Schedules


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    11/18/2024 4:57 am

    Sumopedia

    Sheds light on the history and the making of the mawashi, a belt worn by wrestlers during battles to represent their rankings.

    11/18/2024 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 5:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Interviews with leaders, academics, visionaries and entrepreneurs whose work is changing the world. Offers insight into those who are applying their skills to solve challenges at a local, regional and international level.

    11/18/2024 5:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    Featuring Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hongkonger Wan Sze Ho, an instructor at a driving school in Kumamoto.

    11/18/2024 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.

    11/18/2024 6:30 am

    Activate Your Japanese

    Lessons on how the viewer can make the most out of their Japanese language skills. This time, a look at what the viewer can say or do when they would like to politely disagree in a social setting.

    11/18/2024 6:45 am

    Culture Crossroads

    Comprised of several regular programs with the theme of creating a multicultural society. Answering questions about Japan from foreign viewers, looking at international exchange programs, and giving tips on disaster preparedness.

    11/18/2024 6:55 am

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    An explanation of the programme plan in the latter half of 2024, and an introduction of `Documentary 360', the english version of good documentaries produced in Japanese language.

    11/18/2024 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.

    11/18/2024 7:30 am

    Seasoning the Seasons

    This programme visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history. Today: Notsuke Peninsula, Harsh Winters and Rich Seas.

    11/18/2024 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 8:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    11/18/2024 8:15 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    11/18/2024 8:23 am

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago. This time, visiting Nara Prefecture and meeting one of the great masters of Japanese sword-making.

    11/18/2024 8:30 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.

    11/18/2024 8:57 am

    Sumopedia

    Sheds light on the history and the making of the mawashi, a belt worn by wrestlers during battles to represent their rankings.

    11/18/2024 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 9:14 am

    NL Bridge

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

    11/18/2024 9:15 am

    Direct Talk

    Kishikawa Masanori, a Shinto priest who has organised live painting events, anime collaborations, and various other events at a 1300-year-old shrine, shares his vision of a shrine for modern times.

    11/18/2024 9:30 am

    J-MELO

    The host shares with the viewer Japan's exciting music scene, including pop, rock, traditional and more, with live performances, artist interviews, plus all the latest news. This time with ICEx and Reiko.

    11/18/2024 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 10:17 am

    NL Bridge

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

    11/18/2024 10:18 am

    Newsline Biz

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

    11/18/2024 10:30 am

    Where We Call Home

    Featuring Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hongkonger Wan Sze Ho, an instructor at a driving school in Kumamoto.

    11/18/2024 11:00 am

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    11/18/2024 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.

    11/18/2024 11:40 am

    Direct Talk

    Interviews with leaders, academics, visionaries and entrepreneurs whose work is changing the world. Offers insight into those who are applying their skills to solve challenges at a local, regional and international level.

    11/18/2024 11:55 am

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

    11/18/2024 12:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    11/18/2024 12:30 pm

    Activate Your Japanese

    Lessons on how the viewer can make the most out of their Japanese language skills. This time, a look at what the viewer can say or do when they would like to politely disagree in a social setting.

    11/18/2024 12:45 pm

    Culture Crossroads

    Comprised of several regular programs with the theme of creating a multicultural society. Answering questions about Japan from foreign viewers, looking at international exchange programs, and giving tips on disaster preparedness.

    11/18/2024 12:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    An explanation of the programme plan in the latter half of 2024, and an introduction of `Documentary 360', the english version of good documentaries produced in Japanese language.

    11/18/2024 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 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.

    11/18/2024 1:30 pm

    Seasoning the Seasons

    This programme visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history. Today: Notsuke Peninsula, Harsh Winters and Rich Seas.

    11/18/2024 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 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.

    11/18/2024 2:30 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    Exploring the risks of self-diagnosing and a new device for managing constipation, which, according to data, can lead to life-threatening conditions like stroke and chronic kidney disease.

    11/18/2024 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 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.

    11/18/2024 3:30 pm

    Where We Call Home

    Featuring Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hongkonger Wan Sze Ho, an instructor at a driving school in Kumamoto.

    11/18/2024 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 4:15 pm

    Direct Talk

    Interviews with leaders, academics, visionaries and entrepreneurs whose work is changing the world. Offers insight into those who are applying their skills to solve challenges at a local, regional and international level.

    11/18/2024 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.

    11/18/2024 4:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    The narrator talks about the ring-entering ceremony in Sumo wrestling. The rope around the rings are believed to be the path of the deity.

    11/18/2024 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 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.

    11/18/2024 5:30 pm

    Activate Your Japanese

    Lessons on how the viewer can make the most out of their Japanese language skills. This time, a look at what the viewer can say or do when they would like to politely disagree in a social setting.

