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		09/15/2024 3:50 am	Story Land in Classical Japanese
	Introduces traditional folk tales that have been told and loved in Japan for centuries. Presents the stories with the rich expressiveness of one-person performances, enhanced by illustrations that bring the tales to life.
Localized series title: Story Land in Classical Japanese Localized description: Introduces traditional folk tales that have been told and loved in Japan for centuries. Presents the stories with the rich expressiveness of one-person performances, enhanced by illustrations that bring the tales to life.
		09/15/2024 4:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 4:10 am	The World Heritage Sites in Japan
	Featuring the now-defunct Tomioka Sill Mill, a world heritage site that was once used to mass produce raw silk that Japan exported worldwide in the 19th century.

		09/15/2024 4:25 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.

		09/15/2024 4:30 am	Grand Sumo Highlights
	Sumo highlights from a range of tournaments that have taken place across the globe. Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports and boasts a history going back more than 1500 years.

		09/15/2024 4:57 am	Sumopedia
	Take a leisurely tour around Ryōgoku the peaceful town that is a home of Sumo wrestlers. It has also been said that Sumo matches were held at the Ekoin temple centuries ago.

		09/15/2024 5:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 5:10 am	Hometown Stories
	In the city of Sakata in north-eastern Japan, maiko entertain people as they have for centuries. A master of the art now helps younger women follow in her footsteps, gaining confidence with every step.

		09/15/2024 5:37 am	Easy Japanese
	Say you did several things at the same time by using the tari form of a verb. Utattari odottari means to sing and dance.

		09/15/2024 5:40 am	Core Kyoto Mini
	A look at a professional furniture restorer who runs a cleaning service which cleans family treasures, returning them to their glory days once more.

		09/15/2024 5:45 am	Wild Hokkaido!
	A lure fishing expert tries fishing for rockfish by kayak on the clear blue waters off the Shakotan peninsula, enjoying the nice ocean view as he puts his skills to the test to reel in a big one.

		09/15/2024 6:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 6:10 am	Ukraine's Civilian Soldiers: The War Recorded on Smartphones
	Ukrainian civilians film their experiences as soldiers on their smartphones to show the harsh reality of the battlefield.

		09/15/2024 7:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 7:10 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.

		09/15/2024 7:53 am	On the Wings
	Embarking on a series of journeys through the skies over Japan. Flying to airports nationwide and enjoy breathtaking views from the airplane window. This time, following along from Shizuoka to Izumo Airport.

		09/15/2024 8:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 8:10 am	Grand Sumo Wrestling
	Coverage of the grand sumo tournaments held in Japan.

		09/15/2024 9:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 9:10 am	Hometown Stories
	In the city of Sakata in north-eastern Japan, maiko entertain people as they have for centuries. A master of the art now helps younger women follow in her footsteps, gaining confidence with every step.

		09/15/2024 9:37 am	Easy Japanese
	Say you did several things at the same time by using the tari form of a verb. Utattari odottari means to sing and dance.

		09/15/2024 9:40 am	Core Kyoto Mini
	A look at a professional furniture restorer who runs a cleaning service which cleans family treasures, returning them to their glory days once more.

		09/15/2024 9:45 am	Wild Hokkaido!
	A lure fishing expert tries fishing for rockfish by kayak on the clear blue waters off the Shakotan peninsula, enjoying the nice ocean view as he puts his skills to the test to reel in a big one.

		09/15/2024 10:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 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.

		09/15/2024 10:35 am	Time-Lapse Journey
	A collection of time-lapse photography showcasing the beautiful scenery of Iwate, known as the land of sacred temples.

		09/15/2024 10:40 am	Fit with the Doctor's Cyborg
	Pro tips and improvement points that will help the viewer jump hurdles with confidence and rhythm.

		09/15/2024 10:50 am	Story Land in Classical Japanese
	Introduces traditional folk tales that have been told and loved in Japan for centuries. Presents the stories with the rich expressiveness of one-person performances, enhanced by illustrations that bring the tales to life.

		09/15/2024 11:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 11:10 am	Somewhere Street
	Asakusa, an area of Tokyo with a long and fascinating history. An area brimming with tradition as well as embracing the innovation of the new. Exploring this area and meeting its fascinating residents.

