Schedules


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    05/02/2022 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 4:15 am

    Newsline in Depth

    Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

    05/02/2022 4:30 am

    The Mark of Beauty

    Today, many types of lamps are enjoyed in Japan, not only as a source of light, but also as a special item that can set the mood of any space. Join us as we cast light on the allure of the lamp.

    05/02/2022 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 5:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Matsuoka Satoshi, a Japanese computer scientist and the current head of RIKEN, talks about the operations a supercomputer called Fugaku.

    05/02/2022 5:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    This episode features two fabulous foreigners in Tokyo - US-born magazine editor Lucas Badtke-Berkow who invites us to discover the capital's many trees, and nail artist Nial Khan Cing from Myanmar.

    05/02/2022 6:00 am

    Newsline Asia 24

    Daily news program that picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

    05/02/2022 6:30 am

    BOSAI: Be Prepared

    As a series in Culture Crossroads, BOSAI: Be Prepared provides practical knowledge to save life from natural disaster. Today, we learn how to act when getting home is hard after an urban earthquake.

    05/02/2022 6:40 am

    Learn Japanese from the News

    Follow along as we listen to a news story in simplified Japanese about a plastic developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo that is embedded with enzymes that cause it to decompose in water.

    05/02/2022 6:50 am

    Easy Japanese

    Teaching about how to ask someone to speak slowly.

    05/02/2022 6:55 am

    Dining with the Chef

    Featured recipes include chicken thigh kara-age, and chicken breast and daikon soup.

    05/02/2022 7:00 am

    Newsline Asia 24

    Daily news program that picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

    05/02/2022 7:30 am

    Seasoning the Seasons

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

    05/02/2022 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 8:14 am

    NL Bridge

    Bringing the best in entertainment.

    05/02/2022 8:15 am

    Newsline Biz

    Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

    05/02/2022 8:23 am

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    An aerial journey across 21st century Japan, a bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

    05/02/2022 8:30 am

    The Mark of Beauty

    Today, many types of lamps are enjoyed in Japan, not only as a source of light, but also as a special item that can set the mood of any space. Join us as we cast light on the allure of the lamp.

    05/02/2022 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 9:14 am

    NL Bridge

    Bringing the best in entertainment.

    05/02/2022 9:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Following Sasaki Rui, a glass artist originally from Japan, whose work is in the permanent collection of the Corning museum of Glass. In 2019, she received the Rakow Commission to continue her practice.

    05/02/2022 9:30 am

    J-MELO

    Join May J. for Japanese music! This week: Miyazawa Kazufumi, who has long been sharing the appeal of Okinawa and its music; and Takeuchi Anna, a singer-songwriter in the fourth year since her debut.

    05/02/2022 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 10:17 am

    NL Bridge

    Bringing the best in entertainment.

    05/02/2022 10:18 am

    Newsline Biz

    Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

    05/02/2022 10:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    This episode features two fabulous foreigners in Tokyo - US-born magazine editor Lucas Badtke-Berkow who invites us to discover the capital's many trees, and nail artist Nial Khan Cing from Myanmar.

    05/02/2022 11:00 am

    Newsroom Tokyo

    Comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

    05/02/2022 11:40 am

    Direct Talk

    Matsuoka Satoshi, a Japanese computer scientist and the current head of RIKEN, talks about the operations a supercomputer called Fugaku.

    05/02/2022 11:55 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    In Yoshiwara, a high-ranking courtesan tends to a patron, while a jester attempts to entertain with an eccentric costume, hinting at the Edo townspeople's affinity for what is today called cosplay.

    05/02/2022 12:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 12:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

    Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

    05/02/2022 12:30 pm

    BOSAI: Be Prepared

    As a series in Culture Crossroads, BOSAI: Be Prepared provides practical knowledge to save life from natural disaster. Today, we learn how to act when getting home is hard after an urban earthquake.

    05/02/2022 12:40 pm

    Learn Japanese from the News

    Follow along as we listen to a news story in simplified Japanese about a plastic developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo that is embedded with enzymes that cause it to decompose in water.

    05/02/2022 12:50 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Teaching about how to ask someone to speak slowly.

    05/02/2022 12:55 pm

    Dining with the Chef

    Featured recipes include chicken thigh kara-age, and chicken breast and daikon soup.

    05/02/2022 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 1:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

    Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

    05/02/2022 1:30 pm

    Seasoning the Seasons

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

    05/02/2022 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 2:15 pm

    Newsline in Depth

    Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

    05/02/2022 2:30 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    In the first of two episodes on the mysterious powers of the gut microbiota, we look at studies that show the major impact it has on athletic ability, sleep quality and immunity.

    05/02/2022 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 3:15 pm

    Newsline in Depth

    Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

    05/02/2022 3:30 pm

    Where We Call Home

    This episode features two fabulous foreigners in Tokyo - US-born magazine editor Lucas Badtke-Berkow who invites us to discover the capital's many trees, and nail artist Nial Khan Cing from Myanmar.

    05/02/2022 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 4:15 pm

    Direct Talk

    Matsuoka Satoshi, a Japanese computer scientist and the current head of RIKEN, talks about the operations a supercomputer called Fugaku.

    05/02/2022 4:30 pm

    The Mark of Beauty

    Today, many types of lamps are enjoyed in Japan, not only as a source of light, but also as a special item that can set the mood of any space. Join us as we cast light on the allure of the lamp.

