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In Sendai, Tohoku's largest city, a piano sits along a tree-lined avenue for a jazz festival, where passersby stop to play from the hear.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from ( ), Day ( ) of the Grand Sumo Tournament in ( ).

The world comes alive in a different way after sunset, with bright city lights or the glow of a 24-hour industrial complex. See how the scenery changes through the night with time-lapse photography.

In 2025, Kobayashi Aika received a perfect score from every judge at the world's top chocolate show held in Paris. She talks about what goes into her brilliant one-of-a-kind chocolate creations.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: concrete testing equipment.

Toyohama's Sea Bream Festival goes back more than a century. Each year five districts build their own floats by hand and on the festival day in July, they parade through town in fishy splendor!

Matsufuji Yasushi has been promoting the Fukuoka Method of waste disposal in developing countries dealing with population growth and urbanization. He talks about the low-cost, eco-friendly approach.

Nori tsukudani, a popular topping in rice-loving Japan. Made with local nori from Tokyo Bay, it's a taste and tradition preserved for over 100 years.

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.

Concrete Cultivation: From engineered soil to hydroponics, this episode explores innovative farming techniques set to ensure sustainable harvests in the most hostile and unexpected environments.

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

In Uda, discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule, a sanctuary of the local culture and history.

Luna, a girl who is uncomfortable with doctor's office, comes to understand the value of medicine via the thrilling explanations of a mysterious doctor. This episode is about medicine.

The nuns of Otowasan Kannonji Temple show us how to make vinegared oyster mushrooms. Add celery and sweet persimmons to fresh oyster mushrooms. Add homemade iri-zake and squeezed kabosu.

Home to blueberry farms and open gardens, Kodaira is a suburban getaway that offers a taste of rural living. We learn about the efforts of early settlers to bring life to what was a barren landscape.

Taimatsu Akashi honors those who died defending the castle in Sukagawa in 1589. Local people form teams to make huge torches that are set alight in a hilltop park to commemorate the fallen warriors.

Luna, a girl who is uncomfortable with doctor's office, comes to understand the value of medicine via the thrilling explanations of a mysterious doctor. This episode is about doctor's office.

In 2025, Kobayashi Aika received a perfect score from every judge at the world's top chocolate show held in Paris. She talks about what goes into her brilliant one-of-a-kind chocolate creations.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: concrete testing equipment.

Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan. Kyle Card hikes the newly designated long trail around majestic Mt. Fuji and discovers its secrets.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from ( ), Day ( ) of the Grand Sumo Tournament in ( ).

Participants of the Hyoge Festival clown around in fun, silly costumes. It originated as a sly way of thanking a local hero, who built reservoirs but was exiled in the 17th century.

The nuns of Otowasan Kannonji Temple teach us how to prepare karin quince jam. Make sure to use the entire fruit, including seeds, for the tastiest jam.

From the rapid growth of the recovery wear market to "forbidden foods" loaded with guilty-pleasure goodness, why are some products booming in Japan in spite of the inflation? Join us to find out!

Featuring distinguished programs ranging from entertainment shows to documentaries.

In Uda, discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule, a sanctuary of the local culture and history.

Toyohama's Sea Bream Festival goes back more than a century. Each year five districts build their own floats by hand and on the festival day in July, they parade through town in fishy splendor!

Japanese stationery is famous for its quality, design, and functionality. We look at many unique items, including products for research labs, left-handed users, and even writing in virtual space.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from ( ), Day ( ) of the Grand Sumo Tournament in ( ).

From the rapid growth of the recovery wear market to "forbidden foods" loaded with guilty-pleasure goodness, why are some products booming in Japan in spite of the inflation? Join us to find out!

Featuring distinguished programs ranging from entertainment shows to documentaries.

Japanese stationery is famous for its quality, design, and functionality. We look at many unique items, including products for research labs, left-handed users, and even writing in virtual space.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from ( ), Day ( ) of the Grand Sumo Tournament in ( ).

From the rapid growth of the recovery wear market to "forbidden foods" loaded with guilty-pleasure goodness, why are some products booming in Japan in spite of the inflation? Join us to find out!

Featuring distinguished programs ranging from entertainment shows to documentaries.

Fujitsuka Shosei, a Living National Treasure in bamboo craft, has earned acclaim for his aesthetic innovations and signature color transformation technique. He talks about his journey so far.

Using traditional wooden barrels, a soy sauce brewer developed its own original flavor, breathing new life into the world of Japanese soy sauce.

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.

Japanese stationery is famous for its quality, design, and functionality. We look at many unique items, including products for research labs, left-handed users, and even writing in virtual space.

From the rapid growth of the recovery wear market to "forbidden foods" loaded with guilty-pleasure goodness, why are some products booming in Japan in spite of the inflation? Join us to find out!

Featuring distinguished programs ranging from entertainment shows to documentaries.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from ( ), Day ( ) of the Grand Sumo Tournament in ( ).

Fujitsuka Shosei, a Living National Treasure in bamboo craft, has earned acclaim for his aesthetic innovations and signature color transformation technique. He talks about his journey so far.

Edo Kiriko cut glass techniques, passed from artisan to artisan for over 100 years. More women who now pursue the craft create popular new designs.

We visit the Yoshiwara district, Edo's most prominent pleasure quarters. Among the lavish spenders, courtesans and apprentices, small humanoid creatures scurry about - what could they be up to?

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Japanese stationery is famous for its quality, design, and functionality. We look at many unique items, including products for research labs, left-handed users, and even writing in virtual space.

From the rapid growth of the recovery wear market to "forbidden foods" loaded with guilty-pleasure goodness, why are some products booming in Japan in spite of the inflation? Join us to find out!

Featuring distinguished programs ranging from entertainment shows to documentaries.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from ( ), Day ( ) of the Grand Sumo Tournament in ( ).