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NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Masumi Yamanaka, a botanical artist at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kew Gardens in the UK, shares how her work promotes biodiversity and plant beauty amidst rising environmental challenges.

The Tayama Hana Odori is held to pray for rain in Minamiyamashiro, a major Uji tea producer - the village is facing depopulation and this festival brings long-time locals and newcomers together.

This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Today's theme: Design Hunting in Nagano. This central region once linked east and west Japan - visit an art festival and a historic town and explore the designs fostered by Nagano's fierce landscapes.

This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Admired by John F. Kennedy, Uesugi Yozan was a feudal lord who took over the Yonezawa domain at the age of 15 - he enacted financial reforms that led the destitute domain to a miraculous recovery.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

This episode features two new recruits at places known for delicious food, a trainee at a renowned Chinese restaurant in Tokyo and a chef at a hotel buffet!

Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, who cooks using traditional Japanese cooking techniques, in five minutes!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Indonesian social entrepreneur Arief Rabik has launched an eco-business aimed at revitalising forests and rural economies by planting bamboo with local residents.

Rice flour is attracting global attention - after using it for ages to make sweets, Japan employs the latest milling tech to create rice flour for various uses. See how the powder continues to evolve.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

The Tayama Hana Odori is held to pray for rain in Minamiyamashiro, a major Uji tea producer - the village is facing depopulation and this festival brings long-time locals and newcomers together.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Masumi Yamanaka, a botanical artist at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kew Gardens in the UK, shares how her work promotes biodiversity and plant beauty amidst rising environmental challenges.

Edo Aquatics: Pleasure seekers take in an aquatics show on a river - seemingly a display of ragtag theatricality, the performers here are actually practising a centuries-old form of swimming.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Today's theme: Design Hunting in Nagano. This central region once linked east and west Japan - visit an art festival and a historic town and explore the designs fostered by Nagano's fierce landscapes.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Opening in 1985, Yuri Kogen Railway in Akita Prefecture continues to face challenging business conditions as the population along the line declines - see how the company is struggling to survive.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

The Tayama Hana Odori is held to pray for rain in Minamiyamashiro, a major Uji tea producer - the village is facing depopulation and this festival brings long-time locals and newcomers together.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Masumi Yamanaka, a botanical artist at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kew Gardens in the UK, shares how her work promotes biodiversity and plant beauty amidst rising environmental challenges.

This episode features two new recruits at places known for delicious food, a trainee at a renowned Chinese restaurant in Tokyo and a chef at a hotel buffet!

Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, who cooks using traditional Japanese cooking techniques, in five minutes!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Today's theme: Design Hunting in Nagano. This central region once linked east and west Japan - visit an art festival and a historic town and explore the designs fostered by Nagano's fierce landscapes.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Indonesian social entrepreneur Arief Rabik has launched an eco-business aimed at revitalising forests and rural economies by planting bamboo with local residents.

Edo Aquatics: Pleasure seekers take in an aquatics show on a river - seemingly a display of ragtag theatricality, the performers here are actually practising a centuries-old form of swimming.

The stories behind hit Japanese products and top creations for niche markets - this time, diagnostic ultrasound machines and sports balls.

Admired by John F. Kennedy, Uesugi Yozan was a feudal lord who took over the Yonezawa domain at the age of 15 - he enacted financial reforms that led the destitute domain to a miraculous recovery.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

The Tayama Hana Odori is held to pray for rain in Minamiyamashiro, a major Uji tea producer - the village is facing depopulation and this festival brings long-time locals and newcomers together.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Today's theme: Design Hunting in Nagano. This central region once linked east and west Japan - visit an art festival and a historic town and explore the designs fostered by Nagano's fierce landscapes.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

The Murakami Kaizoku were seafarers and fighters in the Seto Inland Sea - we explore their history and legacy with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: the Kurushima Straits.

This episode features two new recruits at places known for delicious food, a trainee at a renowned Chinese restaurant in Tokyo and a chef at a hotel buffet!

Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, who cooks using traditional Japanese cooking techniques, in five minutes!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

In China's rapidly growing food delivery industry, deaf workers who call themselves 'voiceless knights' use apps and other tools to perform work while gaining new independence within society.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

An in-depth interview programme featuring professionals or experts in the world who share their unique insights, information and analysis.