    05/02/2022 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 5:15 pm

    Newsline in Depth

    Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

    05/02/2022 5:30 pm

    BOSAI: Be Prepared

    As a series in Culture Crossroads, BOSAI: Be Prepared provides practical knowledge to save life from natural disaster. Today, we learn how to act when getting home is hard after an urban earthquake.

    05/02/2022 5:40 pm

    Learn Japanese from the News

    Follow along as we listen to a news story in simplified Japanese about a plastic developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo that is embedded with enzymes that cause it to decompose in water.

    05/02/2022 5:50 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Teaching about how to ask someone to speak slowly.

    05/02/2022 5:55 pm

    Dining with the Chef

    Featured recipes include chicken thigh kara-age, and chicken breast and daikon soup.

    05/02/2022 6:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

    Comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

    05/02/2022 6:40 pm

    Direct Talk

    Following Sasaki Rui, a glass artist originally from Japan, whose work is in the permanent collection of the Corning museum of Glass. In 2019, she received the Rakow Commission to continue her practice.

    05/02/2022 6:55 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    In Yoshiwara, a high-ranking courtesan tends to a patron, while a jester attempts to entertain with an eccentric costume, hinting at the Edo townspeople's affinity for what is today called cosplay.

    05/02/2022 7:00 pm

    NHK Documentary

    Looking back on the 10 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima and exploring the choices that will shape its future.

    05/02/2022 7:50 pm

    Tokyo Time-Lapse

    A time lapse of the metropolitan expressway which runs through Tokyo.

    05/02/2022 7:55 pm

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    An aerial journey across 21st century Japan, a bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

    05/02/2022 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 8:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

    Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

    05/02/2022 8:30 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    In the first of two episodes on the mysterious powers of the gut microbiota, we look at studies that show the major impact it has on athletic ability, sleep quality and immunity.

    05/02/2022 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 9:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

    Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

    05/02/2022 9:30 pm

    Where We Call Home

    This episode features two fabulous foreigners in Tokyo - US-born magazine editor Lucas Badtke-Berkow who invites us to discover the capital's many trees, and nail artist Nial Khan Cing from Myanmar.

    05/02/2022 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 10:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

    Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

    05/02/2022 10:30 pm

    BOSAI: Be Prepared

    As a series in Culture Crossroads, BOSAI: Be Prepared provides practical knowledge to save life from natural disaster. Today, we learn how to act when getting home is hard after an urban earthquake.

    05/02/2022 10:40 pm

    Learn Japanese from the News

    Follow along as we listen to a news story in simplified Japanese about a plastic developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo that is embedded with enzymes that cause it to decompose in water.

    05/02/2022 10:50 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Teaching about how to ask someone to speak slowly.

    05/02/2022 10:55 pm

    Dining with the Chef

    Featured recipes include chicken thigh kara-age, and chicken breast and daikon soup.

    05/02/2022 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/02/2022 11:15 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    In Yoshiwara, a high-ranking courtesan tends to a patron, while a jester attempts to entertain with an eccentric costume, hinting at the Edo townspeople's affinity for what is today called cosplay.

    05/02/2022 11:20 pm

    Tokyo Time-Lapse

    Stunning time-lapse images offer a new angle on Tokyo, giving original takes on what many find the world's most exciting metropolis.

    05/02/2022 11:25 pm

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    An aerial journey across 21st century Japan, a bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

    05/02/2022 11:30 pm

    The Mark of Beauty

    Today, many types of lamps are enjoyed in Japan, not only as a source of light, but also as a special item that can set the mood of any space. Join us as we cast light on the allure of the lamp.

    05/03/2022 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/03/2022 12:15 am

    Newsline in Depth

    Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

    05/03/2022 12:30 am

    Journeys in Japan

    Exploring the Nakanojo Biennale, an art festival held in Nakanojo, Gunma Prefecture. Creators from all over the world gather to work on projects and display their work, as the festival draws large crowds to the historic hot-spring town.

    05/03/2022 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/03/2022 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Takahashi Tomohiro is a journalist who photographs disaster sites. Since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, he's been traveling across Japan increasing disaster awareness and preparedness.

    05/03/2022 1:30 am

    Dining with the Chef

    Featured recipes: Tomato Oyakodon, Octopus and Zucchini with Nori.

    05/03/2022 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/03/2022 2:10 am

    Somewhere Street A Little Stroll

    Let's have a short walk around the street in Adelaide, Australia where we will meet the people playing beach volleyball and men of the sea.

    05/03/2022 2:25 am

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Kyokusui-no-Utage, poetry with classic Heian elegance. The ancient capital continues to be innovative after 1,200 years. We dive deep into its core in this definitive programme.

    05/03/2022 2:30 am

    Document 72 Hours

    Workers in Tokyo's Shimbashi business district have flocked to an established sweets shop by the station for decades. For three days, we asked customers if 2021 had been bitter or sweet for them.

    05/03/2022 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

    Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

    05/03/2022 3:10 am

    The Quest for Ancient Colour

    Japan's Classical period featured stunning natural colours and dyeing techniques. A fifth-generation Kyoto dye craftsman is rediscovering this tradition, resulting in a rich expression of hues.

    05/03/2022 3:25 am

    Animation x Paralympics

    With the aim of delivering the appeal of the Paralympic Games, the 5-a-side football event is looked at featuring Japan national Team facing world champions Brazil.

    05/03/2022 3:30 am

    Medical Frontiers

    In the first of two episodes on the mysterious powers of the gut microbiota, we look at studies that show the major impact it has on athletic ability, sleep quality and immunity.

    NHK World Europe

    Available schedules: 03/26/2022 - 12/28/2024 Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST) UTC +2 Country: United States Language: English

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