Schedules


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    01/08/2023 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 5:10 am

    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.

    01/08/2023 6:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 6:10 am

    Explore the Tokyo National Museum

    The Tokyo National Museum's vast collection includes 89 National Treasures. In 2022, it marked 150 years with a special exhibition. Explore everything from ancient artefacts to hi-tech exhibits!

    01/08/2023 7:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 7:10 am

    Hometown Stories

    I am the vine, and you are the branches. That Bible quote guides a group of young people who were brought to live together in foster care. Even in adulthood, their strong connection endures.

    01/08/2023 7:40 am

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Washi paper has been used for many centuries in Japan as a part of decoration, such as in sliding doors and as hanging scrolls in temples and palaces.

    01/08/2023 7:45 am

    Wild Hokkaido!

    A pair of canoers journey down Hokkaido's rushing current, the Akan River. Watch as they battle together through white water and paddle skilfully past obstacles.

    01/08/2023 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 8:10 am

    Live: Grand Sumo Wrestling

    NHK WORLD-JAPAN broadcasts GRAND SUMO July Tournament opening day action live from Nagoya, central Japan, as top wrestlers have their first bouts on July 4.

    01/08/2023 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 9:10 am

    The Professionals

    Takeda Shinhiro leads an ICU for COVID patients. Utilizing ECMO, an artificial ventilator, as a last-ditch treatment, he's made Japan's survival rate for ECMO treatment among the highest in the world.

    01/08/2023 9:55 am

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    See the famous Sleeping Cat carving at Tosho-gu Shrine. A painter's kitty has a special talent! Watch a scaredy cat creep around at another lovely shrine.

    01/08/2023 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 10:10 am

    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.

    01/08/2023 11:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 11:10 am

    Somewhere Street

    Ayutthaya flourished as Thailand's royal capital from the mid-14th century for about 400 years. We explore Ayutthaya and meet its residents who treasure their unique cultural heritage.

    01/08/2023 12:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 12:10 pm

    Explore the Tokyo National Museum

    The Tokyo National Museum's vast collection includes 89 National Treasures. In 2022, it marked 150 years with a special exhibition. Explore everything from ancient artefacts to hi-tech exhibits!

    01/08/2023 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 1:10 pm

    Hometown Stories

    I am the vine, and you are the branches. That Bible quote guides a group of young people who were brought to live together in foster care. Even in adulthood, their strong connection endures.

    01/08/2023 1:40 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Washi paper has been used for many centuries in Japan as a part of decoration, such as in sliding doors and as hanging scrolls in temples and palaces.

    01/08/2023 1:45 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    A pair of canoers journey down Hokkaido's rushing current, the Akan River. Watch as they battle together through white water and paddle skilfully past obstacles.

    01/08/2023 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 2:10 pm

    Japan's Top Inventions

    A look at pulse oximeters and egg grading and packing systems.

    01/08/2023 2:40 pm

    BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life

    Leading experts help sort the facts from the myths about lightning, and show the viewer new 3D techniques to trace the path of lightning strikes, which may improve lightning predictions.

    01/08/2023 2:55 pm

    Doki Doki! NHK WORLD: JAPAN

    Showing a chef who is revisiting the city's traditional cuisine. Yu Hayami visits him and presents some other Tokyo-origin ingredients.

    01/08/2023 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 3:10 pm

    J-MELO

    May J presents a showcase of Japanese music. Features Miyamoto Karin, who is embarking on a bold solo career, and Kawaguchi Kyogo, a multitalented singer, songwriter and guitarist.

    01/08/2023 3:40 pm

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    Featuring Framy.

    01/08/2023 3:45 pm

    Easy Japanese for Work

    Helping non-native speakers with Japanese language skills. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang, from Vietnam, works at a paper products company. In a roleplay challenge, she must reach out to a coworker to offer support.

    01/08/2023 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 4:10 pm

    Somewhere Street Mini

    Dalian is a Chinese seaport that was once ruled by Russia and later, Japan. A look at the city with its modern skyscrapers which coexist with its eye-catching historic architecture.