		09/15/2024 12:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 12:10 pm	Ukraine's Civilian Soldiers: The War Recorded on Smartphones
	Ukrainian civilians film their experiences as soldiers on their smartphones to show the harsh reality of the battlefield.

		09/15/2024 1:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 1:10 pm	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.

		09/15/2024 1:53 pm	On the Wings
	Embarking on a series of journeys through the skies over Japan. Flying to airports nationwide and enjoy breathtaking views from the airplane window. This time, following along from Shizuoka to Izumo Airport.

		09/15/2024 2:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 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.

		09/15/2024 2:35 pm	Time-Lapse Journey
	A collection of time-lapse photography showcasing the beautiful scenery of Iwate, known as the land of sacred temples.

		09/15/2024 2:40 pm	Fit with the Doctor's Cyborg
	Pro tips and improvement points that will help the viewer jump hurdles with confidence and rhythm.

		09/15/2024 2:50 pm	Story Land in Classical Japanese
	Introduces traditional folk tales that have been told and loved in Japan for centuries. Presents the stories with the rich expressiveness of one-person performances, enhanced by illustrations that bring the tales to life.

		09/15/2024 3:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 3:10 pm	J-MELO
	Featuring enka singer Nagayama Yoko, who debuted as a pop idol forty years ago. Also featuring Myth and Roid who work on themes for internationally successful games and anime shows.

		09/15/2024 3:40 pm	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.

		09/15/2024 3:45 pm	Easy Japanese for Work
	Accelerated Japanese language skills: a way to learn practical, effective workplace expressions, understand business culture and improve kanji.

		09/15/2024 4:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 4:10 pm	The World Heritage Sites in Japan
	Featuring the now-defunct Tomioka Sill Mill, a world heritage site that was once used to mass produce raw silk that Japan exported worldwide in the 19th century.

		09/15/2024 4:25 pm	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.

		09/15/2024 4:30 pm	Grand Sumo Highlights
	Sumo highlights from a range of tournaments that have taken place across the globe. Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports and boasts a history going back more than 1500 years.

		09/15/2024 4:57 pm	Sumopedia
	Explores the traditions behind the hairstyles of sumo wrestlers, which are prepared by hairdressers called tokoyama.

		09/15/2024 5:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 5:10 pm	Japan's Top Inventions
	A look at the history behind lint rollers which can be used to clean floors and a look at rotating beacon lights found on police cars, made by a company with 80 per cent of the Japanese market share.

		09/15/2024 5:40 pm	BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life
	Many mountains in Japan that attract tourists are active volcanoes. Presenting safety tips for climbing them, and the latest on eruption prediction research.

		09/15/2024 5:55 pm	A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
	Mama cat Koyuki lives at a pottery workshop and is raising two playful kittens. Taisho, who lives at a fruit shop, keeps an eye on the shopping arcade. Both cats love resting on their owner's laps.

		09/15/2024 6:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 6:10 pm	Ukraine's Civilian Soldiers: The War Recorded on Smartphones
	Ukrainian civilians film their experiences as soldiers on their smartphones to show the harsh reality of the battlefield.

		09/15/2024 7:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 7:10 pm	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.

		09/15/2024 7:53 pm	On the Wings
	Embarking on a series of journeys through the skies over Japan. Flying to airports nationwide and enjoy breathtaking views from the airplane window. This time, following along from Shizuoka to Izumo Airport.

		09/15/2024 8:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 8:10 pm	J-MELO
	Featuring enka singer Nagayama Yoko, who debuted as a pop idol forty years ago. Also featuring Myth and Roid who work on themes for internationally successful games and anime shows.

		09/15/2024 8:40 pm	Easy Japanese for Work
	Accelerated Japanese language skills: a way to learn practical, effective workplace expressions, understand business culture and improve kanji.

		09/15/2024 8:55 pm	A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
	Mama cat Koyuki lives at a pottery workshop and is raising two playful kittens. Taisho, who lives at a fruit shop, keeps an eye on the shopping arcade. Both cats love resting on their owner's laps.

		09/15/2024 9:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 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.

		09/15/2024 9:35 pm	Time-Lapse Journey
	A collection of time-lapse photography showcasing the beautiful scenery of Iwate, known as the land of sacred temples.

