Schedules


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    05/17/2024 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 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.

    05/17/2024 4:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Highlights of the traditional Japanese sport of sumo, this time featuring all top-division bouts from 16 May, day five of the Grand Sumo Tournament taking place in the Japan's capital city, Tokyo.

    05/17/2024 4:57 am

    Sumopedia

    The host dives deep into Yumitori-shiki, the bamboo bow twirling ceremony, to fend off evil spirits after completing bouts of the day.

    05/17/2024 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 5:15 am

    Direct Talk

    A look at Japanese director, playwright and choreographer, Koike Hiroshi. After his former performing arts group Pappa TARAHUMARA was dissolved in 2012, he formed the Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project.

    05/17/2024 5:30 am

    Asia Insight

    The 2011 nuclear meltdown in Fukushima forced many people to evacuate for years, but new residents now relocate to towns and collaborate with locals in the name of freedom and business opportunities.

    05/17/2024 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.

    05/17/2024 6:30 am

    Bento Expo

    Featuring health-conscious bentos with Marc and special guest Takahashi Yoshiro, a chef and athlete. Together, they make two flavourful pork bentos. From Thailand, a homemade bento for a boat captain.

    05/17/2024 6:45 am

    Zero Waste Life

    Meeting with and highlighting the people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of Mottainai, which values cherishing the things that are had.

    05/17/2024 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.

    05/17/2024 7:30 am

    Trailblazers

    Explores a range of trailblazers across different crafts who are breaking new ground in their fields through methods ranging from the application of advanced technology to the revival of old techniques.

    05/17/2024 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 8:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    05/17/2024 8:15 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/17/2024 8:23 am

    Chatroom Japan

    Elsa, a mother from the Faroe Islands, shares her struggles with the language barrier when assisting her children with their homework at a Japanese public school.

    05/17/2024 8:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Highlights of the traditional Japanese sport of sumo, this time featuring all top-division bouts from 16 May, day five of the Grand Sumo Tournament taking place in the Japan's capital city, Tokyo.

    05/17/2024 8:57 am

    Sumopedia

    The host dives deep into Yumitori-shiki, the bamboo bow twirling ceremony, to fend off evil spirits after completing bouts of the day.

    05/17/2024 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 9:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    05/17/2024 9:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Thai activist Patima Tungpuchayakul is co-founder of the NGO called Labour Protection Network. She has been saving workers victimised by the giant fishing industry that is exporting seafood worldwide.

    05/17/2024 9:30 am

    Japan Railway Journal

    The new Yamagata Shinkansen Series E8, which has unique features inspired Yamagata Prefecture, made its debut in March 2024. A look at the efforts being made along the line to attract passengers.

    05/17/2024 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 10:17 am

    NL Bridge

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

    05/17/2024 10:18 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/17/2024 10:30 am

    Asia Insight

    The 2011 nuclear meltdown in Fukushima forced many people to evacuate for years, but new residents now relocate to towns and collaborate with locals in the name of freedom and business opportunities.

    05/17/2024 11:00 am

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/17/2024 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.

    05/17/2024 11:40 am

    Direct Talk

    A look at Japanese director, playwright and choreographer, Koike Hiroshi. After his former performing arts group Pappa TARAHUMARA was dissolved in 2012, he formed the Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project.

    05/17/2024 11:55 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    Workers at a sawmill use the latest tools and their honed skills to prepare the building blocks of Edo life: long, narrow beams, bamboo stems and leftover wood stacked as high as buildings.

    05/17/2024 12:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/17/2024 12:30 pm

    Bento Expo

    Featuring health-conscious bentos with Marc and special guest Takahashi Yoshiro, a chef and athlete. Together, they make two flavourful pork bentos. From Thailand, a homemade bento for a boat captain.

    05/17/2024 12:45 pm

    Zero Waste Life

    Meeting with and highlighting the people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of Mottainai, which values cherishing the things that are had.

    05/17/2024 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 1:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/17/2024 1:30 pm

    Trailblazers

    Explores a range of trailblazers across different crafts who are breaking new ground in their fields through methods ranging from the application of advanced technology to the revival of old techniques.

    05/17/2024 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 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.

    05/17/2024 2:30 pm

    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.

    05/17/2024 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 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.

    05/17/2024 3:30 pm

    Asia Insight

    The 2011 nuclear meltdown in Fukushima forced many people to evacuate for years, but new residents now relocate to towns and collaborate with locals in the name of freedom and business opportunities.

    05/17/2024 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 4:15 pm

    Direct Talk

    A look at Japanese director, playwright and choreographer, Koike Hiroshi. After his former performing arts group Pappa TARAHUMARA was dissolved in 2012, he formed the Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project.

