Schedules


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    07/31/2023 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 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.

    07/31/2023 4:30 am

    Cycle Around Japan Highlights

    Selected highlights of `Cycle Around Japan', bicycle through inspiring scenery, meeting the locals, and discovering living traditions of a hidden Japan. This time, selections from Tochigi.

    07/31/2023 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 5:15 am

    Direct Talk

    At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Masa Takumi won Best Global Music Album. This was the culmination of a life goal that Takumi moved across the world to Los Angeles in order to achieve.

    07/31/2023 5:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    This time we meet two people in Tokyo - Terry Ellis from the UK, who runs a shop that promotes the appeal of folkcraft from all over Japan, as well as Chinese Shang Haiyi, who trains as a hairdresser.

    07/31/2023 5:57 am

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Profiling Tanaka Takashi, known by his art name Tanaka Isson, a Japanese Nihonga painter from the Shōwa period, particularly noted for his flower-and-bird paintings of the Amami Islands.

    07/31/2023 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.

    07/31/2023 6:30 am

    Activate Your Japanese

    Aoi and Xuan continue to stroll through Nagatoro. They enter a coffee shop where Aoi consults Xuan about her romance, but there seems to be a problem in the way Xuan reacted. A look at how she should react.

    07/31/2023 6:45 am

    BOSAI: Be Prepared

    A Japanese symbol of summer, cumulonimbus clouds have the power to cause heavy rain, thunderstorms, hailstorms, tornadoes, etc. Learn about them to protect yourself from sudden weather disasters!

    07/31/2023 6:55 am

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Mayuyama Koji is an art restorer who works with antique dealers and museums throughout Japan. Revealing the details of his techniques, as well as his mission not just to restore art, but to preserve it for generations to come.

    07/31/2023 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.

    07/31/2023 7:30 am

    Seasoning the Seasons

    Exploring the Hagi castle in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the Tsuwano castle in Shimane Prefecture.

    07/31/2023 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 8:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    07/31/2023 8:15 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    07/31/2023 8:23 am

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    A birds-eye view of unique landscapes across Japan as well as intimate portraits of its inhabitants. Meeting a family in Okinawa Prefecture as they celebrate a festival dedicated to their ancestors.

    07/31/2023 8:30 am

    Cycle Around Japan Highlights

    Selected highlights of `Cycle Around Japan', bicycle through inspiring scenery, meeting the locals, and discovering living traditions of a hidden Japan. This time, selections from Tochigi.

    07/31/2023 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 9:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    07/31/2023 9:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Awata Takaya and his international chain of udon restaurants have made the firm and flexible noodles a hit overseas. He talks about his localisation strategy and business philosophy.

    07/31/2023 9:30 am

    Rooooms Japan!!

    Providing the best in broadcast entertainment programming.

    07/31/2023 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 10:17 am

    NL Bridge

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

    07/31/2023 10:18 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    07/31/2023 10:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    This time we meet two people in Tokyo - Terry Ellis from the UK, who runs a shop that promotes the appeal of folkcraft from all over Japan, as well as Chinese Shang Haiyi, who trains as a hairdresser.

    07/31/2023 10:57 am

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Profiling Tanaka Takashi, known by his art name Tanaka Isson, a Japanese Nihonga painter from the Shōwa period, particularly noted for his flower-and-bird paintings of the Amami Islands.

    07/31/2023 11:00 am

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    07/31/2023 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.

    07/31/2023 11:40 am

    Direct Talk

    At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Masa Takumi won Best Global Music Album. This was the culmination of a life goal that Takumi moved across the world to Los Angeles in order to achieve.

    07/31/2023 11:55 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    We venture to the outskirts of Edo just after sunset, where a group of women and children have come to a stream to enjoy a popular summer activity. Find out what they are looking for amongst the weeds.

    07/31/2023 12:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    07/31/2023 12:30 pm

    Activate Your Japanese

    Aoi and Xuan continue to stroll through Nagatoro. They enter a coffee shop where Aoi consults Xuan about her romance, but there seems to be a problem in the way Xuan reacted. A look at how she should react.

