Schedules


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    09/19/2023 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 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.

    09/19/2023 4:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    All top-division bouts from 18 September, day nine of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    09/19/2023 4:57 am

    Sumopedia

    An in-depth look into sumo stables, called heya. Stables play a significant role in the industry, as wrestlers live and train there from the very the beginning of their careers.

    09/19/2023 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 5:15 am

    Direct Talk

    During Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Japan-based Nataliya Gudziy has been supporting relief efforts through her music. She talks about her native Ukraine and the power of music and culture.

    09/19/2023 5:30 am

    Journeys in Japan

    James Lambiassi explores historic Aizuwakamatsu starting from its iconic Tsuruga Castle, a concrete replica of a traditional Japanese castle in northern Japan at the centre of the city in Fukushima Prefecture.

    09/19/2023 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.

    09/19/2023 6:30 am

    Dining with the Chef

    Chef Rika meets up with Kazunori Otowa, a chef who supports the food culture in home town with French cuisine.

    09/19/2023 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.

    09/19/2023 7:30 am

    Document 72 Hours

    A pebbly beach on Niigata Prefecture's Sea of Japan coast contains pieces of real jade. Some people who come for a natural treasure hunt and find jade right away, others have no luck despite picking through the stones all day.

    09/19/2023 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 8:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    09/19/2023 8:15 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    09/19/2023 8:23 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, a look at Ainu culture in Asahikawa.

    09/19/2023 8:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    All top-division bouts from 18 September, day nine of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    09/19/2023 8:57 am

    Sumopedia

    An in-depth look into sumo stables, called heya. Stables play a significant role in the industry, as wrestlers live and train there from the very the beginning of their careers.

    09/19/2023 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 9:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    09/19/2023 9:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Mitsuta Haruo is the only craftsman in Japan specializing in jizai okimono - meticulously made, highly articulated metal figures of animals such as insects and crustaceans. He talks about his craft.

    09/19/2023 9:30 am

    Medical Frontiers

    The WHO estimate that around a billion people could have avoided vision impairment or blindness by seeing an eye doctor. Explores how artificial intelligence could save some of these people's vision.

    09/19/2023 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 10:17 am

    NL Bridge

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

    09/19/2023 10:18 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    09/19/2023 10:30 am

    Journeys in Japan

    James Lambiassi explores historic Aizuwakamatsu starting from its iconic Tsuruga Castle, a concrete replica of a traditional Japanese castle in northern Japan at the centre of the city in Fukushima Prefecture.

    09/19/2023 11:00 am

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    09/19/2023 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.

    09/19/2023 11:40 am

    Direct Talk

    During Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Japan-based Nataliya Gudziy has been supporting relief efforts through her music. She talks about her native Ukraine and the power of music and culture.

    09/19/2023 11:55 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    We observe Red Fuji and Black Fuji, two dramatically different views of Japan's most famous mountain, captured by the artist Hokusai.

    09/19/2023 12:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    09/19/2023 12:30 pm

    Dining with the Chef

    Chef Rika meets up with Kazunori Otowa, a chef who supports the food culture in home town with French cuisine.

    09/19/2023 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 1:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    09/19/2023 1:30 pm

    Document 72 Hours

    A pebbly beach on Niigata Prefecture's Sea of Japan coast contains pieces of real jade. Some people who come for a natural treasure hunt and find jade right away, others have no luck despite picking through the stones all day.

    09/19/2023 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 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.

    09/19/2023 2:30 pm

    Science View

    Osaka University assistant professor Shunsuke Shigaki seeks to design a robot that realises the challenging function of odour detection by recreating the capabilities of the silk moth.

    09/19/2023 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 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.

    09/19/2023 3:30 pm

    Journeys in Japan

    James Lambiassi explores historic Aizuwakamatsu starting from its iconic Tsuruga Castle, a concrete replica of a traditional Japanese castle in northern Japan at the centre of the city in Fukushima Prefecture.

    09/19/2023 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 4:15 pm

    Direct Talk

    During Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Japan-based Nataliya Gudziy has been supporting relief efforts through her music. She talks about her native Ukraine and the power of music and culture.

