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    11/23/2024 4:57 am

    Sumopedia

    Explains Mono-ii, a term that is used when the bout's outcome could go either way; the judges enter the ring to review closely.

    11/23/2024 5:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 5:10 am

    Japan's Top Inventions

    Explores the history of two popular Japanese products: fan-cooled workwear and marine cargo tanks.

    11/23/2024 5:40 am

    BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life

    Dr Hirotaka explains the latest technology helping to reduce damage from landslides in several areas of Japan.

    11/23/2024 5:55 am

    Pythagora Switch Mini

    Featuring It Can't Be Done!

    11/23/2024 6:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 7:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 7:10 am

    Gifts of the North

    11/23/2024 8:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 8:10 am

    November Tournament: Day 14

    NHK WORLD-JAPAN will broadcast GRAND SUMO November Tournament Day 14 action live from Fukuoka, as top wrestlers have their fourteenth bouts of the 15-day contest.

    11/23/2024 9:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 9:10 am

    Train Cruise

    The Kumano Kodo was designated UNESCO World Heritage in 2004. Travelling the JR Sangu and Kisei Lines along the trails on the Iseji route between Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture and Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture.

    11/23/2024 9:55 am

    Japanology Plus

    Peter Barakan investigates innovative, efficient and convenient laundry services.

    11/23/2024 10:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 10:10 am

    Today's Close-Up

    Digging deeper into current affairs with cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives.

    11/23/2024 10:40 am

    Viewpoint Science

    People try drawing zebras from memories, but recreating the stripes is more complicated than they think.

    11/23/2024 10:50 am

    Story Land in Classical Japanese

    Though hardly more than an inch high, Little-One Inch has the brave heart of a great warrior. Using only a needle as a sword, he vanquishes a horrible ogre and protects a princess.

    11/23/2024 11:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 11:10 am

    Japan's Top Inventions

    Explores the history of two popular Japanese products: fan-cooled workwear and marine cargo tanks.

    11/23/2024 11:40 am

    The World Heritage Sites in Japan

    Shirakawa-go is one of Japan's snowiest regions, famous for its traditional thatched-roof Gassho-style homes. Every detail of life here is reflected in the cooperative bond shared by residents.

    11/23/2024 11:55 am

    The Seasons of Yamato

    A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, representing each season.

    11/23/2024 12:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 1:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 1:10 pm

    Gifts of the North

    11/23/2024 2:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 2:10 pm

    Cycle Around Japan Highlights

    A ride through Hokkaido in autumn. Along the way, the viewer sees animals throughout the majestic landscape and meet the indigenous Ainu who have long lived in harmony with nature.

    11/23/2024 2:40 pm

    Viewpoint Science

    People try drawing zebras from memories, but recreating the stripes is more complicated than they think.

    11/23/2024 2:50 pm

    Story Land in Classical Japanese

    Though hardly more than an inch high, Little-One Inch has the brave heart of a great warrior. Using only a needle as a sword, he vanquishes a horrible ogre and protects a princess.

    11/23/2024 3:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 3:10 pm

    Hometown Stories

    Since the 2011 tsunami, the population of Ogatsu, north-east Japan, has plummeted. The team visit a fishing family and traditional dancers who love their hometown and are trying to keep traditions alive.

    11/23/2024 3:37 pm

    Easy Japanese

    From what time to what time can we use the bath? To ask when something is open or available, put wa after the name of something, then nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.

    11/23/2024 3:40 pm

    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.

    11/23/2024 3:45 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    A pair of canoers take on one of the fastest-flowing streams in Hokkaido to feast their eyes on a valley adorned with autumn leaves. It's a paddler's delight to enjoy splendid views from their canoe!

    11/23/2024 4:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 4:10 pm

    Framing Everyday's Moments

    A unique time-lapse photography project. Shot by pros and non-pros. Flowers burst into full bloom and sprouting buds reach towards the sunlight, their movements following the rhythm of nature.

    11/23/2024 4:15 pm

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo Mini

    Technological advancement has allowed their cultivation ob bananas in snowy areas. Visiting a plantation in one of Japan's snowiest regions and checking out a wide variety of bananas at a wholesaler in Tokyo's Ota Market.

    11/23/2024 4:25 pm

    The Seasons of Yamato

    A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, representing each season.

    11/23/2024 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.

    11/23/2024 4:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    The host presents the history of the long-standing sumo topknot hairstyle that reflects the positional respect of the wrestlers and conveys its tradition.

    11/23/2024 5:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 5:10 pm

    Train Cruise

    The Kumano Kodo was designated UNESCO World Heritage in 2004. Travelling the JR Sangu and Kisei Lines along the trails on the Iseji route between Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture and Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture.

    11/23/2024 5:55 pm

    Japanology Plus

    Peter Barakan investigates innovative, efficient and convenient laundry services.

