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Train Cruise
Journey through the rustic landscape of Shimane Prefecture; traditional fishermen catch clams; one temple offers blessing for eye ailments; residents make unusual sculptures for the deities.
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Japanology Plus Mini
Torii are gateways to Shinto shrines where deities are worshipped; we look at torii around Japan, as well as efforts to rebuild them after a tsunami and examine their role and what they represent.
NHK Newsline
Bringing up-to-date news from Japan, Asia and around the world; team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.
YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore
My Street Piano
Pianos are placed in airports, stations and on street corners around the world for anyone to play; we unravel the life stories of performers through the eyes of fixed cameras.
NHK Newsline
Bringing up-to-date news from Japan, Asia and around the world; team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.
BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life
Reporter Lemi Duncan speaks with Dr Hirotaka about the causes of landslides and the technology that helps reduce damage from landslides.
Design Museum Japan
Fashion designer Morinaga Kunihiko heads to Amami Oshima, Kagoshima, to check out the patchwork robes with triangular butterfly designs that priestesses wore to protect themselves against unseen spirits.
Kabuki Kool
The hosts explore various styles of kabuki dances for male characters.
NHK Newsline
Bringing up-to-date news from Japan, Asia and around the world; team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.
Nosari: Gifts from Mountain Gods
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
The Perfect 2-Hour Guide
A grand shrine built about a century ago to honor Emperor Meiji, Meiji Jingu is surrounded by a vast forest in the heart of Tokyo; follow the two-hour route to discover the charms of Meiji Jingu.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Darwin's Amazing Animals
A herd of zebras can prove mesmerizing; their stripes were commonly thought to serve as a sort of camouflage; that and other theories are scrutinized while new research reveals its results.
Time-Lapse Journey
A collection of time-lapse photography showcasing the beautiful and eclectic scenery of Kyoto which was once called the old capital of Japan.
U & I
I repeatedly ask U for a turn to ride the swing. He gets angry and yells at her after she ignores his words.
Viewpoint Science
The filmmakers explore what interesting stuff people find while sorting various fruits and vegetables into groups.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Train Cruise
Journey through the rustic landscape of Shimane Prefecture; traditional fishermen catch clams; one temple offers blessing for eye ailments; residents make unusual sculptures for the deities.
Japanology Plus Mini
Torii are gateways to Shinto shrines where deities are worshipped; we look at torii around Japan, as well as efforts to rebuild them after a tsunami and examine their role and what they represent.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore
My Street Piano
Pianos are placed in airports, stations and on street corners around the world for anyone to play; we unravel the life stories of performers through the eyes of fixed cameras.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life
Reporter Lemi Duncan speaks with Dr Hirotaka about the causes of landslides and the technology that helps reduce damage from landslides.
Design Museum Japan
Fashion designer Morinaga Kunihiko heads to Amami Oshima, Kagoshima, to check out the patchwork robes with triangular butterfly designs that priestesses wore to protect themselves against unseen spirits.
Kabuki Kool
The hosts explore various styles of kabuki dances for male characters.
Living in the Grasslands
Yuji, a pioneering pasture-based dairy farmer, spends his life answering whether humans and nature can coexist, stewarding vast grasslands; as he battles cancer, he passes the baton to his son.
Across Continents
The filmmakers explore the techniques hidden in a centuries-old fusuma painting in Japan, which is part of the same series as panels at the British Museum.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Dancing with Gravity
No one can escape gravity. But some try. Japanese climber Kadota Gihado relies only on the ice axe to hold on to the rock. He takes on one of the world's most difficult climbs, Saphira, in Colorado.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
J-MELO
Staying in the groove with updates from the latest Japanese music, ranging from pop and rock to jazz and classical.
Little Charo
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.
Japanology Plus Mini
The filmmakers present a variety of stories on Japanese cultures, traditions and lifestyles.
A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
Wildlife photographer and filmmaker Iwago Mitsuaki records the cute antics of cats he encounters in various picturesque locations across Japan.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Cycle Around Japan
Janni Olsson, a Swedish model and reporter, hops on her bicycle to explore Niigata. She visits a white radish farm, goes gill fishing and meets a manju maker.
I Love 'Mee'
Five-year-old Mee learns more about Mee's self and the world around Mee through everyday questions and thought experiments.
Design Ah! neo
The children debate on different designs and logistics of sandwiches.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Somewhere Street
The host travels to various cities around the world to explore tourist attractions and monuments and speaks to the local people there.
