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 visit different places across Japan and learn the history behind the country's bridges.

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

Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports, boasting a history of more than 1500 years. See how powerful wrestlers with an average weight of more than 160 kilos clash in the sacred ring.

Enhancing the experience of Sumo Wrestling with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past.

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

Architect James Lambiasi explores the living culture of mingei folk craft, visits Toyama Municipal Folkcraft Village and stays in a farmhouse filled with works of prominent mingei figures.

NEWS7 is NHK's flagship domestic evening news program, bringing you the latest from our Tokyo studio; it's presented with English audio on NHK World for our international viewers.

We visit a factory in Hamamatsu, where they use technology, handcraft and finely tuned instinct to make keyboard harmonicas for everyone from schoolchildren to pro musicians.

Daisuke Shimizu captures the beauty of Japan's topography, local cuisine, culture, lifestyle, biodiversity and more in a series of time-lapse videos.

We introduce the renewed NEWSROOM TOKYO featuring its team of new anchors and highlighting its appeal through a special Expo-focused episode.

Akio Fujimoto talks about his passion for filmmaking after his film was honored at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.

The filmmakers explore how international interest helps preserve ancient Japanese sword techniques, highlighting Canadian dealer Robert Hughes and master smith Adachi Shigefumi.

The hosts introduce a collection of productions, from special reports to documentaries, to provide the latest information on Japan and other Asian countries.

We introduce the renewed NEWSROOM TOKYO featuring its team of new anchors and highlighting its appeal through a special Expo-focused episode.

The host explores a sacred forest, a friendly shopping street and more in the Yoyogi area to find ideas for sustainable urban living.

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

The filmmakers visit different places across Japan and learn the history behind the country's bridges.

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

Prevention to cure, the groundbreaking world of Japanese medical technology and healthcare, from food and exercise to the latest treatments.

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

We visit a factory in Hamamatsu, where they use technology, handcraft and finely tuned instinct to make keyboard harmonicas for everyone from schoolchildren to pro musicians.

Daisuke Shimizu captures the beauty of Japan's topography, local cuisine, culture, lifestyle, biodiversity and more in a series of time-lapse videos.

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

Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports, boasting a history of more than 1500 years. See how powerful wrestlers with an average weight of more than 160 kilos clash in the sacred ring.

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple, but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

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

The host discusses Japanese words that are related to shadows and shade.

Helping viewers to learn the Japanese language with the meaning of various words and their correct usage with context.

The filmmakers explore how international interest helps preserve ancient Japanese sword techniques, highlighting Canadian dealer Robert Hughes and master smith Adachi Shigefumi.

The hosts introduce a collection of productions, from special reports to documentaries, to provide the latest information on Japan and other Asian countries.

We introduce the renewed NEWSROOM TOKYO featuring its team of new anchors and highlighting its appeal through a special Expo-focused episode.

Akio Fujimoto talks about his passion for filmmaking after his film was honored at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.

The filmmakers explore a restaurant, an oasis in central Tokyo, that has influenced Japanese food trends for over 100 years and holds ties to the post-WWII US occupation.

The filmmakers examine the painting of two cranes on the edge of a series of paddy fields and discover its hidden meaning.

The host sheds light on the issue of young people in Japan working temporary jobs and struggling to make ends meet, leaving them unable to access public assistance.

The filmmakers visit different places across Japan and learn the history behind the country's bridges.

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

Prevention to cure, the groundbreaking world of Japanese medical technology and healthcare, from food and exercise to the latest treatments.

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

The filmmakers shed light on Japan's emergency food options and the rolling stock method, a smart way to stockpile emergency food.

What happens to lake water when it no longer freezes in winter? Detailed records of a divine freezing phenomenon of Lake Suwa in Japan have been kept for 580 years, but since 2018 it has not frozen.

The filmmakers show how snow melts into water, which is used to grow rice in Yonezawa, and how a 400-year-old brewery turns this rice into sake, using human expertise instead of machines.

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

The host discusses Japanese words that are related to shadows and shade.

Helping viewers to learn the Japanese language with the meaning of various words and their correct usage with context.

The filmmakers explore how international interest helps preserve ancient Japanese sword techniques, highlighting Canadian dealer Robert Hughes and master smith Adachi Shigefumi.

The hosts introduce a collection of productions, from special reports to documentaries, to provide the latest information on Japan and other Asian countries.

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

Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports, boasting a history of more than 1500 years. See how powerful wrestlers with an average weight of more than 160 kilos clash in the sacred ring.

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple, but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

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

Photographer Alfie Goodrich heads to Osaka to explore the food culture, the waterways that made the city a commercial hub and the historical architecture.

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

Chef Saito demonstrates how to easily cook mackerel kabayaki.

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

Exploring human dramas through chance encounters with ordinary people at selected locations.

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

Prevention to cure, the groundbreaking world of Japanese medical technology and healthcare, from food and exercise to the latest treatments.

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

Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports, boasting a history of more than 1500 years. See how powerful wrestlers with an average weight of more than 160 kilos clash in the sacred ring.

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple, but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.