Schedules


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    02/05/2023 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 5:10 am

    NHK Documentary

    Tackling the critical choices facing humanity over the next decade and exploring the revolutionary gene-editing tech now giving humankind the freedom to redraw the blueprint of biological life itself.

    02/05/2023 6:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 6:10 am

    Crime Diary of Kiriko Hitotsubashi

    Hitotsubashi Kiriko is struck with a sense of emptiness and despair after the death of her best friend from illness. One day, Kiriko is inspired by the words of an arrestee she sees on television, and she tries to figure out how to get into prison.

    02/05/2023 7:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 7:10 am

    Hometown Stories

    Young people have been leaving a small community in Niigata Prefecture in search of opportunities elsewhere. To reverse this trend, a local organisation decided to launch a women's football team to attract new residents.

    02/05/2023 7:37 am

    Easy Japanese

    Find out how to ask if public transportation goes to your destination.

    02/05/2023 7:40 am

    Core Kyoto Mini

    The Culture of Gold Leaf, gossamer layers beget profound beauty.

    02/05/2023 7:45 am

    Wild Hokkaido!

    Lake Kussharo in eastern Hokkaido attracts many anglers during autumn due to the appearance of red freshwater fish. The anglers execute tricks to lure out these fascinating creatures.

    02/05/2023 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 8:10 am

    Biz Stream

    Explores a strategy aiming to revive Japan's large apartment complexes by bringing in businesses to fill some of the available space and attract a range of new tenants and visitors.

    02/05/2023 8:40 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.

    02/05/2023 8:50 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. Danko has a big dream: protecting the planet with Danta as her sidekick. Mr Snips creates a Robot Danta in the image of Danko's canine friend.

    02/05/2023 8:55 am

    Doki Doki! NHK WORLD: JAPAN

    Examines efforts to forge tamahagane, a type of steel used for traditional Japanese swords, and the challenges the production team face during the Covid pandemic.

    02/05/2023 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 9:10 am

    The Professionals

    Civil engineer Yamaguchi Takaharu inspects dams and bridges while dangling from a rope. His work is in high demand. He tackles a dam inspection with a robot, but it is unclear if his experiment will be a success.

    02/05/2023 9:55 am

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    On this unique trip around Japan, discover the lesser-known charms and customs of regions through the eyes of cats! Filmed by wildlife photographe,Iwago Mitsuaki.

    02/05/2023 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 10:10 am

    NHK Documentary

    Tackling the critical choices facing humanity over the next decade and exploring the revolutionary gene-editing tech now giving humankind the freedom to redraw the blueprint of biological life itself.

    02/05/2023 11:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 11:10 am

    Somewhere Street

    A look at the city of Ghent in Belgium. Located at the confluence of the Lys and Scheldt rivers, Ghent became prosperous due to the wealth of merchants who became rich from the wool trade.

    02/05/2023 12:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 12:10 pm

    Crime Diary of Kiriko Hitotsubashi

    Hitotsubashi Kiriko is struck with a sense of emptiness and despair after the death of her best friend from illness. One day, Kiriko is inspired by the words of an arrestee she sees on television, and she tries to figure out how to get into prison.

    02/05/2023 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 1:10 pm

    Hometown Stories

    Young people have been leaving a small community in Niigata Prefecture in search of opportunities elsewhere. To reverse this trend, a local organisation decided to launch a women's football team to attract new residents.

    02/05/2023 1:37 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Find out how to ask if public transportation goes to your destination.

    02/05/2023 1:40 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    The Culture of Gold Leaf, gossamer layers beget profound beauty.

    02/05/2023 1:45 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    Lake Kussharo in eastern Hokkaido attracts many anglers during autumn due to the appearance of red freshwater fish. The anglers execute tricks to lure out these fascinating creatures.

    02/05/2023 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 2:10 pm

    Japan's Top Inventions

    Explores two fascinating Japanese inventions: fish finders and medical simulators. Fish finders were invented by a Japanese company and are now used in over 80 countries. Similarly, medical simulators have become crucial in training medical staff.

    02/05/2023 2:40 pm

    BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life

    PM2.5 are extremely small particles floating in the air and can have an adverse effect on the human body. A look into their dangers and countermeasures.

    02/05/2023 2:55 pm

    Doki Doki! NHK WORLD: JAPAN

    Examines efforts to forge tamahagane, a type of steel used for traditional Japanese swords, and the challenges the production team face during the Covid pandemic.

    02/05/2023 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 3:10 pm

    J-MELO

    Join May J. for great Japanese music! This week: digital rock duo OxT and singer (and voice actor) Hayami Saori. Both acts work on anime, and they'll both be in the J-MELO studio to chat and perform.

    02/05/2023 3:40 pm

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    There are various interesting laws and rules and philosophies hidden in our daily lives. This program introduces children to them and how to think.

    02/05/2023 3:45 pm

    Easy Japanese for Work

    Asking someone to repeat and clarify. Do Cong Uan, from Vietnam, works at a metalworking company. In a roleplay challenge, he must ask a superior to repeat and clarify what they said.

    02/05/2023 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 4:10 pm

    Somewhere Street

    A look at the city of Ghent in Belgium. Located at the confluence of the Lys and Scheldt rivers, Ghent became prosperous due to the wealth of merchants who became rich from the wool trade.

