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    01/27/2024 4:57 am

    Sumopedia

    A look at the material and story behind yukata, a form of clothing usually worn by sumo wrestlers during summer.

    01/27/2024 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 5:10 am

    Japan's Top Inventions

    The stories behind hit Japanese products, plus top creations for niche markets. This time, highlighting the technology surrounding letter sorting machines and exhaust gas analysers.

    01/27/2024 5:40 am

    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.

    01/27/2024 5:55 am

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    Featuring `Then the Bridge Thought'.

    01/27/2024 6:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 6:10 am

    Broadcasters' Eye

    An 11-year record of how Korean national Han Seong Min revitalised a community in Yamanashi Prefecture and made a JICA project in the Philippines a success through the production of mulberry leaf tea.

    01/27/2024 7:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 7:10 am

    Karl and Tina - Season's Greetings from a Wintry Village

    As snow blankets their remote mountain community with its traditional Japanese houses, Karl and Tina Bengs gather with neighbors to celebrate the season, and look forward to the arrival of spring.

    01/27/2024 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 8:10 am

    January Tournament - Day 14

    NHK WORLD-JAPAN will broadcast GRAND SUMO January Tournament Day 14 action live from Tokyo, as top wrestlers have their fourteenth bouts of the 15-day contest.

    01/27/2024 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 9:10 am

    The Professionals

    While over 300 new products are created each month, 54-year-old Honda Tsuneyuki has made mega-hit after mega-hit. He's changed the concept of capsule toys, with his masterpiece series `The Diversity of Life on Earth'.

    01/27/2024 9:55 am

    Dining with the Chef Mini

    Featured recipe: (1) Atsu-age (2) Simmered Atsu-age. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika in five minutes!

    01/27/2024 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 10:10 am

    Today's Close-Up

    It has long been clear that saying girls should... represents an outdated attempt to force females into stereotyped roles. We hear from some young people who have suffered from gender prejudice.

    01/27/2024 10:40 am

    Listen to the Earth

    Explains the causes of volcanic eruptions and how to stay safe during an eruption.

    01/27/2024 10:50 am

    Let's Enjoy Math with Barky the Dog

    Numbler hides the measuring stick at a shoe shop so that a customer's foot cannot be measured. Barky realises that the measurement can be made by counting how many one-centimetre items are needed.

    01/27/2024 11:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 11:10 am

    Japan's Top Inventions

    The stories behind hit Japanese products, plus top creations for niche markets. This time, highlighting the technology surrounding letter sorting machines and exhaust gas analysers.

    01/27/2024 11:40 am

    Somewhere Street

    Located on the western coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, Vigan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is considered one of the best preserved examples of Spanish colonial towns in Asia.

    01/27/2024 11:55 am

    The Seasons of Yamato

    A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, makes you experience each seasons.

    01/27/2024 12:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 12:10 pm

    Broadcasters' Eye

    An 11-year record of how Korean national Han Seong Min revitalised a community in Yamanashi Prefecture and made a JICA project in the Philippines a success through the production of mulberry leaf tea.

    01/27/2024 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 1:10 pm

    Karl and Tina - Season's Greetings from a Wintry Village

    As snow blankets their remote mountain community with its traditional Japanese houses, Karl and Tina Bengs gather with neighbors to celebrate the season, and look forward to the arrival of spring.

    01/27/2024 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 2:10 pm

    Rising

    Follow a sustainability conscious distillery that is producing craft gin using surplus ingredients like sake lees, cacao husks, coffee grounds, and beer that has gone unsold due to the pandemic.

    01/27/2024 2:40 pm

    Listen to the Earth

    Explains the causes of volcanic eruptions and how to stay safe during an eruption.

    01/27/2024 2:50 pm

    Let's Enjoy Math with Barky the Dog

    Numbler hides the measuring stick at a shoe shop so that a customer's foot cannot be measured. Barky realises that the measurement can be made by counting how many one-centimetre items are needed.

    01/27/2024 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 3:10 pm

    NHK Documentary

    The host takes a look into how parents can prevent their children from committing a crime as there are recruiters who try to lure them with wealth.

    01/27/2024 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 4:10 pm

    Framing Everyday's Moments

    A time-lapse photography project shot by pros and non-pros. `Kyoto Night Lights', `Skies Over Sapporo', `Tokyo Tilt Shift', `Synchronous Scenes', `Slices of the Starry Sky', `Lanes of Light', `Haneda Night Parade', `Full Moon Over the Metropolis'.

    01/27/2024 4:15 pm

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo Mini

    Technological advancement has allowed their cultivation ob bananas in snowy areas. Visiting a plantation in one of Japan's snowiest regions and checking out a wide variety of bananas at a wholesaler in Tokyo's Ota Market.

    01/27/2024 4:25 pm

    The Seasons of Yamato

    A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, makes you experience each seasons.

    01/27/2024 4:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Highlights from the traditional Japanese combat sport of sumo wrestling, this time featuring all top-division bouts from 27 January, day fourteen of the Grand Sumo Tournament held in Tokyo.

    01/27/2024 4:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    The host presents some interesting facts and stories about Yokozuna, the top rank of all Sumo ranking which requires the wrestlers to climb up the rank by winning tournaments and being selected by the officials.

    01/27/2024 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 5:10 pm

    The Professionals

    While over 300 new products are created each month, 54-year-old Honda Tsuneyuki has made mega-hit after mega-hit. He's changed the concept of capsule toys, with his masterpiece series `The Diversity of Life on Earth'.

    01/27/2024 5:55 pm

    Dining with the Chef Mini

    Featured recipe: (1) Atsu-age (2) Simmered Atsu-age. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika in five minutes!

