NHK World HD Sunday

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

Japanese gardens have long captivated people around the world - this programme follows the master gardeners chasing perfection at the Adachi Museum of Art and the Katsura Imperial Villa.

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 music festival held in Istanbul in Turkey brings together popular Asian artists, representing Asian countries and regions, who performed their unique music.

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

On an icy winter ride from northern Tokyo into neighboring Chiba, we meet a number of artists with one thing in common - the many years they have spent perfecting their traditional arts.

This program is an animation series about a Japanese dog, Charo. He meets and is helped by many mythical creatures of Northern Japan as he searches for eight star talismans. Tohoku series 1-7.

'Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at miso, Japan's healthy and comforting taste of home.

Enjoy the coming of spring in northern Hokkaido with happy kitties, visit an art gallery occupied by 11 cats, and do some evening yoga with a kitty at a lodge.

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 sake brewer in Fukushima Prefecture struggles to rebuild a business that was lost in the 2011 tsunami - with local rice and the help of his neighbours, he's working to rebuild his community as well.

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

Founded in 1880, the Kyoto City University of Arts has produced leading painters in the art world - its policy emphasises Shasei, painting from life through intensive observation.

A canoe trip is a wonderful way to enjoy autumn - the riverbanks weave a bright tapestry of colour. It's also the season of migratory birds and a chance to encounter other unexpected gifts of nature!

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 document all the drama involved as three young male lions make their way into the outside world - new relationships, painful separations, and nasty altercations await them.

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

Mayfair, a luxurious district in London, preserves the quintessence of British high tradition - regarded as the city's most prestigious and desirous area, it's beloved by the upper class and royalty.

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

Japanese gardens have long captivated people around the world - this programme follows the master gardeners chasing perfection at the Adachi Museum of Art and the Katsura Imperial Villa.

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 music festival held in Istanbul in Turkey brings together popular Asian artists, representing Asian countries and regions, who performed their unique music.

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 document all the drama involved as three young male lions make their way into the outside world - new relationships, painful separations, and nasty altercations await them.

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! In the studio this time are Kyoto-based four-piece rock band mol-74 and Momoiro Clover Z member Tamai Shiori, who launched a parallel solo career in January 2023.

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!

Today: asking someone to repeat and clarify. Do Cong Uan from Vietnam works at a metalworking company - in a role play challenge, he must ask a superior to repeat and clarify what they said.

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

Mayfair, a luxurious district in London, preserves the quintessence of British high tradition - regarded as the city's most prestigious and desirous area, it's beloved by the upper class and royalty.

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: multihead weighers and aircraft interior products.

...Your Life. The hazard map for Mount Fuji was revised in 2021, revealing the chance of more damage from lava flows - we look at what lies behind the assumptions for this assessment.

Enjoy the coming of spring in northern Hokkaido with happy kitties, visit an art gallery occupied by 11 cats, and do some evening yoga with a kitty at a lodge.

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

Japanese gardens have long captivated people around the world - this programme follows the master gardeners chasing perfection at the Adachi Museum of Art and the Katsura Imperial Villa.

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 music festival held in Istanbul in Turkey brings together popular Asian artists, representing Asian countries and regions, who performed their unique music.

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! In the studio this time are Kyoto-based four-piece rock band mol-74 and Momoiro Clover Z member Tamai Shiori, who launched a parallel solo career in January 2023.

Today: asking someone to repeat and clarify. Do Cong Uan from Vietnam works at a metalworking company - in a role play challenge, he must ask a superior to repeat and clarify what they said.

Enjoy the coming of spring in northern Hokkaido with happy kitties, visit an art gallery occupied by 11 cats, and do some evening yoga with a kitty at a lodge.

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 document all the drama involved as three young male lions make their way into the outside world - new relationships, painful separations, and nasty altercations await them.

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 stories behind hit Japanese products, plus top creations for niche markets. This time: multihead weighers and aircraft interior products.

...Your Life. The hazard map for Mount Fuji was revised in 2021, revealing the chance of more damage from lava flows - we look at what lies behind the assumptions for this assessment.

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!

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

Mayfair, a luxurious district in London, preserves the quintessence of British high tradition - regarded as the city's most prestigious and desirous area, it's beloved by the upper class and royalty.

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 episode features Japanese companies that are helping local people to form lasting connections by bringing them together through business models that are centred on community building.

Do you know what to do when disaster strikes? If you don't, Andrew Mitchell from the UK has some stories to tell you from his own experience living through the 2016 Kumamoto quakes.

We meet Istvan Lorincz - a Romanian of Hungarian origin who is a pastor and expert herbalist in Sapporo in Hokkaido - and Vietnamese Hoai Thuong, who works at a hot spring inn in Shimane.

Since ancient times, safflowers grown in Yonezawa have been used to dye fabric a deep red colour associated with the sun - experience its mysterious and vivid beauty through time-lapse footage.

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 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: Dogu.

Kamijo Yoko has been engaging with Palestinian painters and children for 25 years and held an exhibition of their artwork in Japan in May 2024 - she talks about her connection to the Gaza Strip here.

When an earthquake struck Taiwan in April 2024, there were calls in Japan for donations to help Taiwanese people - the keyword on social media was 'ongaeshi', the idea of repaying someone's kindness.

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

Bara Kyoushitsu in Kani City in Gifu Prefecture is a preschool designed to eliminate the number of foreign children who stop attending school because they don't understand Japanese.

This time we introduce a special series about Hokkaido in November - we present various aspects of Hokkaido to show its attractiveness through 'Train Cruise', 'Hit the Road' and other programmes.

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

In this episode, we learn about the winter dates of shokan and daikan - the nuns teach us how to make seasonal rice porridge with seven herbs, kan-koji fermented rice, and dried vegetables.

This series presents the masterpieces of Tsutaju, a brilliant ukiyo-e producer of the Edo period - this episode spotlights ukiyo-e artist Sharaku's debut work 'The Actor Otani Oniji III as Edobei'.

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

This episode features Japanese companies that are helping local people to form lasting connections by bringing them together through business models that are centred on community building.

On an icy winter ride from northern Tokyo into neighboring Chiba, we meet a number of artists with one thing in common - the many years they have spent perfecting their traditional arts.

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 episode features Japanese companies that are helping local people to form lasting connections by bringing them together through business models that are centred on community building.

A Tokyo shutter manufacturer employs elderly people which make up 30 per cent of its staff - we take a closer look at this workplace where seniors thrive.

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

Kamijo Yoko has been engaging with Palestinian painters and children for 25 years and held an exhibition of their artwork in Japan in May 2024 - she talks about her connection to the Gaza Strip here.

We meet Istvan Lorincz - a Romanian of Hungarian origin who is a pastor and expert herbalist in Sapporo in Hokkaido - and Vietnamese Hoai Thuong, who works at a hot spring inn in Shimane.

Since ancient times, safflowers grown in Yonezawa have been used to dye fabric a deep red colour associated with the sun - experience its mysterious and vivid beauty through time-lapse footage.