Schedules


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    05/18/2024 3:50 am

    Viewpoint Science

    Showcases how to describe objects using words and how it helps people discover new things.

    05/18/2024 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 4:10 am

    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.

    05/18/2024 4:20 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, creating an experience with each season.

    05/18/2024 4:25 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    In the Edo period, childbirth was a community affair, with the mother-to-be attended by a midwife and the women in her life. It was also characterised by unique customs and superstitions.

    05/18/2024 4:30 am

    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.

    05/18/2024 4:57 am

    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 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 5:10 am

    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.

    05/18/2024 5:40 am

    BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life

    A look at what it takes to survive a flood. Japan has developed survival skills for floods through experiences such as typhoons. Finding out how to safely navigate flooded streets and escape sinking cars.

    05/18/2024 5:55 am

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    Featuring `The Wire Hanger Song'.

    05/18/2024 6:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 6:10 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 7:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 7:10 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 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 8:10 am

    BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life

    A look at what it takes to survive a flood. Japan has developed survival skills for floods through experiences such as typhoons. Finding out how to safely navigate flooded streets and escape sinking cars.

    05/18/2024 8:25 am

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    Featuring `The Wire Hanger Song'.

    05/18/2024 8:30 am

    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.

    05/18/2024 8:57 am

    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 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 9:10 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 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 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.

    05/18/2024 10:40 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.

    05/18/2024 10:50 am

    Viewpoint Science

    Showcases how to describe objects using words and how it helps people discover new things.

    05/18/2024 11:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 11:10 am

    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.

    05/18/2024 11:40 am

    The World Heritage Sites in Japan

    Japan's World Heritage sites offer a wide range of glimpses into history and the beauty of nature. This time, providing an in-depth look at the historic monuments of ancient Kyoto.

    05/18/2024 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, creating an experience with each season.

    05/18/2024 12:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 12:10 pm

    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 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 1:10 pm

    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 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 2:10 pm

    Biz Stream

    Focusing on the latest Japanese business trends, corporate strategies, and technologies while looking behind the scenes to discuss their global impact from a variety of perspectives.

    05/18/2024 2:40 pm

    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.

    05/18/2024 2:50 pm

    Viewpoint Science

    Showcases how to describe objects using words and how it helps people discover new things.

    05/18/2024 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 3:10 pm

    Hometown Stories

    Families come to Ago Bay, central Japan, to have loved ones' ashes encased in pearls. They insert them into oysters so they can grow in the sea. Exploring what has made families reach this decision.

    05/18/2024 3:37 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Tam and Mi Ya presents an example usages of "ni-imasu" phrase to indicate where they are in Japanese.

    05/18/2024 3:40 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    The city of Kyoto in Japan has been renowned for its woodcraft artisans, craftsmen who turn wood into art, since ancient times.

    05/18/2024 3:45 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    Two cyclists explore Lake Toya, known for its hot spring resorts. Travelling around the caldera lake for many miles, they enjoy the coming of spring and sense the breath of the earth.

    05/18/2024 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 4:10 pm

    Framing Everyday's Moments

    A unique time-lapse photography project shot by pros and non-pros. Scientific photographer Nakagawa Tatsuo captures the movement and rhythm of the moon and stars from all around Japan.

    05/18/2024 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.

    05/18/2024 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, creating an experience with each season.

    05/18/2024 4:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Highlights of the traditional Japanese sport of sumo, this time featuring all top-division bouts from 18 May, day seven of the Grand Sumo Tournament taking place in the Japan's capital city, Tokyo.

    05/18/2024 4:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    Sheds light on the rankings in Japanese traditional sumo, called banzuke, highlighting the importance of rankings and how wrestlers can be affected by them.

    05/18/2024 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 5:10 pm

    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 6:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 6:10 pm

    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 7:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 7:10 pm

    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 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 8:10 pm

    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 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 9:10 pm

    Biz Stream

    Focusing on the latest Japanese business trends, corporate strategies, and technologies while looking behind the scenes to discuss their global impact from a variety of perspectives.

    05/18/2024 9:40 pm

    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.

    05/18/2024 9:50 pm

    Viewpoint Science

    Showcases how to describe objects using words and how it helps people discover new things.

    05/18/2024 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 10:10 pm

    Hometown Stories

    Families come to Ago Bay, central Japan, to have loved ones' ashes encased in pearls. They insert them into oysters so they can grow in the sea. Exploring what has made families reach this decision.

    05/18/2024 10:37 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Tam and Mi Ya presents an example usages of "ni-imasu" phrase to indicate where they are in Japanese.

    05/18/2024 10:40 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    The city of Kyoto in Japan has been renowned for its woodcraft artisans, craftsmen who turn wood into art, since ancient times.

    05/18/2024 10:45 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    Two cyclists explore Lake Toya, known for its hot spring resorts. Travelling around the caldera lake for many miles, they enjoy the coming of spring and sense the breath of the earth.

    05/18/2024 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/18/2024 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.

    05/18/2024 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, creating an experience with each season.

    05/18/2024 11:25 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    In the Edo period, childbirth was a community affair, with the mother-to-be attended by a midwife and the women in her life. It was also characterised by unique customs and superstitions.

    05/18/2024 11:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Highlights of the traditional Japanese sport of sumo, this time featuring all top-division bouts from 18 May, day seven of the Grand Sumo Tournament taking place in the Japan's capital city, Tokyo.

    05/18/2024 11:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    Sheds light on the rankings in Japanese traditional sumo, called banzuke, highlighting the importance of rankings and how wrestlers can be affected by them.

    05/19/2024 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/19/2024 12:10 am

    NHK Documentary

    It's estimated over a million Japanese live as hikikomori, recluses totally withdrawn from society. As the parents they depend on age, many now face a dire situation, left alone and unable to cope.

    05/19/2024 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/19/2024 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.

    05/19/2024 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/19/2024 2:10 am

    Biz Stream

    Focusing on the latest Japanese business trends, corporate strategies, and technologies while looking behind the scenes to discuss their global impact from a variety of perspectives.

    05/19/2024 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.

    05/19/2024 2:50 am

    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.

    05/19/2024 2:55 am

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    Taking in Japan's tallest mountain, Mt Fuji, and meeting some cats on the way. A cat named Bond carries out top-secret missions at a peach orchard. Another cat patrols its home-a 100-year-old winery.

    05/19/2024 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/19/2024 3:10 am

    Darwin's Amazing Animals

    Macaques can be found across Japan. Examines a troop on a Japanese island that have fascinating greetings, dietary habits, infighting and drama that is not so different from our own.

    05/19/2024 3:35 am

    Time-Lapse Journey

    Tokachi is in Japan's great northern land of Hokkaido, home to vast fields and sprawling pastures. Providing the experience of its vibrant summer colours through time-lapse photography.

    05/19/2024 3:40 am

    U & I

    "i" is about to transfer to another school and worries about her classmates distancing themselves from her childhood friend, "u".

    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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