		09/15/2024 9:40 pm	Fit with the Doctor's Cyborg
	Pro tips and improvement points that will help the viewer jump hurdles with confidence and rhythm.

		09/15/2024 9:50 pm	Story Land in Classical Japanese
	Introduces traditional folk tales that have been told and loved in Japan for centuries. Presents the stories with the rich expressiveness of one-person performances, enhanced by illustrations that bring the tales to life.

		09/15/2024 10:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 10:10 pm	Japan's Top Inventions
	A look at the history behind lint rollers which can be used to clean floors and a look at rotating beacon lights found on police cars, made by a company with 80 per cent of the Japanese market share.

		09/15/2024 10:40 pm	BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life
	Many mountains in Japan that attract tourists are active volcanoes. Presenting safety tips for climbing them, and the latest on eruption prediction research.

		09/15/2024 10:55 pm	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.

		09/15/2024 11:00 pm	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/15/2024 11:10 pm	The World Heritage Sites in Japan
	Featuring the now-defunct Tomioka Sill Mill, a world heritage site that was once used to mass produce raw silk that Japan exported worldwide in the 19th century.

		09/15/2024 11:25 pm	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.

		09/15/2024 11:30 pm	Grand Sumo Highlights
	Sumo highlights from a range of tournaments that have taken place across the globe. Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports and boasts a history going back more than 1500 years.

		09/15/2024 11:57 pm	Sumopedia
	Explores the traditions behind the hairstyles of sumo wrestlers, which are prepared by hairdressers called tokoyama.

		09/16/2024 12:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/16/2024 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.

		09/16/2024 12:23 am	Chatroom Japan
	German urbanist Chris Dimmer focuses on the community-building potential of Japan's public bathhouses, or `sento'. He hopes that people living alone can rediscover the value of these bathhouses.

		09/16/2024 12:30 am	Where We Call Home
	Visiting cafe owner Kayla Afrin from Canada who organises a festival in her adoptive Iizuna, Nagano, as well as English Tumi Grendel Markan, a guide at a Japanese sword museum in Setouchi, Okayama.

		09/16/2024 1:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/16/2024 1:10 am	Time-Lapse Japan
	Shimizu Daisuke presents the beauty of Noshima Island through time-lapse footage and explores the location's history.

		09/16/2024 1:15 am	Direct Talk
	Matthew Meyer talks about his drawings inspired by the Yokais, supernatural creatures in Japan, and reveals how he is fascinated by the culture.

		09/16/2024 1:30 am	Learn Japanese From the News
	Japanese railway companies are introducing an AI-powered system that helps customers recover items that they lost or left behind. We learn helpful phrases and go through practice scenarios.

		09/16/2024 1:40 am	Easy Japanese
	Encourage someone to do something with you by replacing masu at the end of a verb with mashoo. Torimasu becomes torimashoo.

		09/16/2024 1:45 am	Culture Crossroads
	Local foreign residents have been helping people stricken by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake through ongoing support activities, starting with an emergency curry kitchen and meeting changing needs.

		09/16/2024 1:55 am	Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN
	NHK World-Japan introduces several of its programmes to a global audience, like special reports and documentaries. These programmes provide the world with a window into the Japanese station and offer the latest in Japanese news.

		09/16/2024 2:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/16/2024 2:10 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.

		09/16/2024 2:23 am	Design Museum Japan
	Takeya Takayuki, a model maker, learns about the uniquely carved and decorated fishing boats used in the herring industry before the 1950s.

		09/16/2024 2:30 am	Seasoning the Seasons
	The Ikegami line runs through southeast Tokyo linking Kamata with Gotanda. Trains take 22 minutes to cover the line's 10.9 kilometres. The line winds through local neighbourhoods, also cutting through Tokyo's longest shopping arcade.

		09/16/2024 3:00 am	NHK Newsline
	Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

		09/16/2024 3:10 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.

		09/16/2024 3:23 am	Ramen Japan
	Ventures to the birthplace of tonkotsu ramen in Fukuoka prefecture to learn about the differences between Hakata and Nagahama styles.

		09/16/2024 3:30 am	J-MELO
	Featuring enka singer Nagayama Yoko, who debuted as a pop idol forty years ago. Also featuring Myth and Roid who work on themes for internationally successful games and anime shows.

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