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NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. This time: cockroach traps and residential maps.

Soil Liquefaction: When a big earthquake hits, ground can turn into muddy water called liquefaction - buildings may sink, tilt, and become uninhabitable. Find out the mechanisms and how to prevent it.

There are various interesting laws and rules and philosophies hidden in our daily lives, this programme introduces children to them and teaches them how to think about them.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Video, sound recordings and patient records from a psychiatric hospital reveal rampant abuse and illegal restraints - over a 10-year period, 78 per cent of 1498 patients were 'discharged by death'.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Hiroshige's struggles to become a successful ukiyo-e artist is supported by his devoted wife. Using a paint called Berlin blue, he pursues his passion for painting, but success comes at a price.

At Hibuse Matsuri, the Fire Prevention Festival, men douse buildings in water as a prayer for protection from fire. At this event held in January, bonfires and sake help to keep people warm.

Learn how to make furofuki daikon with two sauces. Both sauces use a fresh white miso base, but one is made with chopped butterbur and the other with yuzu citrus. Serve with boiled daikon.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. This time: cockroach traps and residential maps.

Soil Liquefaction: When a big earthquake hits, ground can turn into muddy water called liquefaction - buildings may sink, tilt, and become uninhabitable. Find out the mechanisms and how to prevent it.

There are various interesting laws and rules and philosophies hidden in our daily lives, this programme introduces children to them and teaches them how to think about them.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Criss-cross Japan by rail - enjoy an amazing diversity of nature and scenery across the four seasons, exploring both the well-known and the hidden Japan.

'Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at karakuri ningyo, or mechanical dolls. Their clever mechanisms have been entertaining the public for centuries.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

A Tokyo shutter manufacturer employs the elderly, which make up 30% of its staff. We take a closer look at this workplace where seniors thrive.

Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.

A programme for upper primary to lower secondary school children about exploring everyday technologies all around them - each episode takes a piece of familiar tech and finds out what it does and how.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

This programme transcends time to detail extraordinary historical events in Japan and the world - join NHK World-Japan on a journey that reveals the truth behind some of the turning points of history.

Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan - in this episode, Kyle Card hikes the newly-designated long trail around majestic Mount Fuji and discovers its secrets.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Video, sound recordings and patient records from a psychiatric hospital reveal rampant abuse and illegal restraints - over a 10-year period, 78 per cent of 1498 patients were 'discharged by death'.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Hiroshige's struggles to become a successful ukiyo-e artist is supported by his devoted wife. Using a paint called Berlin blue, he pursues his passion for painting, but success comes at a price.

At Hibuse Matsuri, the Fire Prevention Festival, men douse buildings in water as a prayer for protection from fire. At this event held in January, bonfires and sake help to keep people warm.

Learn how to make furofuki daikon with two sauces. Both sauces use a fresh white miso base, but one is made with chopped butterbur and the other with yuzu citrus. Serve with boiled daikon.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

A late autumn ride through Saitama, which is brilliant in the colours of the time - so close to Tokyo, Saitama has a unique character rich in tradition and blessed with magnificent mountain scenery.

Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.

A programme for upper primary to lower secondary school children about exploring everyday technologies all around them - each episode takes a piece of familiar tech and finds out what it does and how.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

'The Car of Hope' is a volunteer project that enables terminally ill patients to visit one last place that is special to them - what will they want to do when they have little time remaining?

#12 This is a cute amulet, isn't it? / To express your impression of something, use any adjective that ends with 'i', like 'kawaii', followed by the name of the object and 'desu ne'.

Founded in 1880, the Kyoto City University of Arts has produced leading painters in the art world - its policy emphasises Shasei, painting from life through intensive observation.

Hokkaido's long coastline offers many surfing spots - two surfers search for superb waves that allow them to ride very long on a single wave, and their analysis of waves reveals the secret of surfing!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

This programme transcends time to detail extraordinary historical events in Japan and the world - join NHK World-Japan on a journey that reveals the truth behind some of the turning points of history.

Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan - in this episode, Kyle Card hikes the newly-designated long trail around majestic Mount Fuji and discovers its secrets.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Criss-cross Japan by rail - enjoy an amazing diversity of nature and scenery across the four seasons, exploring both the well-known and the hidden Japan.

'Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at karakuri ningyo, or mechanical dolls. Their clever mechanisms have been entertaining the public for centuries.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Video, sound recordings and patient records from a psychiatric hospital reveal rampant abuse and illegal restraints - over a 10-year period, 78 per cent of 1498 patients were 'discharged by death'.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Hiroshige's struggles to become a successful ukiyo-e artist is supported by his devoted wife. Using a paint called Berlin blue, he pursues his passion for painting, but success comes at a price.

