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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.

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

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

Fermenting soybeans, Koji mould, and salt produce richly-flavoured and aromatic Miso - types vary by region, but the mellow Miso first made 1000 years ago in the imperial court is favoured in Kyoto.

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

Roughly 90% of Japan's plastic models are made in Shizuoka, an area whose manufacturing roots date back to shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu - we explore the latest developments for Japan's plastic models.

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.

From its dazzling heights to its hidden depths, we explore the Tokyo Skytree - discover the role this iconic structure plays in advancing scientific research.

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.

Broccoli is still a relative newcomer to Japan but has become a staple ingredient in Japanese households - explore broccoli's wide appeal and how it is used in all kinds of dishes including sweets!

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

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

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

Kimura Masahiko is a legend of the bonsai world who has won the Prime Minister's Award, one of the industry's highest honours, 27 times - he talks about creating original works that break the mould.

In this episode, we learn about the spring dates of seimei and kokuu. The temple chefs show us how to make two seasonal specialties, yomogi rice cakes and bamboo shoots mixed with sansho leaves.

The top three geisha idol celebrities in Edo are Tomimoto Toyohina, Takashima Ohisa, and Naniwaya Kita, see how Kitagawa Utamaro, the master of female beauty, has illustrated them so differently.

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

Fermenting soybeans, Koji mould, and salt produce richly-flavoured and aromatic Miso - types vary by region, but the mellow Miso first made 1000 years ago in the imperial court is favoured in Kyoto.

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.

Roughly 90% of Japan's plastic models are made in Shizuoka, an area whose manufacturing roots date back to shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu - we explore the latest developments for Japan's plastic models.

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 unique project along Tokyo's JR Ome Line is turning the area's empty homes into hotel rooms with one station currently acting as the front desk - see how tourism is revitalising the community.

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.

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.

From its dazzling heights to its hidden depths, we explore the Tokyo Skytree - discover the role this iconic structure plays in advancing scientific research.

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.

Fermenting soybeans, Koji mould, and salt produce richly-flavoured and aromatic Miso - types vary by region, but the mellow Miso first made 1000 years ago in the imperial court is favoured in Kyoto.

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

Kimura Masahiko is a legend of the bonsai world who has won the Prime Minister's Award, one of the industry's highest honours, 27 times - he talks about creating original works that break the mould.

Unique Japanese egg dishes like raw egg over rice are a hit with inbound tourists - visit farms that produce eggs safe to eat raw and savour a variety of dishes at a long-established Kyoto restaurant.

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.

More than a decade after the Great East Japan Earthquake, two women who lost their daughters ask a painter to portray them as grown-ups - will the portraits bring solace to the bereaved families?

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.

Roughly 90% of Japan's plastic models are made in Shizuoka, an area whose manufacturing roots date back to shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu - we explore the latest developments for Japan's plastic models.

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 unique project along Tokyo's JR Ome Line is turning the area's empty homes into hotel rooms with one station currently acting as the front desk - see how tourism is revitalising the community.

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.

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