Schedules


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    05/29/2023 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 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.

    05/29/2023 4:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Top-division bouts from 28 May 2023, day 15 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/29/2023 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 5:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Oda Tokito is a professional wheelchair tennis player who took the world by storm when he made his first Grand Slam singles final at just 16 years old. He says adversity has only made him stronger.

    05/29/2023 5:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society.

    05/29/2023 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.

    05/29/2023 6:30 am

    Learn Japanese from the News

    Listening to a news story about how the transport ministry is introducing a new system that will allow approved Japanese taxi companies to flexibly set fares for taxis hailed through smartphone apps.

    05/29/2023 6:40 am

    Easy Japanese

    From what time to what time can we use the bath? To ask when something is open or available, put wa after the name of something, then nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.

    05/29/2023 6:45 am

    Culture Crossroads

    As the invasion of Ukraine continues, a Russian reporter covers an anti-war-themed exhibition in Tokyo. She interviews participating artists, including a Ukrainian and a Belarusian, about their works.

    05/29/2023 6:55 am

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Observes the point of view that foreign people have forward to the deep spirituality of Japanese people on Aikido, Shojin Ryori and Mugen Noh.

    05/29/2023 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.

    05/29/2023 7:30 am

    Seasoning the Seasons

    Today: Ayu - Treasures of the River.

    05/29/2023 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 8:14 am

    NL Bridge

    Presents the latest entertainment news and trends along with special interviews with TV personalities.

    05/29/2023 8:15 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/29/2023 8:23 am

    Treasure Box Japan: Hiroshima

    Hiroshima has two World Heritage Sites, the Atomic Bomb Dome and Itsukushima Shinto Shrine. Connecting both is a regional streetcar with over 100 years of history. Takes a scenic ride through this history.

    05/29/2023 8:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Top-division bouts from 28 May 2023, day 15 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/29/2023 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 9:14 am

    NL Bridge

    Presents the latest entertainment news and trends along with special interviews with TV personalities.

    05/29/2023 9:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Mayuzumi Madoka is a haiku poet with a global outlook. When Russia invaded Ukraine, she invited people around the world to submit poems of peace. She talks about the power of haiku in times of crisis.

    05/29/2023 9:30 am

    Ethical Every Day

    On the Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima, oyster cultivation leads to plastic waste that ends up in the ocean. Explores a project aiming to solve that problem with material from mountains.

    05/29/2023 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 10:17 am

    NL Bridge

    Presents the latest entertainment news and trends along with special interviews with TV personalities.

    05/29/2023 10:18 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/29/2023 10:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society.

    05/29/2023 11:00 am

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/29/2023 11:27 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.

    05/29/2023 11:40 am

    Direct Talk

    Oda Tokito is a professional wheelchair tennis player who took the world by storm when he made his first Grand Slam singles final at just 16 years old. He says adversity has only made him stronger.

    05/29/2023 11:55 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    We visit one of the most famous cherry blossom spots in Edo. Flower viewing parties were for eating, drinking and making merry. It was also an opportunity for young men and women to mingle.

    05/29/2023 12:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/29/2023 12:30 pm

    Learn Japanese from the News

    Listening to a news story about how the transport ministry is introducing a new system that will allow approved Japanese taxi companies to flexibly set fares for taxis hailed through smartphone apps.

    05/29/2023 12:40 pm

    Easy Japanese

    From what time to what time can we use the bath? To ask when something is open or available, put wa after the name of something, then nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.

    05/29/2023 12:45 pm

    Culture Crossroads

    As the invasion of Ukraine continues, a Russian reporter covers an anti-war-themed exhibition in Tokyo. She interviews participating artists, including a Ukrainian and a Belarusian, about their works.

    05/29/2023 12:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Observes the point of view that foreign people have forward to the deep spirituality of Japanese people on Aikido, Shojin Ryori and Mugen Noh.

    05/29/2023 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 1:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/29/2023 1:30 pm

    Seasoning the Seasons

    Today: Ayu - Treasures of the River.

    05/29/2023 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 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.

    05/29/2023 2:30 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    Dizziness affects up to 30% of the world's population and can disrupt daily life. We report on the latest treatments from a hospital dedicated to identifying its causes through comprehensive testing.

    05/29/2023 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 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.

    05/29/2023 3:30 pm

    Where We Call Home

    People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society.

    05/29/2023 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 4:15 pm

    Direct Talk

    Oda Tokito is a professional wheelchair tennis player who took the world by storm when he made his first Grand Slam singles final at just 16 years old. He says adversity has only made him stronger.

    05/29/2023 4:30 pm

    Cycle Around Japan

    To explore Tokyo's unknown side, we ride from the towering central skyscrapers out to the fringes of the city, where we find farmland and mountain forests, and meet some unusual characters.

    05/29/2023 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 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.

    05/29/2023 5:30 pm

    Learn Japanese from the News

    Listening to a news story about how the transport ministry is introducing a new system that will allow approved Japanese taxi companies to flexibly set fares for taxis hailed through smartphone apps.

