NHK World - Japan HD Wednesday

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 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.

Toyohama's Sea Bream Festival goes back more than a century. Each year five districts build their own floats by hand and on the festival day in July, they parade through town in fishy splendour!

Home to blueberry farms and open gardens, Kodaira is a suburban getaway that offers a taste of rural living. We learn about the efforts of early settlers to bring life to what was a barren landscape

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

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

Luna, a girl who is uncomfortable with doctors' offices, comes to understand the value of medicine via the thrilling explanations of a mysterious doctor - this episode is about doctors' offices.

In 2025, Kobayashi Aika received a perfect score from every judge at the world's top chocolate show held in Paris. She talks about what goes into her brilliant one-of-a-kind chocolate creations

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: concrete testing equipment

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 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.

The nuns of Otowasan Kannonji Temple teach us how to prepare karin quince jam. Make sure to use the entire fruit, including seeds, for the tastiest jam.

Much of the stonework supporting Japan's terraced fields is in danger of collapse - there's an urgent need to train new dry stone wallers to carry out repairs, and Kaneko Reo runs workshops.

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 Sendai, Tohoku's largest city, a piano sits along a tree-lined avenue for a jazz festival, where passersby stop to play from the hear

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from September 22, Day 10 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo

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 world comes alive in a different way after sunset, with bright city lights or the glow of a 24-hour industrial complex. See how the scenery changes through the night with time-lapse photography.

Toji is a traditional Japanese practice of an extended stay at a hot spring to restore body and mind. Find out how hot springs may benefit our health

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

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

The world's first robot fire brigade has been developed in Japan - see how these incredible robots equipped with AI can tackle large-scale fires in areas that are inaccessible to humans.

The US-Iran conflict led to what the IEA called the worst-ever energy crisis, and more power demand was predicted with the summer heat. How do the crisis and a surge in coal use affect climate change?

With their warm light and bright, colourful designs, Aizu's hand-painted candles are 'flowers that never fade,' bringing comfort through long winters. Experience the glow 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

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of the local culture and history.

Luna, a girl who is uncomfortable with doctors' offices, comes to understand the value of medicine via the thrilling explanations of a mysterious doctor. This episode is about medicine.

Matsufuji Yasushi has been promoting the Fukuoka Method of waste disposal in developing countries dealing with population growth and urbanisation. He talks about the low-cost, eco-friendly approach

Tokyo's oldest izakaya - with its traditional fare and lucky cats surviving wars and pandemics - has been a place to feel at ease for over 100 years.

Caught in an evening shower, Edo townspeople scramble across a bridge in search of shelter - on the river beyond, a lone figure steers his boat unfazed by the rain. Where is he 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

Taimatsu Akashi honours those who died defending the castle in Sukagawa in 1589. Local people form teams to make huge torches that are set alight in a hilltop park to commemorate the fallen warriors

The nuns of Otowasan Kannonji Temple show us how to make vinegared oyster mushrooms - add celery and sweet persimmons to fresh oyster mushrooms, then homemade iri-zake and squeezed kabosu.

In 2025, Kobayashi Aika received a perfect score from every judge at the world's top chocolate show held in Paris. She talks about what goes into her brilliant one-of-a-kind chocolate creations

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: concrete testing equipment

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 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.

Toyohama's Sea Bream Festival goes back more than a century. Each year five districts build their own floats by hand and on the festival day in July, they parade through town in fishy splendour!

Much of the stonework supporting Japan's terraced fields is in danger of collapse - there's an urgent need to train new dry stone wallers to carry out repairs, and Kaneko Reo runs workshops.

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 miners of Iwami Ginzan worked in darkness, risking their lives for fortune and glory. The area once produced quantities of silver yet had little impact on the beauty of the surrounding mountains

Introducing asari, Japan's most popular clam - visit Aichi to feast your eyes on asari dishes and see how they're cultivated using suspended cages. How about diving for some giant asari?

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 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.

