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    05/25/2024 3:50 am

    Viewpoint Science

    Explores what interesting stuff people find while sorting various fruits and vegetables into groups.

    05/25/2024 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 4:10 am

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo Mini

    Concerned about the decline in global bee populations, urbanites take on rooftop beekeeping in Japan's capital. Also, visiting beekeeping sites responsible for precious honey varieties that are increasingly at risk.

    05/25/2024 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, representing each season.

    05/25/2024 4:25 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    It's edge-of-the-seat excitement for passengers on a high-speed transport boat departing for Edo carrying rich cargo. Finding out what's on the line for the stalwart crew with a break down their strategy.

    05/25/2024 4:30 am

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Featuring all top-division bouts from May 20, Day 13 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/25/2024 4:57 am

    Sumopedia

    Takes a look at some of the best of over 80 techniques in sumo wrestling that can be used to achieve victory.

    05/25/2024 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 5:10 am

    Japan's Top Inventions

    Discovers the history of popular Japanese products: fan-cooled workwear and marine cargo tanks.

    05/25/2024 5:40 am

    BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life

    Leading experts help sort the facts from the myths about lightning, and show the viewer new 3D techniques to trace the path of lightning strikes, which may improve lightning predictions.

    05/25/2024 5:55 am

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    Fun with anime, songs, exercises, and Pythagora tools! Featuring the Folding Handkerchief Theatre.

    05/25/2024 6:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 6:10 am

    Fukushima Monologue III

    After Tomioka's evacuation order was lifted, the few returnees were mostly elderly. To raise their spirits, Matsumura grows rice from which he can make mochi, a traditional favorite on special days.

    05/25/2024 7:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 7:10 am

    Face to Face

    In 2010, Daisuke Takahashi became the first Japanese male figure skater to win an Olympic medal. After retiring at age 37, he's now in the midst of producing a one-of-a-kind ice show from scratch.

    05/25/2024 7:40 am

    Artists against War

    Writer and performing artist Ito Seiko visited Gaza in 2019, where he met Yasser Harb. Ito writes and reads a poem to improvised music, thinking of Yasser and Gaza.

    05/25/2024 7:55 am

    Design Museum Japan

    Nagazumi visits a town with a great number of trowel reliefs and observes that the things that truly last are the ones that carry the creator's intention.

    05/25/2024 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 8:10 am

    May Tournament: Day 14

    Live coverage of day 14 of the May Grand Sumo Tournament.

    05/25/2024 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 9:10 am

    The Professionals

    On post-earthquake Noto, people strive to restore everyday life, from a world-famous gelato artisan to a godlike sake brewer to an unbreakable lacquerware leader. These are the professionals of Noto.

    05/25/2024 9:55 am

    Dining with the Chef Mini

    Master Chef Saito showcases traditional Japanese cooking techniques and presents a recipe for daigaku buta in a fast and easy to follow manner.

    05/25/2024 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 10:10 am

    Today's Close-Up

    Autonomous weapons systems with AI are being used in the Middle East and the Ukraine-Russia war. An analysis of the roles they are playing, the ethical issues raised and the risks posed by AI systems.

    05/25/2024 10:40 am

    The New Adventures of Rockie and Her Friends

    Rockie and her younger brother Rocco receive a magic seed to plant from a monkey in picture-book land. But when this magic tree grows and bears fruits, they find those fruits are not good for eating.

    05/25/2024 10:50 am

    Viewpoint Science

    Explores what interesting stuff people find while sorting various fruits and vegetables into groups.

    05/25/2024 11:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 11:10 am

    Japan's Top Inventions

    Discovers the history of popular Japanese products: fan-cooled workwear and marine cargo tanks.

    05/25/2024 11:40 am

    The World Heritage Sites in Japan

    The miners of Iwami Ginzan worked in darkness as they risked their lives for fortune and glory. The area once produced large quantities of silver yet had little impact on the beauty of the surrounding mountains.

    05/25/2024 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, representing each season.

    05/25/2024 12:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 12:10 pm

    Fukushima Monologue III

    After Tomioka's evacuation order was lifted, the few returnees were mostly elderly. To raise their spirits, Matsumura grows rice from which he can make mochi, a traditional favorite on special days.

