NHK World - Japan HD Friday

This programme delivers today's information about Japan, probing into timely themes from various perspectives in the quickest possible manner.

Highlights from the Biratori Town - Nibutani International Indigenous Peoples Forum with indigenous participants from six countries and regions.

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 outdoor community pool in Ehime is super cheap even with a competition pool and water slides - it's been a local hotspot for 50 years. Meet the visitors making midsummer memories over three days.

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

As luxury tourist trains gain attention, Kintetsu Railway is popularising its sightseeing limited express trains with affordable fares - see how the company is using its express network for tourism.

An evening news bulletin that provides Japan's views on many domestic and international news events.

The Hong Kong government implemented a policy in 2022 attracting outside workers to combat depopulation, drawing businesspeople and families relocating to find better lives as 'New Hongkongers'.

This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

Umemoto Ayaka is captain of the Japan women's national Deaf volleyball team - she and her teammates, who include her twin sister Sayaka, are aiming for gold at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics.

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

Bui Thi Le Dung is a medical interpreter passionate about supporting Vietnamese residents in Japan - she provides her services for free fuelled by a desire to make medical care accessible to everyone.

This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

This programme delivers today's information about Japan, probing into timely themes from various perspectives in the quickest possible manner.

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

Highlights from the Biratori Town - Nibutani International Indigenous Peoples Forum with indigenous participants from six countries and regions.

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: Line Designs. These are evolving in many fields across Japan, from the traditional art of calligraphy to furniture and architecture - explore a truly diverse world of line designs.

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 Hong Kong government implemented a policy in 2022 attracting outside workers to combat depopulation, drawing businesspeople and families relocating to find better lives as 'New Hongkongers'.

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

Matsumoto Myokei, a 'once-in-a-century' sculptor of Buddhist statues, is passing his skills onto his grandson Shukan - 80 years on from the atomic bomb attacks, Shukan sculpts a message of peace.

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 programme delivers today's information about Japan, probing into timely themes from various perspectives in the quickest possible manner.

This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

Umemoto Ayaka is captain of the Japan women's national Deaf volleyball team - she and her teammates, who include her twin sister Sayaka, are aiming for gold at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics.

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

It's summer and a group of women have gathered at the local well - we learn about the different techniques and tools used to wash and dry different types of kimonos.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) not only leads to breathing difficulties, but also affects the lungs, heart and brain - we explore countermeasures based on a large-scale study in Japan.

Highlights from the Biratori Town - Nibutani International Indigenous Peoples Forum with indigenous participants from six countries and regions.

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: Line Designs. These are evolving in many fields across Japan, from the traditional art of calligraphy to furniture and architecture - explore a truly diverse world of line designs.

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 Hong Kong government implemented a policy in 2022 attracting outside workers to combat depopulation, drawing businesspeople and families relocating to find better lives as 'New Hongkongers'.

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 programme delivers today's information about Japan, probing into timely themes from various perspectives in the quickest possible manner.

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

Bui Thi Le Dung is a medical interpreter passionate about supporting Vietnamese residents in Japan - she provides her services for free fuelled by a desire to make medical care accessible to everyone.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter - this time, curved escalators.

Each episode of this programme sees Peter Barakan meet experts with fascinating cultural insights while Matt Alt presents an entertaining take on the same theme.

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

As battles with Russia persist in an eastern Ukrainian town, electricity is vital - through power grid workers risking their lives to fix the grid, we depict people losing their homeland to war.

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

We bring you prestigious award winning programs produced by broadcasters across Japan in the series.

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

Aomori is beautiful, but its northern climate can be harsh. Our cyclist enjoys the warmest of welcomes in communities that historically had to cooperate closely in everything in order to survive.

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: Line Designs. These are evolving in many fields across Japan, from the traditional art of calligraphy to furniture and architecture - explore a truly diverse world of line designs.

Children want to know whether a large desk can pass through the doorway of the classroom. Numbler makes the desk immovable, but Barky shows them how to compare lengths and widths by using a ribbon.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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

With flashy armour and cunning tactics, samurai Maeda Toshiie struck fear in the heart of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and left a lasting cultural influence.

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

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

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

Renowned Japanese artist and international star Fujii Kaze makes his way to NHK's tiny desk in Shibuya in Tokyo to perform a set of original music and deliver an unparalleled original experience.

In Japan, extremely powerful lightning known as a superbolt can occur in the Hokuriku region during winter - what is the source of a power which is comparable to a small nuclear explosion?

Design engineer Tagawa Kinya investigates the process of design by looking at the work of Yanagi Sori, who shaped products by making models using different materials.