Schedules


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    05/23/2024 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 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.

    05/23/2024 4:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Featuring all top-division bouts from May 20, Day 11 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/23/2024 4:57 am

    Sumopedia

    This episode gives all the information you need to know about seeing Grand Sumo, the prestigious tournament in Japan.

    05/23/2024 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 5:15 am

    Direct Talk

    In 2023, `ONI: Thunder God's Tale', Japan-born animation film director Daisuke Dice Tsutsumi's first film, won the prestigious Annie Award. He explains its fear of aliens theme and his own roots.

    05/23/2024 5:30 am

    Core Kyoto

    Discovers how Nishijin textile weavers employ their various skills in the pursuit of new ideas and creations that suit the times and fight against the shrinking kimono market of Japan.

    05/23/2024 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.

    05/23/2024 6:30 am

    Design X Stories

    A mild climate and snowy peaks mean diverse customs and crafts. Sake, toys and basketry are part of our hunt for the delicate beauty of Fukushima designs.

    05/23/2024 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.

    05/23/2024 7:30 am

    Japanology Plus

    Wakocha, black tea grown and processed in Japan, is winning major international awards. To discover why, Peter Barakan speaks to tea farmers, picks tea leaves, and tastes different varieties.

    05/23/2024 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 8:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    05/23/2024 8:15 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/23/2024 8:23 am

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    A maiko, or a young apprentice, shares their passion for becoming a geisha, what they learn, and their way of life in Kyoto Prefecture.

    05/23/2024 8:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Featuring all top-division bouts from May 20, Day 11 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/23/2024 8:57 am

    Sumopedia

    This episode gives all the information you need to know about seeing Grand Sumo, the prestigious tournament in Japan.

    05/23/2024 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 9:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    05/23/2024 9:15 am

    Direct Talk

    A look at Anirudh Sharma, a self-described chronic inventor who has developed a way to make ink from car emissions in an attempt to reduce the air pollution that causes millions of premature deaths.

    05/23/2024 9:30 am

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo

    Schools of nishin, or Pacific herring, enter Japan's cooler northern waters in spring. Once a lucrative part of local economies, the fish remains a staple ingredient in various Japanese dishes.

    05/23/2024 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 10:17 am

    NL Bridge

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

    05/23/2024 10:18 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/23/2024 10:30 am

    Core Kyoto

    Discovers how Nishijin textile weavers employ their various skills in the pursuit of new ideas and creations that suit the times and fight against the shrinking kimono market of Japan.

    05/23/2024 11:00 am

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/23/2024 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.

    05/23/2024 11:40 am

    Direct Talk

    In 2023, `ONI: Thunder God's Tale', Japan-born animation film director Daisuke Dice Tsutsumi's first film, won the prestigious Annie Award. He explains its fear of aliens theme and his own roots.

    05/23/2024 11:55 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    Visiting an Edo-style open-air teahouse, where the townspeople enjoy refreshments, conversation, and the company of exotic birds. For them, these outings were about more than a good time.

    05/23/2024 12:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/23/2024 12:30 pm

    Design X Stories

    A mild climate and snowy peaks mean diverse customs and crafts. Sake, toys and basketry are part of our hunt for the delicate beauty of Fukushima designs.

    05/23/2024 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 1:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/23/2024 1:30 pm

    Japanology Plus

    Wakocha, black tea grown and processed in Japan, is winning major international awards. To discover why, Peter Barakan speaks to tea farmers, picks tea leaves, and tastes different varieties.

    05/23/2024 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 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.

    05/23/2024 2:30 pm

    Japan Railway Journal

    After being severely damaged by the Kumamoto earthquake, Minamiaso Railway has resumed full operation again after seven years and three months. A look at the railway's road to recovery.

    05/23/2024 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 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.

    05/23/2024 3:30 pm

    Core Kyoto

    Discovers how Nishijin textile weavers employ their various skills in the pursuit of new ideas and creations that suit the times and fight against the shrinking kimono market of Japan.

    05/23/2024 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 4:15 pm

    Direct Talk

    In 2023, `ONI: Thunder God's Tale', Japan-born animation film director Daisuke Dice Tsutsumi's first film, won the prestigious Annie Award. He explains its fear of aliens theme and his own roots.

