Schedules


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    08/04/2024 3:50 am

    Story Land in Classical Japanese

    Urashima Tarō is the protagonist of a Japanese fairy tale, who in a typical modern version is a fisherman rewarded for rescuing a turtle, and carried on its back to the Dragon Palace beneath the sea.

    08/04/2024 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 4:10 am

    Somewhere Street

    Established as a fortress city during the Spanish colonial period, Manila is the capital of the Philippines. In this episode, we explore the city, which is changing due to its developing economy.

    08/04/2024 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 5:10 am

    Hometown Stories

    Aspiring barbers and beauticians from all over Japan display their skills in a national competition. Students from a reputable schools in Kochi have often won the top prize. Following these students as they grow while helping others to grow as well.

    08/04/2024 5:40 am

    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.

    08/04/2024 5:45 am

    Wild Hokkaido!

    A summer adventure at a ski resort provides the chance to see magical views and enjoy thrilling forest activities, sparking an entirely different kind of excitement from the usual winter pastimes.

    08/04/2024 6:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 6:10 am

    NHK Documentary

    Stories of the people who built the first atomic weapons are well known, but less about the person who provided the uranium: a mysterious man who derived huge profits from the business of war.

    08/04/2024 7:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 7:10 am

    J-Flicks

    Explores the Cannes Film Festival 2024, the FIPRESCI Prize winner, and `Ugetsu', one of Mizoguchi Kenji's masterpieces.

    08/04/2024 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 8:10 am

    Biz Stream

    This episode features a tool designed to offer a simple and safe way to remove timber from steep slopes and a company that is making it easier for average people to get involved in reforestation.

    08/04/2024 8:40 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.

    08/04/2024 8:50 am

    Japanology Plus mini

    The moon has been cherished and admired throughout Japanese history. People have long held moon-viewing events, and expressed gratitude for the moon's role in successful harvests. Expert guest, Miura Yasuko, speaks about moon-related traditions.

    08/04/2024 8:55 am

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    A cat takes a nap among the fragrant flowers at a farm that grows sweet pea flowers, another cat takes a nap at an archery range, and meet more local cats as residents celebrate a unique tradition.

    08/04/2024 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 9:10 am

    Hometown Stories

    Aspiring barbers and beauticians from all over Japan display their skills in a national competition. Students from a reputable schools in Kochi have often won the top prize. Following these students as they grow while helping others to grow as well.

    08/04/2024 9:40 am

    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.

    08/04/2024 9:45 am

    Wild Hokkaido!

    A summer adventure at a ski resort provides the chance to see magical views and enjoy thrilling forest activities, sparking an entirely different kind of excitement from the usual winter pastimes.

    08/04/2024 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 10:10 am

    Darwin's Amazing Animals

    Focusing on natural history and exploring the amazing stories of animals in Africa, the Americas and Asia, including Japan. Featuring rarely-seen and unique animals with up-close footage.

    08/04/2024 10:35 am

    Time-Lapse Journey

    For over 100 years, Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture has been a beloved spot to see sakura blossoms. A look at the multifaceted beauty of sakura blossoms through time-lapse photography.

    08/04/2024 10:40 am

    Listen to the Earth

    More than ten typhoons hit the Japanese archipelago in an average year. To minimise damage the, Japan is working to further improve its predictions and monitoring of typhoon activity.

    08/04/2024 10:50 am

    Story Land in Classical Japanese

    Urashima Tarō is the protagonist of a Japanese fairy tale, who in a typical modern version is a fisherman rewarded for rescuing a turtle, and carried on its back to the Dragon Palace beneath the sea.

    08/04/2024 11:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 11:10 am

    Somewhere Street

    Established as a fortress city during the Spanish colonial period, Manila is the capital of the Philippines. In this episode, we explore the city, which is changing due to its developing economy.

    08/04/2024 12:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 12:10 pm

    NHK Documentary

    Stories of the people who built the first atomic weapons are well known, but less about the person who provided the uranium: a mysterious man who derived huge profits from the business of war.

    08/04/2024 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 1:10 pm

    J-Flicks

    Explores the Cannes Film Festival 2024, the FIPRESCI Prize winner, and `Ugetsu', one of Mizoguchi Kenji's masterpieces.

    08/04/2024 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 2:10 pm

    Darwin's Amazing Animals

    Focusing on natural history and exploring the amazing stories of animals in Africa, the Americas and Asia, including Japan. Featuring rarely-seen and unique animals with up-close footage.

    08/04/2024 2:35 pm

    Time-Lapse Journey

    For over 100 years, Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture has been a beloved spot to see sakura blossoms. A look at the multifaceted beauty of sakura blossoms through time-lapse photography.

    08/04/2024 2:40 pm

    Listen to the Earth

    More than ten typhoons hit the Japanese archipelago in an average year. To minimise damage the, Japan is working to further improve its predictions and monitoring of typhoon activity.

    08/04/2024 2:50 pm

    Story Land in Classical Japanese

    Urashima Tarō is the protagonist of a Japanese fairy tale, who in a typical modern version is a fisherman rewarded for rescuing a turtle, and carried on its back to the Dragon Palace beneath the sea.

    08/04/2024 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 3:10 pm

    J-MELO

    Featuring four-piece heavy-metal band HAGANE, who have rebooted with new members, and four-piece idol group Momoiro Clover Z, who have worked on many songs for anime hits.

    08/04/2024 3:40 pm

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    There are hidden rules and unique ways of thinking that we can discover in our daily lives. With anime, songs, exercises, and Pythagora tools, get ready for fun! Featuring 10 Stick Anime.

