NHK WORLD-JPN

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Pediatrician Kumon Kazuko runs a facility in Africa supporting the minds and bodies of children with special needs. This is the story of a Japanese doctor who has been a symbol of hope for …

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Influential ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige's '100 Famous Views of Edo' are a series of prints encoding his view of the changing face of Japan.

Calligraphy Day: We visit a terakoya, a school teaching reading and writing - the young students are dressed in their finest and are busy putting brush to paper to show off their calligraph…

A collection of documents known as the Masugikaidake-Monjo was discovered in Koka. Covering everything from family feuds to mission details and expenses, it provides new insight into the Ko…

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Disaster training is advancing with digital technology. See how AR/VR technology is helping participants gain realistic experience about the movement of smoke in fires and the risks of a ts…

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 compromis…

Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores the sometimes tragic and occasionally comical relationships between married couples in kabuki; explore these dramatic tales of fidelity and romance.

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

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 r…

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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 Hide…

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

MAGOKORO BROTHERS.Performing signature songs including Summer Nude, the duo revisits some of their best-loved classics in special arrangements created exclusively for the intimate setting o…

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. 'I want to see my owner again!' Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 1-22.

Hyper-modern Japanese kitchens are compact, 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 cherr…

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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 of 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 energizes kids.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Known as the City of Angels, Puebla was founded during the Spanish colonial era in the mountains of central Mexico. Its historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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

Nishijin-ori, beauty synthesized in a Kyoto brocade. Dive deep into the beauty of the ancient capital, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation.

Today: asking for further information. Khine Mie Mie Soe, from Myanmar, makes floral arrangements for TV. In a roleplay challenge, she asks for more information about the flowers that a cli…

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

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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 Hide…

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Known as the City of Angels, Puebla was founded during the Spanish colonial era in the mountains of central Mexico. Its historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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 of 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 energizes kids.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

MAGOKORO BROTHERS.Performing signature songs including Summer Nude, the duo revisits some of their best-loved classics in special arrangements created exclusively for the intimate setting o…

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. 'I want to see my owner again!' Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 1-22.

Hyper-modern Japanese kitchens are compact, 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 cherr…

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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

Nishijin-ori, beauty synthesized in a Kyoto brocade. Dive deep into the beauty of the ancient capital, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation.

Today: asking for further information. Khine Mie Mie Soe, from Myanmar, makes floral arrangements for TV. In a roleplay challenge, she asks for more information about the flowers that a cli…

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

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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 Hide…

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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 of 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 energizes kids.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

MAGOKORO BROTHERS.Performing signature songs including Summer Nude, the duo revisits some of their best-loved classics in special arrangements created exclusively for the intimate setting o…

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. 'I want to see my owner again!' Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 1-22.

Hyper-modern Japanese kitchens are compact, 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 cherr…

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Known as the City of Angels, Puebla was founded during the Spanish colonial era in the mountains of central Mexico. Its historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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

Nishijin-ori, beauty synthesized in a Kyoto brocade. Dive deep into the beauty of the ancient capital, still innovative 1,200 years after its foundation.

Today: asking for further information. Khine Mie Mie Soe, from Myanmar, makes floral arrangements for TV. In a roleplay challenge, she asks for more information about the flowers that a cli…

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

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

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 r…

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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 Hide…

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

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 of 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 energizes kids.