    11/23/2024 6:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 7:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 7:10 pm

    Gifts of the North

    11/23/2024 8:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 8:10 pm

    Train Cruise

    The Kumano Kodo was designated UNESCO World Heritage in 2004. Travelling the JR Sangu and Kisei Lines along the trails on the Iseji route between Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture and Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture.

    11/23/2024 8:55 pm

    Japanology Plus

    Peter Barakan investigates innovative, efficient and convenient laundry services.

    11/23/2024 9:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 9:10 pm

    Cycle Around Japan Highlights

    A ride through Hokkaido in autumn. Along the way, the viewer sees animals throughout the majestic landscape and meet the indigenous Ainu who have long lived in harmony with nature.

    11/23/2024 9:40 pm

    Viewpoint Science

    People try drawing zebras from memories, but recreating the stripes is more complicated than they think.

    11/23/2024 9:50 pm

    Story Land in Classical Japanese

    Though hardly more than an inch high, Little-One Inch has the brave heart of a great warrior. Using only a needle as a sword, he vanquishes a horrible ogre and protects a princess.

    11/23/2024 10:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 10:10 pm

    Hometown Stories

    Since the 2011 tsunami, the population of Ogatsu, north-east Japan, has plummeted. The team visit a fishing family and traditional dancers who love their hometown and are trying to keep traditions alive.

    11/23/2024 10:37 pm

    Easy Japanese

    From what time to what time can we use the bath? To ask when something is open or available, put wa after the name of something, then nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.

    11/23/2024 10:40 pm

    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.

    11/23/2024 10:45 pm

    Wild Hokkaido!

    A pair of canoers take on one of the fastest-flowing streams in Hokkaido to feast their eyes on a valley adorned with autumn leaves. It's a paddler's delight to enjoy splendid views from their canoe!

    11/23/2024 11:00 pm

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/23/2024 11:10 pm

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo Mini

    Technological advancement has allowed their cultivation ob bananas in snowy areas. Visiting a plantation in one of Japan's snowiest regions and checking out a wide variety of bananas at a wholesaler in Tokyo's Ota Market.

    11/23/2024 11:20 pm

    The Seasons of Yamato

    A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, representing each season.

    11/23/2024 11:25 pm

    Ukiyoe Edo-Life

    We venture to the outskirts of Edo just after sunset, where a group of women and children have come to a stream to enjoy a popular summer activity. Find out what they are looking for amongst the weeds.

    11/23/2024 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.

    11/23/2024 11:57 pm

    Sumopedia

    The host presents the history of the long-standing sumo topknot hairstyle that reflects the positional respect of the wrestlers and conveys its tradition.

    11/24/2024 12:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/24/2024 12:10 am

    Amazing Story of a Frozen River

    In a wintry river, ice crystals come together, forming a road of white. Presenting never-before-seen footage of nature and ice and exploring whether global warming is changing this natural wonder.

    11/24/2024 1:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/24/2024 1:10 am

    Trails to Oishii Tokyo

    The hosts learn about Japan's food culture as they explore the country to find unique Japanese food and attempt to trace their original sources.

    11/24/2024 2:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/24/2024 2:10 am

    Tiny Desk Concerts Japan

    Ozawa Kenji joins the Japan edition with a lineup as unique as his sound. The 30-minute performance delivers nine beloved tracks in a one-take session that fills the NHK office with a roller coaster of emotion, from tension and warmth to even tears.

    11/24/2024 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.

    11/24/2024 2:50 am

    Japanology Plus Mini

    Japanology Plus explores Japanese life and culture. In this 5-minute digest, we look at konamon: flour-based cuisine. Two popular examples are takoyaki and okonomiyaki.

    11/24/2024 2:55 am

    A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

    Meeting 20 playful cats at a temple once believed to have been home to a dragon. They show off their favourite spots and play together. Plus, visiting Tokoname and meeting a real-life beckoning cat.

    11/24/2024 3:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/24/2024 3:10 am

    Anime Manga Explosion

    Highlighting Ishida Hiroyasu, a rising star known for his dynamic style and hit film `Penguin Highway'. Plus. the full version of Ishida's feature film debut, `Sonny Boy and Dewdrop Girl'.

    11/24/2024 3:40 am

    Texico

    Fascinating experiments that help people visualise sequences and predict future outcomes. Conveys the pleasure found in improving sequence patterns and how programming principles can be discovered in many aspects of daily life.

    11/24/2024 3:50 am

    U & I

    A new student from abroad, u, comes to the school and meets with i. However, it seems like i somehow makes u feel a bit upset due to a gesture.

    11/24/2024 4:00 am

    NHK Newsline

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

    11/24/2024 4:10 am

    The World Heritage Sites in Japan

    Shirakawa-go is one of Japan's snowiest regions, famous for its traditional thatched-roof Gassho-style homes. Every detail of life here is reflected in the cooperative bond shared by residents.

    11/24/2024 4:25 am

    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.

    11/24/2024 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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