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		08/13/2023 3:50 am	Story Land
	A priest is surprised to find that the prestigious tea kettle he received can grow legs and run away if it is put on fire.
Localized series title: Story Land Localized description: A priest is surprised to find that the prestigious tea kettle he received can grow legs and run away if it is put on fire.
		08/13/2023 4:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 4:10 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.

		08/13/2023 5:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 5:10 am	NHK Documentary
	Three lost decades since the end of Japan's bubble era have damaged the country's global image and spawned the term `Cheap Japan'. Exploring what it might take to revive Japan's economy once again.

		08/13/2023 6:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 6:10 am	Isamu Noguchi's A-Bomb Cenotaph
	Sculptor Isamu Noguchi's Hiroshima cenotaph was never built. Looking at the life and thoughts of an artist who struggled to bridge the gap between his two homelands, Japan and America.

		08/13/2023 7:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 7:10 am	Hometown Stories
	After nearly 40 years, a key participant in a historic festival must step down due to ill health. Looking at whether his successor will be able to tackle his heavy responsibility and fulfil his important role.

		08/13/2023 7:37 am	Easy Japanese
	Teaches an easy lesson in Japanese grammar that helps with expressing what kind of activities one desires to do.

		08/13/2023 7:40 am	Core Kyoto Mini
	The ancient capital, Kyoto, continues to be innovative after 1,200 years. A deep dive into its core in this definitive programme. Featuring Kyo-kanoko Shibori, untying the beauty bound within.

		08/13/2023 7:45 am	Wild Hokkaido!
	The Shisorapuchi River is one of the most well-rounded intermediate to advanced whitewater runs in Hokkaido. It hastechnical but relatively safe drops, plenty of named and un-named rapids, clear water, and the river is lined by moss-covered bedrock.

		08/13/2023 8:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 8:10 am	Rising
	Examines how surplus rice is being transformed into bioplastic. The project takes advantage of unused farmland in Fukushima, contributing to the recovery of an area devastated by the 2011 disaster.

		08/13/2023 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.

		08/13/2023 8:50 am	Japanology Plus mini
	Presenting a short program focusing on watches and clocks.

		08/13/2023 8:55 am	A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
	A unique trip around the country of Japan with photographer and filmmaker Iwago Mitsuaki, discovering the uncharted charms and customs of regions, all seen through the eyes of cats.

		08/13/2023 9:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 9:10 am	NHK Documentary
	Three lost decades since the end of Japan's bubble era have damaged the country's global image and spawned the term `Cheap Japan'. Exploring what it might take to revive Japan's economy once again.

		08/13/2023 10:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 10:10 am	Darwin's Amazing Animals
	Scuba divers descend into the nighttime morass of a hundred thousand small slimy creatures extending in all directions. It's a squid run, a rarely seen soiree now at great risk due to climate change.

		08/13/2023 10:35 am	Time-lapse Journey
	Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan and is also an active volcano about 100 kilometres southwest of Tokyo. A look at the beauty of the many different faces of Fuji through time-lapse photography.

		08/13/2023 10:40 am	Listen to the Earth
	Typhoons can bring winds in the vicinity of 80 m/s, or 288 kph. A wind velocity half that is strong enough to blow over signboards. Before a typhoon approaches, people are advised to put away objects such as outdoor furniture and laundry poles.

		08/13/2023 10:50 am	Story Land
	A priest is surprised to find that the prestigious tea kettle he received can grow legs and run away if it is put on fire.

		08/13/2023 11:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 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.

		08/13/2023 12:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 12:10 pm	Isamu Noguchi's A-Bomb Cenotaph
	Sculptor Isamu Noguchi's Hiroshima cenotaph was never built. Looking at the life and thoughts of an artist who struggled to bridge the gap between his two homelands, Japan and America.

		08/13/2023 1:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 1:10 pm	Hometown Stories
	After nearly 40 years, a key participant in a historic festival must step down due to ill health. Looking at whether his successor will be able to tackle his heavy responsibility and fulfil his important role.

		08/13/2023 1:37 pm	Easy Japanese
	Teaches an easy lesson in Japanese grammar that helps with expressing what kind of activities one desires to do.

		08/13/2023 1:40 pm	Core Kyoto Mini
	The ancient capital, Kyoto, continues to be innovative after 1,200 years. A deep dive into its core in this definitive programme. Featuring Kyo-kanoko Shibori, untying the beauty bound within.