    11/18/2024 5:45 pm

    Culture Crossroads

    Comprised of several regular programs with the theme of creating a multicultural society. Answering questions about Japan from foreign viewers, looking at international exchange programs, and giving tips on disaster preparedness.

    11/18/2024 5:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    An explanation of the programme plan in the latter half of 2024, and an introduction of `Documentary 360', the english version of good documentaries produced in Japanese language.

    11/18/2024 6:00 pm

    Newsroom Tokyo

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

    11/18/2024 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.

    11/18/2024 6:40 pm

    Direct Talk

    Kishikawa Masanori, a Shinto priest who has organised live painting events, anime collaborations, and various other events at a 1300-year-old shrine, shares his vision of a shrine for modern times.

    11/18/2024 6:55 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

    11/18/2024 7:00 pm

    Hometown Stories

    In 2022, a doctor moved to a village hit by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Residents had been forced to evacuate until six years ago. His goal is to help them to live their lives as they want to.

    11/18/2024 7:27 pm

    Easy Japanese

    Learn how to ask about locations. If you want to know where something is, simply put wa doko desu ka after its name.

    11/18/2024 7:30 pm

    Core Kyoto Mini

    A look at Kyoto and its more than 2,700 temples that hold an array of Buddhist statues and highlighting the sculptors that breathe new life into these artisanally made objects of worship.

    11/18/2024 7:35 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    A travel show focused on the great nature of Japan's northern land, Hokkaido.

    11/18/2024 7:50 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: US Influences.

    11/18/2024 7:55 pm

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago. This time, visiting Nara Prefecture and meeting one of the great masters of Japanese sword-making.

    11/18/2024 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 8:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    11/18/2024 8:30 pm

    Medical Frontiers

    Exploring the risks of self-diagnosing and a new device for managing constipation, which, according to data, can lead to life-threatening conditions like stroke and chronic kidney disease.

    11/18/2024 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 9:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    11/18/2024 9:30 pm

    Where We Call Home

    Featuring Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hongkonger Wan Sze Ho, an instructor at a driving school in Kumamoto.

    11/18/2024 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 10:18 pm

    Newsline Biz

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

    11/18/2024 10:30 pm

    Activate Your Japanese

    Lessons on how the viewer can make the most out of their Japanese language skills. This time, a look at what the viewer can say or do when they would like to politely disagree in a social setting.

    11/18/2024 10:45 pm

    Culture Crossroads

    Comprised of several regular programs with the theme of creating a multicultural society. Answering questions about Japan from foreign viewers, looking at international exchange programs, and giving tips on disaster preparedness.

    11/18/2024 10:55 pm

    Hello! NHK WORLD-JAPAN

    An explanation of the programme plan in the latter half of 2024, and an introduction of `Documentary 360', the english version of good documentaries produced in Japanese language.

    11/18/2024 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/18/2024 11:15 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

    11/18/2024 11:20 pm

    Time-Lapse Japan

    Shimizu Daisuke presents the beauty of Noshima Island through time-lapse footage and explores the location's history.

    11/18/2024 11:25 pm

    Japan From Above: Up Close

    Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago. This time, visiting Nara Prefecture and meeting one of the great masters of Japanese sword-making.

    11/18/2024 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.

    11/18/2024 11:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    The narrator talks about the ring-entering ceremony in Sumo wrestling. The rope around the rings are believed to be the path of the deity.

    11/19/2024 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/19/2024 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.

    11/19/2024 12:30 am

    Journeys in Japan

    The Kunisaki Peninsula abounds with rites enduring from ancient times, and the Kebesu Festival, held every October, is one of them. Writer David Conklin explores the fire ritual and savours the area's delicacies, lifestyle and stunning nature.

    11/19/2024 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/19/2024 1:15 am

    Direct Talk

    In 2022, Jenna wrote and composed a song called `The Symphony' as a prayer for peace in Ukraine. She talks about the song's success and her drive to bring the world together through gospel music.

    11/19/2024 1:30 am

    Dining with the Chef

    Hokkaido is full of fascinating seafood. The viewer joins along with Chef Hayashi as he explores Hakodate's unique food culture, including ikameshi, a beloved food made with squid.

    11/19/2024 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/19/2024 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.

    11/19/2024 2:30 am

    Document 72 Hours

    Explores how kerosene home delivery, a key service for the residents of Sapporo, operates during the snowy winter.

    11/19/2024 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/19/2024 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.

    11/19/2024 3:30 am

    Medical Frontiers

    Exploring the risks of self-diagnosing and a new device for managing constipation, which, according to data, can lead to life-threatening conditions like stroke and chronic kidney disease.

    11/19/2024 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/19/2024 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.

    11/19/2024 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.

    NHK World Europe

    Available schedules: 03/26/2022 - 12/28/2024 Time zone: Central European Time (CET) UTC +1 Country: United States Language: English

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