    05/23/2024 4:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Featuring all top-division bouts from May 20, Day 12 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/23/2024 4:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    A look at the wrestling move yorikiri, or frontal force out, which is one of sumo's most common winning techniques.

    05/23/2024 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 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.

    05/23/2024 5:30 pm

    Design X Stories

    A mild climate and snowy peaks mean diverse customs and crafts. Sake, toys and basketry are part of our hunt for the delicate beauty of Fukushima designs.

    05/23/2024 6:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    05/23/2024 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.

    05/23/2024 6:40 pm

    Direct Talk

    A look at Anirudh Sharma, a self-described chronic inventor who has developed a way to make ink from car emissions in an attempt to reduce the air pollution that causes millions of premature deaths.

    05/23/2024 6:55 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    Visiting an Edo-style open-air teahouse, where the townspeople enjoy refreshments, conversation, and the company of exotic birds. For them, these outings were about more than a good time.

    05/23/2024 7:00 pm

    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.

    05/23/2024 7:30 pm

    Japanology Plus

    Wakocha, black tea grown and processed in Japan, is winning major international awards. To discover why, Peter Barakan speaks to tea farmers, picks tea leaves, and tastes different varieties.

    05/23/2024 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 8:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/23/2024 8:30 pm

    Japan Railway Journal

    After being severely damaged by the Kumamoto earthquake, Minamiaso Railway has resumed full operation again after seven years and three months. A look at the railway's road to recovery.

    05/23/2024 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 9:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/23/2024 9:30 pm

    Core Kyoto

    Discovers how Nishijin textile weavers employ their various skills in the pursuit of new ideas and creations that suit the times and fight against the shrinking kimono market of Japan.

    05/23/2024 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 10:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    05/23/2024 10:30 pm

    Design X Stories

    A mild climate and snowy peaks mean diverse customs and crafts. Sake, toys and basketry are part of our hunt for the delicate beauty of Fukushima designs.

    05/23/2024 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/23/2024 11:15 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    Visiting an Edo-style open-air teahouse, where the townspeople enjoy refreshments, conversation, and the company of exotic birds. For them, these outings were about more than a good time.

    05/23/2024 11:20 pm

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Masses of clay figurines called dogu have been recovered from sites in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto and Chubu from the middle, late and final Jomon periods. The Sannai Maruyama village site alone turned up 1,500 figurines.

    05/23/2024 11:25 pm

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    A maiko, or a young apprentice, shares their passion for becoming a geisha, what they learn, and their way of life in Kyoto Prefecture.

    05/23/2024 11:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Featuring all top-division bouts from May 20, Day 12 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/23/2024 11:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    A look at the wrestling move yorikiri, or frontal force out, which is one of sumo's most common winning techniques.

    05/24/2024 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/24/2024 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.

    05/24/2024 12:30 am

    Asia Insight

    For just two months every year, more than 1,000 men brave the dangers of the dense forest in order to hunt for wild honey, providing them the chance for an income where few other options exist.

    05/24/2024 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/24/2024 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Afghan girls face educational barriers with the Taliban. Pashtana Durrani defies this by operating a covert school, nurturing their unyielding thirst for knowledge. She fights for a brighter future.

    05/24/2024 1:30 am

    Bento Expo

    Showcasing the inrou bento from Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. Marc makes a bento with stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce and Maki demonstrates how to make temarizushi with marinated vegetables.

    05/24/2024 1:45 am

    Zero Waste Life

    Maro Kuratani knits scarves and other items with surplus yarn, using threads of varying colour and thickness. She says yarn is the ultimate eco-friendly material as re-knitting is always an option.

    05/24/2024 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/24/2024 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.

    05/24/2024 2:30 am

    My Street Piano

    Surrounded by cute figurines, a piano stands inside a station located in central Hokkaido Prefecture. Players from all walks of life come to share their melodies on the instrument.

    05/24/2024 2:50 am

    MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan

    Sheila Cliffe takes a look at the wonderful textiles and clothing from Akita, Yamagata and Niigata, where there is heavy snowfall during winter.

    05/24/2024 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/24/2024 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.

    05/24/2024 3:30 am

    Japan Railway Journal

    After being severely damaged by the Kumamoto earthquake, Minamiaso Railway has resumed full operation again after seven years and three months. A look at the railway's road to recovery.

    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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