NHK World HD Thursday
Freesat
209
Sky
507
Virgin
625
6:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

6:23 AM
Crafting Timeless Products
Design engineer Tagawa Kinya investigates the process ...
Design engineer Tagawa Kinya investigates the process of design by looking at the work of Yanagi Sori, who shaped products by making models using different materials.

6:30 AM
Design X Stories
Today's theme: Design Hunting in Ishikawa. The tradit...
Today's theme: Design Hunting in Ishikawa. The traditional culture of Ishikawa Prefecture is reflected in its diverse arts and crafts - join us on a design hunt in a region recovering from disaster.

7:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

7:23 AM
Beware of the Filter Bubble
Have a cold? Take a cheese shower! A father has once aga...
Have a cold? Take a cheese shower! A father has once again fallen victim to the filter bubble - when it comes to searching for health information, careful judgment is key so take time to think!

7:30 AM
Japanology Plus
Andrew Dewar: A Canadian designer of paper airplanes. ...
Andrew Dewar: A Canadian designer of paper airplanes. In a Japanophiles interview, Dewar tells Peter Barakan about his lifelong passion for paper airplanes, inspired by a Japanese master of the craft.

8:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

8:10 AM
Matsuri: The Heartbeat of Japan
Gojinjo Taiko is a wild and powerful performance by m...
Gojinjo Taiko is a wild and powerful performance by masked drummers - it originated 400 years ago when villagers disguised themselves as oni (demons) to scare away a warlord's army.

8:20 AM
Nun's Seasonal Calendar
In this episode, we learn about the spring dates of keichi...
In this episode, we learn about the spring dates of keichitsu and shunbun - the chefs enjoy nobiru and fresh bamboo shoots, two staples of the springtime menu.

8:30 AM
Grand Sumo Highlights
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for ...
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 11 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Osaka.
8:57 AM
Sumopedia
Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with inform...
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.

9:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

9:10 AM
The Beauty of Japanese Swords
Admired since ancient times for their beauty, Japanes...
Admired since ancient times for their beauty, Japanese swords are amazing works of art - this time, Odachi, a giant sword that showcases a swordsmith's astonishing expertise.

9:15 AM
Direct Talk
Friedensdorf International takes sick and injure...
Friedensdorf International takes sick and injured children from war zones to Germany for treatment and rehabilitation - director Birgit Stifter explains its activities on a visit to Hiroshima.
9:30 AM
Trails to Oishii Tokyo
Mentaiko is cured and spiced pollock roe with a deep...
Mentaiko is cured and spiced pollock roe with a deep flavour provided by kombu and katsuobushi broth - discover the secrets of a beloved food that spread from Fukuoka to the rest of Japan.
10:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

10:15 AM
Ramen Japan
Enjoy a bowl of ramen to greet the New Year in the snow...
Enjoy a bowl of ramen to greet the New Year in the snowy mountains of Hida Takayama!

10:30 AM
Core Kyoto
Filled with emotion, shamisen tones harmonise with the...
Filled with emotion, shamisen tones harmonise with the culture of traditional entertainment districts - its dwindling number of musicians has aroused the effort to keep the instrument and music alive.
11:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

11:30 AM
Trails to Oishii Tokyo
Visit a plantation in one of the country's snowiest reg...
Visit a plantation in one of the country's snowiest regions and learn how sweetness is carefully developed in large Tokyo warehouses during the import process.
11:40 AM
Direct Talk
Mayunkiki is an artist with Ainu roots who has been...
Mayunkiki is an artist with Ainu roots who has been disseminated Ainu culture her unique view of the world has been attracting interest in recent years not only from home, but also from abroad.
11:55 AM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Summer is winding down and the streets by Edo Bay are ...
Summer is winding down and the streets by Edo Bay are filled with professional entertainers, food sellers and revellers - it's getting late, but this party is just getting started...
12:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

12:30 PM
Design X Stories
Today's theme: Design Hunting in Ishikawa. The tradit...
Today's theme: Design Hunting in Ishikawa. The traditional culture of Ishikawa Prefecture is reflected in its diverse arts and crafts - join us on a design hunt in a region recovering from disaster.

1:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

1:23 PM
Designer-Less Design
Graphic designer Kikuchi Atsuki is drawn to enamelwar...
Graphic designer Kikuchi Atsuki is drawn to enamelware that reflects the creators' own instincts - he talks about the appeal of designs made and used by the same person.

