Schedules


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    10/23/2024 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 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.

    10/23/2024 4:30 am

    Kabuki Kool

    Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores The Battles of Coxinga by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It's an epic tale with a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family his father once served.

    10/23/2024 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 5:15 am

    Direct Talk

    A look at Japanese director, playwright and choreographer, Koike Hiroshi. After his former performing arts group Pappa TARAHUMARA was dissolved in 2012, he formed the Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project.

    10/23/2024 5:30 am

    Dive in Tokyo

    Tokyo: where both tradition and the latest trends coexist. Making a journey to discover the real Tokyo, diving into its historic old towns and encountering many fun surprises along the way.

    10/23/2024 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.

    10/23/2024 6:30 am

    Ninja Truth

    The ninja possessed many fascinating tools, including the kunai, whose many uses are investigated. Also, the ikibukuro is recreated, which is said to have helped the ninja operate underwater.

    10/23/2024 6:45 am

    Magical Japanese

    Focusing on words related to yama (mountains). Mountains make up about 75 per cent of Japan's territory, and they have made their way into many common expressions in the Japanese language.

    10/23/2024 6:55 am

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Kamon, or family crests, are everywhere in Kyoto. These dignified intricate designs adorn a myriad of items including noren, temple roofs, clothing, furniture and even sweets. They are thought to have originated over 1,000 years ago.

    10/23/2024 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.

    10/23/2024 7:30 am

    Frontrunners

    Monbetsu Atsushi is a cultural and wildlife advocate working to preserve Hokkaido's traditional Ainu culture through ancient practices, including hunting and forest management.

    10/23/2024 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 8:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    10/23/2024 8:15 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    10/23/2024 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.

    10/23/2024 8:30 am

    Kabuki Kool

    Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores The Battles of Coxinga by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It's an epic tale with a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family his father once served.

    10/23/2024 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 9:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    10/23/2024 9:15 am

    Direct Talk

    A conversation with Shoshana Stewart who is the President of Turquoise Mountain, established in 2006, which works hard to protect heritage and communities at risk around the world.

    10/23/2024 9:30 am

    Science View

    Artificial photosynthesis is a technology that mimics plant photosynthesis to make clean energy. A look at incredible new methods for hydrogen production and homes powered by artificial photosynthesis.

    10/23/2024 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 10:17 am

    NL Bridge

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

    10/23/2024 10:18 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    10/23/2024 10:30 am

    Dive in Tokyo

    Tokyo: where both tradition and the latest trends coexist. Making a journey to discover the real Tokyo, diving into its historic old towns and encountering many fun surprises along the way.

    10/23/2024 11:00 am

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    10/23/2024 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.

    10/23/2024 11:40 am

    Direct Talk

    A look at Japanese director, playwright and choreographer, Koike Hiroshi. After his former performing arts group Pappa TARAHUMARA was dissolved in 2012, he formed the Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project.

    10/23/2024 11:55 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    A look at the rich and fascinating Edo era of Japan, which was dominated by a deep love for the arts. The traditional woodblock prints called Ukiyo-e blossomed during this period of time.

    10/23/2024 12:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    10/23/2024 12:30 pm

    Ninja Truth

    The ninja possessed many fascinating tools, including the kunai, whose many uses are investigated. Also, the ikibukuro is recreated, which is said to have helped the ninja operate underwater.

    10/23/2024 12:45 pm

    Magical Japanese

    Focusing on words related to yama (mountains). Mountains make up about 75 per cent of Japan's territory, and they have made their way into many common expressions in the Japanese language.

    10/23/2024 12:55 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Kamon, or family crests, are everywhere in Kyoto. These dignified intricate designs adorn a myriad of items including noren, temple roofs, clothing, furniture and even sweets. They are thought to have originated over 1,000 years ago.

    10/23/2024 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 1:15 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.

    10/23/2024 1:30 pm

    Frontrunners

    Monbetsu Atsushi is a cultural and wildlife advocate working to preserve Hokkaido's traditional Ainu culture through ancient practices, including hunting and forest management.

    10/23/2024 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 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.

    10/23/2024 2:30 pm

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo

    The octopus is a much loved creature in Japan, where over a quarter of the octopi caught in the world are eaten. We introduce fishing for octopi with a pot, and the fast food octopus ball.

    10/23/2024 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 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.

    10/23/2024 3:30 pm

    Dive in Tokyo

    Tokyo: where both tradition and the latest trends coexist. Making a journey to discover the real Tokyo, diving into its historic old towns and encountering many fun surprises along the way.

    10/23/2024 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 4:15 pm

    Direct Talk

    A look at Japanese director, playwright and choreographer, Koike Hiroshi. After his former performing arts group Pappa TARAHUMARA was dissolved in 2012, he formed the Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project.

