NHK World TV

Daily news program that picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

The filmmakers explore how an NGO in Indonesia uses bamboo to improve the environment and local livelihoods.

Daily news program that picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Kogawa Nobuko and her husband Makoto take us on a culinary journey through the seasons featuring traditional recipes unique to the mountainous region of Hida Takayama in Gifu Prefecture.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The only supermarket in Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture is stocked with a dazzling array of products. The filmmakers spend three days meeting customers as they trek through heavy snowfall to visit this food hub.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The filmmakers explore how a new shopping complex opened inside Hiroshima Station with trams running from the second floor in 2025.

NHK's core news program wraps up the day's events in an easy-to-understand way.

Issues facing Japanese society, domestically and internationally.

NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.

Yoshida Katsuji, a recipient of the Uemura Naomi Adventure Award for his work in Laos, reveals what makes cave exploration compelling.

Scientists warn that the Amazon rainforest is at risk of collapse and that exceeding 20% deforestation could disrupt the water cycle.

A young man from Vietnam uses his own struggles finding an apartment in Japan to help other foreigners settle in the country.

NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.

The filmmakers explore how an NGO in Indonesia uses bamboo to improve the environment and local livelihoods.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Kogawa Nobuko and her husband Makoto take us on a culinary journey through the seasons featuring traditional recipes unique to the mountainous region of Hida Takayama in Gifu Prefecture.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The hosts meet various creators to explore the evolution of kawaii design, a Japanese pop culture.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Issues facing Japanese society, domestically and internationally.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

92-year-old Shiraishi Yuriko teaches women in Côte d'Ivoire to make surimi, a Japanese fish paste, supporting their independence and improving nutrition across the nation.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The filmmakers explore how an NGO in Indonesia uses bamboo to improve the environment and local livelihoods.

NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.

Yoshida Katsuji, a recipient of the Uemura Naomi Adventure Award for his work in Laos, reveals what makes cave exploration compelling.

Scientists warn that the Amazon rainforest is at risk of collapse and that exceeding 20% deforestation could disrupt the water cycle.

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?

Ultrasound as an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Kogawa Nobuko and her husband Makoto take us on a culinary journey through the seasons featuring traditional recipes unique to the mountainous region of Hida Takayama in Gifu Prefecture.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The hosts meet various creators to explore the evolution of kawaii design, a Japanese pop culture.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Issues facing Japanese society, domestically and internationally.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The filmmakers explore how an NGO in Indonesia uses bamboo to improve the environment and local livelihoods.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

A young man from Vietnam uses his own struggles finding an apartment in Japan to help other foreigners settle in the country.

Reporter Ishii Terumi explores the development of luminescent ceramic tiles.

Deep dives into cultural phenomena with Peter Barakan, a bilingual British broadcaster based in Japan since 1974; each time, Peter himself discovers something new about Japan.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Janni Olsson, a Swedish model and reporter, hops on her bicycle to explore Niigata. She visits a white radish farm, goes gill fishing and meets a manju maker.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The hosts meet various creators to explore the evolution of kawaii design, a Japanese pop culture.

Leading actors take turns as solo storytellers to act and recite traditional folk tales loved in Japan for centuries. Watch out, too, for the delightful illustrations!

The filmmakers introduce programming principles that can be discovered in many aspects of daily life and experiments that help visualize sequences and predict future outcomes.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The truths about the traditional kimono, its styles and rich cultural history.

Kyle Card hikes along the 621 miles trail following the Pacific Coast in northern Japan, where he discovers local lifestyles, stunning nature, traces of the area's 2011 disaster and resilient people.

With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.