NHK World - Japan HD Thursday

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

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

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Matsunoo Taisha is the guardian Shinto shrine to Kyoto's west - in April and May, the deities are carried through the community in prayer for local prosperity to uphold a 1000-year-old tradition.

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

With its unique smell and stickiness, people either love or hate natto - eating it has been linked to longevity, and a substance in this powerful food could even help solve environmental issues!

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Have a whale of a time as we dive deep into an urban aquarium, explore the world-class research behind its breeding success, and discover rarely seen creatures from distant waters

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Sanma takes centre stage across Japan each autumn - Kyle visits a bustling port to explore its traditions, then meets a chef who highlights the fish's subtle bitterness in refined French dishes.

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.

Ushioda Kazuya 's realistic art has been winning top prizes in international competitions. He tells us about creating his detailed portraits, and the thought that goes into each one

Gataine Odori is a dance that depicts exhausting land reclamation work carried out in Omuta in the 19th century - a group of elderly women teach the dance to schoolchildren and keep the story alive.

Edo was a city of waterways; the Yoroi Ferry transported people across the Nihonbashi River, a main commercial artery. A captain's job was high-pressure and required skill and guts.

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

Matsunoo Taisha is the guardian Shinto shrine to Kyoto's west - in April and May, the deities are carried through the community in prayer for local prosperity to uphold a 1000-year-old tradition.

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

With its unique smell and stickiness, people either love or hate natto - eating it has been linked to longevity, and a substance in this powerful food could even help solve environmental issues!

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Every year, the Blue Ribbon and Laurel Prizes honour the finest newly built and redesigned trains. Meet the winners for 2026!

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

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

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Have a whale of a time as we dive deep into an urban aquarium, explore the world-class research behind its breeding success, and discover rarely seen creatures from distant waters

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Matsunoo Taisha is the guardian Shinto shrine to Kyoto's west - in April and May, the deities are carried through the community in prayer for local prosperity to uphold a 1000-year-old tradition.

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

Ushioda Kazuya 's realistic art has been winning top prizes in international competitions. He tells us about creating his detailed portraits, and the thought that goes into each one

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

We visit an Edo-style open-air teahouse where townspeople enjoyed refreshments, conversation, and the company of exotic birds - for them, these outings were about more than a good time.

18-year-old Miyako Haruto has decided to leave his children's home and live on his own. But his caregivers worry about his reluctance to open up. We follow him as he embarks on a life of independence

#41 Can we buy tickets? / To ask someone if you can do something, say the verb to indicate your desired action, followed by 'koto ga' and 'dekimasu,' meaning something is possible. Then add 'ka.'

With its unique smell and stickiness, people either love or hate natto - eating it has been linked to longevity, and a substance in this powerful food could even help solve environmental issues!

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Every year, the Blue Ribbon and Laurel Prizes honour the finest newly built and redesigned trains. Meet the winners for 2026!

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

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

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Matsunoo Taisha is the guardian Shinto shrine to Kyoto's west - in April and May, the deities are carried through the community in prayer for local prosperity to uphold a 1000-year-old tradition.

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Have a whale of a time as we dive deep into an urban aquarium, explore the world-class research behind its breeding success, and discover rarely seen creatures from distant waters

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

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

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Attacks by Islamic extremists had caused chaos in Indonesia, but social programmes designed to reeducate prisoners are under way and the former terrorists are now trying to reintegrate into society.

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Koyasan is the sacred site of a Buddhist sect established by monk Kukai around 1,200 years ago - come meet the devoted residents who are grateful for his protection and the enduring bonds he fosters.

A line-up for ramen in the morning?! Head to an area attracting visitors from around the country in search of...ramen!

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Every year, the Blue Ribbon and Laurel Prizes honour the finest newly built and redesigned trains. Meet the winners for 2026!

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Visiting places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.

NHK Newsline brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together

Despite the booming popularity of Japan's castles, many facilities are reaching the end of their lifespan and require a critical decision: wooden reconstruction, seismic retrofitting, or demolition