NHK World - Japan Saturday

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 firms are rethinking mass production and disposal - the world's third-largest clothing company is recycling and reusing used clothes while one firm is reducing e-waste and helping refugees.

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

Boat builders in one coastal district used their skills to make houses - Nishizawa considers how architecture is affected by a community's terrain and values.

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

Untold stories of the Battle of Kaizoku.

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 presents news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia

Explore one of Tokyo's remote islands! Awaiting us is a breathtaking flight experience found nowhere else in Japan.

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 pursue the shape-shifting trickster Mujina in this episode - this being associated with raccoon dogs is known on Niigata Prefecture's Sado island as human, animal, yokai and deity.

Below your eyes is the Sea of Okhotsk in the season of drift ice - climbers are scaling a huge icefall reaching 40 metres high.

Kyoto has about 2,700 temples that hold an array of Buddhist statues - sculptors breathe life into these objects of worship.

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: Designing Neighbourhoods. Architects and artists work with landowners and local government to shape appealing neighbourhoods with strong character - explore this next-generation method.

The proactive science education programme that encourages primary and lower secondary school children to discover and investigate the mysteries that puzzle them.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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 meet people in Kumamoto who cherish their ancestry and nature including a traditional inlay artisan, a group passing on the history of the building of an embankment, and a brown cattle breeder.

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 firms are rethinking mass production and disposal - the world's third-largest clothing company is recycling and reusing used clothes while one firm is reducing e-waste and helping refugees.

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

Boat builders in one coastal district used their skills to make houses - Nishizawa considers how architecture is affected by a community's terrain and values.

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

Untold stories of the Battle of Kaizoku.

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 presents news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia

Explore one of Tokyo's remote islands! Awaiting us is a breathtaking flight experience found nowhere else in Japan.

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

This programme focuses on the latest Japanese business trends, corporate strategies and technologies - we look behind the scenes and discuss their global impact from various perspectives.

The proactive science education programme that encourages primary and lower secondary school children to discover and investigate the mysteries that puzzle them.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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 meet people in Kumamoto who cherish their ancestry and nature including a traditional inlay artisan, a group passing on the history of the building of an embankment, and a brown cattle breeder.

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 pursue the shape-shifting trickster Mujina in this episode - this being associated with raccoon dogs is known on Niigata Prefecture's Sado island as human, animal, yokai and deity.

Below your eyes is the Sea of Okhotsk in the season of drift ice - climbers are scaling a huge icefall reaching 40 metres high.

Kyoto has about 2,700 temples that hold an array of Buddhist statues - sculptors breathe life into these objects of worship.

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 firms are rethinking mass production and disposal - the world's third-largest clothing company is recycling and reusing used clothes while one firm is reducing e-waste and helping refugees.

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

Boat builders in one coastal district used their skills to make houses - Nishizawa considers how architecture is affected by a community's terrain and values.

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

Untold stories of the Battle of Kaizoku.

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 presents news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia

Explore one of Tokyo's remote islands! Awaiting us is a breathtaking flight experience found nowhere else in Japan.

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

This programme focuses on the latest Japanese business trends, corporate strategies and technologies - we look behind the scenes and discuss their global impact from various perspectives.

The proactive science education programme that encourages primary and lower secondary school children to discover and investigate the mysteries that puzzle them.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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 meet people in Kumamoto who cherish their ancestry and nature including a traditional inlay artisan, a group passing on the history of the building of an embankment, and a brown cattle breeder.

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 firms are rethinking mass production and disposal - the world's third-largest clothing company is recycling and reusing used clothes while one firm is reducing e-waste and helping refugees.

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

Boat builders in one coastal district used their skills to make houses - Nishizawa considers how architecture is affected by a community's terrain and values.

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 pursue the shape-shifting trickster Mujina in this episode - this being associated with raccoon dogs is known on Niigata Prefecture's Sado island as human, animal, yokai and deity.

Below your eyes is the Sea of Okhotsk in the season of drift ice - climbers are scaling a huge icefall reaching 40 metres high.

Kyoto has about 2,700 temples that hold an array of Buddhist statues - sculptors breathe life into these objects of worship.

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

Countries and businesses are scrambling to act as the world hurtles toward climate catastrophe, but there are problems with their methods - we look at blind spots in the fight against climate 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

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

Join May J. for great Japanese music! This time: WONK - a four-piece band with a soulful sound that goes beyond genres - and Sato Masaki, a Morning Musume.'21 alum who is a great singer and dancer.

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.

Sweet potatoes are often baked or turned into sweets in Japan, but they can also be used to generate electricity or protect from heat - we introduce the diverse ways in which they are used and sold.

On this unique trip around Japan filmed by wildlife photographer Iwago Mitsuaki, discover the lesser-known charms and customs of regions through the eyes of cats!

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

This time we feature the legendary Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, who is renowned for Mobile Suit Gundam and many more hits - watch and learn how his passion drives him to keep creating anime and manga at 77.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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 close-up look at cities worldwide as seen by a walking tourist who visits places off the beaten path, meets ordinary people, and enjoys a travel experience that's only possible on foot.

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 special bento shared during a local kabuki performance has been bringing some islanders together for over 300 years - Hikari Mimura and her husband work to carry on the tradition.

Elegant and practical, braided cords are essential for kimonos and other aspects of everyday life.

Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical and effective workplace expressions, understand business culture, and improve your kanji.