NHK World HD Thursday

Creators have always been inspired by the power of natural phenomena that lie beyond our control - explore a world of designs informed by nature's might.

Each episode of this programme sees Peter Barakan meet experts with fascinating cultural insights while Matt Alt presents an entertaining take on the same theme.

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

This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

We tag along with a soba shop delivery person to ask if we can do a lunch story on the people who order in for lunch in the busy Higashi-Ginza district of Tokyo.

Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, who cooks using traditional Japanese cooking techniques, in five minutes!

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

We feature an engineer who is changing the world for people with disabilities like himself by making the blueprints of myoelectric prosthetic hands accessible to everybody on the internet for free.

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

Keihoku, an hour from Kyoto, is 90 percent forest and was imperial land for 1,000 years - take a look at rural life in Kyoto and how the township supported life and culture in the ancient capital.

This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

Renowned puppeteer Basil Twist talks about his inspiration from Japan's traditional puppet theatre, experiments with abstract puppetry, and his work on a hit stage adaptation of 'My Neighbour Totoro'.

Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo - more than a million people enjoyed life in this city, and they live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Take a deep dive into ukiyo-e and explore old Tokyo's soul.

This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

Creators have always been inspired by the power of natural phenomena that lie beyond our control - explore a world of designs informed by nature's might.

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

Each episode of this programme sees Peter Barakan meet experts with fascinating cultural insights while Matt Alt presents an entertaining take on the same theme.

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

Discover the secrets of Japan's railways, from the newest technologies and systems in use to travel tips and must-see places.

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

Keihoku, an hour from Kyoto, is 90 percent forest and was imperial land for 1,000 years - take a look at rural life in Kyoto and how the township supported life and culture in the ancient capital.

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

Renowned puppeteer Basil Twist talks about his inspiration from Japan's traditional puppet theatre, experiments with abstract puppetry, and his work on a hit stage adaptation of 'My Neighbour Totoro'.

We tag along with a soba shop delivery person to ask if we can do a lunch story on the people who order in for lunch in the busy Higashi-Ginza district of Tokyo.

Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, who cooks using traditional Japanese cooking techniques, in five minutes!

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

Creators have always been inspired by the power of natural phenomena that lie beyond our control - explore a world of designs informed by nature's might.

This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

We feature an engineer who is changing the world for people with disabilities like himself by making the blueprints of myoelectric prosthetic hands accessible to everybody on the internet for free.

Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo - more than a million people enjoyed life in this city, and they live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Take a deep dive into ukiyo-e and explore old Tokyo's soul.

The stories behind hit Japanese products and top creations for niche markets - this time, artificial leather and blood test needles.

Each episode of this programme sees Peter Barakan meet experts with fascinating cultural insights while Matt Alt presents an entertaining take on the same theme.

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

Discover the secrets of Japan's railways, from the newest technologies and systems in use to travel tips and must-see places.

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

Keihoku, an hour from Kyoto, is 90 percent forest and was imperial land for 1,000 years - take a look at rural life in Kyoto and how the township supported life and culture in the ancient capital.

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

Creators have always been inspired by the power of natural phenomena that lie beyond our control - explore a world of designs informed by nature's might.

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

Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo - more than a million people enjoyed life in this city, and they live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Take a deep dive into ukiyo-e and explore old Tokyo's soul.

The Jomon period dates roughly from 13,000 to 300 B.C. - we examine various aspects of Jomon society with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: Lacquer.

This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

We tag along with a soba shop delivery person to ask if we can do a lunch story on the people who order in for lunch in the busy Higashi-Ginza district of Tokyo.

Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, who cooks using traditional Japanese cooking techniques, in five minutes!

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 Wakhi people have herded livestock each summer by journeying to the high-up Pamir grasslands, but as more people choose to educate their children, fewer families can carry on the long tradition

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

Sam Bett has translated books by Kawakami Mieko and other popular contemporary Japanese authors - he talks about Japanese literature's popularity and why the world is embracing it now.

Marc prepares bentos with cooking expert Yanagihara Naoyuki, a chef of Japanese cuisine, as the pair make colourful bentos featuring a soba roll and spring rolls.

Bicycle lover Yamamoto Atsushi makes items like handbags from old bicycle parts - unable to simply watch them being discarded, he sees giving them new purpose as his true calling.

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 wide range of topics featuring Japanese culture and society are introduced.

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

Discover the secrets of Japan's railways, from the newest technologies and systems in use to travel tips and must-see places.

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

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

Sam Bett has translated books by Kawakami Mieko and other popular contemporary Japanese authors - he talks about Japanese literature's popularity and why the world is embracing it now.

The Wakhi people have herded livestock each summer by journeying to the high-up Pamir grasslands, but as more people choose to educate their children, fewer families can carry on the long tradition