At Hibuse Matsuri, the Fire Prevention Festival, men douse buildings in water as a prayer for protection from fire. At this event held in January, bonfires and sake help to keep people warm.

Learn how to make furofuki daikon with two sauces. Both sauces use a fresh white miso base, but one is made with chopped butterbur and the other with yuzu citrus. Serve with boiled daikon.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Criss-cross Japan by rail - enjoy an amazing diversity of nature and scenery across the four seasons, exploring both the well-known and the hidden Japan.

'Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at karakuri ningyo, or mechanical dolls. Their clever mechanisms have been entertaining the public for centuries.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

A late autumn ride through Saitama, which is brilliant in the colours of the time - so close to Tokyo, Saitama has a unique character rich in tradition and blessed with magnificent mountain scenery.

Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.

A programme for upper primary to lower secondary school children about exploring everyday technologies all around them - each episode takes a piece of familiar tech and finds out what it does and how.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

'The Car of Hope' is a volunteer project that enables terminally ill patients to visit one last place that is special to them - what will they want to do when they have little time remaining?

#12 This is a cute amulet, isn't it? / To express your impression of something, use any adjective that ends with 'i', like 'kawaii', followed by the name of the object and 'desu ne'.

Founded in 1880, the Kyoto City University of Arts has produced leading painters in the art world - its policy emphasises Shasei, painting from life through intensive observation.

Hokkaido's long coastline offers many surfing spots - two surfers search for superb waves that allow them to ride very long on a single wave, and their analysis of waves reveals the secret of surfing!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan - in this episode, Kyle Card hikes the newly-designated long trail around majestic Mount Fuji and discovers its secrets.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Japanese gardens have long captivated people around the world - this programme follows the master gardeners chasing perfection at the Adachi Museum of Art and the Katsura Imperial Villa.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Witness manga come to life as Nishi Keiko works on her popular manga 'Hatsukoi no Sekai' - join us and learn how the romance master's focus on 'show, don't tell' creates epic love stories.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

A late autumn ride through Saitama, which is brilliant in the colours of the time - so close to Tokyo, Saitama has a unique character rich in tradition and blessed with magnificent mountain scenery.

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 1-20.

Sweet potatoes are often baked or turned into sweets in Japan, but they can also be used to generate electricity or protect from heat - we introduce the diverse ways in which they are used and sold.

Patrol a pearl farm with a kitty named Pisuke, meet a pearl shop cat that's got a special talent, and warm your heart when you see happy kitties enjoying fresh seafood!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

It pays to have friends - so the saying goes - but when the leader of a team of cheetahs pushes too hard, he's left injured and abandoned to face the grim reality of survival on the savannah alone.

Oze National Park contains the largest mountain wetland in Japan - see the beauty of Oze as time-lapse photography makes the flowers and the morning dew come alive.

Through demonstrations and quizzes, leading experts teach us how to listen to the Earth and prepare for earthquakes, typhoons, volcanoes and other life-threatening natural disasters.

Leading actors take turns as solo storytellers to act and recite traditional folk tales loved in Japan for centuries - watch out for some delightful illustrations too!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Bologna, a city in northern Italy, has been a commercial and transportation hub since ancient Rome. The pride of the city is Bologna University and porticoes, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

'The Car of Hope' is a volunteer project that enables terminally ill patients to visit one last place that is special to them - what will they want to do when they have little time remaining?

#12 This is a cute amulet, isn't it? / To express your impression of something, use any adjective that ends with 'i', like 'kawaii', followed by the name of the object and 'desu ne'.

Founded in 1880, the Kyoto City University of Arts has produced leading painters in the art world - its policy emphasises Shasei, painting from life through intensive observation.

Hokkaido's long coastline offers many surfing spots - two surfers search for superb waves that allow them to ride very long on a single wave, and their analysis of waves reveals the secret of surfing!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Japanese gardens have long captivated people around the world - this programme follows the master gardeners chasing perfection at the Adachi Museum of Art and the Katsura Imperial Villa.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Witness manga come to life as Nishi Keiko works on her popular manga 'Hatsukoi no Sekai' - join us and learn how the romance master's focus on 'show, don't tell' creates epic love stories.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

A late autumn ride through Saitama, which is brilliant in the colours of the time - so close to Tokyo, Saitama has a unique character rich in tradition and blessed with magnificent mountain scenery.

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 1-20.

Sweet potatoes are often baked or turned into sweets in Japan, but they can also be used to generate electricity or protect from heat - we introduce the diverse ways in which they are used and sold.