    05/25/2024 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 1:10 pm

    Face to Face

    In 2010, Daisuke Takahashi became the first Japanese male figure skater to win an Olympic medal. After retiring at age 37, he's now in the midst of producing a one-of-a-kind ice show from scratch.

    05/25/2024 1:40 pm

    Artists against War

    Writer and performing artist Ito Seiko visited Gaza in 2019, where he met Yasser Harb. Ito writes and reads a poem to improvised music, thinking of Yasser and Gaza.

    05/25/2024 1:55 pm

    Design Museum Japan

    Nagazumi visits a town with a great number of trowel reliefs and observes that the things that truly last are the ones that carry the creator's intention.

    05/25/2024 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 2:10 pm

    Cycle Around Japan Highlights

    The Sanriku Coast was the area hardest hit by the massive earthquake and tsunami of 2011. Its restored communities are rediscovering their local traditions and the unique beauty of this landscape.

    05/25/2024 2:40 pm

    The New Adventures of Rockie and Her Friends

    Rockie and her younger brother Rocco receive a magic seed to plant from a monkey in picture-book land. But when this magic tree grows and bears fruits, they find those fruits are not good for eating.

    05/25/2024 2:50 pm

    Viewpoint Science

    Explores what interesting stuff people find while sorting various fruits and vegetables into groups.

    05/25/2024 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 3:10 pm

    Hometown Stories

    Through a variety of programs, a Japanese organisation enables a broad range of participants to learn more about the universe and themselves.

    05/25/2024 3:37 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Encourage someone to do something with you by replacing masu at the end of a verb with mashoo. Torimasu becomes torimashoo.

    05/25/2024 3:40 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Kyoto's braided cords came into their own as fashion accessories for the nobility, 1,000 years ago. Elegant and practical, they were highly prized, and used in religious and formal settings.

    05/25/2024 3:45 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    A mother and her two daughters go treasure hunting for maple trees in Shimukappu. Their goal is to obtain the syrup the trees produce. They also make traditional sweets from freshly-made maple syrup.

    05/25/2024 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 4:10 pm

    Framing Everyday's Moments

    A look at a unique time-lapse photography project. Shot by pros and non-pros from around the world, focusing on the transience of nature, celestial phenomena, cityscapes and singluar moments of everyday life.

    05/25/2024 4:15 pm

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo Mini

    Concerned about the decline in global bee populations, urbanites take on rooftop beekeeping in Japan's capital. Also, visiting beekeeping sites responsible for precious honey varieties that are increasingly at risk.

    05/25/2024 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, representing each season.

    05/25/2024 4:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Featuring all top-division bouts from May 20, Day 14 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/25/2024 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.

    05/25/2024 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 5:10 pm

    The Professionals

    On post-earthquake Noto, people strive to restore everyday life, from a world-famous gelato artisan to a godlike sake brewer to an unbreakable lacquerware leader. These are the professionals of Noto.

    05/25/2024 5:55 pm

    Dining with the Chef Mini

    Master Chef Saito showcases traditional Japanese cooking techniques and presents a recipe for daigaku buta in a fast and easy to follow manner.

    05/25/2024 6:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 6:10 pm

    Fukushima Monologue III

    After Tomioka's evacuation order was lifted, the few returnees were mostly elderly. To raise their spirits, Matsumura grows rice from which he can make mochi, a traditional favorite on special days.

    05/25/2024 7:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 7:10 pm

    Face to Face

    In 2010, Daisuke Takahashi became the first Japanese male figure skater to win an Olympic medal. After retiring at age 37, he's now in the midst of producing a one-of-a-kind ice show from scratch.

    05/25/2024 7:40 pm

    Artists against War

    Writer and performing artist Ito Seiko visited Gaza in 2019, where he met Yasser Harb. Ito writes and reads a poem to improvised music, thinking of Yasser and Gaza.

    05/25/2024 7:55 pm

    Design Museum Japan

    Nagazumi visits a town with a great number of trowel reliefs and observes that the things that truly last are the ones that carry the creator's intention.

