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100 years ago, on September 1, 1923, a major earthquake struck Japan. The Great Kanto Earthquake left an estimated 105,000 people dead or missing, yet most of the victims perished in fires. Why?

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

Kabuki is full of music played both on and off stage. Actor Kataoka Ainosuke and musician Kawase Roshu guide us through the beautiful complexities of sankyoku.

Baby mix-ups occurred repeatedly in Japanese hospitals between the 1950s and 70s. An investigation to trace a man's biological parents brings into question the meaning of family bonds and identity.

Ever heard of an-pan?! From fruit sandwiches to curry-filled delights, Japanese bread is full of delicious surprises!

Kyoto in the autumn: the old capital is even more beautiful when dressed in fall colors. Witness the contemplative and quiet beauty of Kyoto through time-lapse photography.

Nicknamed Mr. Perfect, tuna fisherman Kikuchi Takeichi (64) attempts to catch the prize "First Tuna" in a winter of low hauls. We cover his fierce battle in Oma, Aomori in the frigid Tsugaru Strait.

Japan's longest-loved noodle dish, udon. Savor its undeniable appeal through local favorites and cutting-edge creations!

Himeji Castle with its white keep is one of Japan's most famous castles. But its beauty is deceiving. The paths to the keep follow the hill's gradient and hold many surprises for potential attackers.

Experience the wild San'in Coast. Kyle boats through Uradome's rocks, tries traditional fishing, rides fat bikes on dunes, and treks ancient lava flows.

Caught in an evening shower, Edo townspeople scramble across a bridge in search of shelter. On the river beyond, a lone figure steers his boat, unfazed by the rain. What is his destination?

100 years ago, on September 1, 1923, a major earthquake struck Japan. The Great Kanto Earthquake left an estimated 105,000 people dead or missing, yet most of the victims perished in fires. Why?

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

Kabuki is full of music played both on and off stage. Actor Kataoka Ainosuke and musician Kawase Roshu guide us through the beautiful complexities of sankyoku.

QR codes are now part of everyday life. This breakthrough began in a corner of an auto parts company. Driven by a dream and a father's words, a determined team set out to create a global standard.

Japanese city pop is being rediscovered around the world, and EPO, one of the genre's most celebrated singers, captures everything that makes this music so loved across borders and generations.

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. "I want to see my owner again!" Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 1-9.

Most commercial honey in Japan comes from Western honeybees, whose honey can be harvested several times a year. Japanese honeybees are much less productive but keeping them can be a real education.

A local cat guides us to a fairy tale palace-or rather, a shrine that looks like the palace! Together with Iwago, we visit scenic spots, including a tea farm that's patrolled by an early-rising cat.

We spotlight Sound! Euphonium, a coming-of-age band drama. Novelist Takeda Ayano recalls her real high-school band days and Kyoto Animation showcases Uji's scenery and hand-drawn performance scenes.

Design is fun! Design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us. An episode on Ears.

The British city of Oxford is home to the renowned University of Oxford. The city's 900-year academic history shapes its streets with rich traditions, historic colleges, and a unique scholarly spirit.

Slip on banana peel, take a tumble: the classic comedy gag! Mabuchi Kiyoshi's serious search for scientific proof of that slipperiness revealed that peels have properties similar to human body parts!

The changing leaves, the transient beauty of the ancient capital in fall. Dive deep into Kyoto, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation.

Asking a shop manager to follow orders from head office. Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions and understand business culture.

Kojima Sachiyo runs a different sort of bar. Customers make small items out of scrap material. Finding new appreciation for things once seen as disposable, all while enjoying a drink with friends.

As battles with Russia persist in an eastern Ukrainian town, electricity is vital. Through power grid workers risking their lives to fix the grid, we depict people losing their homeland to war.

QR codes are now part of everyday life. This breakthrough began in a corner of an auto parts company. Driven by a dream and a father's words, a determined team set out to create a global standard.

The British city of Oxford is home to the renowned University of Oxford. The city's 900-year academic history shapes its streets with rich traditions, historic colleges, and a unique scholarly spirit.

We spotlight Sound! Euphonium, a coming-of-age band drama. Novelist Takeda Ayano recalls her real high-school band days and Kyoto Animation showcases Uji's scenery and hand-drawn performance scenes.

Design is fun! Design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us. An episode on Ears.

Japanese city pop is being rediscovered around the world, and EPO, one of the genre's most celebrated singers, captures everything that makes this music so loved across borders and generations.

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. "I want to see my owner again!" Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 1-9.

Most commercial honey in Japan comes from Western honeybees, whose honey can be harvested several times a year. Japanese honeybees are much less productive but keeping them can be a real education.