    01/08/2023 4:25 pm

    Time-lapse Japan Tohoku

    Stunning time-lapse images offer a new angle on Tohoku, northeast Japan. Daisuke Shimizu, time-lapse creator seeks glimpses of sprites and spirits mysterious yet familiar presence in Tono, Iwate Pref.

    01/08/2023 4:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Sumo highlights from a range of tournaments that have taken place across the globe. Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports and boasts a history going back more than 1500 years.

    01/08/2023 4:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    The host presents the history of the long-standing sumo topknot hairstyle that reflects the positional respect of the wrestlers and conveys its tradition.

    01/08/2023 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 5:10 pm

    The Professionals

    Takeda Shinhiro leads an ICU for COVID patients. Utilizing ECMO, an artificial ventilator, as a last-ditch treatment, he's made Japan's survival rate for ECMO treatment among the highest in the world.

    01/08/2023 5:55 pm

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    See the famous Sleeping Cat carving at Tosho-gu Shrine. A painter's kitty has a special talent! Watch a scaredy cat creep around at another lovely shrine.

    01/08/2023 6:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 6:10 pm

    Explore the Tokyo National Museum

    The Tokyo National Museum's vast collection includes 89 National Treasures. In 2022, it marked 150 years with a special exhibition. Explore everything from ancient artefacts to hi-tech exhibits!

    01/08/2023 7:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 7:10 pm

    Hometown Stories

    I am the vine, and you are the branches. That Bible quote guides a group of young people who were brought to live together in foster care. Even in adulthood, their strong connection endures.

    01/08/2023 7:40 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Washi paper has been used for many centuries in Japan as a part of decoration, such as in sliding doors and as hanging scrolls in temples and palaces.

    01/08/2023 7:45 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    A pair of canoers journey down Hokkaido's rushing current, the Akan River. Watch as they battle together through white water and paddle skilfully past obstacles.

    01/08/2023 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 8:10 pm

    J-MELO

    May J presents a showcase of Japanese music. Features Miyamoto Karin, who is embarking on a bold solo career, and Kawaguchi Kyogo, a multitalented singer, songwriter and guitarist.

    01/08/2023 8:40 pm

    Easy Japanese for Work

    Helping non-native speakers with Japanese language skills. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang, from Vietnam, works at a paper products company. In a roleplay challenge, she must reach out to a coworker to offer support.

    01/08/2023 8:55 pm

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    See the famous Sleeping Cat carving at Tosho-gu Shrine. A painter's kitty has a special talent! Watch a scaredy cat creep around at another lovely shrine.

    01/08/2023 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 9:10 pm

    The Professionals

    Takeda Shinhiro leads an ICU for COVID patients. Utilizing ECMO, an artificial ventilator, as a last-ditch treatment, he's made Japan's survival rate for ECMO treatment among the highest in the world.

    01/08/2023 9:55 pm

    Doki Doki! NHK WORLD: JAPAN

    Showing a chef who is revisiting the city's traditional cuisine. Yu Hayami visits him and presents some other Tokyo-origin ingredients.

    01/08/2023 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 10:10 pm

    Japan's Top Inventions

    A look at pulse oximeters and egg grading and packing systems.

    01/08/2023 10:40 pm

    BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life

    Leading experts help sort the facts from the myths about lightning, and show the viewer new 3D techniques to trace the path of lightning strikes, which may improve lightning predictions.

    01/08/2023 10:55 pm

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    Featuring Framy.

    01/08/2023 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/08/2023 11:10 pm

    Somewhere Street Mini

    Dalian is a Chinese seaport that was once ruled by Russia and later, Japan. A look at the city with its modern skyscrapers which coexist with its eye-catching historic architecture.

    01/08/2023 11:25 pm

    Time-lapse Japan Tohoku

    Stunning time-lapse images offer a new angle on Tohoku, northeast Japan. Daisuke Shimizu, time-lapse creator seeks glimpses of sprites and spirits mysterious yet familiar presence in Tono, Iwate Pref.

