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Despite earthquakes and isolation, the people of Akusekijima Island work to uphold local traditions, including the mysterious Boze deities. A new generation is helping to keep those traditions alive.

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 at the Satoyama Kitchen guesthouse in Hida Takayama.

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 Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history, and culture - this episode looks at words related to the foot and leg. Explore the unique culture behind them.

#9 What is this? / When you see something for the first time and want to know what it is, just ask 'kore wa nan desu ka'.

RAMUNE - a descendant of Japanese emigrants to Brazil - is a performer of rakugo, Japan's traditional storytelling. Performing in multiple languages, she helps foreigners experience Japanese culture.

With multilingual services, NHK World-Japan helps foreign residents with disaster prevention and daily life - a presentation introducing these services was given at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo.

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

Yoshida Miyako performed around the world as a Royal Ballet principal dancer and is now a top artistic director in Japan - she explains the challenges Japanese ballet faces on the international stage.

Join us on a night flight to admire Japan's stunning views on a journey from Tokyo to Fukuoka - behold the sublime beauty of Mount Fuji at sunset and the sparkling night views of major cities.

Two local takes on ramen that kept Hiroshima fed during postwar reconstruction - these are flavours that have been passed down for generations.

Unruly Catfish: Japan is seismically active - the Edo period was no exception. In the aftermath of a major earthquake, an angry guardian deity set off on a quest to capture those deemed responsible.

The widespread use of digital tools has been leading to a decline in writing skills and cognitive functions. In some countries, a growing movement aims to re-emphasize handwriting in education.

This programme visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.

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.

Hisayama Town in southern Japan has held health check-ups since the 1960s - using this data, Kyushu University identified two markers linked to early dementia. We present the latest findings.

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.

On this episode, we meet two foreigners living in Fukui - Jessie Shaku Hokai from Switzerland who's the abbess of a Buddhist temple, and Indonesian Rohimat Tri Saputra who works on a Welsh onion farm.

Hagi ware has been cherished in tea ceremonies for over 400 years. Cracks in the glaze create patterns whose colour evolves with time and use. Watch masterful pottery production in time-lapse.

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 Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history, and culture - this episode looks at words related to the foot and leg. Explore the unique culture behind them.

#9 What is this? / When you see something for the first time and want to know what it is, just ask 'kore wa nan desu ka'.

RAMUNE - a descendant of Japanese emigrants to Brazil - is a performer of rakugo, Japan's traditional storytelling. Performing in multiple languages, she helps foreigners experience Japanese culture.

With multilingual services, NHK World-Japan helps foreign residents with disaster prevention and daily life - a presentation introducing these services was given at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo.

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.

Despite earthquakes and isolation, the people of Akusekijima Island work to uphold local traditions, including the mysterious Boze deities. A new generation is helping to keep those traditions alive.

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 at the Satoyama Kitchen guesthouse in Hida Takayama.

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.

Kyle Card visits the abundant hot springs in Taketa in Oita Prefecture and finds a new style of onsen therapeutics.

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.

Join Harry Sugiyama and chef Kuwakino for a fresh, fast master class in Veggie-full Japanese cooking, where rice takes centre stage. Let's get cooking!

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.

Bargain-hunters and people decluttering their homes flock to a huge thrift store near Tokyo. For three days, we asked customers what drew them to this place filled with an array of second-hand goods.

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.

Hisayama Town in southern Japan has held health check-ups since the 1960s - using this data, Kyushu University identified two markers linked to early dementia. We present the latest findings.

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.

Experienced anchor Del Irani has a cutting-edge dialogue with a first-class guest on current affairs topics.

In Japan's snow country, harsh winters aren't just endured, but enjoyed. Let's dig a little deeper.

Featured recipe: Ginger Chicken Wings. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika 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.

Kyle Card visits the abundant hot springs in Taketa in Oita Prefecture and finds a new style of onsen therapeutics.

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

Join Harry Sugiyama and chef Kuwakino for a fresh, fast master class in Veggie-full Japanese cooking, where rice takes centre stage. Let's get cooking!

