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    05/21/2022 3:55 am

    Danko and Danta: Cardboard Craft Creations

    Cardboard girl Danko, her friend Danta, and craft master Mr Snips team up to make toys out of cardboard. In this episode, they create a camera, which looks just like the real thing.

    05/21/2022 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 4:10 am

    Four Seasons in Japan

    In autumn, spotted nutcrackers gather food in the pine forests of the Zao Mountain Range and hide it among rocks to eat during the harsh winter, when the mountainside is buried in huge ice formations.

    05/21/2022 4:20 am

    The Seasons of Yamato

    A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, creating an experience with each season.

    05/21/2022 4:25 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

    05/21/2022 4:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from May 20, Day 13 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/21/2022 4:57 am

    Sumopedia

    The host gives detail about the frontal force out Yorikiri, one of sumo's most common winning techniques.

    05/21/2022 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 5:10 am

    Japan's Top Inventions

    Featuring a stand used in neurosurgery that keeps the microscope in focus even when it moves.

    05/21/2022 5:25 am

    Japan's Top Inventions

    Examining a product used in garment factories worldwide: automatic thread-trimmer sewing machines.

    05/21/2022 5:40 am

    BOSAI: Science that Can Save Your Life

    During the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Tokyo, far from the epicenter, was flooded with people who could not get home. Find out how this could trigger another disaster known as a human stampede.

    05/21/2022 5:55 am

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    There are hidden rules and unique ways of thinking, we can discover in our daily lives. With anime, songs, exercises, and Pythagora tools, get ready for fun! Featuring `The Twist Twist Song'.

    05/21/2022 6:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 6:10 am

    Just a Child

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

    05/21/2022 7:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 7:10 am

    Medical Frontiers Special

    Featuring superfoods from Okinawa in southwestern Japan. Research shows the traditional local diet including Okinawan-style tofu and seaweed supports long, healthy lives.

    05/21/2022 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 8:10 am

    BOSAI: Science that Can Save Your Life

    During the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Tokyo, far from the epicenter, was flooded with people who could not get home. Find out how this could trigger another disaster known as a human stampede.

    05/21/2022 8:25 am

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    There are hidden rules and unique ways of thinking, we can discover in our daily lives. With anime, songs, exercises, and Pythagora tools, get ready for fun! Featuring `The Twist Twist Song'.

    05/21/2022 8:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from May 20, Day 13 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/21/2022 8:57 am

    Sumopedia

    The host gives detail about the frontal force out Yorikiri, one of sumo's most common winning techniques.

    05/21/2022 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 9:10 am

    Anime Supernova

    Ebisawa Kazuo is known for how he uses pencil drawings to add depth and texture to his works while specialising in portraying character emotions through slight, deliberate movements.

    05/21/2022 9:25 am

    Darwin's Amazing Animals

    A natural history show that's a huge hit with families in Japan has gone global! The series explores the amazing and delightful stories of animals all around the world, including Japan.

    05/21/2022 9:50 am

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo

    FU is a processed flour-based food eaten in Japan. It may look like bread, but it has few calories and lots of protein. Discover mysterious FU, which soaks up umami like a sponge.

    05/21/2022 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 10:10 am

    Today's Close-Up

    It has long been clear that saying girls should... represents an outdated attempt to force females into stereotyped roles. We hear from some young people who have suffered from gender prejudice.

    05/21/2022 10:40 am

    Five Frames for Love

    Ryota never thought that a pole would change his life. Early in life, troubles seemed to follow him wherever he went. But now, he is a world-renowned champion pole dancer who rises above each and every obstacle.

    05/21/2022 10:55 am

    Danko and Danta: Cardboard Craft Creations

    Cardboard girl Danko, her friend Danta, and craft master Mr Snips team up to make toys out of cardboard. In this episode, they create a camera, which looks just like the real thing.

    05/21/2022 11:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 11:10 am

    The Standing Boy of Nagasaki

    Continuing the search for his identity of the boy who waits stoically to cremate his dead brother in Nagasaki, an iconic image that has come to symbolise the fate of atomic-bomb orphans.

    05/21/2022 12:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 12:10 pm

    Just a Child

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

    05/21/2022 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 1:10 pm

    Medical Frontiers Special

    Featuring superfoods from Okinawa in southwestern Japan. Research shows the traditional local diet including Okinawan-style tofu and seaweed supports long, healthy lives.

    05/21/2022 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 2:10 pm

    Biz Stream

    Sewing is experiencing a surge in popularity. This episode features a company that has designed an easy-to-use sewing machine and another that is renting pro-grade machines to amateur seamsters.

    05/21/2022 2:40 pm

    Five Frames for Love

    Ryota never thought that a pole would change his life. Early in life, troubles seemed to follow him wherever he went. But now, he is a world-renowned champion pole dancer who rises above each and every obstacle.

    05/21/2022 2:55 pm

    Japanology Plus

    Lacquerware. Durable objects with a distinctive lustre.

    05/21/2022 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 3:10 pm

    NHK Documentary

    A Buddhist nun lives in a mountain temple, in tune with the changing seasons and preparing vegetarian dishes for visitors from near and far. Together, they celebrate the simple things in life.

    05/21/2022 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 4:10 pm

    Danko and Danta: Cardboard Craft Creations

    Cardboard girl Danko, her friend Danta, and craft master Mr Snips team up to make toys out of cardboard. In this episode, they create a camera, which looks just like the real thing.

