NHK World HD Friday

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.

Yokohama is on its way to becoming a 'Green Hub of Asia' and is using international conferences to share innovative environmental policies - we follow the steps it is taking to lead by example.

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 major earthquake struck central Japan on the 1st of January, 2024 - we hear from three Brazilians who were affected by it. What can we do to prepare for disasters? Please share your thoughts.

Manga creator Hoshino Rene meets Enkhtselmeg, a 19-year-old student from Mongolia - through a school festival and Rene's manga, she aims to break the ice and befriend others under the same sky.

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

Dr Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury is a globally-acclaimed zoologist who studies the effects of plastic pollution on aquatic life in Bangladesh - she talks about ways to effect social change.

JR West's Limited Express Yakumo has been renewed and boldly redesigned inside and out with improvements made to the comfort and ride quality - join us as we feature the new Yakumo.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Yokohama is on its way to becoming a 'Green Hub of Asia' and is using international conferences to share innovative environmental policies - we follow the steps it is taking to lead by example.

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 new treatment programme offers hope of combating the progression of dementia - we look at four steps we can take to maintain our cognitive abilities and curb the onset of symptoms.

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.

Manga creator Hoshino Rene meets Enkhtselmeg, a 19-year-old student from Mongolia - through a school festival and Rene's manga, she aims to break the ice and befriend others under the same sky.

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

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.

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

Dr Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury is a globally-acclaimed zoologist who studies the effects of plastic pollution on aquatic life in Bangladesh - she talks about ways to effect social change.

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.

Researchers in Japan are gathering scientific evidence on the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion - we examine how they improve stroke aftereffects, atopic dermatitis and other issues.

Yokohama is on its way to becoming a 'Green Hub of Asia' and is using international conferences to share innovative environmental policies - we follow the steps it is taking to lead by example.

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 new treatment programme offers hope of combating the progression of dementia - we look at four steps we can take to maintain our cognitive abilities and curb the onset of symptoms.

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

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 major earthquake struck central Japan on the 1st of January, 2024 - we hear from three Brazilians who were affected by it. What can we do to prepare for disasters? Please share your thoughts.

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.

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: Shuri Castle.

'Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at osechi, a special New Year's meal that offers a traditional start to the year.

Manga creator Hoshino Rene meets Enkhtselmeg, a 19-year-old student from Mongolia - through a school festival and Rene's manga, she aims to break the ice and befriend others under the same sky.

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 Anthropocene era is when human activity started impacting our planet - inconvenient truths pile up in some of Indonesia's poorest communities where 'plastic farmers' can barely make ends meet.

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

Conducted by Otaka Tadaaki, the NHK Symphony Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64.

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 see the old ways of living in northern Niigata as we try spicy daikon radish rolls and fluffy manju buns, go gill fishing, and see cat houses made from rice straw and a lovely old lacquer craft.

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 new treatment programme offers hope of combating the progression of dementia - we look at four steps we can take to maintain our cognitive abilities and curb the onset of symptoms.

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

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

Samurai Yagyu Munenori faithfully served three generations of Tokugawa shoguns while spreading his Yagyu Shinkage-ryu sword fighting school across Japan.

Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan - in this episode, Kyle Card hikes the newly-designated long trail around majestic Mount Fuji and discovers its secrets.

The head Inari shrine has 30,000 subordinate shrines throughout Japan - since its foundation in 711 A.D. / C.E., the Inari deities have attracted worshippers with varying needs.

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 stories behind hit Japanese products plus top creations for niche markets - this time, tactile paving and crab stick machines.

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, we can discover in our daily lives. With anime, songs, exercises, and Pythagora tools, get ready for fun! This time 'Nendore Nandore Mr. Clay!'...