    01/27/2024 6:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 6:10 pm

    Broadcasters' Eye

    An 11-year record of how Korean national Han Seong Min revitalised a community in Yamanashi Prefecture and made a JICA project in the Philippines a success through the production of mulberry leaf tea.

    01/27/2024 7:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 7:10 pm

    Karl and Tina - Season's Greetings from a Wintry Village

    As snow blankets their remote mountain community with its traditional Japanese houses, Karl and Tina Bengs gather with neighbors to celebrate the season, and look forward to the arrival of spring.

    01/27/2024 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 8:10 pm

    The Professionals

    While over 300 new products are created each month, 54-year-old Honda Tsuneyuki has made mega-hit after mega-hit. He's changed the concept of capsule toys, with his masterpiece series `The Diversity of Life on Earth'.

    01/27/2024 8:55 pm

    Dining with the Chef Mini

    Featured recipe: (1) Atsu-age (2) Simmered Atsu-age. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika in five minutes!

    01/27/2024 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 9:10 pm

    Rising

    Follow a sustainability conscious distillery that is producing craft gin using surplus ingredients like sake lees, cacao husks, coffee grounds, and beer that has gone unsold due to the pandemic.

    01/27/2024 9:40 pm

    Listen to the Earth

    Explains the causes of volcanic eruptions and how to stay safe during an eruption.

    01/27/2024 9:50 pm

    Let's Enjoy Math with Barky the Dog

    Numbler hides the measuring stick at a shoe shop so that a customer's foot cannot be measured. Barky realises that the measurement can be made by counting how many one-centimetre items are needed.

    01/27/2024 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 10:10 pm

    NHK Documentary

    The host takes a look into how parents can prevent their children from committing a crime as there are recruiters who try to lure them with wealth.

    01/27/2024 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/27/2024 11:10 pm

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo Mini

    Technological advancement has allowed their cultivation ob bananas in snowy areas. Visiting a plantation in one of Japan's snowiest regions and checking out a wide variety of bananas at a wholesaler in Tokyo's Ota Market.

    01/27/2024 11:20 pm

    The Seasons of Yamato

    A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, makes you experience each seasons.

    01/27/2024 11:25 pm

    The Beauty of Japanese Swords: Famous Masterpieces

    Japanese swords, admired since ancient times for their beauty, are amazing works of art. This time, a look a Yasutsuna, or Onikirimaru, a blade that was used to defeat a terrible demon.

    01/27/2024 11:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Highlights from the traditional Japanese combat sport of sumo wrestling, this time featuring all top-division bouts from 27 January, day fourteen of the Grand Sumo Tournament held in Tokyo.

    01/27/2024 11:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    The host presents some interesting facts and stories about Yokozuna, the top rank of all Sumo ranking which requires the wrestlers to climb up the rank by winning tournaments and being selected by the officials.

    01/28/2024 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/28/2024 12:10 am

    Crime Diary of Kiriko Hitotsubashi

    The landlord tells Kiriko to move out from the apartment, making her decide to kidnap someone in order to get arrested and be sent to the prison.

    01/28/2024 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/28/2024 1:10 am

    Hometown Stories

    There is a mosque in western Japan where local Muslims gather to pray and seek help when they are troubled. For them, the mosque is like a second home that provides happiness and emotional support.

    01/28/2024 1:37 am

    Easy Japanese

    A verb with te mitai desu means to want to do something that you haven't done before.

    01/28/2024 1:40 am

    Core Kyoto Mini

    The perfect shading in beautiful tie-dyed patterns may result from sections randomly touching in the dye. Discover the future of clamp resist dyeing.

    01/28/2024 1:45 am

    Wild Hokkaido!

    In a deep mountain valley near the Jozankei hot spring resorts in Japan, two fishermen searching for large char must traverse past waterfalls on their mission to catch the illusory fish.

    01/28/2024 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/28/2024 2:10 am

    Rising

    Follow a sustainability conscious distillery that is producing craft gin using surplus ingredients like sake lees, cacao husks, coffee grounds, and beer that has gone unsold due to the pandemic.

    01/28/2024 2:40 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.

    01/28/2024 2:50 am

    Japanology Plus mini

    Japanology Plus explores Japanese life and culture. In this 5-minute digest, we look at karakuri ningyo, or mechanical dolls. Their clever mechanisms have been entertaining the public for centuries.

    01/28/2024 2:55 am

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    See the famous Sleeping Cat carving at Tosho-gu Shrine. A painter's kitty has a special talent! Watch a scaredy cat creep around at another lovely shrine.

    01/28/2024 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/28/2024 3:10 am

    Anime Manga Explosion

    Male idol anime is booming in Japan. Hearing from crew members about the new style of 3D CG animation found in `IDOLiSH7' the movie, and what makes `King of Prism' such an exciting theatrical experience.

    01/28/2024 3:40 am

    The New Adventures of Rockie and Her Friends

    Rockie discovers that she has somehow brought back a mysterious fish scale from the picture book land.

    01/28/2024 3:50 am

    Viewpoint Science

    Discovers the idea of weighing by guessing, under different conditions, the weight of two boxes, each containing a bottle of water that weighs the same.

    01/28/2024 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    01/28/2024 4:10 am

    Somewhere Street

    Located on the western coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, Vigan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is considered one of the best preserved examples of Spanish colonial towns in Asia.

    01/28/2024 4:25 am

    The Beauty of Japanese Swords: Famous Masterpieces

    Japanese swords, admired since ancient times for their beauty, are amazing works of art in their own right. This time, a look at a powerful weapon with a beautiful hamon: Daihannya Nagamitsu.

    01/28/2024 4:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Highlights from the traditional Japanese combat sport of sumo wrestling, this time featuring all top-division bouts from 27 January, day fourteen of the Grand Sumo Tournament held in Tokyo.

    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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