    05/25/2024 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 8:10 pm

    The Professionals

    On post-earthquake Noto, people strive to restore everyday life, from a world-famous gelato artisan to a godlike sake brewer to an unbreakable lacquerware leader. These are the professionals of Noto.

    05/25/2024 8:55 pm

    Dining with the Chef Mini

    Master Chef Saito showcases traditional Japanese cooking techniques and presents a recipe for daigaku buta in a fast and easy to follow manner.

    05/25/2024 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 9:10 pm

    Cycle Around Japan Highlights

    The Sanriku Coast was the area hardest hit by the massive earthquake and tsunami of 2011. Its restored communities are rediscovering their local traditions and the unique beauty of this landscape.

    05/25/2024 9:40 pm

    The New Adventures of Rockie and Her Friends

    Rockie and her younger brother Rocco receive a magic seed to plant from a monkey in picture-book land. But when this magic tree grows and bears fruits, they find those fruits are not good for eating.

    05/25/2024 9:50 pm

    Viewpoint Science

    Explores what interesting stuff people find while sorting various fruits and vegetables into groups.

    05/25/2024 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 10:10 pm

    Hometown Stories

    Through a variety of programs, a Japanese organisation enables a broad range of participants to learn more about the universe and themselves.

    05/25/2024 10:37 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Encourage someone to do something with you by replacing masu at the end of a verb with mashoo. Torimasu becomes torimashoo.

    05/25/2024 10:40 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Kyoto's braided cords came into their own as fashion accessories for the nobility, 1,000 years ago. Elegant and practical, they were highly prized, and used in religious and formal settings.

    05/25/2024 10:45 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    A mother and her two daughters go treasure hunting for maple trees in Shimukappu. Their goal is to obtain the syrup the trees produce. They also make traditional sweets from freshly-made maple syrup.

    05/25/2024 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/25/2024 11:10 pm

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo Mini

    Concerned about the decline in global bee populations, urbanites take on rooftop beekeeping in Japan's capital. Also, visiting beekeeping sites responsible for precious honey varieties that are increasingly at risk.

    05/25/2024 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, representing each season.

    05/25/2024 11:25 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    It's edge-of-the-seat excitement for passengers on a high-speed transport boat departing for Edo carrying rich cargo. Finding out what's on the line for the stalwart crew with a break down their strategy.

    05/25/2024 11:30 pm

    Grand Sumo Highlights

    Featuring all top-division bouts from May 20, Day 14 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

    05/25/2024 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.

    05/26/2024 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/26/2024 12:10 am

    This is Our Sea: Fukushima's Fishers after the Nuclear Accident

    In 2011, a devastating tsunami and nuclear accident ground Fukushima Prefecture's fishing industry to a halt. NHK followed local fishers for the next 13 years as they struggled to reclaim their sea.

    05/26/2024 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/26/2024 1:10 am

    Global Agenda

    Too small to be seen with the naked eye, semiconductors have a huge impact on global trade and politics. Our experts discuss where the industry is headed and how it is shaping international relations.

    05/26/2024 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/26/2024 2:10 am

    Cycle Around Japan Highlights

    The Sanriku Coast was the area hardest hit by the massive earthquake and tsunami of 2011. Its restored communities are rediscovering their local traditions and the unique beauty of this landscape.

    05/26/2024 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.

    05/26/2024 2:50 am

    Japanology Plus mini

    Japanology Plus explores Japanese life and culture. In this 5-minute digest, we look at tatami mats: a quintessentially Japanese flooring material.

    05/26/2024 2:55 am

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    Tokushima has long been famed for its indigo. Visiting an indigo-dyeing workshop and meeting their mascot, Natsu. Plus, making a wish at a shrine that's popular with cats and cat lovers alike.

    05/26/2024 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    05/26/2024 3:10 am

    Anime Manga Explosion

    Featuring the legendary Amano Yoshitaka, designer of many iconic anime characters from the 1970s. The artist is also famous for his work with the hit video game series `Final Fantasy'.

    05/26/2024 3:40 am

    U & I

    Observes why a girl named U runs away when I yells to her after she repeatedly asks for a swing-riding turn from 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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