NHK World HD Thursday

Today's theme: Design Hunting in Nagano. This central region once linked east and west Japan - visit an art festival and a historic town and explore the designs fostered by Nagano's fierce landscapes.

Onigiri are becoming a global phenomenon - colourful new styles are generating a buzz on social media and convenience stores continue to develop new products. We investigate the latest developments.

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.

Take a trip to Kakegawa in Shizuoka Prefecture, the home to one of the world's leading piano factories where skilled artisans carefully craft each instrument through specialised processes.

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

Afghan girls face educational barriers with the Taliban - Pashtana Durrani defies this by operating a covert school nurturing their unyielding thirst for knowledge as she fights for a brighter future.

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

Today: Kyoto Amulets, the embodiment of prayers for happiness. The ancient capital continues to be innovative 1,200 years after its foundation - we dive deep into its core in this programme.

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

Introducing the CEO of a company promoting eco-tourism by guiding travellers to the Himalayan mountain region - they install solar power systems that support local energy needs for the community.

NHK World-Japan presents a variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

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

Today's theme: Design Hunting in Nagano. This central region once linked east and west Japan - visit an art festival and a historic town and explore the designs fostered by Nagano's fierce landscapes.

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

Onigiri are becoming a global phenomenon - colourful new styles are generating a buzz on social media and convenience stores continue to develop new products. We investigate the latest developments.

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

Various efforts are being made to revitalise stations with few users, including collaborating with private companies and local governments - see how these station buildings are being utilised.

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

Today: Kyoto Amulets, the embodiment of prayers for happiness. The ancient capital continues to be innovative 1,200 years after its foundation - we dive deep into its core in this programme.

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

Introducing the CEO of a company promoting eco-tourism by guiding travellers to the Himalayan mountain region - they install solar power systems that support local energy needs for the community.

Take a trip to Kakegawa in Shizuoka Prefecture, the home to one of the world's leading piano factories where skilled artisans carefully craft each instrument through specialised processes.

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

Today's theme: Design Hunting in Nagano. This central region once linked east and west Japan - visit an art festival and a historic town and explore the designs fostered by Nagano's fierce landscapes.

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

Afghan girls face educational barriers with the Taliban - Pashtana Durrani defies this by operating a covert school nurturing their unyielding thirst for knowledge as she fights for a brighter future.

NHK World-Japan presents a variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

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

Onigiri are becoming a global phenomenon - colourful new styles are generating a buzz on social media and convenience stores continue to develop new products. We investigate the latest developments.

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

Various efforts are being made to revitalise stations with few users, including collaborating with private companies and local governments - see how these station buildings are being utilised.

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

Today: Kyoto Amulets, the embodiment of prayers for happiness. The ancient capital continues to be innovative 1,200 years after its foundation - we dive deep into its core in this programme.

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

Today's theme: Design Hunting in Nagano. This central region once linked east and west Japan - visit an art festival and a historic town and explore the designs fostered by Nagano's fierce landscapes.

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 variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

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.

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.

Take a trip to Kakegawa in Shizuoka Prefecture, the home to one of the world's leading piano factories where skilled artisans carefully craft each instrument through specialised processes.

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

In China, ordinances in major cities forbid those 60 and over from getting employment, so migrant workers that need to support themselves often take jobs out of contract with unfair conditions.

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

Leslie Sussan became an anti-nuclear activist after discovering her father's films of victims of the atom bomb filmed in Japan and long-suppressed by the US military - her work fulfils his legacy.

Marc cooks Salmon Menchi-Katsu - deep-fried breaded salmon cakes - Maki cooks a delicious Chicken Nasu bento with her 3S sauce plus one, and we look at Taiwan's 'san-bei', or 'three-cup', cuisine.

Yamaguchi Ayumu uses the lees left over after brewing sake for distilling gin and also uses things like coffee grounds and cacao husks to give his gin a delightful aroma.

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

Up-and-coming culinarian Terada Keiichi visits a family winery in Burgundy and a winery cooperative in the Rhone Valley to showcase the wine-making craft that makes France the land of wine.

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

Various efforts are being made to revitalise stations with few users, including collaborating with private companies and local governments - see how these station buildings are being utilised.

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 look back on the year 2024 - a year in which many records were broken - and look ahead to the Grand Sumo of 2025.

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

Leslie Sussan became an anti-nuclear activist after discovering her father's films of victims of the atom bomb filmed in Japan and long-suppressed by the US military - her work fulfils his legacy.

In China, ordinances in major cities forbid those 60 and over from getting employment, so migrant workers that need to support themselves often take jobs out of contract with unfair conditions.