NHK Newsline
Bringing up-to-date news from Japan, Asia and around the world; team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.
Laugh Then Think: Japan's Offbeat Science
Scientists share insights into their unconventional research and reveal the methods behind their out-of-the-box thinking.
Core Kyoto Mini
Children gather at the street corners where Jizo statues stand for lively festivities. People pray for the health and success of their children during this cornerstone of faith.
Easy Japanese for Work
Foreigners learn useful Japanese workplace expressions, explore business cultures and improve kanji proficiency.
Zero Waste Life
Tanaka Ryosuke and Miyachi Yo build furniture from offcut lumber, using indigo dye to unify the uneven tones of the different boards.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Living in the Grasslands
Yuji, a pioneering pasture-based dairy farmer, spends his life answering whether humans and nature can coexist, stewarding vast grasslands; as he battles cancer, he passes the baton to his son.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Dancing with Gravity
No one can escape gravity. But some try. Japanese climber Kadota Gihado relies only on the ice axe to hold on to the rock. He takes on one of the world's most difficult climbs, Saphira, in Colorado.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Somewhere Street
The host travels to various cities around the world to explore tourist attractions and monuments and speaks to the local people there.
NHK Newsline
Bringing up-to-date news from Japan, Asia and around the world; team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.
Cycle Around Japan
Janni Olsson, a Swedish model and reporter, hops on her bicycle to explore Niigata. She visits a white radish farm, goes gill fishing and meets a manju maker.
I Love 'Mee'
Five-year-old Mee learns more about Mee's self and the world around Mee through everyday questions and thought experiments.
Design Ah! neo
The children debate on different designs and logistics of sandwiches.
NHK Newsline
Bringing up-to-date news from Japan, Asia and around the world; team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.
J-MELO
Staying in the groove with updates from the latest Japanese music, ranging from pop and rock to jazz and classical.
Little Charo
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.
Japanology Plus Mini
The filmmakers present a variety of stories on Japanese cultures, traditions and lifestyles.
A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
Wildlife photographer and filmmaker Iwago Mitsuaki records the cute antics of cats he encounters in various picturesque locations across Japan.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Laugh Then Think: Japan's Offbeat Science
Scientists share insights into their unconventional research and reveal the methods behind their out-of-the-box thinking.
Core Kyoto Mini
Children gather at the street corners where Jizo statues stand for lively festivities. People pray for the health and success of their children during this cornerstone of faith.
Easy Japanese for Work
Foreigners learn useful Japanese workplace expressions, explore business cultures and improve kanji proficiency.
Zero Waste Life
Tanaka Ryosuke and Miyachi Yo build furniture from offcut lumber, using indigo dye to unify the uneven tones of the different boards.
NHK Newsline
Bringing up-to-date news from Japan, Asia and around the world; team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.
Living in the Grasslands
Yuji, a pioneering pasture-based dairy farmer, spends his life answering whether humans and nature can coexist, stewarding vast grasslands; as he battles cancer, he passes the baton to his son.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Dancing with Gravity
No one can escape gravity. But some try. Japanese climber Kadota Gihado relies only on the ice axe to hold on to the rock. He takes on one of the world's most difficult climbs, Saphira, in Colorado.
NHK Newsline
Bringing up-to-date news from Japan, Asia and around the world; team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.
Cycle Around Japan
Janni Olsson, a Swedish model and reporter, hops on her bicycle to explore Niigata. She visits a white radish farm, goes gill fishing and meets a manju maker.
I Love 'Mee'
Five-year-old Mee learns more about Mee's self and the world around Mee through everyday questions and thought experiments.
Design Ah! neo
The children debate on different designs and logistics of sandwiches.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
J-MELO
Staying in the groove with updates from the latest Japanese music, ranging from pop and rock to jazz and classical.
Little Charo
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.
Japanology Plus Mini
The filmmakers present a variety of stories on Japanese cultures, traditions and lifestyles.
A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
Wildlife photographer and filmmaker Iwago Mitsuaki records the cute antics of cats he encounters in various picturesque locations across Japan.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Somewhere Street
The host travels to various cities around the world to explore tourist attractions and monuments and speaks to the local people there.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Laugh Then Think: Japan's Offbeat Science
Scientists share insights into their unconventional research and reveal the methods behind their out-of-the-box thinking.
Core Kyoto Mini
Children gather at the street corners where Jizo statues stand for lively festivities. People pray for the health and success of their children during this cornerstone of faith.
