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		08/17/2024 3:50 am	Take Tech
	Takes a look at the mechanism of the blades of scissors to see how they help cut cleanly and the role of wedges.
Localized series title: Take Tech Localized description: Takes a look at the mechanism of the blades of scissors to see how they help cut cleanly and the role of wedges.
		08/17/2024 4:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 4:10 am	Samurai Castles
	With its white keep, Himeji Castle is one of Japan's most famous castles, but its beauty is deceiving. The paths to the keep follow the hill's gradient and hold many surprises for potential attackers.

		08/17/2024 4:40 am	Cinematic Journey
	Kyle Card hikes the newly designated long trail around majestic Mt. Fuji and discovers its secrets.

		08/17/2024 4:55 am	Core Kyoto Mini
	Roofs not only provide protection against the rain, wind and the other elements, they are also an important aspect of the overall appearance of a building. A look at the traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

		08/17/2024 5:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 5:10 am	Japan's Top Inventions
	Featuring fascinating stories and some of the secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. This time: cockroach traps and residential maps.

		08/17/2024 5:40 am	BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life
	When a major earthquake hits, the ground can turn into muddy water. This is called liquefaction. Buildings may sink or tilt and become uninhabitable. A look at these mechanisms and how to prevent it.

		08/17/2024 5:55 am	Pythagora Switch Mini
	There are various interesting laws and rules and philosophies hidden in our daily lives. This program introduces children to them and how to think.

		08/17/2024 6:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 6:10 am	Discharged by Death: Inside a Japanese Mental Hospital
	Exclusive video, sound recordings, and patient records from a psychiatric hospital reveal rampant abuse and illegal restraints. Over a 10-year period, 78 per cent of 1,498 patients were discharged by death.

		08/17/2024 7:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 7:10 am	Hiroshige Blue
	Hiroshige becomes a popular artist, but is struggling to find what he really wants to paint. Meanwhile, something strange happens to his wife.

		08/17/2024 7:46 am	MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	At Hibuse Matsuri, the Fire Prevention Festival, men douse buildings in water as a prayer for protection from fire. At this event held in January, bonfires and sake help to keep people warm.

		08/17/2024 7:56 am	Nun's Cookbook
	The nuns present furofuki daikon with two sauces. Both sauces use a fresh white miso base, but one is made with chopped butterbur and the other with yuzu citrus. Served with boiled daikon.

		08/17/2024 8:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 8:10 am	Japan's Top Inventions
	Featuring fascinating stories and some of the secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. This time: cockroach traps and residential maps.

		08/17/2024 8:40 am	BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life
	When a major earthquake hits, the ground can turn into muddy water. This is called liquefaction. Buildings may sink or tilt and become uninhabitable. A look at these mechanisms and how to prevent it.

		08/17/2024 8:55 am	Pythagora Switch Mini
	There are various interesting laws and rules and philosophies hidden in our daily lives. This program introduces children to them and how to think.

		08/17/2024 9:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 9:10 am	Train Cruise
	Journey through the tranquil rustic landscape of Shimane Pref. Traditional fishermen catch clams. One temple offers blessing for eye ailments. And, residents make unusual sculptures for the deities.

		08/17/2024 9:55 am	Japanology Plus mini
	Japanology Plus explores Japanese life and culture. In this 5-minute digest, we look at karakuri ningyo, or mechanical dolls. Their clever mechanisms have been entertaining the public for centuries.

		08/17/2024 10:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 10:10 am	Japan in Focus
	A Tokyo shutter manufacturer employs the elderly, which make up 30% of its staff, making it a workplace where seniors thrive.

		08/17/2024 10:40 am	The New Adventures of Rockie and Her Friends
	Curly wants to play relay race during activity day, but Shelly does not like the idea despite it being decided by a majority vote.

		08/17/2024 10:50 am	Take Tech
	Takes a look at the mechanism of the blades of scissors to see how they help cut cleanly and the role of wedges.

		08/17/2024 11:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 11:10 am	Samurai Castles
	With its white keep, Himeji Castle is one of Japan's most famous castles, but its beauty is deceiving. The paths to the keep follow the hill's gradient and hold many surprises for potential attackers.

		08/17/2024 11:40 am	Cinematic Journey
	Kyle Card hikes the newly designated long trail around majestic Mt. Fuji and discovers its secrets.