    10/23/2024 4:30 pm

    Kabuki Kool

    Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores The Battles of Coxinga by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It's an epic tale with a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family his father once served.

    10/23/2024 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 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.

    10/23/2024 5:30 pm

    Ninja Truth

    The ninja possessed many fascinating tools, including the kunai, whose many uses are investigated. Also, the ikibukuro is recreated, which is said to have helped the ninja operate underwater.

    10/23/2024 5:45 pm

    Magical Japanese

    Focusing on words related to yama (mountains). Mountains make up about 75 per cent of Japan's territory, and they have made their way into many common expressions in the Japanese language.

    10/23/2024 5:55 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Kamon, or family crests, are everywhere in Kyoto. These dignified intricate designs adorn a myriad of items including noren, temple roofs, clothing, furniture and even sweets. They are thought to have originated over 1,000 years ago.

    10/23/2024 6:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    10/23/2024 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.

    10/23/2024 6:40 pm

    Direct Talk

    A conversation with Shoshana Stewart who is the President of Turquoise Mountain, established in 2006, which works hard to protect heritage and communities at risk around the world.

    10/23/2024 6:55 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    A look at the rich and fascinating Edo era of Japan, which was dominated by a deep love for the arts. The traditional woodblock prints called Ukiyo-e blossomed during this period of time.

    10/23/2024 7:00 pm

    Today's Close-Up

    At the end of World War II, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The ensuing fires in the cities blew huge amounts of radioactive material and soot into the air, causing so-called `black rain'.

    10/23/2024 7:30 pm

    Frontrunners

    Monbetsu Atsushi is a cultural and wildlife advocate working to preserve Hokkaido's traditional Ainu culture through ancient practices, including hunting and forest management.

    10/23/2024 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 8:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    10/23/2024 8:30 pm

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo

    The octopus is a much loved creature in Japan, where over a quarter of the octopi caught in the world are eaten. We introduce fishing for octopi with a pot, and the fast food octopus ball.

    10/23/2024 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 9:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    10/23/2024 9:30 pm

    Dive in Tokyo

    Tokyo: where both tradition and the latest trends coexist. Making a journey to discover the real Tokyo, diving into its historic old towns and encountering many fun surprises along the way.

    10/23/2024 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 10:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    10/23/2024 10:30 pm

    Ninja Truth

    The ninja possessed many fascinating tools, including the kunai, whose many uses are investigated. Also, the ikibukuro is recreated, which is said to have helped the ninja operate underwater.

    10/23/2024 10:45 pm

    Magical Japanese

    Focusing on words related to yama (mountains). Mountains make up about 75 per cent of Japan's territory, and they have made their way into many common expressions in the Japanese language.

    10/23/2024 10:55 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    Kamon, or family crests, are everywhere in Kyoto. These dignified intricate designs adorn a myriad of items including noren, temple roofs, clothing, furniture and even sweets. They are thought to have originated over 1,000 years ago.

    10/23/2024 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/23/2024 11:15 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    A look at the rich and fascinating Edo era of Japan, which was dominated by a deep love for the arts. The traditional woodblock prints called Ukiyo-e blossomed during this period of time.

    10/23/2024 11:20 pm

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Okinawa Prefecture is a group of subtropical islands in the far south of Japan. We examine its past and present, with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: The Holiest Place.

    10/23/2024 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.

    10/23/2024 11:30 pm

    Kabuki Kool

    Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores The Battles of Coxinga by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It's an epic tale with a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family his father once served.

    10/24/2024 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/24/2024 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.

    10/24/2024 12:30 am

    Core Kyoto

    An exploration of how the ancient capital of Kyoto continues to provide a source of innovation after 1200 years.

    10/24/2024 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/24/2024 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    An organisation in Thailand provides free medical care in out-of-reach rural areas and CPR free workshops to realise the effective medical care to all. Dr Lalana Kongtoranin talks about her goal.

    10/24/2024 1:30 am

    Design X Stories

    Innovative archiving projects, from warehoused models to exposed photos, preserve valuable artefacts.The team explore these unique archives, showing how digitalising and sharing cultural treasures sparks creativity.

    10/24/2024 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/24/2024 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.

    10/24/2024 2:30 am

    Japanology Plus

    End-of-life planning is spreading in Japan, with many people now thinking hard about what to do with their cremated remains. Exploring diverse graves, including options such as `tree burials.'

    10/24/2024 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    10/24/2024 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.

    10/24/2024 3:30 am

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo

    The octopus is a much loved creature in Japan, where over a quarter of the octopi caught in the world are eaten. We introduce fishing for octopi with a pot, and the fast food octopus ball.

    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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