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

All-black soup with a one-of-a-kind bowl of ramen from the fertile rice lands of Toyama.

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

Today: explaining when there's been a misunderstanding. Bima Aji Nugroho from Indonesia works at a metalworking company in Saitama Prefecture - he worries about problems due to miscommunication.

Nearly everything the Sakamoto family eats is produced by them - they also collect local food waste to feed their pigs and use solar power for a zero waste life cycle that makes for a happy family.

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 dramatization, 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

Enoshima, a popular tourist destination near Tokyo known for marine sports, is also an island with spiritual depth and mystical natural scenery - come along on an unforgettable two-hour journey.

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

Matera in southern Italy is a town carved into pale limestone cliffs - with its rows of cave dwellings, this city has been home to people for thousands of years and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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 travel Okayama in spring, visiting unique places like a city famous for horseshoe crabs, an island with a historical stone quarry, and a temple featuring hundreds of woodblock prints

Ozzy, a grown man, loves pink and uses lots of pink things. Mee feels puzzled about it, and a strange being named 'Puzzlin' appears! Every time Mee meets Ozzy, the number of Puzzlins increases...

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.

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

Tune in to J-Melo for great Japanese music! This week: Aoi Eir (an anisong diva with a brand-new release) and GPP (an 8-piece all-female group with their sights on going international)

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.

Japan's population is ageing, but 'active seniors' energetically participate in work and hobbies - we meet a salesperson and a clockmaker who are centenarians and learn the secrets to good health.

On Sado Island, Shine is interested in Maro. How will she respond today? Momoko is a beauty parlour cat who's popular with customers. She joins her owner at a folk music practice session

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

All-black soup with a one-of-a-kind bowl of ramen from the fertile rice lands of Toyama.

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

Today: explaining when there's been a misunderstanding. Bima Aji Nugroho from Indonesia works at a metalworking company in Saitama Prefecture - he worries about problems due to miscommunication.

Nearly everything the Sakamoto family eats is produced by them - they also collect local food waste to feed their pigs and use solar power for a zero waste life cycle that makes for a happy family.

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 dramatization, 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

Enoshima, a popular tourist destination near Tokyo known for marine sports, is also an island with spiritual depth and mystical natural scenery - come along on an unforgettable two-hour journey.

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 travel Okayama in spring, visiting unique places like a city famous for horseshoe crabs, an island with a historical stone quarry, and a temple featuring hundreds of woodblock prints

Ozzy, a grown man, loves pink and uses lots of pink things. Mee feels puzzled about it, and a strange being named 'Puzzlin' appears! Every time Mee meets Ozzy, the number of Puzzlins increases...

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.

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

Tune in to J-Melo for great Japanese music! This week: Aoi Eir (an anisong diva with a brand-new release) and GPP (an 8-piece all-female group with their sights on going international)

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.

Japan's population is ageing, but 'active seniors' energetically participate in work and hobbies - we meet a salesperson and a clockmaker who are centenarians and learn the secrets to good health.

On Sado Island, Shine is interested in Maro. How will she respond today? Momoko is a beauty parlour cat who's popular with customers. She joins her owner at a folk music practice session

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

Matera in southern Italy is a town carved into pale limestone cliffs - with its rows of cave dwellings, this city has been home to people for thousands of years and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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

All-black soup with a one-of-a-kind bowl of ramen from the fertile rice lands of Toyama.

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

Today: explaining when there's been a misunderstanding. Bima Aji Nugroho from Indonesia works at a metalworking company in Saitama Prefecture - he worries about problems due to miscommunication.

Nearly everything the Sakamoto family eats is produced by them - they also collect local food waste to feed their pigs and use solar power for a zero waste life cycle that makes for a happy family.

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

An oasis in the heart of Tokyo with ties to the post-World War II US occupation, one restaurant has shaped Japanese food trends for over 100 years.

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

Enoshima, a popular tourist destination near Tokyo known for marine sports, is also an island with spiritual depth and mystical natural scenery - come along on an unforgettable two-hour journey.

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 travel Okayama in spring, visiting unique places like a city famous for horseshoe crabs, an island with a historical stone quarry, and a temple featuring hundreds of woodblock prints

Ozzy, a grown man, loves pink and uses lots of pink things. Mee feels puzzled about it, and a strange being named 'Puzzlin' appears! Every time Mee meets Ozzy, the number of Puzzlins increases...

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.

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

Tune in to J-Melo for great Japanese music! This week: Aoi Eir (an anisong diva with a brand-new release) and GPP (an 8-piece all-female group with their sights on going international)

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.

Japan's population is ageing, but 'active seniors' energetically participate in work and hobbies - we meet a salesperson and a clockmaker who are centenarians and learn the secrets to good health.

On Sado Island, Shine is interested in Maro. How will she respond today? Momoko is a beauty parlour cat who's popular with customers. She joins her owner at a folk music practice session

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

All-black soup with a one-of-a-kind bowl of ramen from the fertile rice lands of Toyama.

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

Today: explaining when there's been a misunderstanding. Bima Aji Nugroho from Indonesia works at a metalworking company in Saitama Prefecture - he worries about problems due to miscommunication.

Nearly everything the Sakamoto family eats is produced by them - they also collect local food waste to feed their pigs and use solar power for a zero waste life cycle that makes for a happy family.

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

Matera in southern Italy is a town carved into pale limestone cliffs - with its rows of cave dwellings, this city has been home to people for thousands of years and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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.

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

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.

We visit a factory in Kobe that has overcome multiple challenges to keep making tasty 'ekiben' railway bento (boxed meals) of local delicacies like the famous 'octopus trap' and self-heating sukiyaki

A centuries-old eel catching technique. Bridges designed to be submerged in the river. Locals have found ingenious ways to coexist with the Shimanto. See this mighty river in time-lapse.

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 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

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

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

#25 My throat hurts. / To explain what part of your body ails you, say the part, then the particle 'ga' followed by adjectives like 'itai' - meaning painful - and finally 'n desu'.

More and more foreign students come to Japan to become certified auto mechanics and find long-term employment - we follow one such student, a young woman from Myanmar who pursues her Japanese dream.

At the University of Tokyo's Study Abroad Fair, NHK World-Japan showed students how its content can be used to learn practical English, and introduced an educational program in Japanese schools

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

Air to Oysters, Decentralising Water: From drinking water to sewage disposal, discover how new tech is enabling off-grid water solutions

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 Funky Girls are a women's tug-of-war team with an average age of 50. Three nights a week, they forget all their personal problems and practice in pursuit of a shared dream - champions of Japan

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 visit a factory in Kobe that has overcome multiple challenges to keep making tasty 'ekiben' railway bento (boxed meals) of local delicacies like the famous 'octopus trap' and self-heating sukiyaki

A centuries-old eel catching technique. Bridges designed to be submerged in the river. Locals have found ingenious ways to coexist with the Shimanto. See this mighty river in time-lapse.