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

In the Aizu region in inner Fukushima, there's an ekiben with warm homegrown flavours, packed with the wisdom of those who survived through harsh winters and the bounty of the land

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

Today: asking for further information. Khine Mie Mie Soe from Myanmar makes floral arrangements for TV - in a role play challenge, she asks for more information about the flowers that a client wants.

With falling demand and fewer occasions to wear kimonos, Tajiri Daichi turns discarded kimono fabric into stylish shoes while bringing tradition into everyday life and helping to keep it alive.

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

Elephants are both feared and revered in Sri Lanka - in 2024, around 150 people and 400 elephants died in increasingly frequent encounters which can force people to make life-altering decisions.

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 Aizu, samurai teachings still run deep, and the defeat in the Boshin War further solidified that spirit. Peter Barakan explores this legacy, which also shaped bacteriologist Noguchi Hideyo's life

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

Known as the City of Angels, Puebla was founded during the Spanish colonial era in the mountains of central Mexico. Its historic centre is 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 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.

This episode features 'Become an Athlete for three minutes,' with soccer exercises. In addition, Mosso brings us, 'Not the Same' and Wakey sings 'The Songs Song.' It energises kids

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

Magokoro Brothers. Signature songs including Summer Nude, the duo revisit some of their best-loved classics in special arrangements created exclusively for the intimate setting of tiny desk

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.

Hyper-modern Japanese kitchens are compact and comfortable spaces for cooking and eating - we look at the history and evolution of this space at the heart of every Japanese home.

Gorokichi goes for slow, relaxed walks during the day and sits with his owner at a pub in the evening. Madara lives at a cafe on a hill overlooking the ocean. She enjoys playing among cherry blossoms

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 the Aizu region in inner Fukushima, there's an ekiben with warm homegrown flavours, packed with the wisdom of those who survived through harsh winters and the bounty of the land

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

Today: asking for further information. Khine Mie Mie Soe from Myanmar makes floral arrangements for TV - in a role play challenge, she asks for more information about the flowers that a client wants.

With falling demand and fewer occasions to wear kimonos, Tajiri Daichi turns discarded kimono fabric into stylish shoes while bringing tradition into everyday life and helping to keep it alive.

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

Elephants are both feared and revered in Sri Lanka - in 2024, around 150 people and 400 elephants died in increasingly frequent encounters which can force people to make life-altering decisions.

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 Aizu, samurai teachings still run deep, and the defeat in the Boshin War further solidified that spirit. Peter Barakan explores this legacy, which also shaped bacteriologist Noguchi Hideyo's life

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.

This episode features 'Become an Athlete for three minutes,' with soccer exercises. In addition, Mosso brings us, 'Not the Same' and Wakey sings 'The Songs Song.' It energises kids

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

Magokoro Brothers. Signature songs including Summer Nude, the duo revisit some of their best-loved classics in special arrangements created exclusively for the intimate setting of tiny desk

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.

Hyper-modern Japanese kitchens are compact and comfortable spaces for cooking and eating - we look at the history and evolution of this space at the heart of every Japanese home.

Gorokichi goes for slow, relaxed walks during the day and sits with his owner at a pub in the evening. Madara lives at a cafe on a hill overlooking the ocean. She enjoys playing among cherry blossoms

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

Known as the City of Angels, Puebla was founded during the Spanish colonial era in the mountains of central Mexico. Its historic centre is 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

In the Aizu region in inner Fukushima, there's an ekiben with warm homegrown flavours, packed with the wisdom of those who survived through harsh winters and the bounty of the land

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

Today: asking for further information. Khine Mie Mie Soe from Myanmar makes floral arrangements for TV - in a role play challenge, she asks for more information about the flowers that a client wants.

With falling demand and fewer occasions to wear kimonos, Tajiri Daichi turns discarded kimono fabric into stylish shoes while bringing tradition into everyday life and helping to keep it alive.

Elephants are both feared and revered in Sri Lanka - in 2024, around 150 people and 400 elephants died in increasingly frequent encounters which can force people to make life-altering decisions.

In this episode, we learn about risshu and shosho, two dates of early autumn. The temple chefs show us how to prepare dishes using winter melon and share their recipe for a Japanese-style ratatouille.

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 Aizu, samurai teachings still run deep, and the defeat in the Boshin War further solidified that spirit. Peter Barakan explores this legacy, which also shaped bacteriologist Noguchi Hideyo's life

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.

This episode features 'Become an Athlete for three minutes,' with soccer exercises. In addition, Mosso brings us, 'Not the Same' and Wakey sings 'The Songs Song.' It energises kids

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

Magokoro Brothers. Signature songs including Summer Nude, the duo revisit some of their best-loved classics in special arrangements created exclusively for the intimate setting of tiny desk

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.

Hyper-modern Japanese kitchens are compact and comfortable spaces for cooking and eating - we look at the history and evolution of this space at the heart of every Japanese home.

Gorokichi goes for slow, relaxed walks during the day and sits with his owner at a pub in the evening. Madara lives at a cafe on a hill overlooking the ocean. She enjoys playing among cherry blossoms

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 the Aizu region in inner Fukushima, there's an ekiben with warm homegrown flavours, packed with the wisdom of those who survived through harsh winters and the bounty of the land

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

Today: asking for further information. Khine Mie Mie Soe from Myanmar makes floral arrangements for TV - in a role play challenge, she asks for more information about the flowers that a client wants.

With falling demand and fewer occasions to wear kimonos, Tajiri Daichi turns discarded kimono fabric into stylish shoes while bringing tradition into everyday life and helping to keep it alive.

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

Known as the City of Angels, Puebla was founded during the Spanish colonial era in the mountains of central Mexico. Its historic centre is 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

Maxine is a university student who joined a school providing educational support and life advice to international students wanting to enter Japanese high school, and this experience changed her life.

Wind power helps fight climate change, but birds face growing risks as turbines spread across land and sea - this episode explores impacts and mitigation measures to protect birds and the climate.

Okayama / Hara Kenya (graphic designer). Hara visits a Japanese propeller maker with a 30% global market share, to discover the merit of finding an object's perfect shape, without compromise.

We visit a factory in Hamamatsu, where they use technology, hand craft, and finely tuned instinct to make keyboard harmonicas (a.k.a. 'melodicas') for everyone from schoolchildren to pro musicians.

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 mouths. Explore the unique culture behind them.

A new version of Easy Japanese is coming to TV first this time. Learn simple expressions you can put to use whether you're visiting or staying; tune in and start speaking

In response to a serious labour shortage, Japan's taxi industry is hiring more and more foreign drivers. The program explores the efforts by both the government and taxi companies to facilitate this.

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

Stick insects are truly masters of concealment, often hiding in plain sight. Three passionate enthusiasts help the Darwin team navigate their many mysterious yet amazing worlds in search of answers

Kamikochi is a beautiful mountainous region in Nagano Prefecture that's 1,500m above sea level - with a reflective pond and rime ice, see the frozen beauty of Kamikochi through time-lapse photography.

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 free boxing gym helps people of all ages who are facing personal challenges to work hard and reach new goals. Meanwhile, its owner is battling cancer, and searching for a reason to keep on going

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 Hamamatsu, where they use technology, hand craft, and finely tuned instinct to make keyboard harmonicas (a.k.a. 'melodicas') for everyone from schoolchildren to pro musicians.

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.