    02/05/2023 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 5:10 pm

    The Professionals

    Civil engineer Yamaguchi Takaharu inspects dams and bridges while dangling from a rope. His work is in high demand. He tackles a dam inspection with a robot, but it is unclear if his experiment will be a success.

    02/05/2023 5:55 pm

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    On this unique trip around Japan, discover the lesser-known charms and customs of regions through the eyes of cats! Filmed by wildlife photographe,Iwago Mitsuaki.

    02/05/2023 6:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 6:10 pm

    Crime Diary of Kiriko Hitotsubashi

    Hitotsubashi Kiriko is struck with a sense of emptiness and despair after the death of her best friend from illness. One day, Kiriko is inspired by the words of an arrestee she sees on television, and she tries to figure out how to get into prison.

    02/05/2023 7:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 7:10 pm

    Hometown Stories

    Young people have been leaving a small community in Niigata Prefecture in search of opportunities elsewhere. To reverse this trend, a local organisation decided to launch a women's football team to attract new residents.

    02/05/2023 7:37 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Find out how to ask if public transportation goes to your destination.

    02/05/2023 7:40 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    The Culture of Gold Leaf, gossamer layers beget profound beauty.

    02/05/2023 7:45 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    Lake Kussharo in eastern Hokkaido attracts many anglers during autumn due to the appearance of red freshwater fish. The anglers execute tricks to lure out these fascinating creatures.

    02/05/2023 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 8:10 pm

    J-MELO

    Join May J. for great Japanese music! This week: digital rock duo OxT and singer (and voice actor) Hayami Saori. Both acts work on anime, and they'll both be in the J-MELO studio to chat and perform.

    02/05/2023 8:40 pm

    Easy Japanese for Work

    Asking someone to repeat and clarify. Do Cong Uan, from Vietnam, works at a metalworking company. In a roleplay challenge, he must ask a superior to repeat and clarify what they said.

    02/05/2023 8:55 pm

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    On this unique trip around Japan, discover the lesser-known charms and customs of regions through the eyes of cats! Filmed by wildlife photographe,Iwago Mitsuaki.

    02/05/2023 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 9:10 pm

    The Professionals

    Civil engineer Yamaguchi Takaharu inspects dams and bridges while dangling from a rope. His work is in high demand. He tackles a dam inspection with a robot, but it is unclear if his experiment will be a success.

    02/05/2023 9:55 pm

    Doki Doki! NHK WORLD: JAPAN

    Examines efforts to forge tamahagane, a type of steel used for traditional Japanese swords, and the challenges the production team face during the Covid pandemic.

    02/05/2023 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 10:10 pm

    Japan's Top Inventions

    Explores two fascinating Japanese inventions: fish finders and medical simulators. Fish finders were invented by a Japanese company and are now used in over 80 countries. Similarly, medical simulators have become crucial in training medical staff.

    02/05/2023 10:40 pm

    BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life

    PM2.5 are extremely small particles floating in the air and can have an adverse effect on the human body. A look into their dangers and countermeasures.

    02/05/2023 10:55 pm

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    There are various interesting laws and rules and philosophies hidden in our daily lives. This program introduces children to them and how to think.

    02/05/2023 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/05/2023 11:10 pm

    Somewhere Street

    A look at the city of Ghent in Belgium. Located at the confluence of the Lys and Scheldt rivers, Ghent became prosperous due to the wealth of merchants who became rich from the wool trade.

    02/06/2023 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/06/2023 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.

    02/06/2023 12:23 am

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    A woman in Hiroshima Prefecture shares how she preserves the memories of atomic bomb survivors in her hometown.

    02/06/2023 12:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    First, visiting Kyoto to meet a Ukrainian woman called Anna who creates apps that support women with health issues that are unique to women, then a visit to Kamakura where Aki bakes bread in the style of his home country of Finland.

    02/06/2023 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/06/2023 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Hoshi Tomohiro, the head of Stanford Online High School, talks about how he can unlock study potential in students.

    02/06/2023 1:30 am

    Learn Japanese from the News

    Examines a story, in simplified Japanese, about how Japan's national post service plans to begin delivering letters and packages by drone in 2023.

    02/06/2023 1:40 am

    Easy Japanese

    To ask which one among three or more things is the best or the most, say `dore ga ichiban', then an adjective like `oishii' (delicious), and finally, `desu ka'.

    02/06/2023 1:55 am

    Dining with the Chef Mini

    Featured recipe: Ginger Beef Steak/ Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, based on traditional Japanese cooking techniques in five minutes!

    02/06/2023 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/06/2023 2:15 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.

    02/06/2023 2:30 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. This time, taking a railway trip to the seaside town of Choshi.

    02/06/2023 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/06/2023 3:15 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.

    02/06/2023 3:30 am

    J-MELO

    Join May J. for great Japanese music! This week: digital rock duo OxT and singer (and voice actor) Hayami Saori. Both acts work on anime, and they'll both be in the J-MELO studio to chat and perform.

    02/06/2023 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    02/06/2023 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.

    02/06/2023 4:30 am

    The Mark of Beauty

    Explores the beauty of Edomae sushi, a type of sushi that uses seafood from Tokyo Bay. It originated in the early years of the 1800s and symbolises the delicious simplicity of sushi.

    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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