    01/08/2023 11:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Sumo highlights from a range of tournaments that have taken place across the globe. Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports and boasts a history going back more than 1500 years.

    01/08/2023 11:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    The host presents the history of the long-standing sumo topknot hairstyle that reflects the positional respect of the wrestlers and conveys its tradition.

    01/09/2023 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/09/2023 12:10 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.

    01/09/2023 12:23 am

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    An aerial journey across 21st century Japan. Following bird's-eye views of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago. This time, an olive grower in Shodoshima.

    01/09/2023 12:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    This time, we follow Canadian Josh Grisdale in his work to promote a better understanding of people with disabilities in Tokyo, and meet Vietnamese Hoang Quoc Viet, a wallpaper installer in Saitama.

    01/09/2023 12:57 am

    Chatroom Japan

    Foreign residents talk about their experience of living in Japan and what they like and do not like about the country.

    01/09/2023 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/09/2023 1:10 am

    Core Kyoto Mini

    A look at Fushimi Inari Taisha, famous for the vermillion shrine gates that line mountain paths. As the head Inari shrine, it has 30,000 subordinate shrines throughout Japan. Since its foundation in 711, the Inari deities have attracted prayers.

    01/09/2023 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Robin Takashi Lewis, a software developer, shares his story of creating an app to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic bottles and how he hopes to creatively change mindsets.

    01/09/2023 1:30 am

    Learn Japanese from the News

    A report concerning the measures being taken by Japan's health ministry to reduce the number of fever clinics at risk of being overwhelmed during winter by a possible dual outbreak of Covid-19 and flu.

    01/09/2023 1:40 am

    Easy Japanese

    To explain a part of your body that ails you, say the part, then the particle ga, followed by adjectives like itai, meaning painful, and finally n desu.

    01/09/2023 1:45 am

    Culture Crossroads

    Features the story behind the song 'Flowers Will Bloom' which was created to support those affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

    01/09/2023 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/09/2023 2:10 am

    Origami Magic

    Origami is magic made from a single sheet of paper. Showcasing brilliant orizuru paper cranes made by Cristian Marianciuc, an origami artist currently living in Romania.

    01/09/2023 2:15 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.

    01/09/2023 2:30 am

    Seasoning the Seasons

    Ishigaki Island is located about 400 kilometres southwest of Okinawa Prefecture's main island, surrounded by a sea of coral reefs. Once, many came to the island in search of a new frontier across the ocean. Today it is home to around 50,000 people.

    01/09/2023 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/09/2023 3:10 am

    Japan Sportscope

    Harry Sugiyama experiences fun parkour training at one of the biggest facility in Japan and try to channel his mind and body.

    01/09/2023 3:20 am

    Japanology Plus mini

    Presenting a variety of short conceptual scenarios focusing on the different ways of life in and around Japan.

    01/09/2023 3:25 am

    Framing Everyday's Moments

    A unique time-lapse photography project. Shot by pros and non-pros. As most of Japan sleeps, factories across the country work through the night to keep the wheels of industry turning.

    01/09/2023 3:30 am

    J-MELO

    May J presents a showcase of Japanese music. Features Miyamoto Karin, who is embarking on a bold solo career, and Kawaguchi Kyogo, a multitalented singer, songwriter and guitarist.

    01/09/2023 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/09/2023 4:10 am

    Nun's Seasonal Calendar

    The nuns prepare for a seasonal event based on the solar calendar. Later on, they make special sushi, salads and dumplings.

    01/09/2023 4:20 am

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo Mini

    Silvery-white shirasu, or baby Japanese anchovies, are caught along Japan's coasts in the spring and fall. Find boiled and dried ones at local supermarkets or head closer to a fishing port to savour raw shirasu.

    01/09/2023 4:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Sumo highlights from a range of tournaments that have taken place across the globe. Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports and boasts a history going back more than 1500 years.

    NHK World Europe

    Available schedules: 03/26/2022 - 12/28/2024 Time zone: Central European Time (CET) UTC +1 Country: United States Language: English

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