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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.

This programme transcends time to detail extraordinary historical events in Japan and the world - join NHK World-Japan on a journey that reveals the truth behind some of the turning points of history.

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

In September, 11 districts in Yatsuo in Toyama Prefecture parade along different routes performing Etchu Owara-Kaze-no-Bon, a 300-year-old matsuri that features elegant music, dancing, and singing.

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.

Takao Michiko devoted 50 years to bridging Japan and Ukraine through ballet. She and her Kyiv-based son drove vital projects despite the war. Defying the sirens, ensuring the curtain never falls...

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.

Second Movement: An autumn visit to Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden, a place where nature from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule of culture and 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.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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.

Nostalgia is spreading in Japan for the Showa era (1926-1989) - we introduce electronics, retro designs, and other elements of a period that many Japanese people consider the 'good old days'.

Karuizawa is cool even in summer, making it a popular resort town - we meet local cats at a fashionable home goods shop and a restaurant in a remodelled folk home who are sure to bring in customers!

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.

We experience a warm welcome in the hard-working small communities on the islands and coast of the Yamaguchi end of the Seto Inland Sea - they are poor in amenities but rich in happiness and kindness.

Learn programming principles without a computer! Animated characters provide fun and lucid explanations of five core processes: analysis, combination, generalisation, abstraction and simulation.

Among Mee's friends, there's a popular game where you sneak up and squeeze your friends' butts. When someone does it to Mee, Mee shivers and feels weird. Papa says 'That's your Inner Alarm's alert.'

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.

Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, is the US East Coast's second-largest city after NYC - it's the birthplace of the US and was once the capital, and it's now a favourite for history buffs.

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.

NHK World-Japan presents a wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

Miyama is famous for its roof-thatching tradition - the town of Hanase continues to serve its local speciality, foraged wild food cuisine.

Binod-san from Nepal works at a car sales company as a mechanic, but he's not sure what to do when he doesn't understand his superior's instructions in Japanese. He learns how to clarify and confirm.

Trash Tribe is a band led by Oomote Fumiaki whose instruments are made with marine trash. Fishing line and driftwood on strings, plastic bottle percussion - their laid-back music has fans of all ages.

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.

Takao Michiko devoted 50 years to bridging Japan and Ukraine through ballet. She and her Kyiv-based son drove vital projects despite the war. Defying the sirens, ensuring the curtain never falls...

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.

Second Movement: An autumn visit to Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden, a place where nature from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule of culture and 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.

Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, is the US East Coast's second-largest city after NYC - it's the birthplace of the US and was once the capital, and it's now a favourite for history buffs.

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.

We experience a warm welcome in the hard-working small communities on the islands and coast of the Yamaguchi end of the Seto Inland Sea - they are poor in amenities but rich in happiness and kindness.

Learn programming principles without a computer! Animated characters provide fun and lucid explanations of five core processes: analysis, combination, generalisation, abstraction and simulation.

When Mee and Hee run around, a sound like 'thump, thump...' is heard from inside their bodies. Mee wonders, 'Is there a creature inside me?' and has a 'Thump-Thump Investigator' reveal what it is.

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 selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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.

Nostalgia is spreading in Japan for the Showa era (1926-1989) - we introduce electronics, retro designs, and other elements of a period that many Japanese people consider the 'good old days'.

Karuizawa is cool even in summer, making it a popular resort town - we meet local cats at a fashionable home goods shop and a restaurant in a remodelled folk home who are sure to bring in customers!

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.

NHK World-Japan presents a wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

The perfect shading in beautiful tie-dyed patterns may result from sections randomly touching in the dye - discover the future of clamp-resistant dyeing.

Binod-san from Nepal works at a car sales company as a mechanic, but he's not sure what to do when he doesn't understand his superior's instructions in Japanese. He learns how to clarify and confirm.

Trash Tribe is a band led by Oomote Fumiaki whose instruments are made with marine trash. Fishing line and driftwood on strings, plastic bottle percussion - their laid-back music has fans of all ages.

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.

Takao Michiko devoted 50 years to bridging Japan and Ukraine through ballet. She and her Kyiv-based son drove vital projects despite the war. Defying the sirens, ensuring the curtain never falls...

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.

Second Movement: An autumn visit to Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden, a place where nature from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule of culture and 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.

We experience a warm welcome in the hard-working small communities on the islands and coast of the Yamaguchi end of the Seto Inland Sea - they are poor in amenities but rich in happiness and kindness.

Learn programming principles without a computer! Animated characters provide fun and lucid explanations of five core processes: analysis, combination, generalisation, abstraction and simulation.

Among Mee's friends, there's a popular game where you sneak up and squeeze your friends' butts. When someone does it to Mee, Mee shivers and feels weird. Papa says 'That's your Inner Alarm's alert.'

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 selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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.

Nostalgia is spreading in Japan for the Showa era (1926-1989) - we introduce electronics, retro designs, and other elements of a period that many Japanese people consider the 'good old days'.

Karuizawa is cool even in summer, making it a popular resort town - we meet local cats at a fashionable home goods shop and a restaurant in a remodelled folk home who are sure to bring in customers!

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.

Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, is the US East Coast's second-largest city after NYC - it's the birthplace of the US and was once the capital, and it's now a favourite for history buffs.

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.

NHK World-Japan presents a wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

On the 3rd of February - the Lunar New Year's Eve - various rites are held to expel calamity and welcome good fortune in the coming year.

Binod-san from Nepal works at a car sales company as a mechanic, but he's not sure what to do when he doesn't understand his superior's instructions in Japanese. He learns how to clarify and confirm.

Trash Tribe is a band led by Oomote Fumiaki whose instruments are made with marine trash. Fishing line and driftwood on strings, plastic bottle percussion - their laid-back music has fans of all ages.

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.

Takao Michiko devoted 50 years to bridging Japan and Ukraine through ballet. She and her Kyiv-based son drove vital projects despite the war. Defying the sirens, ensuring the curtain never falls...

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 covers a variety of genres, including pilot episodes of newly-developed programmes and special features.

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.

We experience a warm welcome in the hard-working small communities on the islands and coast of the Yamaguchi end of the Seto Inland Sea - they are poor in amenities but rich in happiness and kindness.

Learn programming principles without a computer! Animated characters provide fun and lucid explanations of five core processes: analysis, combination, generalisation, abstraction and simulation.

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 selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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.

Nostalgia is spreading in Japan for the Showa era (1926-1989) - we introduce electronics, retro designs, and other elements of a period that many Japanese people consider the 'good old days'.

Karuizawa is cool even in summer, making it a popular resort town - we meet local cats at a fashionable home goods shop and a restaurant in a remodelled folk home who are sure to bring in customers!