    05/17/2024 4:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Highlights of the traditional Japanese sport of sumo, this time featuring all top-division bouts from 17 May, day six of the Grand Sumo Tournament taking place in the Japan's capital city, Tokyo.

    05/17/2024 4:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    Sheds lights on the foreign-born rikishi, Japanese traditional wrestlers. Grand Sumo in Japan witnesses wrestlers from more than 20 nations and many of them have made their marks on the national stage.

    05/17/2024 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 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.

    05/17/2024 5:30 pm

    Bento Expo

    Featuring health-conscious bentos with Marc and special guest Takahashi Yoshiro, a chef and athlete. Together, they make two flavourful pork bentos. From Thailand, a homemade bento for a boat captain.

    05/17/2024 5:45 pm

    Zero Waste Life

    Meeting with and highlighting the people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of Mottainai, which values cherishing the things that are had.

    05/17/2024 6:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/17/2024 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.

    05/17/2024 6:40 pm

    Direct Talk

    Thai activist Patima Tungpuchayakul is co-founder of the NGO called Labour Protection Network. She has been saving workers victimised by the giant fishing industry that is exporting seafood worldwide.

    05/17/2024 6:55 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    Workers at a sawmill use the latest tools and their honed skills to prepare the building blocks of Edo life: long, narrow beams, bamboo stems and leftover wood stacked as high as buildings.

    05/17/2024 7:00 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    New research results have revealed that resetting a disrupted body clock can improve sleep. Introducing a hospital that offers clock-resetting treatments and share dietary tips for better sleep.

    05/17/2024 7:30 pm

    Trailblazers

    Explores a range of trailblazers across different crafts who are breaking new ground in their fields through methods ranging from the application of advanced technology to the revival of old techniques.

    05/17/2024 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 8:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/17/2024 8:30 pm

    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.

    05/17/2024 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 9:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/17/2024 9:30 pm

    Asia Insight

    The 2011 nuclear meltdown in Fukushima forced many people to evacuate for years, but new residents now relocate to towns and collaborate with locals in the name of freedom and business opportunities.

    05/17/2024 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 10:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/17/2024 10:30 pm

    Bento Expo

    Featuring health-conscious bentos with Marc and special guest Takahashi Yoshiro, a chef and athlete. Together, they make two flavourful pork bentos. From Thailand, a homemade bento for a boat captain.

    05/17/2024 10:45 pm

    Zero Waste Life

    Meeting with and highlighting the people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of Mottainai, which values cherishing the things that are had.

    05/17/2024 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/17/2024 11:10 pm

    Chatroom Japan

    Elsa, a mother from the Faroe Islands, shares her struggles with the language barrier when assisting her children with their homework at a Japanese public school.

    05/17/2024 11:15 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    Workers at a sawmill use the latest tools and their honed skills to prepare the building blocks of Edo life: long, narrow beams, bamboo stems and leftover wood stacked as high as buildings.

    05/17/2024 11:20 pm

    Time-Lapse Japan

    The filmmaker sheds light on various aspects of the Ainu, indigenous people of northern Japan, including their culture, traditions, and housing.

    05/17/2024 11:25 pm

    Japanology Plus mini

    After scissors arrived in Japan, they evolved in unique ways. Japanese artisans applied traditional sword-making techniques to the creation of a broad variety of highly specialised and customised tools.

    05/17/2024 11:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Highlights of the traditional Japanese sport of sumo, this time featuring all top-division bouts from 17 May, day six of the Grand Sumo Tournament taking place in the Japan's capital city, Tokyo.

    05/17/2024 11:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    Sheds lights on the foreign-born rikishi, Japanese traditional wrestlers. Grand Sumo in Japan witnesses wrestlers from more than 20 nations and many of them have made their marks on the national stage.

    05/18/2024 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 12:10 am

    Fukushima Monologue

    Since the 2011 nuclear accident, Matsumura Naoto has been single-handedly caring for abandoned animals in the exclusion zone. Amid disruptive change, he recounts his quest to reclaim a lost life.

    05/18/2024 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 1:10 am

    NHK WORLD TV Special Program

    Two students take a trip from Kyoto to Shiretoko in Hokkaido, but this trip of 1,250km has a limit on CO2 emissions-just 100kg. Following a journey that brings human's environmental impact into focus.

    05/18/2024 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 2:10 am

    Cycle Around Japan

    Exploring a side of Japan best discovered by bicycle, including fascinating places that regular tourists never get to see and that some locals don't even know exist.

    05/18/2024 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 3:10 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.

    05/18/2024 3:40 am

    The New Adventures of Rockie and Her Friends

    Rockie helps an old woman find her apple. Later, the woman gives a mushroom-looking apple to Rockie in return, and Shelly eats that apple.

    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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