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

Bargain-hunters and people decluttering their homes flock to a huge thrift store near Tokyo. For three days, we asked customers what drew them to this place filled with an array of second-hand goods.

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.

Experienced anchor Del Irani has a cutting-edge dialogue with a first-class guest on current affairs topics.

A Nankai Trough megaquake is expected to cause severe damage. In this episode, we will examine how Japan is preparing for this impending disaster with cutting-edge technology.

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.

Hisayama Town in southern Japan has held health check-ups since the 1960s - using this data, Kyushu University identified two markers linked to early dementia. We present the latest findings.

An evening news bulletin that provides Japan's views on many domestic and international news events.

Kyle Card visits the abundant hot springs in Taketa in Oita Prefecture and finds a new style of onsen therapeutics.

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

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.

In this episode, we learn about the early spring dates of Risshun and Usui - the nuns show us how to make the seasonal specialities of neko-mochi rice cakes and Girls' Day crackers.

A Napping Boy Dreams of Monsters: When a little boy's nap is disturbed by a bad dream, his mother comes to his rescue - we examine a print that shows how much the Edo townspeople cherished their kids.

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

Join Harry Sugiyama and chef Kuwakino for a fresh, fast master class in Veggie-full Japanese cooking, where rice takes centre stage. Let's get cooking!

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.

Bargain-hunters and people decluttering their homes flock to a huge thrift store near Tokyo. For three days, we asked customers what drew them to this place filled with an array of second-hand goods.

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.

Japan's traditional papercraft of origami has come to be used in engineering as researchers observe insects and other specimens to develop 'crease patterns' that can be utilised in diverse fields.

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.

Kyle Card visits the abundant hot springs in Taketa in Oita Prefecture and finds a new style of onsen therapeutics.

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.

Experienced anchor Del Irani has a cutting-edge dialogue with a first-class guest on current affairs topics.

In Japan's snow country, harsh winters aren't just endured, but enjoyed. Let's dig a little deeper.

Featured recipe: Ginger Chicken Wings. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika 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.

Join Harry Sugiyama and chef Kuwakino for a fresh, fast master class in Veggie-full Japanese cooking, where rice takes centre stage. Let's get cooking!

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

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.

In this episode, we learn about the early spring dates of Risshun and Usui - the nuns show us how to make the seasonal specialities of neko-mochi rice cakes and Girls' Day crackers.

A Napping Boy Dreams of Monsters: When a little boy's nap is disturbed by a bad dream, his mother comes to his rescue - we examine a print that shows how much the Edo townspeople cherished their kids.

People in Japan are living longer, a trend that's bringing a private struggle into the public eye. We look at the toll that continence issues take on the elderly as they adjust to late life.

Bargain-hunters and people decluttering their homes flock to a huge thrift store near Tokyo. For three days, we asked customers what drew them to this place filled with an array of second-hand goods.

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.

Japan's traditional papercraft of origami has come to be used in engineering as researchers observe insects and other specimens to develop 'crease patterns' that can be utilised in diverse fields.

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.

Kyle Card visits the abundant hot springs in Taketa in Oita Prefecture and finds a new style of onsen therapeutics.

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.

Join Harry Sugiyama and chef Kuwakino for a fresh, fast master class in Veggie-full Japanese cooking, where rice takes centre stage. Let's get cooking!

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.

Experienced anchor Del Irani has a cutting-edge dialogue with a first-class guest on current affairs topics.

In Japan's snow country, harsh winters aren't just endured, but enjoyed. Let's dig a little deeper.

Featured recipe: Ginger Chicken Wings. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika 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.

Koishikawa is a residential area in the city centre that is home to a botanical garden and a temple associated with the Edo shogunate. As we explore, we discover a legacy of printing and bookbinding.

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 June 2025, Kobayashi Yoshitsugu published a trailblazing paper, illuminating the evolutionary process of large tyrannosaurs. He explains how such research helps us consider the future of humanity.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: non-loosening bolts.

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.

Much of the stonework supporting Japan's terraced fields is in danger of collapse - there's an urgent need to train new dry stone wallers to carry out repairs, and Kaneko Reo runs workshops.