    05/29/2023 5:40 pm

    Easy Japanese

    From what time to what time can we use the bath? To ask when something is open or available, put wa after the name of something, then nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.

    05/29/2023 5:45 pm

    Culture Crossroads

    As the invasion of Ukraine continues, a Russian reporter covers an anti-war-themed exhibition in Tokyo. She interviews participating artists, including a Ukrainian and a Belarusian, about their works.

    05/29/2023 5:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Observes the point of view that foreign people have forward to the deep spirituality of Japanese people on Aikido, Shojin Ryori and Mugen Noh.

    05/29/2023 6:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/29/2023 6:27 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.

    05/29/2023 6:40 pm

    Direct Talk

    Mayuzumi Madoka is a haiku poet with a global outlook. When Russia invaded Ukraine, she invited people around the world to submit poems of peace. She talks about the power of haiku in times of crisis.

    05/29/2023 6:55 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    We visit one of the most famous cherry blossom spots in Edo. Flower viewing parties were for eating, drinking and making merry. It was also an opportunity for young men and women to mingle.

    05/29/2023 7:00 pm

    NHK Documentary

    Retraces back to the first 72 hours after Russian invasion in Ukraine's capital city where Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided to stay and fight for survival.

    05/29/2023 7:50 pm

    Time-lapse Japan Tohoku

    Stunning time-lapse images offer a new angle on Tohoku, northeast Japan. Daisuke Shimizu, time-lapse creator's camera conveys features of the region's relationship with the deceased.

    05/29/2023 7:55 pm

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    The filmmaker showcases the bird's-eye view of Sakurajima, one of the volcanic islands in Kyushu, and talks to Kotoe Sameshima, a children's book illustrator who loves telling stories of volcanoes and the local people.

    05/29/2023 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 8:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/29/2023 8:30 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    Dizziness affects up to 30% of the world's population and can disrupt daily life. We report on the latest treatments from a hospital dedicated to identifying its causes through comprehensive testing.

    05/29/2023 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 9:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/29/2023 9:30 pm

    Where We Call Home

    People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society.

    05/29/2023 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 10:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/29/2023 10:30 pm

    Learn Japanese from the News

    Listening to a news story about how the transport ministry is introducing a new system that will allow approved Japanese taxi companies to flexibly set fares for taxis hailed through smartphone apps.

    05/29/2023 10:40 pm

    Easy Japanese

    From what time to what time can we use the bath? To ask when something is open or available, put wa after the name of something, then nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.

    05/29/2023 10:45 pm

    Culture Crossroads

    As the invasion of Ukraine continues, a Russian reporter covers an anti-war-themed exhibition in Tokyo. She interviews participating artists, including a Ukrainian and a Belarusian, about their works.

    05/29/2023 10:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Observes the point of view that foreign people have forward to the deep spirituality of Japanese people on Aikido, Shojin Ryori and Mugen Noh.

    05/29/2023 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/29/2023 11:15 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    We visit one of the most famous cherry blossom spots in Edo. Flower viewing parties were for eating, drinking and making merry. It was also an opportunity for young men and women to mingle.

    05/29/2023 11:20 pm

    Time-lapse Japan Tohoku

    A look at the devastating disaster in Tohoku, northeast Japan, on 11 March 2011. Fukushima-born Daisuke Shimizu, time-lapse creator focuses on the hard-hit Tohoku region, 9 years later.

    05/29/2023 11:25 pm

    Treasure Box Japan: Hiroshima

    Hiroshima has two World Heritage Sites, the Atomic Bomb Dome and Itsukushima Shinto Shrine. Connecting both is a regional streetcar with over 100 years of history. Takes a scenic ride through this history.

    05/29/2023 11:30 pm

    Cycle Around Japan

    To explore Tokyo's unknown side, we ride from the towering central skyscrapers out to the fringes of the city, where we find farmland and mountain forests, and meet some unusual characters.

    05/30/2023 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/30/2023 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.

    05/30/2023 12:30 am

    Journeys in Japan

    Ryoko Nakajima and Shizuka Anderson explore historic Nagasaki, taking on the challenge of its hilly terrain. On this program, get to know the real Japan and discover useful travel tips.

    05/30/2023 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/30/2023 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Takahashi Moe was a member of the Japanese team that won the top prize at the 2023 Pastry World Cup. She reflects on the experience and talks about the desserts concocted by the team.

    05/30/2023 1:30 am

    Dining with the Chef

    Chef Saito continues to teach us about traditional Japanese kaiseki set course meals. The fourth course is a grilled dish. We learn how to prepare aromatic miso-flavored dishes and miso cream eggs.

    05/30/2023 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/30/2023 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.

    05/30/2023 2:30 am

    Document 72 Hours

    Spending 72 hours with the people passing through the railway station under the cherry blossoms.

    05/30/2023 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/30/2023 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.

    05/30/2023 3:30 am

    Medical Frontiers

    Dizziness affects up to 30% of the world's population and can disrupt daily life. We report on the latest treatments from a hospital dedicated to identifying its causes through comprehensive testing.

    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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