Marc creates some sweet and tangy orange marmalade chicken, Maki turns pantry staples into a savoury 'tuna-burg', and we look at what bento makers in France and the US are doing while staying home.

Seki Masafumi and his wife Yuko make dye using various agricultural waste from farms in his home of Ibaraki Prefecture - as well as reducing waste, their work aims to give a boost to local farmers.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Revered as a sacred peak for 1,400 years, Gassan is where ancestral spirits are said to reside - our explorer joins worshippers who climb to be with the dead.

Mama cat Koyuki lives at a pottery workshop and is raising two playful kittens - Taisho, who lives at a fruit shop, keeps an eye on the shopping arcade. Both cats love resting on their owner's laps!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

An in-depth interview programme featuring professionals or experts in the world who share their unique insights, information and analysis.

This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Marc creates some sweet and tangy orange marmalade chicken, Maki turns pantry staples into a savoury 'tuna-burg', and we look at what bento makers in France and the US are doing while staying home.

Seki Masafumi and his wife Yuko make dye using various agricultural waste from farms in his home of Ibaraki Prefecture - as well as reducing waste, their work aims to give a boost to local farmers.

NHK World-Japan presents news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Passang Lama Bhotia fell in love with Mount Fuji as a child in Nepal - after becoming a Himalayan mountain guide, he came to Japan and now works on the mountain he dreamed of guiding foreign tourists.

Revered as a sacred peak for 1,400 years, Gassan is where ancestral spirits are said to reside - our explorer joins worshippers who climb to be with the dead.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Rene Silva dos Santos, a favela native, began the paper 'Voz das Comunidades' at 11, sharing local views. He tells us how he underscores the crucial role of disseminating information from the favelas.

Opening in 1985, Yuri Kogen Railway in Akita Prefecture continues to face challenging business conditions as the population along the line declines - see how the company is struggling to survive.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

In China's rapidly growing food delivery industry, deaf workers who call themselves 'voiceless knights' use apps and other tools to perform work while gaining new independence within society.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

An in-depth interview programme featuring professionals or experts in the world who share their unique insights, information and analysis.

Late Summer Fun: Summer is winding down and the streets by Edo Bay are filled with professional entertainers, food sellers and revellers - it's getting late, but this party is just getting started...

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Marc creates some sweet and tangy orange marmalade chicken, Maki turns pantry staples into a savoury 'tuna-burg', and we look at what bento makers in France and the US are doing while staying home.

Seki Masafumi and his wife Yuko make dye using various agricultural waste from farms in his home of Ibaraki Prefecture - as well as reducing waste, their work aims to give a boost to local farmers.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Dig deeper into current affairs with cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

In China's rapidly growing food delivery industry, deaf workers who call themselves 'voiceless knights' use apps and other tools to perform work while gaining new independence within society.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Revered as a sacred peak for 1,400 years, Gassan is where ancestral spirits are said to reside - our explorer joins worshippers who climb to be with the dead.

Mama cat Koyuki lives at a pottery workshop and is raising two playful kittens - Taisho, who lives at a fruit shop, keeps an eye on the shopping arcade. Both cats love resting on their owner's laps!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Marc creates some sweet and tangy orange marmalade chicken, Maki turns pantry staples into a savoury 'tuna-burg', and we look at what bento makers in France and the US are doing while staying home.

Seki Masafumi and his wife Yuko make dye using various agricultural waste from farms in his home of Ibaraki Prefecture - as well as reducing waste, their work aims to give a boost to local farmers.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Rene Silva dos Santos, a favela native, began the paper 'Voz das Comunidades' at 11, sharing local views. He tells us how he underscores the crucial role of disseminating information from the favelas.

Late Summer Fun: Summer is winding down and the streets by Edo Bay are filled with professional entertainers, food sellers and revellers - it's getting late, but this party is just getting started...

iPS cells are being used to treat eye diseases to address donor shortages. We explore advancements made in Japan, such as the transplantation of iPS cell-derived corneal cells and retinal sheets.

NHK World-Japan presents news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Dig deeper into current affairs with cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.