		08/13/2023 1:45 pm	Wild Hokkaido!
	The Shisorapuchi River is one of the most well-rounded intermediate to advanced whitewater runs in Hokkaido. It hastechnical but relatively safe drops, plenty of named and un-named rapids, clear water, and the river is lined by moss-covered bedrock.

		08/13/2023 2:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 2:10 pm	Darwin's Amazing Animals
	Scuba divers descend into the nighttime morass of a hundred thousand small slimy creatures extending in all directions. It's a squid run, a rarely seen soiree now at great risk due to climate change.

		08/13/2023 2:35 pm	Time-lapse Journey
	Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan and is also an active volcano about 100 kilometres southwest of Tokyo. A look at the beauty of the many different faces of Fuji through time-lapse photography.

		08/13/2023 2:40 pm	Listen to the Earth
	Typhoons can bring winds in the vicinity of 80 m/s, or 288 kph. A wind velocity half that is strong enough to blow over signboards. Before a typhoon approaches, people are advised to put away objects such as outdoor furniture and laundry poles.

		08/13/2023 2:50 pm	Story Land
	A priest is surprised to find that the prestigious tea kettle he received can grow legs and run away if it is put on fire.

		08/13/2023 3:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 3:10 pm	J-MELO
	Keeping up to date with the latest Japanese music, ranging from pop and rock to jazz and classical. This time, with FRUITS ZIPPER, a 7-member idol group, and Gakugeidai Junes, a dance and vocal boy group that debuted in September 2019.

		08/13/2023 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.

		08/13/2023 3:45 pm	Easy Japanese for Work
	Telling passengers in a hurry that they may be late. Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions, understand business culture and improve your kanji.

		08/13/2023 4:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 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.

		08/13/2023 5:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 5:10 pm	Japan's Top Inventions
	The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. This time, a look at mosquito coils and screw removal tools.

		08/13/2023 5:40 pm	BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life
	Looks into a large-scale tsunami observation network on the ocean floor in Japan, a tool that disseminates accurate and prompt tsunami information to save lives.

		08/13/2023 5:55 pm	A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
	A unique trip around the country of Japan with photographer and filmmaker Iwago Mitsuaki, discovering the uncharted charms and customs of regions, all seen through the eyes of cats.

		08/13/2023 6:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 6:10 pm	Isamu Noguchi's A-Bomb Cenotaph
	Sculptor Isamu Noguchi's Hiroshima cenotaph was never built. Looking at the life and thoughts of an artist who struggled to bridge the gap between his two homelands, Japan and America.

		08/13/2023 7:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 7:10 pm	Hometown Stories
	After nearly 40 years, a key participant in a historic festival must step down due to ill health. Looking at whether his successor will be able to tackle his heavy responsibility and fulfil his important role.

		08/13/2023 7:37 pm	Easy Japanese
	Teaches an easy lesson in Japanese grammar that helps with expressing what kind of activities one desires to do.

		08/13/2023 7:40 pm	Core Kyoto Mini
	The ancient capital, Kyoto, continues to be innovative after 1,200 years. A deep dive into its core in this definitive programme. Featuring Kyo-kanoko Shibori, untying the beauty bound within.

		08/13/2023 7:45 pm	Wild Hokkaido!
	The Shisorapuchi River is one of the most well-rounded intermediate to advanced whitewater runs in Hokkaido. It hastechnical but relatively safe drops, plenty of named and un-named rapids, clear water, and the river is lined by moss-covered bedrock.

		08/13/2023 8:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 8:10 pm	J-MELO
	Keeping up to date with the latest Japanese music, ranging from pop and rock to jazz and classical. This time, with FRUITS ZIPPER, a 7-member idol group, and Gakugeidai Junes, a dance and vocal boy group that debuted in September 2019.

		08/13/2023 8:40 pm	Easy Japanese for Work
	Telling passengers in a hurry that they may be late. Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions, understand business culture and improve your kanji.

		08/13/2023 8:55 pm	A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
	A unique trip around the country of Japan with photographer and filmmaker Iwago Mitsuaki, discovering the uncharted charms and customs of regions, all seen through the eyes of cats.

		08/13/2023 9:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 9:10 pm	Darwin's Amazing Animals
	Scuba divers descend into the nighttime morass of a hundred thousand small slimy creatures extending in all directions. It's a squid run, a rarely seen soiree now at great risk due to climate change.