    05/21/2022 4:15 pm

    Four Seasons in Japan

    In autumn, spotted nutcrackers gather food in the pine forests of the Zao Mountain Range and hide it among rocks to eat during the harsh winter, when the mountainside is buried in huge ice formations.

    05/21/2022 4:25 pm

    The Seasons of Yamato

    A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, creating an experience with each season.

    05/21/2022 4:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from May 21, Day 14 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/21/2022 4:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

    05/21/2022 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 5:10 pm

    Anime Supernova

    Ebisawa Kazuo is known for how he uses pencil drawings to add depth and texture to his works while specialising in portraying character emotions through slight, deliberate movements.

    05/21/2022 5:25 pm

    Darwin's Amazing Animals

    A natural history show that's a huge hit with families in Japan has gone global! The series explores the amazing and delightful stories of animals all around the world, including Japan.

    05/21/2022 5:50 pm

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo

    FU is a processed flour-based food eaten in Japan. It may look like bread, but it has few calories and lots of protein. Discover mysterious FU, which soaks up umami like a sponge.

    05/21/2022 6:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 6:10 pm

    Just a Child

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

    05/21/2022 7:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 7:10 pm

    Medical Frontiers Special

    Featuring superfoods from Okinawa in southwestern Japan. Research shows the traditional local diet including Okinawan-style tofu and seaweed supports long, healthy lives.

    05/21/2022 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 8:10 pm

    Biz Stream

    Sewing is experiencing a surge in popularity. This episode features a company that has designed an easy-to-use sewing machine and another that is renting pro-grade machines to amateur seamsters.

    05/21/2022 8:40 pm

    Five Frames for Love

    Ryota never thought that a pole would change his life. Early in life, troubles seemed to follow him wherever he went. But now, he is a world-renowned champion pole dancer who rises above each and every obstacle.

    05/21/2022 8:55 pm

    Danko and Danta: Cardboard Craft Creations

    Cardboard girl Danko, her friend Danta, and craft master Mr Snips team up to make toys out of cardboard. In this episode, they create a camera, which looks just like the real thing.

    05/21/2022 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 9:10 pm

    Anime Supernova

    Ebisawa Kazuo is known for how he uses pencil drawings to add depth and texture to his works while specialising in portraying character emotions through slight, deliberate movements.

    05/21/2022 9:25 pm

    Darwin's Amazing Animals

    A natural history show that's a huge hit with families in Japan has gone global! The series explores the amazing and delightful stories of animals all around the world, including Japan.

    05/21/2022 9:50 pm

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo

    FU is a processed flour-based food eaten in Japan. It may look like bread, but it has few calories and lots of protein. Discover mysterious FU, which soaks up umami like a sponge.

    05/21/2022 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 10:10 pm

    NHK Documentary

    A Buddhist nun lives in a mountain temple, in tune with the changing seasons and preparing vegetarian dishes for visitors from near and far. Together, they celebrate the simple things in life.

    05/21/2022 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/21/2022 11:10 pm

    Four Seasons in Japan

    In autumn, spotted nutcrackers gather food in the pine forests of the Zao Mountain Range and hide it among rocks to eat during the harsh winter, when the mountainside is buried in huge ice formations.

    05/21/2022 11:20 pm

    The Seasons of Yamato

    A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, creating an experience with each season.

    05/21/2022 11:25 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

    05/21/2022 11:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from May 21, Day 14 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/21/2022 11:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

    05/22/2022 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/22/2022 12:10 am

    Thatched Living

    An old thatched house in Ibaraki prefecture is home to a family of four. Their nostalgic, yet modern life encompasses a supportive group of friends and the beauty of the natural world in every season.

    05/22/2022 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/22/2022 1:10 am

    Hometown Stories

    The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake dealt a catastrophic blow to the tourism industry in Minamiaso. Several years on, we look at the innkeepers working to rebuild their businesses and their lives.

    05/22/2022 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/22/2022 2:10 am

    Face to Face

    A luxury restaurant in Tokyo has started to serve an unusual menu: it uses ingredients otherwise destined to be thrown away. It's a project masterminded by food loss activist Yamada Sakiko.

    05/22/2022 2:40 am

    No Art, No Life Plus

    Outsider artists like Honda Tadashi are gaining recognition around the world. Although he creates mainly for himself, others have taken notice. See how these artists live and work.

    05/22/2022 2:50 am

    Dining with the Chef Mini

    The techniques, ingredients and harmony of Japanese food recipes in just five minutes. Yu Hayami cooks alongside master chef Tatsuo Saito to show viewers how to prepare delicious Japanese dishes at home.

    05/22/2022 2:55 am

    Doki Doki! NHK WORLD: JAPAN

    This time we introduce 2 programmes. I Sing for My Homeland showing a Ukrainian musician in Japan. Where We Call Home showing the co-operations of Ukrainians in Japan and a Japanese helping them.

    05/22/2022 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/22/2022 3:10 am

    Biz Stream

    Sewing is experiencing a surge in popularity. This episode features a company that has designed an easy-to-use sewing machine and another that is renting pro-grade machines to amateur seamsters.

    05/22/2022 3:40 am

    Little Charo

    The adventures of Charo, a Japanese dog who finds himself lost in New York City and decides to find his way back home.

    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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