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.

Japan's traditional papercraft of origami has come to be used in engineering as researchers observe insects and other specimens to develop 'crease patterns' that can be utilised in diverse fields.

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.

Unswerving Devotion: The Twenty-Four Japanese Examples of Filial Piety. Kataoka Ainosuke looks at a play featuring a kabuki princess in a story of warring clans and the magic of a sacred helmet.

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.

Koishikawa is a residential area in the city centre that is home to a botanical garden and a temple associated with the Edo shogunate. As we explore, we discover a legacy of printing and bookbinding.

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

In June 2025, Kobayashi Yoshitsugu published a trailblazing paper, illuminating the evolutionary process of large tyrannosaurs. He explains how such research helps us consider the future of humanity.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: non-loosening bolts.

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

Much of the stonework supporting Japan's terraced fields is in danger of collapse - there's an urgent need to train new dry stone wallers to carry out repairs, and Kaneko Reo runs workshops.

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.

Unswerving Devotion: The Twenty-Four Japanese Examples of Filial Piety. Kataoka Ainosuke looks at a play featuring a kabuki princess in a story of warring clans and the magic of a sacred helmet.

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.

Japan's traditional papercraft of origami has come to be used in engineering as researchers observe insects and other specimens to develop 'crease patterns' that can be utilised in diverse fields.

An evening news bulletin that provides Japan's views on many domestic and international news events.

Koishikawa is a residential area in the city centre that is home to a botanical garden and a temple associated with the Edo shogunate. As we explore, we discover a legacy of printing and bookbinding.

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

Kitajima Masaaki published the world's first paper on how the spread of COVID-19 could be tracked by monitoring wastewater in 2020 - he talks about making an impact on infectious disease control.

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda - here the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of local culture and history.

Ritual Purification at Roben Falls: We journey to a sacred mountain where pilgrims are purifying themselves in a waterfall before moving on - it turns out that some of them have something to prove...

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

In June 2025, Kobayashi Yoshitsugu published a trailblazing paper, illuminating the evolutionary process of large tyrannosaurs. He explains how such research helps us consider the future of humanity.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: non-loosening bolts.

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.

Much of the stonework supporting Japan's terraced fields is in danger of collapse - there's an urgent need to train new dry stone wallers to carry out repairs, and Kaneko Reo runs workshops.

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.

A show that focuses on Japanese food available at Tokyo's food market, where every kind of fresh food is gathered from around the country.

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.

Koishikawa is a residential area in the city centre that is home to a botanical garden and a temple associated with the Edo shogunate. As we explore, we discover a legacy of printing and bookbinding.

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.

Unswerving Devotion: The Twenty-Four Japanese Examples of Filial Piety. Kataoka Ainosuke looks at a play featuring a kabuki princess in a story of warring clans and the magic of a sacred helmet.

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 June 2025, Kobayashi Yoshitsugu published a trailblazing paper, illuminating the evolutionary process of large tyrannosaurs. He explains how such research helps us consider the future of humanity.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: non-loosening bolts.

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

Kitajima Masaaki published the world's first paper on how the spread of COVID-19 could be tracked by monitoring wastewater in 2020 - he talks about making an impact on infectious disease control.

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda - here the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of local culture and history.

Ritual Purification at Roben Falls: We journey to a sacred mountain where pilgrims are purifying themselves in a waterfall before moving on - it turns out that some of them have something to prove...

Japan's traditional papercraft of origami has come to be used in engineering as researchers observe insects and other specimens to develop 'crease patterns' that can be utilised in diverse fields.

Much of the stonework supporting Japan's terraced fields is in danger of collapse - there's an urgent need to train new dry stone wallers to carry out repairs, and Kaneko Reo runs workshops.

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.

A show that focuses on Japanese food available at Tokyo's food market, where every kind of fresh food is gathered from around the country.

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.

Koishikawa is a residential area in the city centre that is home to a botanical garden and a temple associated with the Edo shogunate. As we explore, we discover a legacy of printing and bookbinding.