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Chef Saito cooks a traditional simmered dish - jibuni, simmered duck and awafu - in a kaiseki style that is a great way to warm up during the cold winter months.

Tucked away at the back of a liquor store in Tokyo's Asagaya district is a small space where customers can drink their in-store purchases - for three days we ask why they come here to raise a glass.

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.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 2 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

Yamafune Kotaro has developed a methodology for the 3D modelling of underwater archaeological sites - he talks about how the technology has changed the field of maritime archaeology.

A growing body of research shows that continuing to exercise after a cancer diagnosis can improve post-surgical recovery, reduce recurrence rates, and even increase survival rates.

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

James Lambiassi explores historic Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture, starting from its iconic Tsuruga Castle.

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

Yamamoto Riken won the 2024 Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour - he has tried to use architecture to revitalise communities for decades. Hear his vision for society and the spaces we build.

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.

Chef Saito cooks a traditional simmered dish - jibuni, simmered duck and awafu - in a kaiseki style that is a great way to warm up during the cold winter months.

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

Tucked away at the back of a liquor store in Tokyo's Asagaya district is a small space where customers can drink their in-store purchases - for three days we ask why they come here to raise a glass.

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 colourful and vivid hues of peacock feathers and jewel beetles are achieved by a mechanism called 'structural colour' - research is now underway to create structural colour ink that never fades.

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

James Lambiassi explores historic Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture, starting from its iconic Tsuruga Castle.

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

Yamamoto Riken won the 2024 Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour - he has tried to use architecture to revitalise communities for decades. Hear his vision for society and the spaces we build.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 3 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

Chef Saito cooks a traditional simmered dish - jibuni, simmered duck and awafu - in a kaiseki style that is a great way to warm up during the cold winter months.

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

Yamafune Kotaro has developed a methodology for the 3D modelling of underwater archaeological sites - he talks about how the technology has changed the field of maritime archaeology.

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

This episode features an easily applicable paste that can dramatically bolster the resiliency of masonry walls and a treatment that makes removing heavy stains from a variety of surfaces much easier.

Tucked away at the back of a liquor store in Tokyo's Asagaya district is a small space where customers can drink their in-store purchases - for three days we ask why they come here to raise a glass.

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 colourful and vivid hues of peacock feathers and jewel beetles are achieved by a mechanism called 'structural colour' - research is now underway to create structural colour ink that never fades.

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

James Lambiassi explores historic Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture, starting from its iconic Tsuruga Castle.

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

Chef Saito cooks a traditional simmered dish - jibuni, simmered duck and awafu - in a kaiseki style that is a great way to warm up during the cold winter months.

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.

The Murakami Kaizoku were seafarers and fighters in the Seto Inland Sea - we explore their history and legacy with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: the Kurushima Straits.

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.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 3 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

Ueno Park is one of Tokyo's oldest public parks - join us as we take a stroll around the grounds and unravel the story of the city's transition from the samurai era to a modern society.

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

Lee Jong-rak is a South Korean pastor who has worked for the rights of mothers with unwanted pregnancies and overcome criticism to establish the first 'baby box' there to give up infants anonymously.

We meet Fukushima Takamasa, who found the Kanrinseiyo which is said to be the basis of the Bansenshukai, and Professor Yuji Yamada, who uncovered ancient manuscripts in the US.

The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history, and culture - this episode looks at words related to kaku ('to write'). Explore the unique culture behind them.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

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 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 colourful and vivid hues of peacock feathers and jewel beetles are achieved by a mechanism called 'structural colour' - research is now underway to create structural colour ink that never fades.

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 3 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

Lee Jong-rak is a South Korean pastor who has worked for the rights of mothers with unwanted pregnancies and overcome criticism to establish the first 'baby box' there to give up infants anonymously.

Ueno Park is one of Tokyo's oldest public parks - join us as we take a stroll around the grounds and unravel the story of the city's transition from the samurai era to a modern society.