A local cat guides us to a fairy tale palace-or rather, a shrine that looks like the palace! Together with Iwago, we visit scenic spots, including a tea farm that's patrolled by an early-rising cat.

Slip on banana peel, take a tumble: the classic comedy gag! Mabuchi Kiyoshi's serious search for scientific proof of that slipperiness revealed that peels have properties similar to human body parts!

The changing leaves, the transient beauty of the ancient capital in fall. Dive deep into Kyoto, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation.

Asking a shop manager to follow orders from head office. Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions and understand business culture.

Kojima Sachiyo runs a different sort of bar. Customers make small items out of scrap material. Finding new appreciation for things once seen as disposable, all while enjoying a drink with friends.

As battles with Russia persist in an eastern Ukrainian town, electricity is vital. Through power grid workers risking their lives to fix the grid, we depict people losing their homeland to war.

QR codes are now part of everyday life. This breakthrough began in a corner of an auto parts company. Driven by a dream and a father's words, a determined team set out to create a global standard.

We spotlight Sound! Euphonium, a coming-of-age band drama. Novelist Takeda Ayano recalls her real high-school band days and Kyoto Animation showcases Uji's scenery and hand-drawn performance scenes.

Design is fun! Design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us. An episode on Ears.

Japanese city pop is being rediscovered around the world, and EPO, one of the genre's most celebrated singers, captures everything that makes this music so loved across borders and generations.

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. "I want to see my owner again!" Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 1-9.

Most commercial honey in Japan comes from Western honeybees, whose honey can be harvested several times a year. Japanese honeybees are much less productive but keeping them can be a real education.

A local cat guides us to a fairy tale palace-or rather, a shrine that looks like the palace! Together with Iwago, we visit scenic spots, including a tea farm that's patrolled by an early-rising cat.

The British city of Oxford is home to the renowned University of Oxford. The city's 900-year academic history shapes its streets with rich traditions, historic colleges, and a unique scholarly spirit.

Slip on banana peel, take a tumble: the classic comedy gag! Mabuchi Kiyoshi's serious search for scientific proof of that slipperiness revealed that peels have properties similar to human body parts!

The changing leaves, the transient beauty of the ancient capital in fall. Dive deep into Kyoto, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation.

Asking a shop manager to follow orders from head office. Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions and understand business culture.

Kojima Sachiyo runs a different sort of bar. Customers make small items out of scrap material. Finding new appreciation for things once seen as disposable, all while enjoying a drink with friends.

QR codes are now part of everyday life. This breakthrough began in a corner of an auto parts company. Driven by a dream and a father's words, a determined team set out to create a global standard.

We spotlight Sound! Euphonium, a coming-of-age band drama. Novelist Takeda Ayano recalls her real high-school band days and Kyoto Animation showcases Uji's scenery and hand-drawn performance scenes.

Design is fun! Design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us. An episode on Ears.

Japanese city pop is being rediscovered around the world, and EPO, one of the genre's most celebrated singers, captures everything that makes this music so loved across borders and generations.

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. "I want to see my owner again!" Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 1-9.

Most commercial honey in Japan comes from Western honeybees, whose honey can be harvested several times a year. Japanese honeybees are much less productive but keeping them can be a real education.

A local cat guides us to a fairy tale palace-or rather, a shrine that looks like the palace! Together with Iwago, we visit scenic spots, including a tea farm that's patrolled by an early-rising cat.

Slip on banana peel, take a tumble: the classic comedy gag! Mabuchi Kiyoshi's serious search for scientific proof of that slipperiness revealed that peels have properties similar to human body parts!

The changing leaves, the transient beauty of the ancient capital in fall. Dive deep into Kyoto, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation.

Asking a shop manager to follow orders from head office. Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions and understand business culture.

Kojima Sachiyo runs a different sort of bar. Customers make small items out of scrap material. Finding new appreciation for things once seen as disposable, all while enjoying a drink with friends.

The British city of Oxford is home to the renowned University of Oxford. The city's 900-year academic history shapes its streets with rich traditions, historic colleges, and a unique scholarly spirit.

Passang Lama Bhotia fell in love with Mt. 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.

Due to global warming, the bamboo habitat range in Japan is expanding and abandoned bamboo groves are encroaching on forests and farmland nationwide. How should we associate with this iconic plant?

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

We explore a factory in Sagamihara where they make machines that skewer ingredients for famous Japanese foods like yakitori and oden. How do they ensure each piece is cooked to soft, juicy perfection?

Cape Ashizuri is marked by rugged cliffs and peculiar rocks. A strong current off its coast has been the cause of many accidents. Enjoy the scenery at the cape, a place of worship, in time-lapse.

100 years ago, on September 1, 1923, a major earthquake struck Japan. The Great Kanto Earthquake left an estimated 105,000 people dead or missing, yet most of the victims perished in fires. Why?

