Schedules


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    05/13/2024 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 4:30 am

    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.

    05/13/2024 4:57 am

    Sumopedia

    Learning about the different prizes that exists for winning Sumo championships in Japan.

    05/13/2024 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 5:15 am

    Direct Talk

    In 2023, Okada Nozomi became the first Japanese person to win a gold medal at the World Logging Championship. She talks about achieving the feat just six years after first picking up a chainsaw.

    05/13/2024 5:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    Mian Ramzan Siddique, the founder of a halal food court in Yashio, develops a curry recipe catering to both Japanese and Pakistanis.

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 6:30 am

    Learn Japanese From the News

    A TV programme helping the viewer learn about Japan and the Japanese language through simple and easy Japanese news. The viewer will learn not only Japanese expressions, but also the latest situation of Japan.

    05/13/2024 6:40 am

    Easy Japanese

    Teaches an easy lesson in Japanese grammar that helps with expressing what kind of activities one desires to do.

    05/13/2024 6:45 am

    Culture Crossroads

    Li Xiaoyu explains how Japanese toys spark the market with their advanced technology and kawaii culture.

    05/13/2024 6:55 am

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Within Japan's oldest private medicinal herb gardens grows the cures for many ailments, cultivated by knowledge passed down throughout the centuries, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule.

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 7:30 am

    Seasoning the Seasons

    Visiting different places across Japan to introduce the viewer to the charms of local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history. This time, highlighting the history behind Japan's bridges.

    05/13/2024 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 8:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    05/13/2024 8:15 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 8:30 am

    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.

    05/13/2024 8:57 am

    Sumopedia

    Learning about the different prizes that exists for winning Sumo championships in Japan.

    05/13/2024 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 9:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    05/13/2024 9:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Katoh Gizan's works have fetched substantial sums at auctions in New York, earning him an international reputation. He talks about making sculptures for temples damaged in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.

    05/13/2024 9:30 am

    J-MELO

    The host shares with the viewer Japan's exciting music scene, including pop, rock, traditional and more, with live performances, artist interviews, plus all the latest news. This time with ICEx and Reiko.

    05/13/2024 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 10:17 am

    NL Bridge

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

    05/13/2024 10:18 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/13/2024 10:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    Mian Ramzan Siddique, the founder of a halal food court in Yashio, develops a curry recipe catering to both Japanese and Pakistanis.

    05/13/2024 11:00 am

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 11:40 am

    Direct Talk

    In 2023, Okada Nozomi became the first Japanese person to win a gold medal at the World Logging Championship. She talks about achieving the feat just six years after first picking up a chainsaw.

    05/13/2024 11:55 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    It's late at night, when all are fast asleep. A young man and woman huddle together on the veranda outside of a house, attending to a rooster. We investigate what the pair could be up to.

    05/13/2024 12:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/13/2024 12:30 pm

    Learn Japanese From the News

    A TV programme helping the viewer learn about Japan and the Japanese language through simple and easy Japanese news. The viewer will learn not only Japanese expressions, but also the latest situation of Japan.

    05/13/2024 12:40 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Teaches an easy lesson in Japanese grammar that helps with expressing what kind of activities one desires to do.

    05/13/2024 12:45 pm

    Culture Crossroads

    Li Xiaoyu explains how Japanese toys spark the market with their advanced technology and kawaii culture.

    05/13/2024 12:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Within Japan's oldest private medicinal herb gardens grows the cures for many ailments, cultivated by knowledge passed down throughout the centuries, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule.

    05/13/2024 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 1:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/13/2024 1:30 pm

    Seasoning the Seasons

    Visiting different places across Japan to introduce the viewer to the charms of local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history. This time, highlighting the history behind Japan's bridges.

    05/13/2024 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 2:30 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    The five-year survival rate for lung cancer is increasing. Tests can now identify gene mutations, enabling treatment with targeted drugs. Sharing the latest developments in lung cancer treatment.

    05/13/2024 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 3:30 pm

    Where We Call Home

    Mian Ramzan Siddique, the founder of a halal food court in Yashio, develops a curry recipe catering to both Japanese and Pakistanis.

    05/13/2024 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 4:15 pm

    Direct Talk

    In 2023, Okada Nozomi became the first Japanese person to win a gold medal at the World Logging Championship. She talks about achieving the feat just six years after first picking up a chainsaw.

    05/13/2024 4:30 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.

    05/13/2024 4:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

    05/13/2024 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 5:30 pm

    Learn Japanese From the News

    A TV programme helping the viewer learn about Japan and the Japanese language through simple and easy Japanese news. The viewer will learn not only Japanese expressions, but also the latest situation of Japan.