Home to blueberry farms and open gardens, Kodaira is a suburban getaway that offers a taste of rural living. We learn about the efforts of early settlers to bring life to what was a barren landscape

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 Sendai, Tohoku's largest city, a piano sits along a tree-lined avenue for a jazz festival, where passersby stop to play from the hear

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from September 23, Day 11 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo

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 world comes alive in a different way after sunset, with bright city lights or the glow of a 24-hour industrial complex. See how the scenery changes through the night with time-lapse photography.

In 2025, Kobayashi Aika received a perfect score from every judge at the world's top chocolate show held in Paris. She talks about what goes into her brilliant one-of-a-kind chocolate creations

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: concrete testing equipment

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

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

Toyohama's Sea Bream Festival goes back more than a century. Each year five districts build their own floats by hand and on the festival day in July, they parade through town in fishy splendour!

Matsufuji Yasushi has been promoting the Fukuoka Method of waste disposal in developing countries dealing with population growth and urbanisation. He talks about the low-cost, eco-friendly approach

Nori tsukudani is a popular topping in rice-loving Japan - made with local nori from Tokyo Bay, it's a taste and tradition preserved for over 100 years.

On hot and humid summer nights, nothing can get in the way of sleep like mosquitoes - we learn about the tools Edo townspeople had at their disposal to fight these pesky insects.

Much of the stonework supporting Japan's terraced fields is in danger of collapse - there's an urgent need to train new dry stone wallers to carry out repairs, and Kaneko Reo runs workshops.

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

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of the local culture and history.

Luna, a girl who is uncomfortable with doctors' offices, comes to understand the value of medicine via the thrilling explanations of a mysterious doctor. This episode is about medicine.

Introducing asari, Japan's most popular clam - visit Aichi to feast your eyes on asari dishes and see how they're cultivated using suspended cages. How about diving for some giant asari?

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

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of the local culture and history.

The nuns of Otowasan Kannonji Temple show us how to make vinegared oyster mushrooms - add celery and sweet persimmons to fresh oyster mushrooms, then homemade iri-zake and squeezed kabosu.

Home to blueberry farms and open gardens, Kodaira is a suburban getaway that offers a taste of rural living. We learn about the efforts of early settlers to bring life to what was a barren landscape

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

Taimatsu Akashi honours those who died defending the castle in Sukagawa in 1589. Local people form teams to make huge torches that are set alight in a hilltop park to commemorate the fallen warriors

Luna, a girl who is uncomfortable with doctors' offices, comes to understand the value of medicine via the thrilling explanations of a mysterious doctor - this episode is about doctors' offices.

In 2025, Kobayashi Aika received a perfect score from every judge at the world's top chocolate show held in Paris. She talks about what goes into her brilliant one-of-a-kind chocolate creations

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: concrete testing equipment

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 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.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from September 23, Day 11 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

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

Participants of the Hyoge Festival clown around in fun and silly costumes - it originated as a sly way of thanking a local hero who built reservoirs but was exiled in the 17th century.

The nuns of Otowasan Kannonji Temple teach us how to prepare karin quince jam. Make sure to use the entire fruit, including seeds, for the tastiest jam.

From the rapid growth of the recovery wear market to 'forbidden foods' loaded with guilty-pleasure goodness, why are some products booming in Japan in spite of the inflation? Join us to find out!

Curry rice is one of Japan's most iconic national dishes - how did Jimbocho in Tokyo become a curry town?

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

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of the local culture and history.

Toyohama's Sea Bream Festival goes back more than a century. Each year five districts build their own floats by hand and on the festival day in July, they parade through town in fishy splendour!

Bonfires are lit on the mountains to guide ancestors back to the afterlife after their visit in August. This tradition connects the living and the dead through prayer and strengthens community bonds

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

Japanese stationery is famous for its quality, design and functionality - we look at many unique items including products for research labs, left-handed users, and even writing in virtual space.

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

Introducing asari, Japan's most popular clam - visit Aichi to feast your eyes on asari dishes and see how they're cultivated using suspended cages. How about diving for some giant asari?

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

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from September 23, Day 11 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

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

From the rapid growth of the recovery wear market to 'forbidden foods' loaded with guilty-pleasure goodness, why are some products booming in Japan in spite of the inflation? Join us to find out!

Curry rice is one of Japan's most iconic national dishes - how did Jimbocho in Tokyo become a curry town?