    09/19/2023 4:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    All top-division bouts from 19 September, day ten of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    09/19/2023 4:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    The narrator sheds light on basic sumo training, wrestlers' daily rituals, and how they increase their physical strength for combat.

    09/19/2023 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 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.

    09/19/2023 5:30 pm

    Dining with the Chef

    Chef Rika meets up with Kazunori Otowa, a chef who supports the food culture in home town with French cuisine.

    09/19/2023 6:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    09/19/2023 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.

    09/19/2023 6:40 pm

    Direct Talk

    Mitsuta Haruo is the only craftsman in Japan specializing in jizai okimono - meticulously made, highly articulated metal figures of animals such as insects and crustaceans. He talks about his craft.

    09/19/2023 6:55 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    We observe Red Fuji and Black Fuji, two dramatically different views of Japan's most famous mountain, captured by the artist Hokusai.

    09/19/2023 7:00 pm

    Biz Stream

    A look at some of the companies who are making it a point to create innovative new products specifically designed to make recreational activities accessible to as many people as possible.

    09/19/2023 7:30 pm

    Document 72 Hours

    A pebbly beach on Niigata Prefecture's Sea of Japan coast contains pieces of real jade. Some people who come for a natural treasure hunt and find jade right away, others have no luck despite picking through the stones all day.

    09/19/2023 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 8:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    09/19/2023 8:30 pm

    Science View

    Osaka University assistant professor Shunsuke Shigaki seeks to design a robot that realises the challenging function of odour detection by recreating the capabilities of the silk moth.

    09/19/2023 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 9:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    09/19/2023 9:30 pm

    Journeys in Japan

    James Lambiassi explores historic Aizuwakamatsu starting from its iconic Tsuruga Castle, a concrete replica of a traditional Japanese castle in northern Japan at the centre of the city in Fukushima Prefecture.

    09/19/2023 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 10:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    09/19/2023 10:30 pm

    Dining with the Chef

    Chef Rika meets up with Kazunori Otowa, a chef who supports the food culture in home town with French cuisine.

    09/19/2023 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/19/2023 11:15 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    We observe Red Fuji and Black Fuji, two dramatically different views of Japan's most famous mountain, captured by the artist Hokusai.

    09/19/2023 11:20 pm

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Okinawa Prefecture is a group of subtropical islands in the far south of Japan. We examine its past and present, with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: Homes.

    09/19/2023 11:25 pm

    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, a look at Ainu culture in Asahikawa.

    09/19/2023 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.

    09/19/2023 11:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    The narrator sheds light on basic sumo training, wrestlers' daily rituals, and how they increase their physical strength for combat.

    09/20/2023 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/20/2023 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.

    09/20/2023 12:30 am

    Dive in Tokyo

    Exploring the Kabutocho financial district which once had a reputation as Japan's Wall Street. Recently it's been reinventing itself as a hip neighbourhood with new restaurants and a boutique hotel.

    09/20/2023 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/20/2023 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Ahmad Joudeh, a dancer from a Syrian refugee camp, talks about his tumultuous life and the activities he has been working on to keep the Syrian conflict fresh in people's minds after years of fighting.

    09/20/2023 1:30 am

    Hit the Road

    Take a drive in Fukushima! 12 years since the disaster, see its rejuvenated community and daily life. Visit the rest stop emblematic of this resilience and sense the locals' unyielding spirit.

    09/20/2023 1:45 am

    Magical Japanese

    The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history, and culture. Taking a look at words related to hot water and exploring the unique culture behind them.

    09/20/2023 1:55 am

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Featuring Tsubo-niwa, life enhanced by quintessential spaces. The ancient capital, Kyoto, continues to be innovative after 1,200 years.

    09/20/2023 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/20/2023 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.

    09/20/2023 2:30 am

    Frontrunners

    Vegan chef Katsumi Kusumoto talks about his achievement as an owner of Saido, the world's best vegan restaurant and how he found himself specialised in fine Japanese cuisine.

    09/20/2023 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    09/20/2023 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.

    09/20/2023 3:30 am

    Science View

    Osaka University assistant professor Shunsuke Shigaki seeks to design a robot that realises the challenging function of odour detection by recreating the capabilities of the silk moth.

    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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