC Berkeley's Steven Shladover provides his analysis.

What is causing the frequent torrential rain and floods in Japan? Linear rainbands. Find out why this phenomenon is hard to predict and the latest research on forecasting linear rainbands.

Japanese researchers have uncovered the mechanism behind vitamin D's bone-strengthening effects. Its potential impact on cancer is also becoming apparent. We explore the power of Vitamin D.

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.

English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture and meeting the people. Alessandra Lupi visits Sado Island to learn the Onidaiko traditional dance.

Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, Chujo Hideto has been working to support children who have been traumatized by the conflict. He talks about how he hopes to make a difference.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a variety of short programs focusing on Japan and Asia.

At dusk in summer, a woman is absorbed in reading a letter. This chic lady is actually an advertisement model for Mitsui Echigoya, one of the top kimono fabric stores in Edo.

A ferry takes 16 hours to sail between Niigata and Otaru, Hokkaido. For three days, we asked passengers why they take this leisurely mode of travel when faster options are available.

Discover how eels navigate 3,000 km in the vast ocean without getting lost. Also find out about a new technology that can share physical sensations.

English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture and meeting the people. Alessandra Lupi visits Sado Island to learn the Onidaiko traditional dance.

Who's winning the race for self-driving cars? As tech giants lead, automakers invest billions, igniting a high-stakes industrial shakeup. UC Berkeley's Steven Shladover provides his analysis.

For 18 years in a row, a Japanese person took home the Ig Nobel Prize, an award given for unusual research. Let's dig a little deeper into Japan's offbeat research.

Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika in five minutes! Featured recipe: Rika's Chakin Sushi.

Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, Chujo Hideto has been working to support children who have been traumatized by the conflict. He talks about how he hopes to make a difference.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a variety of short programs focusing on Japan and Asia.

At dusk in summer, a woman is absorbed in reading a letter. This chic lady is actually an advertisement model for Mitsui Echigoya, one of the top kimono fabric stores in Edo.

A new care facility in Japan without any barriers between people with disabilities and the community is spotlighted. We take a close look at how one woman user changes by interacting with the locals.

A ferry takes 16 hours to sail between Niigata and Otaru, Hokkaido. For three days, we asked passengers why they take this leisurely mode of travel when faster options are available.

Discover how eels navigate 3,000 km in the vast ocean without getting lost. Also find out about a new technology that can share physical sensations.

English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture and meeting the people. Alessandra Lupi visits Sado Island to learn the Onidaiko traditional dance.

Who's winning the race for self-driving cars? As tech giants lead, automakers invest billions, igniting a high-stakes industrial shakeup. UC Berkeley's Steven Shladover provides his analysis.

For 18 years in a row, a Japanese person took home the Ig Nobel Prize, an award given for unusual research. Let's dig a little deeper into Japan's offbeat research.

Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika in five minutes! Featured recipe: Rika's Chakin Sushi.

Direct and in-depth. Interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: heat-resistant labels.

Oba Carlos is a social entrepreneur leveraging local Wi-Fi networks to close the gap in access to information and opportunity between urban and rural populations in the African nation of Benin.

Discover how eels navigate 3,000 km in the vast ocean without getting lost. Also find out about a new technology that can share physical sensations.

Love for family and romance are central themes in the story of many female characters in kabuki. Studio guest and Onnagata actor Nakamura Kazutaro reveals techniques he uses on stage.

Direct and in-depth. Interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: heat-resistant labels.

Oba Carlos is a social entrepreneur leveraging local Wi-Fi networks to close the gap in access to information and opportunity between urban and rural populations in the African nation of Benin.

Love for family and romance are central themes in the story of many female characters in kabuki. Studio guest and Onnagata actor Nakamura Kazutaro reveals techniques he uses on stage.

Discover how eels navigate 3,000 km in the vast ocean without getting lost. Also find out about a new technology that can share physical sensations.

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.

In 2023, Okada Nozomi became the first Japanese person to win a gold medal at the World Logging Championship. She talks about achieving the feat just six years after first picking up a chainsaw.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a variety of short programs focusing on Japan and Asia.

With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

Direct and in-depth. Interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: heat-resistant labels.

Oba Carlos is a social entrepreneur leveraging local Wi-Fi networks to close the gap in access to information and opportunity between urban and rural populations in the African nation of Benin.

Love for family and romance are central themes in the story of many female characters in kabuki. Studio guest and Onnagata actor Nakamura Kazutaro reveals techniques he uses on stage.

Direct and in-depth. Interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: heat-resistant labels.

In 2023, Okada Nozomi became the first Japanese person to win a gold medal at the World Logging Championship. She talks about achieving the feat just six years after first picking up a chainsaw.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a variety of short programs focusing on Japan and Asia.

With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

Discover how eels navigate 3,000 km in the vast ocean without getting lost. Also find out about a new technology that can share physical sensations.

Oba Carlos is a social entrepreneur leveraging local Wi-Fi networks to close the gap in access to information and opportunity between urban and rural populations in the African nation of Benin.

Direct and in-depth. Interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: heat-resistant labels.

Love for family and romance are central themes in the story of many female characters in kabuki. Studio guest and Onnagata actor Nakamura Kazutaro reveals techniques he uses on stage.