NHK World - Japan HD Sunday

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

Visionary woman Akamatsu Ryoko advocated for the passage of Japan's Equal Employment Opportunity Act in 1985 - now a new generation continues the fight for gender equality.

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 time we break down 'kimedashi', a power move where a rikishi locks their opponent's arms and marches them out of the ring - we analyse technique, style, and the risks of the manoeuvre.

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

Located on Terceira Island about 1000 kilometres off of the coast of Portugal, the designated World Heritage Site of Angra do Heroismo is a port town which flourished during the Age of Exploration.

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 explore Osaka, a prefecture known for its great cuisine - we meet a couple who fish for daggertooth pike conger (hamo), which taste great in summer, a farmer growing juicy eggplants, and much more.

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

Join May J. for music from Chameleon Lime Whoopiepie (getting international attention for their free-spirited style) and vocalist Suzuhana Yuko, who fuses rock with traditional Japanese instruments.

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.

Konnyaku is an important element of Japanese cuisine - it offers various health benefits and is drawing international attention. We learn about the many uses of this surprising superfood.

A cat takes a nap among the fragrant flowers at a farm that grows sweet pea flowers, another cat takes a nap at an archery range, and we meet more local cats as residents celebrate a unique tradition.

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 carefully-made Kareigawa Bento, featuring local Kagoshima cuisine, is sold at a wooden train station more than 120 years old and tells the story of people brought together by the ekiben.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

Today: asking someone to repeat and clarify. Do Cong Uan from Vietnam works at a metalworking company - in a role play challenge, he must ask a superior to repeat and clarify what they said.

Culinary researcher Yokoyama Takako lives in a mountain region - she cans and ferments local produce to make it through the depths of winter in work supported by nature's bounty and ancestral wisdom.

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

Visionary woman Akamatsu Ryoko advocated for the passage of Japan's Equal Employment Opportunity Act in 1985 - now a new generation continues the fight for gender equality.

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 time we break down 'kimedashi', a power move where a rikishi locks their opponent's arms and marches them out of the ring - we analyse technique, style, and the risks of the manoeuvre.

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 explore Osaka, a prefecture known for its great cuisine - we meet a couple who fish for daggertooth pike conger (hamo), which taste great in summer, a farmer growing juicy eggplants, and much more.

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

Join May J. for music from Chameleon Lime Whoopiepie (getting international attention for their free-spirited style) and vocalist Suzuhana Yuko, who fuses rock with traditional Japanese instruments.

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.

Konnyaku is an important element of Japanese cuisine - it offers various health benefits and is drawing international attention. We learn about the many uses of this surprising superfood.

A cat takes a nap among the fragrant flowers at a farm that grows sweet pea flowers, another cat takes a nap at an archery range, and we meet more local cats as residents celebrate a unique tradition.

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

Located on Terceira Island about 1000 kilometres off of the coast of Portugal, the designated World Heritage Site of Angra do Heroismo is a port town which flourished during the Age of Exploration.

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 carefully-made Kareigawa Bento, featuring local Kagoshima cuisine, is sold at a wooden train station more than 120 years old and tells the story of people brought together by the ekiben.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

Today: asking someone to repeat and clarify. Do Cong Uan from Vietnam works at a metalworking company - in a role play challenge, he must ask a superior to repeat and clarify what they said.

Culinary researcher Yokoyama Takako lives in a mountain region - she cans and ferments local produce to make it through the depths of winter in work supported by nature's bounty and ancestral wisdom.

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

Visionary woman Akamatsu Ryoko advocated for the passage of Japan's Equal Employment Opportunity Act in 1985 - now a new generation continues the fight for gender equality.

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 time we break down 'kimedashi', a power move where a rikishi locks their opponent's arms and marches them out of the ring - we analyse technique, style, and the risks of the manoeuvre.

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 explore Osaka, a prefecture known for its great cuisine - we meet a couple who fish for daggertooth pike conger (hamo), which taste great in summer, a farmer growing juicy eggplants, and much more.

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

Join May J. for music from Chameleon Lime Whoopiepie (getting international attention for their free-spirited style) and vocalist Suzuhana Yuko, who fuses rock with traditional Japanese instruments.

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.

Konnyaku is an important element of Japanese cuisine - it offers various health benefits and is drawing international attention. We learn about the many uses of this surprising superfood.

A cat takes a nap among the fragrant flowers at a farm that grows sweet pea flowers, another cat takes a nap at an archery range, and we meet more local cats as residents celebrate a unique tradition.

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 carefully-made Kareigawa Bento, featuring local Kagoshima cuisine, is sold at a wooden train station more than 120 years old and tells the story of people brought together by the ekiben.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

Today: asking someone to repeat and clarify. Do Cong Uan from Vietnam works at a metalworking company - in a role play challenge, he must ask a superior to repeat and clarify what they said.

Culinary researcher Yokoyama Takako lives in a mountain region - she cans and ferments local produce to make it through the depths of winter in work supported by nature's bounty and ancestral wisdom.

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

Located on Terceira Island about 1000 kilometres off of the coast of Portugal, the designated World Heritage Site of Angra do Heroismo is a port town which flourished during the Age of Exploration.

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.

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

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.

We meet English-born Roland Gregory (aka Roly), who runs his own apple orchard in the Nagano countryside, and Gethmina Dinithika from Sri Lanka, who works at a ramen shop in Ueda in Nagano too.

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 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.

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?

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

Does this train go to Ikebukuro? Find out how to ask if public transportation goes to your destination; use the name of the place plus 'ni ikimasu ka'

A Sri Lankan student participates in the Mie Prefecture Youth Police Supporters volunteer programme that works with communities to build a safer society by preventing crimes before they occur.

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

Visiting places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long 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 a company using vending machines to sell fresh salads and another that has repurposed cigarette vending machines to sell tea.

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 stroke left a former reporter unable to move except for his eyes - his wife helps him communicate using eye movements. Together they have created a humorous written chronicle of their lives.

Chef Nobuko, her cameraman husband Makoto, and their cat Tama take us on a tasty journey of local cuisine served with a side of seasonal scenery at the Satoyama Kitchen guesthouse in Hida Takayama.

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 meet English-born Roland Gregory (aka Roly), who runs his own apple orchard in the Nagano countryside, and Gethmina Dinithika from Sri Lanka, who works at a ramen shop in Ueda in Nagano too.