Patrol a pearl farm with a kitty named Pisuke, meet a pearl shop cat that's got a special talent, and warm your heart when you see happy kitties enjoying fresh seafood!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

'The Car of Hope' is a volunteer project that enables terminally ill patients to visit one last place that is special to them - what will they want to do when they have little time remaining?

#12 This is a cute amulet, isn't it? / To express your impression of something, use any adjective that ends with 'i', like 'kawaii', followed by the name of the object and 'desu ne'.

Founded in 1880, the Kyoto City University of Arts has produced leading painters in the art world - its policy emphasises Shasei, painting from life through intensive observation.

Hokkaido's long coastline offers many surfing spots - two surfers search for superb waves that allow them to ride very long on a single wave, and their analysis of waves reveals the secret of surfing!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

It pays to have friends - so the saying goes - but when the leader of a team of cheetahs pushes too hard, he's left injured and abandoned to face the grim reality of survival on the savannah alone.

Oze National Park contains the largest mountain wetland in Japan - see the beauty of Oze as time-lapse photography makes the flowers and the morning dew come alive.

Through demonstrations and quizzes, leading experts teach us how to listen to the Earth and prepare for earthquakes, typhoons, volcanoes and other life-threatening natural disasters.

Leading actors take turns as solo storytellers to act and recite traditional folk tales loved in Japan for centuries - watch out for some delightful illustrations too!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Bologna, a city in northern Italy, has been a commercial and transportation hub since ancient Rome. The pride of the city is Bologna University and porticoes, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Japanese gardens have long captivated people around the world - this programme follows the master gardeners chasing perfection at the Adachi Museum of Art and the Katsura Imperial Villa.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Witness manga come to life as Nishi Keiko works on her popular manga 'Hatsukoi no Sekai' - join us and learn how the romance master's focus on 'show, don't tell' creates epic love stories.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

It pays to have friends - so the saying goes - but when the leader of a team of cheetahs pushes too hard, he's left injured and abandoned to face the grim reality of survival on the savannah alone.

Oze National Park contains the largest mountain wetland in Japan - see the beauty of Oze as time-lapse photography makes the flowers and the morning dew come alive.

Through demonstrations and quizzes, leading experts teach us how to listen to the Earth and prepare for earthquakes, typhoons, volcanoes and other life-threatening natural disasters.

Leading actors take turns as solo storytellers to act and recite traditional folk tales loved in Japan for centuries - watch out for some delightful illustrations too!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Join May J. for Japanese music! In the studio this time are Okayu, a singer-songwriter with cover albums including city pop and anisongs, and TSUKEMEN, an internationally active three-piece ensemble.

There are various interesting laws and rules and philosophies hidden in our daily lives, this programme introduces children to them and teaches them how to think about them.

Today: making small talk with a client. Raphael Marso from Germany works at a company that makes manufacturing equipment - he takes on a role play challenge to help improve his Japanese skills.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Bologna, a city in northern Italy, has been a commercial and transportation hub since ancient Rome. The pride of the city is Bologna University and porticoes, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. This time: cockroach traps and residential maps.

Soil Liquefaction: When a big earthquake hits, ground can turn into muddy water called liquefaction - buildings may sink, tilt, and become uninhabitable. Find out the mechanisms and how to prevent it.

Patrol a pearl farm with a kitty named Pisuke, meet a pearl shop cat that's got a special talent, and warm your heart when you see happy kitties enjoying fresh seafood!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Japanese gardens have long captivated people around the world - this programme follows the master gardeners chasing perfection at the Adachi Museum of Art and the Katsura Imperial Villa.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Witness manga come to life as Nishi Keiko works on her popular manga 'Hatsukoi no Sekai' - join us and learn how the romance master's focus on 'show, don't tell' creates epic love stories.

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Join May J. for Japanese music! In the studio this time are Okayu, a singer-songwriter with cover albums including city pop and anisongs, and TSUKEMEN, an internationally active three-piece ensemble.

Today: making small talk with a client. Raphael Marso from Germany works at a company that makes manufacturing equipment - he takes on a role play challenge to help improve his Japanese skills.

Patrol a pearl farm with a kitty named Pisuke, meet a pearl shop cat that's got a special talent, and warm your heart when you see happy kitties enjoying fresh seafood!

NHK World-Japan's flagship news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

It pays to have friends - so the saying goes - but when the leader of a team of cheetahs pushes too hard, he's left injured and abandoned to face the grim reality of survival on the savannah alone.

Through demonstrations and quizzes, leading experts teach us how to listen to the Earth and prepare for earthquakes, typhoons, volcanoes and other life-threatening natural disasters.

Leading actors take turns as solo storytellers to act and recite traditional folk tales loved in Japan for centuries - watch out for some delightful illustrations too!