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NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Five young men from around Japan once withdrawn from society - a phenomenon known as hikikomori - embark on a 1,200-kilometre pilgrimage around the island of Shikoku on a journey of self-discovery.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Western-style cuisine is a comfort the people of Kobe have passed down with love - it gave them strength in recovery from disaster. What stories lie behind its rich brown demi-glace sauce?

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda - here the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of local culture and history.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to sound. Explore the unique culture behind them.

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

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 6 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Tokyo.

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Today's theme: Cleaning. More than a chore, it's a way to calm the mind - spaces, products, and system designs to encourage cleaning. Explore a unique Japanese aesthetic and the potential of cleaning.

Design is fun - design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us.

This programme employs 'mitateru', a Japanese technique, to inspire children's imagination by encouraging them to view objects differently and develop their unique perspectives and creativity.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

A ride through Hokkaido in early summer - we meet an artisan teaching handicrafts of the indigenous Ainu to the next generation and a legendary trainer for an unusual horse race.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Koyasan is a revered Buddhist temple complex built on a towering mountain - our explorer seeks to discover the Buddha within us all through rituals and meditation.

Curry rice is one of Japan's most iconic national dishes - how did Jimbocho in Tokyo become a curry town?

Find out about Japan's emergency food options that meet the needs of various people and discover the rolling stock method, a smart way to stockpile emergency food.

Video and craft artist Hishikawa Seiichi visits Tottori - dyeing firms make fishing flags with vivid hand-drawn designs that carry the feelings of both fishermen and people sending them gifts.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Five young men from around Japan once withdrawn from society - a phenomenon known as hikikomori - embark on a 1,200-kilometre pilgrimage around the island of Shikoku on a journey of self-discovery.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Western-style cuisine is a comfort the people of Kobe have passed down with love - it gave them strength in recovery from disaster. What stories lie behind its rich brown demi-glace sauce?

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda - here the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of local culture and history.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

This episode features businesses that are capitalising on the resurgence in popularity of physical media such as vinyl records and self-published books.

Design is fun - design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us.

This programme employs 'mitateru', a Japanese technique, to inspire children's imagination by encouraging them to view objects differently and develop their unique perspectives and creativity.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

A ride through Hokkaido in early summer - we meet an artisan teaching handicrafts of the indigenous Ainu to the next generation and a legendary trainer for an unusual horse race.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to sound. Explore the unique culture behind them.

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

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 7 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Tokyo.

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Koyasan is a revered Buddhist temple complex built on a towering mountain - our explorer seeks to discover the Buddha within us all through rituals and meditation.

Curry rice is one of Japan's most iconic national dishes - how did Jimbocho in Tokyo become a curry town?

Find out about Japan's emergency food options that meet the needs of various people and discover the rolling stock method, a smart way to stockpile emergency food.

Video and craft artist Hishikawa Seiichi visits Tottori - dyeing firms make fishing flags with vivid hand-drawn designs that carry the feelings of both fishermen and people sending them gifts.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Five young men from around Japan once withdrawn from society - a phenomenon known as hikikomori - embark on a 1,200-kilometre pilgrimage around the island of Shikoku on a journey of self-discovery.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Western-style cuisine is a comfort the people of Kobe have passed down with love - it gave them strength in recovery from disaster. What stories lie behind its rich brown demi-glace sauce?

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda - here the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of local culture and history.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

This episode features businesses that are capitalising on the resurgence in popularity of physical media such as vinyl records and self-published books.

Design is fun - design feels good! Cutting-edge images and music guide children to enjoy exploring the ideas and tweaks in the designs all around us.

This programme employs 'mitateru', a Japanese technique, to inspire children's imagination by encouraging them to view objects differently and develop their unique perspectives and creativity.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

A ride through Hokkaido in early summer - we meet an artisan teaching handicrafts of the indigenous Ainu to the next generation and a legendary trainer for an unusual horse race.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Koyasan is a revered Buddhist temple complex built on a towering mountain - our explorer seeks to discover the Buddha within us all through rituals and meditation.

Curry rice is one of Japan's most iconic national dishes - how did Jimbocho in Tokyo become a curry town?

Find out about Japan's emergency food options that meet the needs of various people and discover the rolling stock method, a smart way to stockpile emergency food.

Video and craft artist Hishikawa Seiichi visits Tottori - dyeing firms make fishing flags with vivid hand-drawn designs that carry the feelings of both fishermen and people sending them gifts.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to sound. Explore the unique culture behind them.

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

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 7 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Tokyo.

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Teaming with experts in seven locations around the world, we conduct an analysis of internal records leaked from a Chinese cybersecurity company and delve into new threats spreading on the internet.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

In August 2025, Fukuyama Masaharu sang 'KUSUNOKI' with a choir of 5,000 people and sent a prayer for peace from Nagasaki to the world - we look at the song's meaning and how it has touched people.

1 in 1000 Japanese have experience as a lay judge in court cases - we witness a networking event for former lay judges where they discuss unique experiences. What does it feel like to judge others?

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Join May J. for great Japanese music! This time: cool R&B-rooted J-Pop from girl duo Natsudaidai and EDM-influenced rock from THE SIXTH LIE - both acts are in the J-Melo studio to chat and perform.

This program is an animation series about a Japanese dog, Charo. He meets and is helped by many mythical creatures of Northern Japan as he searches for eight star talismans. Tohoku series 1-7.

People in Japan use roughly 150 new cardboard boxes a year. In a 5-minute digest, we examine a broad range of Japan's innovative cardboard products, including waterproof packaging and emergency goods.

Miya, a scallop fisherman's cat, keeps watch while her owner is at sea - once he's back, Miya's ready to cuddle. Meanwhile, a cat in Hachinohe City sits on her owner's newspaper to get his attention.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Explore the world of anime sound - voice actor Otsuka Akio recreates past sessions and reveals techniques behind iconic lines, and composer Inai Keiji works on a new anime score in the studio.

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.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Shirakawa-go is one of Japan's snowiest regions and famous for its traditional thatched-roof Gassho-style homes - every detail of life here is reflected in the cooperative bond shared by residents.

Okinawa Prefecture is a group of subtropical islands in the far south of Japan - we examine its past and present with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: The Holiest Place.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 7 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Tokyo.

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

An ekiben with speciality yuzu from Umaji Village is available beside a tourist railway in Kochi - yuzu once saved the village from extinction. This is the story of people behind yuzu-fragrant ekiben.

Watch a professional furniture cleaner return a chest of drawers to its former glory.

Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical and effective workplace expressions, understand business culture, and improve your kanji.

Artisan Matoba Kensho restores traditional dolls by cleaning and repairing damage to faces - well-preserved dolls can last 100 years, so Kensho hopes people bring them to him and never discard them.