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Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, who cooks using traditional Japanese cooking techniques, in five minutes!

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.

Indonesian social entrepreneur Arief Rabik has launched an eco-business aimed at revitalising forests and rural economies by planting bamboo with local residents.

Rice flour is attracting global attention - after using it for ages to make sweets, Japan employs the latest milling tech to create rice flour for various uses. See how the powder continues to evolve.

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.

The Tayama Hana Odori is held to pray for rain in Minamiyamashiro, a major Uji tea producer - the village is facing depopulation and this festival brings long-time locals and newcomers together.

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.

Masumi Yamanaka, a botanical artist at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kew Gardens in the UK, shares how her work promotes biodiversity and plant beauty amidst rising environmental challenges.

Edo Aquatics: Pleasure seekers take in an aquatics show on a river - seemingly a display of ragtag theatricality, the performers here are actually practising a centuries-old form of swimming.

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

Today's theme: Design Hunting in Nagano. This central region once linked east and west Japan - visit an art festival and a historic town and explore the designs fostered by Nagano's fierce landscapes.

Indonesian social entrepreneur Arief Rabik has launched an eco-business aimed at revitalising forests and rural economies by planting bamboo with local residents.

Edo Aquatics: Pleasure seekers take in an aquatics show on a river - seemingly a display of ragtag theatricality, the performers here are actually practising a centuries-old form of swimming.

The stories behind hit Japanese products and top creations for niche markets - this time, diagnostic ultrasound machines and sports balls.

Admired by John F. Kennedy, Uesugi Yozan was a feudal lord who took over the Yonezawa domain at the age of 15 - he enacted financial reforms that led the destitute domain to a miraculous recovery.

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.

Opening in 1985, Yuri Kogen Railway in Akita Prefecture continues to face challenging business conditions as the population along the line declines - see how the company is struggling to survive.

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.

The Tayama Hana Odori is held to pray for rain in Minamiyamashiro, a major Uji tea producer - the village is facing depopulation and this festival brings long-time locals and newcomers together.

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.

Today's theme: Design Hunting in Nagano. This central region once linked east and west Japan - visit an art festival and a historic town and explore the designs fostered by Nagano's fierce landscapes.

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.

Edo Aquatics: Pleasure seekers take in an aquatics show on a river - seemingly a display of ragtag theatricality, the performers here are actually practising a centuries-old form of swimming.

The Murakami Kaizoku were seafarers and fighters in the Seto Inland Sea - we explore their history and legacy with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: the Kurushima Straits.

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.

This episode features two new recruits at places known for delicious food, a trainee at a renowned Chinese restaurant in Tokyo and a chef at a hotel buffet!

Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, who cooks using traditional Japanese cooking techniques, in five minutes!

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 China's rapidly growing food delivery industry, deaf workers who call themselves 'voiceless knights' use apps and other tools to perform work while gaining new independence within society.

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.

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.

Late Summer Fun: Summer is winding down and the streets by Edo Bay are filled with professional entertainers, food sellers and revellers - it's getting late, but this party is just getting started...

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

Marc creates some sweet and tangy orange marmalade chicken, Maki turns pantry staples into a savoury 'tuna-burg', and we look at what bento makers in France and the US are doing while staying home.

Seki Masafumi and his wife Yuko make dye using various agricultural waste from farms in his home of Ibaraki Prefecture - as well as reducing waste, their work aims to give a boost to local farmers.

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.

NHK World-Japan presents news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

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.

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

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 China's rapidly growing food delivery industry, deaf workers who call themselves 'voiceless knights' use apps and other tools to perform work while gaining new independence within society.

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.

Revered as a sacred peak for 1,400 years, Gassan is where ancestral spirits are said to reside - our explorer joins worshippers who climb to be with the dead.

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.

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

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.

In China's rapidly growing food delivery industry, deaf workers who call themselves 'voiceless knights' use apps and other tools to perform work while gaining new independence within society.

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.