    08/04/2024 3:45 pm

    Easy Japanese for Work

    Bima Aji Nugroho, from Indonesia, works at a metalworking company in Saitama Prefecture. He worries about problems due to miscommunication.

    08/04/2024 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 4:10 pm

    Somewhere Street

    Established as a fortress city during the Spanish colonial period, Manila is the capital of the Philippines. In this episode, we explore the city, which is changing due to its developing economy.

    08/04/2024 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 5:10 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: online karaoke services & umbrella bagging machines.

    08/04/2024 5:40 pm

    BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life

    As the effects of global warming grow, there are many reported cases of heatstroke. The Nagoya Institute of Technology simulates the temperature of the human body to find a way to reduce the risk.

    08/04/2024 5:55 pm

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    A cat takes a nap among the fragrant flowers at a farm that grows sweet pea flowers, another cat takes a nap at an archery range, and meet more local cats as residents celebrate a unique tradition.

    08/04/2024 6:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 6:10 pm

    NHK Documentary

    Stories of the people who built the first atomic weapons are well known, but less about the person who provided the uranium: a mysterious man who derived huge profits from the business of war.

    08/04/2024 7:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 7:10 pm

    J-Flicks

    Explores the Cannes Film Festival 2024, the FIPRESCI Prize winner, and `Ugetsu', one of Mizoguchi Kenji's masterpieces.

    08/04/2024 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 8:10 pm

    J-MELO

    Featuring four-piece heavy-metal band HAGANE, who have rebooted with new members, and four-piece idol group Momoiro Clover Z, who have worked on many songs for anime hits.

    08/04/2024 8:40 pm

    Easy Japanese for Work

    Bima Aji Nugroho, from Indonesia, works at a metalworking company in Saitama Prefecture. He worries about problems due to miscommunication.

    08/04/2024 8:55 pm

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    A cat takes a nap among the fragrant flowers at a farm that grows sweet pea flowers, another cat takes a nap at an archery range, and meet more local cats as residents celebrate a unique tradition.

    08/04/2024 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 9:10 pm

    Darwin's Amazing Animals

    Focusing on natural history and exploring the amazing stories of animals in Africa, the Americas and Asia, including Japan. Featuring rarely-seen and unique animals with up-close footage.

    08/04/2024 9:35 pm

    Time-Lapse Journey

    For over 100 years, Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture has been a beloved spot to see sakura blossoms. A look at the multifaceted beauty of sakura blossoms through time-lapse photography.

    08/04/2024 9:40 pm

    Listen to the Earth

    More than ten typhoons hit the Japanese archipelago in an average year. To minimise damage the, Japan is working to further improve its predictions and monitoring of typhoon activity.

    08/04/2024 9:50 pm

    Story Land in Classical Japanese

    Urashima Tarō is the protagonist of a Japanese fairy tale, who in a typical modern version is a fisherman rewarded for rescuing a turtle, and carried on its back to the Dragon Palace beneath the sea.

    08/04/2024 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 10:10 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: online karaoke services & umbrella bagging machines.

    08/04/2024 10:40 pm

    BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life

    As the effects of global warming grow, there are many reported cases of heatstroke. The Nagoya Institute of Technology simulates the temperature of the human body to find a way to reduce the risk.

    08/04/2024 10:55 pm

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    There are hidden rules and unique ways of thinking that we can discover in our daily lives. With anime, songs, exercises, and Pythagora tools, get ready for fun! Featuring 10 Stick Anime.

    08/04/2024 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/04/2024 11:10 pm

    Somewhere Street

    Established as a fortress city during the Spanish colonial period, Manila is the capital of the Philippines. In this episode, we explore the city, which is changing due to its developing economy.

    08/05/2024 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/05/2024 12:10 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.

    08/05/2024 12:23 am

    Chatroom Japan

    Chinese mother Yang Hu finds reassurance in a Japanese word that helps her connect with others while navigating cultural differences in Tokyo.

    08/05/2024 12:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    The viewer meets Uganda-born Kalule Deogratius who teaches English at a middle school in Nagano, Japan, and Vietnamese Nguyen Cong Quoc who works at a mandarin orange farm in Ehime.

    08/05/2024 12:57 am

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Shugendo, a unique spiritual tradition, dates back 1,300 years. Through time-lapse footage, showing its practitioners and Kumano's sacred forests, long associated with death and rebirth.

    08/05/2024 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/05/2024 1:10 am

    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.

    08/05/2024 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    In this episode, we feature Elton Ilirjani, CEO of a company supporting LGBTQ+ inclusive workplaces, and a genderless model expressing his messages for living true to oneself.

    08/05/2024 1:30 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.

    08/05/2024 1:40 am

    Easy Japanese

    Tell store clerks what you want by putting `ga hoshiin desu ga' after the name of the item.

    08/05/2024 1:45 am

    Culture Crossroads

    Indonesian reporter Aji Rokhadi explores the stories of Southeast Asian victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. In the process, he speaks with the children of a survivor and a Japanese woman who spent time with him.

    08/05/2024 1:55 am

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    Introducing a two-hour guide for an immersive and thrilling sense of exploration of Japan.

    08/05/2024 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/05/2024 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.

    08/05/2024 2:30 am

    Seasoning the Seasons

    The Southern Alps are located in the middle of the Japanese archipelago. Mountain ranges peaking at an altitude of 3,000 metres continue for over 120 kilometres, which encompass the Yamanashi, Nagano and Shizuoka Prefectures.

    08/05/2024 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    08/05/2024 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.

    08/05/2024 3:30 am

    J-MELO

    Featuring four-piece heavy-metal band HAGANE, who have rebooted with new members, and four-piece idol group Momoiro Clover Z, who have worked on many songs for anime hits.

    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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