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NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Families come to Ago Bay in central Japan to have loved ones' ashes encased in pearls - they insert them into oysters so they can grow in the sea. We explore what makes families reach this decision.

A new version of Easy Japanese is coming to TV first this time. Learn simple expressions you can put to use whether you're visiting or staying; tune in and start speaking

Discover how intricate woodcraft traditions evolved by watching a turner and a cooper at work.

Two cyclists explore Lake Toya, known for its hot spring resort - travelling around the caldera lake for a total of 40 kilometres, they enjoy the coming of spring and sense the breath of the Earth.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

It's estimated that over a million Japanese live as hikikomori, recluses totally withdrawn from society - as the parents they depend on age, many now face a dire situation alone and unable to cope.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Part 2: Chef Otsuka Kenichi and his wife Keiko relocated from Tokyo to Hokkaido six years ago. They now work with locals to source delicious ingredients even in the harshness of the northern winter.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

NHK World-Japan presents Grand Sumo May Tournament Day 8 action live from Tokyo as top wrestlers have their eighth bouts of the 15-day contest.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Families come to Ago Bay in central Japan to have loved ones' ashes encased in pearls - they insert them into oysters so they can grow in the sea. We explore what makes families reach this decision.

A new version of Easy Japanese is coming to TV first this time. Learn simple expressions you can put to use whether you're visiting or staying; tune in and start speaking

Discover how intricate woodcraft traditions evolved by watching a turner and a cooper at work.

Two cyclists explore Lake Toya, known for its hot spring resort - travelling around the caldera lake for a total of 40 kilometres, they enjoy the coming of spring and sense the breath of the Earth.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Macaques can be found across Japan - we discover a troop on an island in the northeast with some amazing greeting and dietary habits... and infighting and other dramas not so different from our own.

Tokachi is in Japan's great northern land of Hokkaido and is home to vast fields and sprawling pastures - experience its vibrant summer colours through time-lapse photography.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Salerno in Italy was home to Europe's oldest medical school and attracted nobility from all over Europe due to its medical treatment expertise - today it's a popular Amalfi Coast tourist destination.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

It's estimated that over a million Japanese live as hikikomori, recluses totally withdrawn from society - as the parents they depend on age, many now face a dire situation alone and unable to cope.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Part 2: Chef Otsuka Kenichi and his wife Keiko relocated from Tokyo to Hokkaido six years ago. They now work with locals to source delicious ingredients even in the harshness of the northern winter.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Macaques can be found across Japan - we discover a troop on an island in the northeast with some amazing greeting and dietary habits... and infighting and other dramas not so different from our own.

Tokachi is in Japan's great northern land of Hokkaido and is home to vast fields and sprawling pastures - experience its vibrant summer colours through time-lapse photography.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Join May J. for Japanese music! This time: meme tokyo. (a six-member girl group who made their major-label debut in 2021) and Kizuki Minami (a hugely talented singer from the island of Amami Oshima).

There are hidden rules and unique ways of thinking that we can discover in our daily lives; get ready for fun with anime, songs, exercises, and Pythagora tools! This time: 'The Wire Hanger Song'...

Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical and effective workplace expressions, understand business culture, and improve your kanji.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

The Ainu: indigenous people of northern Japan. Time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke investigates various aspects of their culture and traditions - this time: Ainu Boats.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 8 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Tokyo.

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. This time: mosquito coils and screw removal tools.

What does it take to survive a flood? Japan has developed survival skills for floods through experiences such as typhoons - find out how to navigate flooded streets and escape cars.

We take in Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, and meet some cats on the way - one called Bond carries out top-secret missions at a peach orchard as another patrols its 100-year-old winery home.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

It's estimated that over a million Japanese live as hikikomori, recluses totally withdrawn from society - as the parents they depend on age, many now face a dire situation alone and unable to cope.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Part 2: Chef Otsuka Kenichi and his wife Keiko relocated from Tokyo to Hokkaido six years ago. They now work with locals to source delicious ingredients even in the harshness of the northern winter.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Join May J. for Japanese music! This time: meme tokyo. (a six-member girl group who made their major-label debut in 2021) and Kizuki Minami (a hugely talented singer from the island of Amami Oshima).

Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical and effective workplace expressions, understand business culture, and improve your kanji.

We take in Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, and meet some cats on the way - one called Bond carries out top-secret missions at a peach orchard as another patrols its 100-year-old winery home.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Macaques can be found across Japan - we discover a troop on an island in the northeast with some amazing greeting and dietary habits... and infighting and other dramas not so different from our own.

Tokachi is in Japan's great northern land of Hokkaido and is home to vast fields and sprawling pastures - experience its vibrant summer colours through time-lapse photography.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. This time: mosquito coils and screw removal tools.

What does it take to survive a flood? Japan has developed survival skills for floods through experiences such as typhoons - find out how to navigate flooded streets and escape cars.

There are hidden rules and unique ways of thinking that we can discover in our daily lives; get ready for fun with anime, songs, exercises, and Pythagora tools! This time: 'The Wire Hanger Song'...

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

The Ainu: indigenous people of northern Japan. Time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke investigates various aspects of their culture and traditions - this time: Ainu Boats.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 8 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Tokyo.

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Elsa is from the Faroe Islands and ger two children attend a Japanese public school - she feels sad that she cannot always help them because of language issues.

We meet Ukrainian Ivanna Berezovska, a female sumo wrestler who fled the war and now trains in Fukuoka, and Indonesian Kertowidodo Harsono who takes care of traditional Japanese gardens in Aichi.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Miwa Kaito uses information and communications technology to help children in poverty around the world who lack access to adequate schooling - he shares his vision for providing educational support.

Learn how to make the most of your Japanese skills - watch our drama that features useful communication strategies, our snappy videos about onomatopoeia, and our documentaries on 'senpai' in Japan.

Panic, isolation, evacuation shelter life, community cooperation, network support - foreign workers living in the Noto Peninsula area describe their experience of a major earthquake in January 2024.

This time we introduce 'Multilingual Portal: Japan Life' and 'BOSAI', which opened in April 2024 to provide foreign inhabitants in Japan with information about daily life and disaster prevention.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Visiting places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Join May J. for Japanese music! This time: meme tokyo. (a six-member girl group who made their major-label debut in 2021) and Kizuki Minami (a hugely talented singer from the island of Amami Oshima).

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 8 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Tokyo.

Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with information on the techniques, traditions and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple but there is a lot more to sumo than meets the eye.

NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

Miwa Kaito uses information and communications technology to help children in poverty around the world who lack access to adequate schooling - he shares his vision for providing educational support.

We meet Ukrainian Ivanna Berezovska, a female sumo wrestler who fled the war and now trains in Fukuoka, and Indonesian Kertowidodo Harsono who takes care of traditional Japanese gardens in Aichi.