		08/13/2023 9:35 pm	Time-lapse Journey
	Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan and is also an active volcano about 100 kilometres southwest of Tokyo. A look at the beauty of the many different faces of Fuji through time-lapse photography.

		08/13/2023 9:40 pm	Listen to the Earth
	Typhoons can bring winds in the vicinity of 80 m/s, or 288 kph. A wind velocity half that is strong enough to blow over signboards. Before a typhoon approaches, people are advised to put away objects such as outdoor furniture and laundry poles.

		08/13/2023 9:50 pm	Story Land
	A priest is surprised to find that the prestigious tea kettle he received can grow legs and run away if it is put on fire.

		08/13/2023 10:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 10:10 pm	Japan's Top Inventions
	The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. This time, a look at mosquito coils and screw removal tools.

		08/13/2023 10:40 pm	BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life
	Looks into a large-scale tsunami observation network on the ocean floor in Japan, a tool that disseminates accurate and prompt tsunami information to save lives.

		08/13/2023 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.

		08/13/2023 11:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/13/2023 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.

		08/14/2023 12:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/14/2023 12:10 am	Biz Stream
	A look at businesses that are striving to even the playing field by offering people the chance to succeed regardless of whatever their gender identity or sexual orientation may be.

		08/14/2023 12:23 am	National Parks of Japan
	Daisen-Oki National Park comprises the Oki Islands, which boast spectacular geological formations, and a mainland area with shrines and sacred mountains that gave rise to myths and legends.

		08/14/2023 12:30 am	Where We Call Home
	Follows Ukrainian-born Hiraishi Olena and Eishin, her violinist son, as they hold a peace concert in Hiroshima. Also looks at the story of the British woman Sally Hancox, an artisan on Awaji Island.

		08/14/2023 12:57 am	Chatroom Japan
	Meeting Marcos Takato Ikegami, a Brazilian supermarket owner in Izumo. He sells all sorts of imported goods, but the chance to learn more about his native culture will always be free.

		08/14/2023 1:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/14/2023 1:10 am	A Culture Built with Wood
	The Kiso region in Nagano Prefecture is covered by coniferous forests that have been tended to by human hands over multiple generations. Taking a look and appreciating the rich culture they've shaped.

		08/14/2023 1:15 am	Direct Talk
	Nakarai Shigeyuki is a world-class breakdancer touted as a gold medal contender in the upcoming Paris Olympics. He shares his passion for breaking and discusses what he considers its unique appeal.

		08/14/2023 1:30 am	Activate Your Japanese
	Xuan tries to explain Sumire's instructions to Danny, a new joiner at the hotel.

		08/14/2023 1:45 am	Culture Crossroads
	Weather officials in Japan often warn residents of impending typhoons. Providing an in-depth look into how populations vulnerable to typhoons can prepare ahead of time to minimise danger.

		08/14/2023 1:55 am	Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN
	In August, we broadcast a special series on war and peace. One is President Obama in Hiroshima, and another Ukraine's Nuclear Dilemma. They're originally domestic programmes aired in May.

		08/14/2023 2:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/14/2023 2:10 am	Biz Stream
	A look at businesses that are striving to even the playing field by offering people the chance to succeed regardless of whatever their gender identity or sexual orientation may be.

		08/14/2023 2:23 am	Framing Everyday's Moments
	A time-lapse photography project: `Mt Fuji Among the Clouds', `Seto Inland Sea Scenes', `Where Heaven and Earth Meet', `Sunbeam Shower', `Lake Biwa Sunset', `Fishing Torches Dance', `A Night on Mt Tsukuba', `Sparkling Miracle Night'.

		08/14/2023 2:30 am	Seasoning the Seasons
	Explores how people in Okinawa feel connected to each other with the sound of music that tells their feeling and conveys these islands' stories.

		08/14/2023 3:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/14/2023 3:10 am	Artists against War
	War leaves wounds on people, land, even language. Yu Miri, winner of the Akutagawa Prize and U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature, contemplates the impact of the invasion of Ukraine.

		08/14/2023 3:25 am	Ramen Japan
	Ventures to the birthplace of tonkotsu ramen in Fukuoka prefecture to learn about the differences between Hakata and Nagahama styles.

		08/14/2023 3:30 am	J-MELO
	Keeping up to date with the latest Japanese music, ranging from pop and rock to jazz and classical. This time, with FRUITS ZIPPER, a 7-member idol group, and Gakugeidai Junes, a dance and vocal boy group that debuted in September 2019.

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