    07/31/2023 12:45 pm

    BOSAI: Be Prepared

    A Japanese symbol of summer, cumulonimbus clouds have the power to cause heavy rain, thunderstorms, hailstorms, tornadoes, etc. Learn about them to protect yourself from sudden weather disasters!

    07/31/2023 12:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Mayuyama Koji is an art restorer who works with antique dealers and museums throughout Japan. Revealing the details of his techniques, as well as his mission not just to restore art, but to preserve it for generations to come.

    07/31/2023 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 1:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    07/31/2023 1:30 pm

    Seasoning the Seasons

    Exploring the Hagi castle in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the Tsuwano castle in Shimane Prefecture.

    07/31/2023 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 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.

    07/31/2023 2:30 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    New preventive drugs for migraines were approved in Japan in 2021. The drugs contain antibodies that target a substance that plays a key role in migraines. In a clinical trial, around 70% of patients had a 50% drop in headache frequency.

    07/31/2023 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 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.

    07/31/2023 3:30 pm

    Where We Call Home

    This time we meet two people in Tokyo - Terry Ellis from the UK, who runs a shop that promotes the appeal of folkcraft from all over Japan, as well as Chinese Shang Haiyi, who trains as a hairdresser.

    07/31/2023 3:57 pm

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Profiling Tanaka Takashi, known by his art name Tanaka Isson, a Japanese Nihonga painter from the Shōwa period, particularly noted for his flower-and-bird paintings of the Amami Islands.

    07/31/2023 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 4:15 pm

    Direct Talk

    At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Masa Takumi won Best Global Music Album. This was the culmination of a life goal that Takumi moved across the world to Los Angeles in order to achieve.

    07/31/2023 4:30 pm

    Cycle Around Japan Highlights

    Selected highlights of `Cycle Around Japan', bicycle through inspiring scenery, meeting the locals, and discovering living traditions of a hidden Japan. This time, selections from Tochigi.

    07/31/2023 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 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.

    07/31/2023 5:30 pm

    Activate Your Japanese

    Aoi and Xuan continue to stroll through Nagatoro. They enter a coffee shop where Aoi consults Xuan about her romance, but there seems to be a problem in the way Xuan reacted. A look at how she should react.

    07/31/2023 5:45 pm

    BOSAI: Be Prepared

    A Japanese symbol of summer, cumulonimbus clouds have the power to cause heavy rain, thunderstorms, hailstorms, tornadoes, etc. Learn about them to protect yourself from sudden weather disasters!

    07/31/2023 5:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Mayuyama Koji is an art restorer who works with antique dealers and museums throughout Japan. Revealing the details of his techniques, as well as his mission not just to restore art, but to preserve it for generations to come.

    07/31/2023 6:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    07/31/2023 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.

    07/31/2023 6:40 pm

    Direct Talk

    Awata Takaya and his international chain of udon restaurants have made the firm and flexible noodles a hit overseas. He talks about his localisation strategy and business philosophy.

    07/31/2023 6:55 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    We venture to the outskirts of Edo just after sunset, where a group of women and children have come to a stream to enjoy a popular summer activity. Find out what they are looking for amongst the weeds.

    07/31/2023 7:00 pm

    NHK Documentary

    Takes a look at the history of the United Nations and how Japan is trying to help improve the effectiveness of the Security Council.

    07/31/2023 7:50 pm

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Masses of clay figurines called dogu have been recovered from sites in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto and Chubu from the middle, late and final Jomon periods. The Sannai Maruyama village site alone turned up 1,500 figurines.

    07/31/2023 7:55 pm

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    A birds-eye view of unique landscapes across Japan as well as intimate portraits of its inhabitants. Meeting a family in Okinawa Prefecture as they celebrate a festival dedicated to their ancestors.

