NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Watch a professional furniture cleaner return a chest of draws to its former glory.

Today: determining what is worrying a client. Lin Zhipeng, from China, works at a real estate firm. In a roleplay challenge, he must determine what is worrying his client.

Bicycle lover Yamamoto Atsushi makes items like handbags from old bicycle parts. Unable to simply watch them being discarded, he sees giving them new purpose as his true calling.

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.

Cadiz is located in Andalusia, in southern Spain. This historic port city has been a center of maritime trade since ancient times, with a history stretching back to before the Common Era.

Meet nihonga painter and animator Shinomiya Yoshitoshi through highlights from his feature film A NEW DAWN. Explore its vivid backgrounds and the analog techniques behind its fireworks scenes.

This episode features "Wakey's Door" on Edo Kiriko, a traditional Japanese glassware craft,and music performances, "Get ready to eat-Green Peppers" and "Ocean!Amigo!" It energizes kids.

singer-songwriter Ohzora Kimishima brings a special ensemble he formed with friends that features Shuta Nishida (Gt) Kazuki Arai (Ba) and Shun Ishiwaka (Dr), as well as guest vocalists ermhoi and Kuro.

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 2-7.

Torii are gateways to Shinto shrines where deities are worshipped. We look at torii around Japan, as well as efforts to rebuild them after a tsunami, and examine their role and what they represent.

Torao lives on a ranch for draft horses and naps in a quiet spot. Socks lives at a produce transportation business. He's so popular at the office that he's considered the company vice president!

Watch a professional furniture cleaner return a chest of draws to its former glory.

Today: determining what is worrying a client. Lin Zhipeng, from China, works at a real estate firm. In a roleplay challenge, he must determine what is worrying his client.

Bicycle lover Yamamoto Atsushi makes items like handbags from old bicycle parts. Unable to simply watch them being discarded, he sees giving them new purpose as his true calling.

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.

Meet nihonga painter and animator Shinomiya Yoshitoshi through highlights from his feature film A NEW DAWN. Explore its vivid backgrounds and the analog techniques behind its fireworks scenes.

This episode features "Wakey's Door" on Edo Kiriko, a traditional Japanese glassware craft,and music performances, "Get ready to eat-Green Peppers" and "Ocean!Amigo!" It energizes kids.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a wide range of programs from news, current affairs, documentaries, etc. focusing on Japan and Asia.

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 2-7.

Torii are gateways to Shinto shrines where deities are worshipped. We look at torii around Japan, as well as efforts to rebuild them after a tsunami, and examine their role and what they represent.

Torao lives on a ranch for draft horses and naps in a quiet spot. Socks lives at a produce transportation business. He's so popular at the office that he's considered the company vice president!

Cadiz is located in Andalusia, in southern Spain. This historic port city has been a center of maritime trade since ancient times, with a history stretching back to before the Common Era.

Watch a professional furniture cleaner return a chest of draws to its former glory.

Today: determining what is worrying a client. Lin Zhipeng, from China, works at a real estate firm. In a roleplay challenge, he must determine what is worrying his client.

Bicycle lover Yamamoto Atsushi makes items like handbags from old bicycle parts. Unable to simply watch them being discarded, he sees giving them new purpose as his true calling.

Meet nihonga painter and animator Shinomiya Yoshitoshi through highlights from his feature film A NEW DAWN. Explore its vivid backgrounds and the analog techniques behind its fireworks scenes.

This episode features "Wakey's Door" on Edo Kiriko, a traditional Japanese glassware craft,and music performances, "Get ready to eat-Green Peppers" and "Ocean!Amigo!" It energizes kids.

The dynamic sister duo CHARAN-PO-RANTAN celebrates 15 years as a group as they take on the tiny desk!

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 2-7.

Torii are gateways to Shinto shrines where deities are worshipped. We look at torii around Japan, as well as efforts to rebuild them after a tsunami, and examine their role and what they represent.

Torao lives on a ranch for draft horses and naps in a quiet spot. Socks lives at a produce transportation business. He's so popular at the office that he's considered the company vice president!

Watch a professional furniture cleaner return a chest of draws to its former glory.

Today: determining what is worrying a client. Lin Zhipeng, from China, works at a real estate firm. In a roleplay challenge, he must determine what is worrying his client.

Bicycle lover Yamamoto Atsushi makes items like handbags from old bicycle parts. Unable to simply watch them being discarded, he sees giving them new purpose as his true calling.

Cadiz is located in Andalusia, in southern Spain. This historic port city has been a center of maritime trade since ancient times, with a history stretching back to before the Common Era.

A Nepalese nursing home manager in Fukuoka Prefecture harnesses his background in IT and his diverse staff to give elderly residents and their families peace of mind.

A record-breaking "Super El Nino" has begun. We examine the mechanisms driving this climate catalyst and the reality of projected climate disasters.

Miyanaga Aiko (Contemporary artist) visits Kyoto. The Mincho font, drawn by hand in around 1990, evokes 350-year-old hand-carved woodblocks, made to print Buddhist sutras.

Reiji, Tsuyoshi, and Suchiko visit a factory making enamelware. Join us and discover the exacting techniques used to make this winsomely charming material, and why it's making a popular comeback.

Hagi, a World Heritage site of ten described as an "open-air museum," is lined with merchant and samurai houses and retains much of its 17th-century townscape. Soak in the atmosphere, in time-lapse.

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

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.

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

#44 I've heard he's giving another recital. / To tell someone what you heard from someone else, use adjectives or verbs without "masu" or "desu," then add "soo desu.".

We follow Darshan Khadka, a high-schooler who became a pro boxer in Japan. Struggling with a sense of isolation far from his native Nepal, he found at the boxing gym a family and dreams to fight for.

In September, NHK WORLD-JAPAN focuses on Aichi. "Traveling the Season of Japan" captures its scenery over a year. "Treasure Box Japan" was made by local cable TV companies.

We follow Darshan Khadka, a high-schooler who became a pro boxer in Japan. Struggling with a sense of isolation far from his native Nepal, he found at the boxing gym a family and dreams to fight for.

We follow Darshan Khadka, a high-schooler who became a pro boxer in Japan. Struggling with a sense of isolation far from his native Nepal, he found at the boxing gym a family and dreams to fight for.

We follow Darshan Khadka, a high-schooler who became a pro boxer in Japan. Struggling with a sense of isolation far from his native Nepal, he found at the boxing gym a family and dreams to fight for.

A record-breaking "Super El Nino" has begun. We examine the mechanisms driving this climate catalyst and the reality of projected climate disasters.

We follow Darshan Khadka, a high-schooler who became a pro boxer in Japan. Struggling with a sense of isolation far from his native Nepal, he found at the boxing gym a family and dreams to fight for.