		08/17/2024 11:55 am	Core Kyoto Mini
	Roofs not only provide protection against the rain, wind and the other elements, they are also an important aspect of the overall appearance of a building. A look at the traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

		08/17/2024 12:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 12:10 pm	Discharged by Death: Inside a Japanese Mental Hospital
	Exclusive video, sound recordings, and patient records from a psychiatric hospital reveal rampant abuse and illegal restraints. Over a 10-year period, 78 per cent of 1,498 patients were discharged by death.

		08/17/2024 1:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 1:10 pm	Hiroshige Blue
	Hiroshige becomes a popular artist, but is struggling to find what he really wants to paint. Meanwhile, something strange happens to his wife.

		08/17/2024 1:46 pm	MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	At Hibuse Matsuri, the Fire Prevention Festival, men douse buildings in water as a prayer for protection from fire. At this event held in January, bonfires and sake help to keep people warm.

		08/17/2024 1:56 pm	Nun's Cookbook
	The nuns present furofuki daikon with two sauces. Both sauces use a fresh white miso base, but one is made with chopped butterbur and the other with yuzu citrus. Served with boiled daikon.

		08/17/2024 2:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 2:10 pm	Cycle Around Japan Highlights
	The late autumn gingko trees are a brilliant yellow in Tokyo's neighbouring prefecture of Saitama. Surprisingly unexplored, this is an area of great natural beauty with its own distinct traditions.

		08/17/2024 2:40 pm	The New Adventures of Rockie and Her Friends
	Curly wants to play relay race during activity day, but Shelly does not like the idea despite it being decided by a majority vote.

		08/17/2024 2:50 pm	Take Tech
	Takes a look at the mechanism of the blades of scissors to see how they help cut cleanly and the role of wedges.

		08/17/2024 3:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 3:10 pm	Hometown Stories
	Car of Hope is a volunteer project that enables terminally ill patients to visit one last place that is special to them. A look at what some of these recipients want to do when they have little time remaining.

		08/17/2024 3:37 pm	Easy Japanese
	To express an impression of something, one has to use any adjective that ends with i, like kawaii, followed by the name of the object, and desu ne.

		08/17/2024 3:40 pm	Core Kyoto Mini
	Kyoto City University of Arts was founded in 1880. Its educational policy emphasises `shasei', painting from life through intensive observation to glean a subject's true essence, continuing a practice advocated by 18th-century artist, Maruyama Okyo.

		08/17/2024 3:45 pm	Wild Hokkaido!
	Hokkaido's long coastline offers many surfing spots. Two surfers search for superb waves that allow them to ride very long on a single wave. Their analysis of waves reveals the secret of surfing.

		08/17/2024 4:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 4:10 pm	Samurai Castles
	With its white keep, Himeji Castle is one of Japan's most famous castles, but its beauty is deceiving. The paths to the keep follow the hill's gradient and hold many surprises for potential attackers.

		08/17/2024 4:40 pm	Cinematic Journey
	Kyle Card hikes the newly designated long trail around majestic Mt. Fuji and discovers its secrets.

		08/17/2024 4:55 pm	Core Kyoto Mini
	Roofs not only provide protection against the rain, wind and the other elements, they are also an important aspect of the overall appearance of a building. A look at the traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

		08/17/2024 5:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 5:10 pm	Train Cruise
	Journey through the tranquil rustic landscape of Shimane Pref. Traditional fishermen catch clams. One temple offers blessing for eye ailments. And, residents make unusual sculptures for the deities.

		08/17/2024 5:55 pm	Japanology Plus mini
	Japanology Plus explores Japanese life and culture. In this 5-minute digest, we look at karakuri ningyo, or mechanical dolls. Their clever mechanisms have been entertaining the public for centuries.

		08/17/2024 6:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 6:10 pm	Discharged by Death: Inside a Japanese Mental Hospital
	Exclusive video, sound recordings, and patient records from a psychiatric hospital reveal rampant abuse and illegal restraints. Over a 10-year period, 78 per cent of 1,498 patients were discharged by death.

		08/17/2024 7:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 7:10 pm	Hiroshige Blue
	Hiroshige becomes a popular artist, but is struggling to find what he really wants to paint. Meanwhile, something strange happens to his wife.

		08/17/2024 7:46 pm	MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	At Hibuse Matsuri, the Fire Prevention Festival, men douse buildings in water as a prayer for protection from fire. At this event held in January, bonfires and sake help to keep people warm.

		08/17/2024 7:56 pm	Nun's Cookbook
	The nuns present furofuki daikon with two sauces. Both sauces use a fresh white miso base, but one is made with chopped butterbur and the other with yuzu citrus. Served with boiled daikon.