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

#23 I like this cat. / To express what you like, say the name of a person, place, or thing and "ga suki desu.".

In response to a serious labor shortage, Japan's taxi industry is hiring more and more foreign drivers. The program introduces the efforts by both the government and taxi companies to facilitate this.

We introduce the English-language versions of two "edutainment" programs for kids: The Wakey Show, with DJ Wakey and a cast of puppets, and I Love 'Mee', an animation exploring everyday questions.

Kyoto in the autumn: the old capital is even more beautiful when dressed in fall colors. Witness the contemplative and quiet beauty of Kyoto through time-lapse photography.

We explore a factory in Sagamihara where they make machines that skewer ingredients for famous Japanese foods like yakitori and oden. How do they ensure each piece is cooked to soft, juicy perfection?

Cape Ashizuri is marked by rugged cliffs and peculiar rocks. A strong current off its coast has been the cause of many accidents. Enjoy the scenery at the cape, a place of worship, in time-lapse.

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

#23 I like this cat. / To express what you like, say the name of a person, place, or thing and "ga suki desu.".

In response to a serious labor shortage, Japan's taxi industry is hiring more and more foreign drivers. The program introduces the efforts by both the government and taxi companies to facilitate this.

We introduce the English-language versions of two "edutainment" programs for kids: The Wakey Show, with DJ Wakey and a cast of puppets, and I Love 'Mee', an animation exploring everyday questions.

In Tsuruoka, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, David Wells explores the past and present of its traditional food culture.

We explore a factory in Sagamihara where they make machines that skewer ingredients for famous Japanese foods like yakitori and oden. How do they ensure each piece is cooked to soft, juicy perfection?

Cape Ashizuri is marked by rugged cliffs and peculiar rocks. A strong current off its coast has been the cause of many accidents. Enjoy the scenery at the cape, a place of worship, in time-lapse.

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

In response to a serious labor shortage, Japan's taxi industry is hiring more and more foreign drivers. The program introduces the efforts by both the government and taxi companies to facilitate this.

We introduce the English-language versions of two "edutainment" programs for kids: The Wakey Show, with DJ Wakey and a cast of puppets, and I Love 'Mee', an animation exploring everyday questions.

Home to musicians, comedians, writers, and more, Koenji is known as a subculture hub. Join us as we explore its shopping streets and countless alleys and learn the origins of its maze-like layout.

We explore a factory in Sagamihara where they make machines that skewer ingredients for famous Japanese foods like yakitori and oden. How do they ensure each piece is cooked to soft, juicy perfection?

Cape Ashizuri is marked by rugged cliffs and peculiar rocks. A strong current off its coast has been the cause of many accidents. Enjoy the scenery at the cape, a place of worship, in time-lapse.

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

#23 I like this cat. / To express what you like, say the name of a person, place, or thing and "ga suki desu.".

In response to a serious labor shortage, Japan's taxi industry is hiring more and more foreign drivers. The program introduces the efforts by both the government and taxi companies to facilitate this.

We introduce the English-language versions of two "edutainment" programs for kids: The Wakey Show, with DJ Wakey and a cast of puppets, and I Love 'Mee', an animation exploring everyday questions.

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

In this episode, we learn about boshu and geshi, two dates from early summer. The chefs prepare ume plums and tea leaves and teach us how to make a pair of refreshing summer dishes.

On those hot, humid summer nights, nothing can get in the way of sleep like mosquitoes on the hunt. We learn about the tools the Edo townspeople had at their disposal to fight the pesky insects.

Peek through the Business Keyhole for a behind-the-scenes look at various industries. This time, we take a deep dive into the world of sushi-go-round!

A billion cats are on the loose!? An online post throws the father into a panic. How should we interact with online information when fake images are on the rise, especially during disasters?

100 years ago, on September 1, 1923, a major earthquake struck Japan. The Great Kanto Earthquake left an estimated 105,000 people dead or missing, yet most of the victims perished in fires. Why?

Due to global warming, the bamboo habitat range in Japan is expanding and abandoned bamboo groves are encroaching on forests and farmland nationwide. How should we associate with this iconic plant?

Amami Oshima is a World Natural Heritage Site, with rare flora and fauna including many endemic species. Explore the biodiversity of its lush, subtropical forests in stunning time-lapse footage.

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

#23 I like this cat. / To express what you like, say the name of a person, place, or thing and "ga suki desu.".

In response to a serious labor shortage, Japan's taxi industry is hiring more and more foreign drivers. The program introduces the efforts by both the government and taxi companies to facilitate this.

We introduce the English-language versions of two "edutainment" programs for kids: The Wakey Show, with DJ Wakey and a cast of puppets, and I Love 'Mee', an animation exploring everyday questions.