    05/13/2024 5:40 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Teaches an easy lesson in Japanese grammar that helps with expressing what kind of activities one desires to do.

    05/13/2024 5:45 pm

    Culture Crossroads

    Li Xiaoyu explains how Japanese toys spark the market with their advanced technology and kawaii culture.

    05/13/2024 5:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Within Japan's oldest private medicinal herb gardens grows the cures for many ailments, cultivated by knowledge passed down throughout the centuries, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule.

    05/13/2024 6:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 6:40 pm

    Direct Talk

    Katoh Gizan's works have fetched substantial sums at auctions in New York, earning him an international reputation. He talks about making sculptures for temples damaged in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.

    05/13/2024 6:55 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    It's late at night, when all are fast asleep. A young man and woman huddle together on the veranda outside of a house, attending to a rooster. We investigate what the pair could be up to.

    05/13/2024 7:00 pm

    Hometown Stories

    A former civil servant plunging into the world of traditional freedive fishing finds it difficult to adjust to his new career. Fortunately, his love of deep diving only increases his love for the place he now calls home.

    05/13/2024 7:27 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Find out how to ask if public transportation goes to your destination.

    05/13/2024 7:30 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Filled with noble, graceful dignity, Kyoto dolls have long embodied people's prayers, relieved loneliness, and represented prayers for their children's growth. A look at the Hina dolls that reflect adoration for nobility.

    05/13/2024 7:35 pm

    Spring Fishing in the Lower Reaches of the Volga

    Stanislav Salnikov heads off to the Volga river in May, when the waters of the River are at their highest, to find out if it is a good time to visit the region to fish.

    05/13/2024 7:50 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: US Influences.

    05/13/2024 7:55 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.

    05/13/2024 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 8:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/13/2024 8:30 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    The five-year survival rate for lung cancer is increasing. Tests can now identify gene mutations, enabling treatment with targeted drugs. Sharing the latest developments in lung cancer treatment.

    05/13/2024 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 9:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/13/2024 9:30 pm

    Where We Call Home

    Mian Ramzan Siddique, the founder of a halal food court in Yashio, develops a curry recipe catering to both Japanese and Pakistanis.

    05/13/2024 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 10:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/13/2024 10:30 pm

    Learn Japanese From the News

    A TV programme helping the viewer learn about Japan and the Japanese language through simple and easy Japanese news. The viewer will learn not only Japanese expressions, but also the latest situation of Japan.

    05/13/2024 10:40 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Teaches an easy lesson in Japanese grammar that helps with expressing what kind of activities one desires to do.

    05/13/2024 10:45 pm

    Culture Crossroads

    Li Xiaoyu explains how Japanese toys spark the market with their advanced technology and kawaii culture.

    05/13/2024 10:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Within Japan's oldest private medicinal herb gardens grows the cures for many ailments, cultivated by knowledge passed down throughout the centuries, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule.

    05/13/2024 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/13/2024 11:15 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    It's late at night, when all are fast asleep. A young man and woman huddle together on the veranda outside of a house, attending to a rooster. We investigate what the pair could be up to.

    05/13/2024 11:20 pm

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Explores the history of the Murakami Kaizoku, seafarers and fighters who operated in the Seto Inland Sea. Includes footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke featuring Nii Oshima Island.

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 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.

    05/13/2024 11:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

    05/14/2024 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/14/2024 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.

    05/14/2024 12:30 am

    Journeys in Japan

    Photographer Alfie Goodrich focuses his lens on Okinawa's castle ruins to get a sense of the glory of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Along the way, he enjoys local food and musical traditions.

    05/14/2024 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/14/2024 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Oda Yuriko talks about her experience as a person who uses a wheelchair and introduces her app, which crowdsources accessibility information from fellow wheelchair users.

    05/14/2024 1:30 am

    Dining with the Chef

    Hosts Yu Hayami and Patrick Harlan, with the help of Japanese chefs Tatsuo Saito and Rika Yukimasa, introduce the uninitiated to the techniques, ingredients and harmony of Japanese cuisine.

    05/14/2024 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/14/2024 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.

    05/14/2024 2:30 am

    Document 72 Hours

    Visits a Japanese radio station broadcasting in Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture. Many of the station's presenters are from the local community and read news items in their own dialect.

    05/14/2024 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/14/2024 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.

    05/14/2024 3:30 am

    Medical Frontiers

    The five-year survival rate for lung cancer is increasing. Tests can now identify gene mutations, enabling treatment with targeted drugs. Sharing the latest developments in lung cancer treatment.

    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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