		08/17/2024 8:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 8:10 pm	Train Cruise
	Journey through the tranquil rustic landscape of Shimane Pref. Traditional fishermen catch clams. One temple offers blessing for eye ailments. And, residents make unusual sculptures for the deities.

		08/17/2024 8:55 pm	Japanology Plus mini
	Japanology Plus explores Japanese life and culture. In this 5-minute digest, we look at karakuri ningyo, or mechanical dolls. Their clever mechanisms have been entertaining the public for centuries.

		08/17/2024 9:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 9:10 pm	Cycle Around Japan Highlights
	The late autumn gingko trees are a brilliant yellow in Tokyo's neighbouring prefecture of Saitama. Surprisingly unexplored, this is an area of great natural beauty with its own distinct traditions.

		08/17/2024 9:40 pm	The New Adventures of Rockie and Her Friends
	Curly wants to play relay race during activity day, but Shelly does not like the idea despite it being decided by a majority vote.

		08/17/2024 9:50 pm	Take Tech
	Takes a look at the mechanism of the blades of scissors to see how they help cut cleanly and the role of wedges.

		08/17/2024 10:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 10:10 pm	Hometown Stories
	Car of Hope is a volunteer project that enables terminally ill patients to visit one last place that is special to them. A look at what some of these recipients want to do when they have little time remaining.

		08/17/2024 10:37 pm	Easy Japanese
	To express an impression of something, one has to use any adjective that ends with i, like kawaii, followed by the name of the object, and desu ne.

		08/17/2024 10:40 pm	Core Kyoto Mini
	Kyoto City University of Arts was founded in 1880. Its educational policy emphasises `shasei', painting from life through intensive observation to glean a subject's true essence, continuing a practice advocated by 18th-century artist, Maruyama Okyo.

		08/17/2024 10:45 pm	Wild Hokkaido!
	Hokkaido's long coastline offers many surfing spots. Two surfers search for superb waves that allow them to ride very long on a single wave. Their analysis of waves reveals the secret of surfing.

		08/17/2024 11:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/17/2024 11:10 pm	Samurai Castles
	With its white keep, Himeji Castle is one of Japan's most famous castles, but its beauty is deceiving. The paths to the keep follow the hill's gradient and hold many surprises for potential attackers.

		08/17/2024 11:40 pm	Cinematic Journey
	Kyle Card hikes the newly designated long trail around majestic Mt. Fuji and discovers its secrets.

		08/17/2024 11:55 pm	Core Kyoto Mini
	Roofs not only provide protection against the rain, wind and the other elements, they are also an important aspect of the overall appearance of a building. A look at the traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

		08/18/2024 12:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/18/2024 12:10 am	Chasing Perfection: Four Seasons with Japan's Master Garden
	Japanese gardens have long captivated people around the world. This program follows the master gardeners chasing perfection at the Adachi Museum of Art and the Katsura Imperial Villa.

		08/18/2024 1:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/18/2024 1:10 am	Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki
	Providing the viewer an up-close look at manga creation. Yasuhiko Yoshikazu's background in anime has helped form his incredible technique that took the breath out of manga master Urasawa Naoki.

		08/18/2024 2:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/18/2024 2:10 am	Cycle Around Japan Highlights
	The late autumn gingko trees are a brilliant yellow in Tokyo's neighbouring prefecture of Saitama. Surprisingly unexplored, this is an area of great natural beauty with its own distinct traditions.

		08/18/2024 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.

		08/18/2024 2:50 am	Japanology Plus mini
	In Japan, sweet potatoes are often baked or turned into sweets. But they can also be used to generate electricity or protect from heat. Introducing the diverse ways in which they are used and sold.

		08/18/2024 2:55 am	A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
	Patrolling a pearl farm with a kitty named Pisuke, then meeting with a pearl shop cat who has a very special talent. Afterwards, following happy kitties who always enjoy fresh seafood.

		08/18/2024 3:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		08/18/2024 3:10 am	Darwin's Amazing Animals
	The Darwin team track a coalition of five male cheetahs for an extended period, amazed at the unity and teamwork shown by these usually solitary big cats. But cracks soon formed in the hierarchy.

		08/18/2024 3:35 am	Time-Lapse Journey
	Oze National Park contains the largest mountain wetland in Japan. Providing an in-depth look at the beauty of Oze as time-lapse photography makes the flowers and the morning dew come alive.

		08/18/2024 3:40 am	Listen to the Earth
	Japan is often struck by various natural disasters, so children and adults alike are encouraged to give serious thought to the topic. Featuring disaster preparation advice for how to stay safe in the case of a flood.

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