    07/31/2023 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 8:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    07/31/2023 8:30 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    New preventive drugs for migraines were approved in Japan in 2021. The drugs contain antibodies that target a substance that plays a key role in migraines. In a clinical trial, around 70% of patients had a 50% drop in headache frequency.

    07/31/2023 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 9:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    07/31/2023 9:30 pm

    Where We Call Home

    This time we meet two people in Tokyo - Terry Ellis from the UK, who runs a shop that promotes the appeal of folkcraft from all over Japan, as well as Chinese Shang Haiyi, who trains as a hairdresser.

    07/31/2023 9:57 pm

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Profiling Tanaka Takashi, known by his art name Tanaka Isson, a Japanese Nihonga painter from the Shōwa period, particularly noted for his flower-and-bird paintings of the Amami Islands.

    07/31/2023 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 10:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    07/31/2023 10:30 pm

    Activate Your Japanese

    Aoi and Xuan continue to stroll through Nagatoro. They enter a coffee shop where Aoi consults Xuan about her romance, but there seems to be a problem in the way Xuan reacted. A look at how she should react.

    07/31/2023 10:45 pm

    BOSAI: Be Prepared

    A Japanese symbol of summer, cumulonimbus clouds have the power to cause heavy rain, thunderstorms, hailstorms, tornadoes, etc. Learn about them to protect yourself from sudden weather disasters!

    07/31/2023 10:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Mayuyama Koji is an art restorer who works with antique dealers and museums throughout Japan. Revealing the details of his techniques, as well as his mission not just to restore art, but to preserve it for generations to come.

    07/31/2023 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    07/31/2023 11:15 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    We venture to the outskirts of Edo just after sunset, where a group of women and children have come to a stream to enjoy a popular summer activity. Find out what they are looking for amongst the weeds.

    07/31/2023 11:20 pm

    Time-Lapse Japan

    The Jomon period dates roughly from 13,000 to 300 BC. Examining various aspects of Jomon society, with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time, a look at lacquer.

    07/31/2023 11:25 pm

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    A birds-eye view of unique landscapes across Japan as well as intimate portraits of its inhabitants. Meeting a family in Okinawa Prefecture as they celebrate a festival dedicated to their ancestors.

    07/31/2023 11:30 pm

    Cycle Around Japan Highlights

    Selected highlights of `Cycle Around Japan', bicycle through inspiring scenery, meeting the locals, and discovering living traditions of a hidden Japan. This time, selections from Tochigi.

    08/01/2023 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/01/2023 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.

    08/01/2023 12:30 am

    Journeys in Japan

    Ebony Bowens heads to Iwaki in Fukushima where she meets the manager of an inn that attracts cosplayers, an architect renovating old places, a man learning rice farming and another, washi-making.

    08/01/2023 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/01/2023 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Okumura Arisa created the Slow Order Cafe, a pop-up concept staffed entirely by people who stutter. She talks about her speech impediment and the vision behind her project.

    08/01/2023 1:30 am

    Dining with the Chef

    Chef Rika shows the viewer how to cook with various summer vegetables including eggplant, bell pepper and edamame. Rika makes some family favourites with a try at Tokyo cuisine and savoury aubergine.

    08/01/2023 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/01/2023 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.

    08/01/2023 2:30 am

    Temporary Suspension of Broadcasts

    NOTICE: During this program, broadcasting will be temporarily suspended in some areas, due to changes in Intelsat 21's frequencies. Visit our website for details. nhk.jp/world.

    08/01/2023 2:45 am

    Somewhere Street Mini

    Ceuta, an autonomous Spanish city, is located on the northern shore of Africa's Mediterranean Coast. About 80,000 people live on this 5-kilometer-long peninsula. It's about an hour away from Spain.

    08/01/2023 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/01/2023 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.

    08/01/2023 3:30 am

    Medical Frontiers

    New preventive drugs for migraines were approved in Japan in 2021. The drugs contain antibodies that target a substance that plays a key role in migraines. In a clinical trial, around 70% of patients had a 50% drop in headache frequency.

    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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