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This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Featured recipes: (1) Japanese Rice Porridge with Toppings, (2) Fresh Figs with Creamy Custard. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika!

This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Shosanbetsu Village's sole convenience store is indispensable for its 1,000 residents and especially so in midwinter - for three days we talk to customers about daily life in this Hokkaido village.

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.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

Experienced anchor Del Irani has a cutting-edge dialogue with a first-class guest on current affairs topics.

Can typhoons be controlled? A national project explores solutions using ships and artificial clouds.

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.

Nagahara Chisato won third prize in an international competition for cheesemongers in 2021. She talks about the unique cheese that is developed in the agricultural region of Tokachi in Hokkaido.

A depression treatment called rTMS is showing promise - it uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain and may also help to prevent a relapse when combined with antidepressants.

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.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Martin discovers the culture and customs of the indigenous Ainu people in the Nibutani district in Hokkaido - get to know the real Japan on this programme and discover useful travel tips.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

An in-depth interview programme featuring professionals or experts in the world who share their unique insights, information and analysis.

A Napping Boy Dreams of Monsters: When a little boy's nap is disturbed by a bad dream, his mother comes to his rescue - we examine a print that shows how much the Edo townspeople cherished their kids.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Featured recipes: (1) Japanese Rice Porridge with Toppings, (2) Fresh Figs with Creamy Custard. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika!

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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Shosanbetsu Village's sole convenience store is indispensable for its 1,000 residents and especially so in midwinter - for three days we talk to customers about daily life in this Hokkaido village.

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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Newts have the amazing ability to regenerate various parts of their bodies, seemingly without limit! Could that mechanism be used one day to help humans regrow limbs and other body parts as well?

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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Martin discovers the culture and customs of the indigenous Ainu people in the Nibutani district in Hokkaido - get to know the real Japan on this programme and discover useful travel tips.

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.

An in-depth interview programme featuring professionals or experts in the world who share their unique insights, information and analysis.

Experienced anchor Del Irani has a cutting-edge dialogue with a first-class guest on current affairs topics.

NHK World-Japan presents a variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with pianist Mine Kawakami - for which she plays exclusive pieces - helps you experience each season.

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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Featured recipes: (1) Japanese Rice Porridge with Toppings, (2) Fresh Figs with Creamy Custard. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika!

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Nagahara Chisato won third prize in an international competition for cheesemongers in 2021. She talks about the unique cheese that is developed in the agricultural region of Tokachi in Hokkaido.

A Napping Boy Dreams of Monsters: When a little boy's nap is disturbed by a bad dream, his mother comes to his rescue - we examine a print that shows how much the Edo townspeople cherished their kids.

This upbeat programme combines business and economic news with in-depth feature stories that give you a closer look at the latest trends within Japan and around the world.

Shosanbetsu Village's sole convenience store is indispensable for its 1,000 residents and especially so in midwinter - for three days we talk to customers about daily life in this Hokkaido village.

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.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Newts have the amazing ability to regenerate various parts of their bodies, seemingly without limit! Could that mechanism be used one day to help humans regrow limbs and other body parts as well?

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.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Martin discovers the culture and customs of the indigenous Ainu people in the Nibutani district in Hokkaido - get to know the real Japan on this programme and discover useful travel tips.

A family trio at Bokoi Station in Hokkaido make just 40 ekiben per day - a surf clam called hokkigai, a regional comfort food, is locally sourced along with the kombu and even the salt.

We look at the unique world of the Japanese language accompanied with scenes from Japan - many fascinating aspects of Japanese like onomatopoeia are also introduced.

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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Mizui Yu is tackling poverty in the Philippines using coconuts - he develops food and cosmetics for sale in Japan. Yu's business is improving lives, but what will he develop next?

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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Newts have the amazing ability to regenerate various parts of their bodies, seemingly without limit! Could that mechanism be used one day to help humans regrow limbs and other body parts as well?

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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Actor Kataoka Ainosuke reveals the wide variety of props used by tachiyaku, the male roles in kabuki. Explore the all-important katana sword, tobacco pipes, footwear and gold coins.

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.

Direct and in-depth interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

Tokyo: a place where both tradition and the latest trends coexist. Join us on a journey to historic old towns and encounter many fun surprises along the way!

This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

A family trio at Bokoi Station in Hokkaido make just 40 ekiben per day - a surf clam called hokkigai, a regional comfort food, is locally sourced along with the kombu and even the salt.

We look at the unique world of the Japanese language accompanied with scenes from Japan - many fascinating aspects of Japanese like onomatopoeia are also introduced.