Easy Japanese for Work
Foreigners learn useful Japanese workplace expressions, explore business cultures and improve kanji proficiency.
Zero Waste Life
Tanaka Ryosuke and Miyachi Yo build furniture from offcut lumber, using indigo dye to unify the uneven tones of the different boards.
Living in the Grasslands
Yuji, a pioneering pasture-based dairy farmer, spends his life answering whether humans and nature can coexist, stewarding vast grasslands; as he battles cancer, he passes the baton to his son.
Across Continents
The filmmakers explore the techniques hidden in a centuries-old fusuma painting in Japan, which is part of the same series as panels at the British Museum.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Dancing with Gravity
No one can escape gravity. But some try. Japanese climber Kadota Gihado relies only on the ice axe to hold on to the rock. He takes on one of the world's most difficult climbs, Saphira, in Colorado.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Cycle Around Japan
Janni Olsson, a Swedish model and reporter, hops on her bicycle to explore Niigata. She visits a white radish farm, goes gill fishing and meets a manju maker.
I Love 'Mee'
Five-year-old Mee learns more about Mee's self and the world around Mee through everyday questions and thought experiments.
Design Ah! neo
The children debate on different designs and logistics of sandwiches.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
J-MELO
Staying in the groove with updates from the latest Japanese music, ranging from pop and rock to jazz and classical.
Little Charo
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.
Japanology Plus Mini
The filmmakers present a variety of stories on Japanese cultures, traditions and lifestyles.
A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
Wildlife photographer and filmmaker Iwago Mitsuaki records the cute antics of cats he encounters in various picturesque locations across Japan.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Laugh Then Think: Japan's Offbeat Science
Scientists share insights into their unconventional research and reveal the methods behind their out-of-the-box thinking.
Core Kyoto Mini
Children gather at the street corners where Jizo statues stand for lively festivities. People pray for the health and success of their children during this cornerstone of faith.
Easy Japanese for Work
Foreigners learn useful Japanese workplace expressions, explore business cultures and improve kanji proficiency.
Zero Waste Life
Tanaka Ryosuke and Miyachi Yo build furniture from offcut lumber, using indigo dye to unify the uneven tones of the different boards.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Somewhere Street
The host travels to various cities around the world to explore tourist attractions and monuments and speaks to the local people there.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Chatroom Japan
The filmmaker examines how an organic farmer who moved from France to Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, is trying to change the town's image after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
IMPACTS:Climates Change the World
Why did extreme heatwaves hit Europe this summer? We look at the mechanism of the likely culprits, the huge cages of trapped heat called heat domes related to the meandering westerlies.
Design Museum Japan
Fashion designer Morinaga Kunihiko heads to Amami Oshima, Kagoshima, to check out the patchwork robes with triangular butterfly designs that priestesses wore to protect themselves against unseen spirits.
The Factory Wonders
The hosts visit an eyeglass factory in Sabae, Japan's glasses-making capital, to learn about their state-of-the-art skills, technologies and pioneering achievements.
Time-Lapse Japan
Oyakuen, a garden in Aizu, teems with medicinal trees and plants; their cultivation began with a domain lord's wish to save his people from disease; watch the garden's beauty unfold in time-lapse.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
The Seasons of Yamato
The filmmakers portray the beauty of nature, architecture and stone Buddha statues at the Gangoji Temple in Nara City during the rain.
BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life
Reporter Lemi Duncan speaks with Dr Hirotaka about the causes of landslides and the technology that helps reduce damage from landslides.
Magical Japanese
Peter MacMillan discusses the theme of love in the Manyoshu, the oldest extant anthology of Japanese poetry.
Easy Japanese
Fun and easy Japanese; fast track your language learning with these simple expressions; plus handy travel tips and easy kanji; give it a try!
Culture Crossroads
The host gets on an earthquake simulator and learns correct protocols in different earthquake situations.
Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN
The hosts introduce a collection of productions, from special reports to documentaries, to provide the latest information on Japan and other Asian countries.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Seasoning the Seasons
The filmmakers explore the city of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture, one of Japan's leading tourist destinations with many popular sites. The filmmakers visit the Nikko Toshogu Shrine, renowned for its remarkable sculptures.
NHK Newsline
Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.
Darwin's Amazing Animals
A herd of zebras can prove mesmerizing; their stripes were commonly thought to serve as a sort of camouflage; that and other theories are scrutinized while new research reveals its results.
Time-Lapse Journey
A collection of time-lapse photography showcasing the beautiful and eclectic scenery of Kyoto which was once called the old capital of Japan.