NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Based in South Korea and Japan, Kim Insook highlights diverse individuals through photography and video. She interacts with her subjects while looking beyond the labels society has given them.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: Massage chairs.

Watanabe Go is among the world's leading heart surgeons. He's an expert in robot-assisted keyhole surgery techniques that save lives while minimizing burden on the patient.

Discover the many complex connections between kabuki and the historic capital of Kyoto. Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores the newly restored Minami-za theater and plays set in Kyoto.

Japanese scientists discovered microorganisms that can survive for more than 100 million years deep below the ocean floor. What they can tell us about the big question, "What is life?".

News 7 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 Hamura in the upper reaches of the Tama River. In this tranquil town far west of the city center we trace the origins of Tokyo's water supply back to the age of the samurai, centuries ago.

NEWSROOM TOKYO dives deeper into the day's news with insight and analysis, from the perspective of Japan and the rest of Asia. We put a spotlight on what you need to know to understand the issues.

Goto Netsuko is an Aufguss master, the person in charge of circulating air and directing heat inside a sauna. She is one of Japan's best, a true ambassador for the natural sauna experience.

Sawara Taisai looks back 300 years to a time when the town of Sawara was a vibrant cultural center. Large, elaborately decorated floats are paraded through the streets.

We travel to a well-known tourist resort just outside of Edo, where day-trippers are enjoying river recreation and forest walks, praying at local shrines, and sitting down for riverside picnics.

NEWSROOM TOKYO dives deeper into the day's news with insight and analysis, from the perspective of Japan and the rest of Asia. We put a spotlight on what you need to know to understand the issues.

Based in South Korea and Japan, Kim Insook highlights diverse individuals through photography and video. She interacts with her subjects while looking beyond the labels society has given them.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: Massage chairs.

Watanabe Go is among the world's leading heart surgeons. He's an expert in robot-assisted keyhole surgery techniques that save lives while minimizing burden on the patient.

We visit Hamura in the upper reaches of the Tama River. In this tranquil town far west of the city center we trace the origins of Tokyo's water supply back to the age of the samurai, centuries ago.

Discover the many complex connections between kabuki and the historic capital of Kyoto. Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores the newly restored Minami-za theater and plays set in Kyoto.

Based in South Korea and Japan, Kim Insook highlights diverse individuals through photography and video. She interacts with her subjects while looking beyond the labels society has given them.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: Massage chairs.

NEWSROOM TOKYO dives deeper into the day's news with insight and analysis, from the perspective of Japan and the rest of Asia. We put a spotlight on what you need to know to understand the issues.

Goto Netsuko is an Aufguss master, the person in charge of circulating air and directing heat inside a sauna. She is one of Japan's best, a true ambassador for the natural sauna experience.

Sawara Taisai looks back 300 years to a time when the town of Sawara was a vibrant cultural center. Large, elaborately decorated floats are paraded through the streets.

We travel to a well-known tourist resort just outside of Edo, where day-trippers are enjoying river recreation and forest walks, praying at local shrines, and sitting down for riverside picnics.

Japanese scientists discovered microorganisms that can survive for more than 100 million years deep below the ocean floor. What they can tell us about the big question, "What is life?".

Watanabe Go is among the world's leading heart surgeons. He's an expert in robot-assisted keyhole surgery techniques that save lives while minimizing burden on the patient.

We visit Hamura in the upper reaches of the Tama River. In this tranquil town far west of the city center we trace the origins of Tokyo's water supply back to the age of the samurai, centuries ago.

Based in South Korea and Japan, Kim Insook highlights diverse individuals through photography and video. She interacts with her subjects while looking beyond the labels society has given them.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: Massage chairs.

Discover the many complex connections between kabuki and the historic capital of Kyoto. Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores the newly restored Minami-za theater and plays set in Kyoto.

Keiko Ogura, age 85, has spent her life talking to the world about her experiences as an A-bomb victim in Hiroshima. When she talks with Americans in a small college town, what does she discover?

