NHK World - Japan HD Friday

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

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

The stories behind the world's largest continent as it faces political, economic, cultural and technological change.

In Japan, 'goze' were blind female travelling performers - we look at the lives of the songstresses who travelled throughout Japan with shamisen in hand and sang their songs to earn a living.

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 small prefab restaurant in Aomori Prefecture sells only noodles and oden hotpot - for three days we ask local customers why this no-frills business holds such a special place in their hearts.

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

Railway Technical Research Institute leads R&D for Japan's railways, from the JR companies to smaller regional lines. See the cutting-edge research that's shaping the future of rail transport.

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

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

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

Ito Satomi has designed costumes for many top-tier figure skaters from Japan and overseas - she shares her passion and inspiration for her craft.

The key to global warming may lie underground: soil contains far more carbon than the atmosphere, but overdevelopment of farmland releases it as CO2. We explore efforts to capture carbon in the soil

A monk from Myanmar came to Japan to build a temple for the people of his country - he believes it's his mission to offer them a place of sanctuary and provide them with physical and mental comfort.

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

The stories behind the world's largest continent as it faces political, economic, cultural and technological change.

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 Japan, 'goze' were blind female travelling performers - we look at the lives of the songstresses who travelled throughout Japan with shamisen in hand and sang their songs to earn a living.

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: Design Hunting in Shiga. This central prefecture is home to Lake Biwa and rich water resources led to a unique regional culture. Our design hunt explores modern updates on 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

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

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

Social entrepreneur Doya Yuto supports Ghana through his fashion brand and NPO. By providing fair wages and reinvesting profits, he builds schools and expands education in disadvantaged communities

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 stories behind the world's largest continent as it faces political, economic, cultural and technological change.

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

Ito Satomi has designed costumes for many top-tier figure skaters from Japan and overseas - she shares her passion and inspiration for her craft.

The key to global warming may lie underground: soil contains far more carbon than the atmosphere, but overdevelopment of farmland releases it as CO2. We explore efforts to capture carbon in the soil

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

Made mainly from antibodies, biologic drugs have transformed the approach to treating chronic inflammatory diseases such as asthma and rheumatoid arthritis - we explore their mechanisms and potential.

In Japan, 'goze' were blind female travelling performers - we look at the lives of the songstresses who travelled throughout Japan with shamisen in hand and sang their songs to earn a living.

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: Design Hunting in Shiga. This central prefecture is home to Lake Biwa and rich water resources led to a unique regional culture. Our design hunt explores modern updates on 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

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

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 stories behind the world's largest continent as it faces political, economic, cultural and technological change.

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 monk from Myanmar came to Japan to build a temple for the people of his country - he believes it's his mission to offer them a place of sanctuary and provide them with physical and mental comfort.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: taste sensing systems

Found all over Japan, torii are gateways to Shinto shrines and the deities within. We meet people trying to rebuild torii after a huge earthquake and examine what torii mean to Japanese people.

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 eruption of Mt. Fuji could spew 490 million cubic meters of ash over a wide area, including Tokyo. CG and dramatisation, based on the latest scientific research, highlight the potential risks

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

1843: after surviving a shipwreck, 16-year-old John Manjiro found himself in the US - he later played a key role in opening Japan's doors to the world. Peter Barakan visits Manjiro's hometown of Tosa.

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

On an early spring ride around the base of this extensive mountain range, we meet an artisan making traditional snowshoes, a family making salmon trout sushi, and villagers picking medicinal herbs.

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: Design Hunting in Shiga. This central prefecture is home to Lake Biwa and rich water resources led to a unique regional culture. Our design hunt explores modern updates on 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

Mount Fuji is an icon of Japan - we explore how it attained its height and cone shape, where its water goes, and the story behind the Fujiko faith.

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.

In the Yoshiwara district, Edo's most prominent pleasure quarters, small humanoid creatures scurry about among lavish spenders, courtesans and apprentices - what are they up to?

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

...Your Life. Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.

Fukasawa Naoto (Product designer) visits Shimane. Red 'Sekishu' roof tiles are perfectly suited to cold, snowy regions. Fukasawa considers design that embodies the community it comes from.

One of the most popular plays, Chushingura is based on a sensational historical incident when 47 masterless samurai avenged the death of their lord - Kataoka Ainosuke explores it in a two-part series.