Marc creates some sweet and tangy orange marmalade chicken, Maki turns pantry staples into a savoury 'tuna-burg', and we look at what bento makers in France and the US are doing while staying home.

Seki Masafumi and his wife Yuko make dye using various agricultural waste from farms in his home of Ibaraki Prefecture - as well as reducing waste, their work aims to give a boost to local farmers.

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.

Passang Lama Bhotia fell in love with Mount Fuji as a child in Nepal - after becoming a Himalayan mountain guide, he came to Japan and now works on the mountain he dreamed of guiding foreign tourists.

Late Summer Fun: Summer is winding down and the streets by Edo Bay are filled with professional entertainers, food sellers and revellers - it's getting late, but this party is just getting started...

The Murakami Kaizoku were seafarers and fighters in the Seto Inland Sea - we explore their history and legacy with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: the Seto Inland Sea.

'Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at donburi rice bowls, Japan's ultimate comfort food.

Revered as a sacred peak for 1,400 years, Gassan is where ancestral spirits are said to reside - our explorer joins worshippers who climb to be with the dead.

Mama cat Koyuki lives at a pottery workshop and is raising two playful kittens - Taisho, who lives at a fruit shop, keeps an eye on the shopping arcade. Both cats love resting on their owner's laps!

This proactive science education programme encourages primary and lower secondary school children to discover and investigate the mysteries which puzzle them.

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.

Japan's iconic ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai left an indelible mark on the art world - we trace the development of 'The Great Wave' and the location that inspired 'Rainstorm Beneath the Summit'.

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.

Karesansui is a dry-gardening style of arranging stones and gravel that developed as a place for Buddhist monks in their ascetic training.

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.

Young people travel to Africa pursuing new opportunities as economic growth in China stagnates - they seek futures in Nigeria, which boasts the highest population and GDP on the continent.

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.

Noda Yoshiki is the deputy priest of a Buddhist temple in central Japan - he grapples with an unexpected opportunity and makes new discoveries that help him to grow as a priest along the way.

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 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.

This proactive science education programme encourages primary and lower secondary school children to discover and investigate the mysteries which puzzle them.

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.

Minabe Town in western Japan is renowned for its ume plums - the town even has an official ume chief who is eager to promote the fruit's appeal after hail and unusual weather hit 2024's harvest.

#38 I prefer outside. / To say which of two options you prefer, say the name of your choice and 'no hoo ga ii desu'.

Discover how intricate woodcraft traditions evolved by watching a turner and a cooper at work.

Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage Site, is home to a series of mountains over 1,500 metres high - a Canadian encounters huge wild bears that eat berries in preparation for winter.

This proactive science education programme encourages primary and lower secondary school children to discover and investigate the mysteries which puzzle them.

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.

Minabe Town in western Japan is renowned for its ume plums - the town even has an official ume chief who is eager to promote the fruit's appeal after hail and unusual weather hit 2024's harvest.

#38 I prefer outside. / To say which of two options you prefer, say the name of your choice and 'no hoo ga ii desu'.

Discover how intricate woodcraft traditions evolved by watching a turner and a cooper at work.

Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage Site, is home to a series of mountains over 1,500 metres high - a Canadian encounters huge wild bears that eat berries in preparation for winter.

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.

Japan's iconic ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai left an indelible mark on the art world - we trace the development of 'The Great Wave' and the location that inspired 'Rainstorm Beneath the Summit'.

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.

Karesansui is a dry-gardening style of arranging stones and gravel that developed as a place for Buddhist monks in their ascetic training.

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 flagship documentary series offers must-see episodes on politics, the economy, social trends, science and the environment in Japan and beyond.

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.

In-depth world discussion - global opinion leaders debate key issues facing our modern world and present solutions to help solve these concerns.

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! This time: Kishita Kohshi (a guy with great piano skills and a soulful voice) and BAND JA NAIMON! MAXX NAKAYOSHI (a six-piece idol group with a ninja-themed single).