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

This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Mizui Yu is tackling poverty in the Philippines using coconuts - he develops food and cosmetics for sale in Japan. Yu's business is improving lives, but what will he develop next?

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.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

Actor Kataoka Ainosuke reveals the wide variety of props used by tachiyaku, the male roles in kabuki. Explore the all-important katana sword, tobacco pipes, footwear and gold coins.

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.

Direct and in-depth interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

Newts have the amazing ability to regenerate various parts of their bodies, seemingly without limit! Could that mechanism be used one day to help humans regrow limbs and other body parts as well?

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.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Tokyo: a place where both tradition and the latest trends coexist. Join us on a journey to historic old towns and encounter many fun surprises along the way!

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Direct and in-depth interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

Ritual Purification at Roben Falls: We journey to a sacred mountain where pilgrims are purifying themselves in a waterfall before moving on - it turns out that some of them have something to prove...

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

A family trio at Bokoi Station in Hokkaido make just 40 ekiben per day - a surf clam called hokkigai, a regional comfort food, is locally sourced along with the kombu and even the salt.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

A family trio at Bokoi Station in Hokkaido make just 40 ekiben per day - a surf clam called hokkigai, a regional comfort food, is locally sourced along with the kombu and even the salt.

We look at the unique world of the Japanese language accompanied with scenes from Japan - many fascinating aspects of Japanese like onomatopoeia are also introduced.

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

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Direct and in-depth interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

Ritual Purification at Roben Falls: We journey to a sacred mountain where pilgrims are purifying themselves in a waterfall before moving on - it turns out that some of them have something to prove...

Dig deeper into current affairs with cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives.

Mizui Yu is tackling poverty in the Philippines using coconuts - he develops food and cosmetics for sale in Japan. Yu's business is improving lives, but what will he develop next?

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.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

'Trails to Oishii Tokyo' is a show that focuses on Japanese food available at Tokyo's food market, where every kind of fresh food is gathered from around the country.

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.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Tokyo: a place where both tradition and the latest trends coexist. Join us on a journey to historic old towns and encounter many fun surprises along the way!

60,000 woodblocks are etched with sutras, famed Kyoto paintings are reproduced using collotype printing, and one initiative works to preserve historical buildings and Buddhist statues as 3D data.

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.

Direct and in-depth interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

Crafts, fashion, products, buildings and food: explore a diverse range of Japanese designs and the ideas and values of their creators as our presenters visit designers at work to reveal new 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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Deep dives into cultural phenomena with Peter Barakan, a bilingual British broadcaster based in Japan since 1974 - Peter discovers something new about Japan in every episode.

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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

'Trails to Oishii Tokyo' is a show that focuses on Japanese food available at Tokyo's food market, where every kind of fresh food is gathered from around the country.

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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

More than just a meal! Enjoy lunch around Japan, learning about people's lives and workplaces and the stories behind workers' daily meals.

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.

Direct and in-depth interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

60,000 woodblocks are etched with sutras, famed Kyoto paintings are reproduced using collotype printing, and one initiative works to preserve historical buildings and Buddhist statues as 3D data.

This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Crafts, fashion, products, buildings and food: explore a diverse range of Japanese designs and the ideas and values of their creators as our presenters visit designers at work to reveal new stories.

This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Deep dives into cultural phenomena with Peter Barakan, a bilingual British broadcaster based in Japan since 1974 - Peter discovers something new about Japan in every episode.

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.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

More than just a meal! Enjoy lunch around Japan, learning about people's lives and workplaces and the stories behind workers' daily meals.

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.

Direct and in-depth interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

'Trails to Oishii Tokyo' is a show that focuses on Japanese food available at Tokyo's food market, where every kind of fresh food is gathered from around the country.

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.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

60,000 woodblocks are etched with sutras, famed Kyoto paintings are reproduced using collotype printing, and one initiative works to preserve historical buildings and Buddhist statues as 3D data.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Direct and in-depth interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.

The Niwaka Costume Festival: In Yoshiwara, a high-ranking courtesan tends to a patron and a jester tries to entertain with an eccentric costume, hinting at the Edo townspeople's affinity for cosplay.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Crafts, fashion, products, buildings and food: explore a diverse range of Japanese designs and the ideas and values of their creators as our presenters visit designers at work to reveal new 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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Deep dives into cultural phenomena with Peter Barakan, a bilingual British broadcaster based in Japan since 1974 - Peter discovers something new about Japan in every episode.

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.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

In 2023, Japan Railway Journal showcased 10 tourist trains running throughout the country. Join us as we examine the results of an online poll about these trains.

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.