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

A series of documentaries that feature in-depth examinations of political, economic, and social challenges facing Japan and the world.

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

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia

Morning: The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture - explore the unique culture behind them. This episode looks at words related to morning.

The Kawanishi Dainenbutsu Kenbai dance tells the story of restless souls being guided to the Pure Land by the Buddha in the form of a monkey - in 2022, it became a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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: Reimagining Analogue Design. Analogue is coming back and offering a human appeal to our five senses that digital lacks - explore designs that reveal the charm and potential of analogue.

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

A documentary series that focuses on first-class professionals from various fields.

Traditional techniques and resourceful recipes! Chefs Saito and Rika present their unique approaches to cooking delicious Japanese food.

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

Shinto deities gather in Izumo in the tenth month of the lunar calendar to discuss the intertwining of fate - we explore Japan's spirit of harmony through this ritual.

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

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

Thread for traditional 'shina' fabric takes a year to make - ultrafine mohair is also made here with a 60-year-old device. Nakui admires the hunt to improve.

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 documentaries that feature in-depth examinations of political, economic, and social challenges facing Japan and the world.

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

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 Darwin team's cameras eye some mysterious trees in the African desert featuring massive dangling bundles of dry grass - these amazing ecosystems reveal their secrets for 720 consecutive hours.

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.

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

A documentary series that focuses on first-class professionals from various fields.

Traditional techniques and resourceful recipes! Chefs Saito and Rika present their unique approaches to cooking delicious Japanese food.

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia

Morning: The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture - explore the unique culture behind them. This episode looks at words related to morning.

The Kawanishi Dainenbutsu Kenbai dance tells the story of restless souls being guided to the Pure Land by the Buddha in the form of a monkey - in 2022, it became a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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

Shinto deities gather in Izumo in the tenth month of the lunar calendar to discuss the intertwining of fate - we explore Japan's spirit of harmony through this ritual.

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

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

Thread for traditional 'shina' fabric takes a year to make - ultrafine mohair is also made here with a 60-year-old device. Nakui admires the hunt to improve.

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 documentaries that feature in-depth examinations of political, economic, and social challenges facing Japan and the world.

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

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 Darwin team's cameras eye some mysterious trees in the African desert featuring massive dangling bundles of dry grass - these amazing ecosystems reveal their secrets for 720 consecutive hours.

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.

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

A documentary series that focuses on first-class professionals from various fields.

Traditional techniques and resourceful recipes! Chefs Saito and Rika present their unique approaches to cooking delicious Japanese food.

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

Shinto deities gather in Izumo in the tenth month of the lunar calendar to discuss the intertwining of fate - we explore Japan's spirit of harmony through this ritual.

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

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

Thread for traditional 'shina' fabric takes a year to make - ultrafine mohair is also made here with a 60-year-old device. Nakui admires the hunt to improve.

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia

Morning: The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture - explore the unique culture behind them. This episode looks at words related to morning.

The Kawanishi Dainenbutsu Kenbai dance tells the story of restless souls being guided to the Pure Land by the Buddha in the form of a monkey - in 2022, it became a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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 Japanese government has issued a large amount of bonds - with factors such as rising interest rates, it has entered a new phase. We take a closer look at the challenges of Japan's bond issue team.

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

Hop on from Narita - the air gateway to Japan - as breathtaking window views await flying above active volcanoes!

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, angela - a duo popular for anime songs - and SKE48, a Nagoya-based sister group of AKB48, stop by the studio to chat and perform.

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.

End-of-life planning is spreading in Japan - some people are planning ahead and choosing low-cost shared graves over family graves, and some cities are offering end-of-life planning support.

Sanagijima Island is home to lots of free-roaming cats - Kuji rests on some cool shrine steps as other cats hang out close to the sea carefully making their way along a seawall... what are they doing?

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 such as a traditional inlay artisan, a group passing on the history of the building of an embankment, and a brown cattle breeder.

Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.

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

Enjoy a beloved local ramen from the snowy north, a steaming hot bowl that warms body and soul in the bitter cold!

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

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

Maro Kuratani knits scarves and other items with surplus yarn, using threads of varying colour and thickness. She says yarn is the ultimate eco-friendly material as reknitting is always an option.