Animated series about a Japanese dog who gets lost in New York City. Charo says 'I want to see my owner again!', and so he starts his adventure to find his way back home.

'Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at donburi rice bowls, Japan's ultimate comfort food.

Follow a kitty around a World Heritage Site! At a 125-year-old sake brewery, a patrol kitty makes his rounds before relaxing in the adjacent garden next to a lovely freshwater pond.

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 15-metre-long Bryde's whale lives in the waters off of Thailand - what's interesting is that fish start jumping in it as it surfaces and opens its giant mouth! Let's reveal a secret with Charlie!

With over 120 islands, the Amakusa region is home to one of the places where a unique form of Christianity developed - see Amakusa's historic sights and natural beauty through time-lapse photography.

Learn programming principles without a computer! Animated characters provide fun and lucid explanations of five core processes: analysis, combination, generalisation, abstraction and simulation.

This show for kids promotes a greater understanding for people with difficulties and helps develop empathy - with the help of two fairies, the main character thinks about what can be done to help.

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.

Guimaraes is located an hour and twenty minutes by train from Porto - its historic centre is a narrow area of about 850 metres from north to south and has been designated as a World Heritage Site.

Kerama: Keramashoto National Park offers pristine waters that support a diverse ecosystem - it's also home to people who proactively carry out conservation activities and carry on a distinct culture.

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.

Minabe Town in western Japan is renowned for its ume plums - the town even has an official ume chief who is eager to promote the fruit's appeal after hail and unusual weather hit 2024's harvest.

#38 I prefer outside. / To say which of two options you prefer, say the name of your choice and 'no hoo ga ii desu'.

Discover how intricate woodcraft traditions evolved by watching a turner and a cooper at work.

Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage Site, is home to a series of mountains over 1,500 metres high - a Canadian encounters huge wild bears that eat berries in preparation for winter.

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 flagship documentary series offers must-see episodes on politics, the economy, social trends, science and the environment in Japan and beyond.

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.

In-depth world discussion - global opinion leaders debate key issues facing our modern world and present solutions to help solve these concerns.

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 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.

Animated series about a Japanese dog who gets lost in New York City. Charo says 'I want to see my owner again!', and so he starts his adventure to find his way back home.

Be earthquake-ready and learn survival tips for quakes and when you're trapped under rubble - you'll want to watch this before your next trip to Japan!

Follow a kitty around a World Heritage Site! At a 125-year-old sake brewery, a patrol kitty makes his rounds before relaxing in the adjacent garden next to a lovely freshwater pond.

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 flagship documentary series offers must-see episodes on politics, the economy, social trends, science and the environment in Japan and beyond.

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.

In-depth world discussion - global opinion leaders debate key issues facing our modern world and present solutions to help solve these concerns.

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! This time: Kishita Kohshi (a guy with great piano skills and a soulful voice) and BAND JA NAIMON! MAXX NAKAYOSHI (a six-piece idol group with a ninja-themed single).

Today: fielding an urgent request on the phone. Dong Van Huu from Vietnam works at an architecture company - in a role play challenge, he fields a call about blueprints that are missing information.

Follow a kitty around a World Heritage Site! At a 125-year-old sake brewery, a patrol kitty makes his rounds before relaxing in the adjacent garden next to a lovely freshwater pond.

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 15-metre-long Bryde's whale lives in the waters off of Thailand - what's interesting is that fish start jumping in it as it surfaces and opens its giant mouth! Let's reveal a secret with Charlie!

With over 120 islands, the Amakusa region is home to one of the places where a unique form of Christianity developed - see Amakusa's historic sights and natural beauty through time-lapse photography.

Learn programming principles without a computer! Animated characters provide fun and lucid explanations of five core processes: analysis, combination, generalisation, abstraction and simulation.

This show for kids promotes a greater understanding for people with difficulties and helps develop empathy - with the help of two fairies, the main character thinks about what can be done to help.