Kamikochi is a beautiful mountainous region in Nagano Prefecture that's 1,500m above sea level. With a mirror-like pond and rime ice, see the frozen beauty of Kamikochi through time-lapse photography.

Nicoleta Oprisan from Romania is highly skilled at ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging. In a Japanophiles interview, she speaks about ikebana's power to communicate without words.

Keiko Ogura, age 85, has spent her life talking to the world about her experiences as an A-bomb victim in Hiroshima. When she talks with Americans in a small college town, what does she discover?

Kamikochi is a beautiful mountainous region in Nagano Prefecture that's 1,500m above sea level. With a mirror-like pond and rime ice, see the frozen beauty of Kamikochi through time-lapse photography.

Nicoleta Oprisan from Romania is highly skilled at ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging. In a Japanophiles interview, she speaks about ikebana's power to communicate without words.

News 7 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.

NEWSROOM TOKYO dives deeper into the day's news with insight and analysis, from the perspective of Japan and the rest of Asia. We put a spotlight on what you need to know to understand the issues.

Social entrepreneur Maeda Yosuke developed an innovative system that can turn wastewater into a water resource. We asked him about his vision and sustainable approach to solving water problems.

The Kawanishi Dainenbutsu Kenbai dance tells the story of restless souls being guided to the Pure Land by the Buddha, in the form of a monkey. In 2022, it became UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

It's summer, and a group of women have gathered at the local well to do laundry in the shade. We learn about the different techniques and tools they used to wash and dry different types of kimonos.

NEWSROOM TOKYO dives deeper into the day's news with insight and analysis, from the perspective of Japan and the rest of Asia. We put a spotlight on what you need to know to understand the issues.

Keiko Ogura, age 85, has spent her life talking to the world about her experiences as an A-bomb victim in Hiroshima. When she talks with Americans in a small college town, what does she discover?

Kamikochi is a beautiful mountainous region in Nagano Prefecture that's 1,500m above sea level. With a mirror-like pond and rime ice, see the frozen beauty of Kamikochi through time-lapse photography.

Nicoleta Oprisan from Romania is highly skilled at ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging. In a Japanophiles interview, she speaks about ikebana's power to communicate without words.

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.

Keiko Ogura, age 85, has spent her life talking to the world about her experiences as an A-bomb victim in Hiroshima. When she talks with Americans in a small college town, what does she discover?

Kamikochi is a beautiful mountainous region in Nagano Prefecture that's 1,500m above sea level. With a mirror-like pond and rime ice, see the frozen beauty of Kamikochi through time-lapse photography.

NEWSROOM TOKYO dives deeper into the day's news with insight and analysis, from the perspective of Japan and the rest of Asia. We put a spotlight on what you need to know to understand the issues.

Social entrepreneur Maeda Yosuke developed an innovative system that can turn wastewater into a water resource. We asked him about his vision and sustainable approach to solving water problems.

The Kawanishi Dainenbutsu Kenbai dance tells the story of restless souls being guided to the Pure Land by the Buddha, in the form of a monkey. In 2022, it became UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

It's summer, and a group of women have gathered at the local well to do laundry in the shade. We learn about the different techniques and tools they used to wash and dry different types of kimonos.

This miniseries presents the masterpieces of Tsutaju, a brilliant ukiyo-e producer of the Edo period. This episode features ukiyo-e artist Sharaku's "The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Takemura Sadanoshin.".

Nicoleta Oprisan from Romania is highly skilled at ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging. In a Japanophiles interview, she speaks about ikebana's power to communicate without words.

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.

Keiko Ogura, age 85, has spent her life talking to the world about her experiences as an A-bomb victim in Hiroshima. When she talks with Americans in a small college town, what does she discover?

Kamikochi is a beautiful mountainous region in Nagano Prefecture that's 1,500m above sea level. With a mirror-like pond and rime ice, see the frozen beauty of Kamikochi through time-lapse photography.