1:30 PM
Japanology Plus
Andrew Dewar: A Canadian designer of paper airplanes. ...
Andrew Dewar: A Canadian designer of paper airplanes. In a Japanophiles interview, Dewar tells Peter Barakan about his lifelong passion for paper airplanes, inspired by a Japanese master of the craft.

2:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

2:23 PM
Ramen Japan 5min.
Ramen packed with seafood goodness, loved in bitter col...
Ramen packed with seafood goodness, loved in bitter cold northern Japan for over 100 years. Try a bowl for yourself!

2:30 PM
Japan Railway Journal
Around 100,000 timetables are printed each month despi...
Around 100,000 timetables are printed each month despite the rise of transfer apps - discover the charm of Japanese train timetables as we speak to the editors and foreign residents who use them.
3:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

3:23 PM
On the Wings 5min.
Fly high from Shizuoka Airport - the nearest airport to M...
Fly high from Shizuoka Airport - the nearest airport to Mount Fuji - as breathtaking window views and special cockpit footage await!

3:30 PM
Core Kyoto
Filled with emotion, shamisen tones harmonise with the...
Filled with emotion, shamisen tones harmonise with the culture of traditional entertainment districts - its dwindling number of musicians has aroused the effort to keep the instrument and music alive.
4:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

4:10 PM
The Beauty of Japanese Swords
Admired since ancient times for their beauty, Japanes...
Admired since ancient times for their beauty, Japanese swords are amazing works of art - this time, two naginata (polearms) associated with legendary warriors: Benkei and Tomoe Gozen.

4:15 PM
Direct Talk
Mayunkiki is an artist with Ainu roots who has been...
Mayunkiki is an artist with Ainu roots who has been disseminated Ainu culture her unique view of the world has been attracting interest in recent years not only from home, but also from abroad.
4:30 PM
Grand Sumo Highlights
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for ...
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 12 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Osaka.
4:57 PM
Sumopedia
Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with inform...
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.

5:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

5:23 PM
An Evolving Font
Contemporary artist Miyanaga Aiko visits Kyoto -...
Contemporary artist Miyanaga Aiko visits Kyoto - the Mincho font, which was drawn by hand in around 1990, evokes 350-year-old hand-carved woodblocks made to print Buddhist sutras.

5:30 PM
Design X Stories
Today's theme: Design Hunting in Ishikawa. The tradit...
Today's theme: Design Hunting in Ishikawa. The traditional culture of Ishikawa Prefecture is reflected in its diverse arts and crafts - join us on a design hunt in a region recovering from disaster.

6:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

6:23 PM
Ramen Japan
Enjoy a bowl of ramen to greet the New Year in the snow...
Enjoy a bowl of ramen to greet the New Year in the snowy mountains of Hida Takayama!

6:40 PM
Direct Talk
Friedensdorf International takes sick and injure...
Friedensdorf International takes sick and injured children from war zones to Germany for treatment and rehabilitation - director Birgit Stifter explains its activities on a visit to Hiroshima.
6:55 PM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Summer is winding down and the streets by Edo Bay are ...
Summer is winding down and the streets by Edo Bay are filled with professional entertainers, food sellers and revellers - it's getting late, but this party is just getting started...
7:00 PM
Japan's Top Inventions
The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese p...
The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. This time: cockroach traps and residential maps.

7:30 PM
Japanology Plus
Andrew Dewar: A Canadian designer of paper airplanes. ...
Andrew Dewar: A Canadian designer of paper airplanes. In a Japanophiles interview, Dewar tells Peter Barakan about his lifelong passion for paper airplanes, inspired by a Japanese master of the craft.

8:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

8:15 PM
Origami Magic
NHK World-Japan presents a variety of short programmes fo...
NHK World-Japan presents a variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

8:30 PM
Japan Railway Journal
Around 100,000 timetables are printed each month despi...
Around 100,000 timetables are printed each month despite the rise of transfer apps - discover the charm of Japanese train timetables as we speak to the editors and foreign residents who use them.
9:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

9:30 PM
Core Kyoto
Filled with emotion, shamisen tones harmonise with the...
Filled with emotion, shamisen tones harmonise with the culture of traditional entertainment districts - its dwindling number of musicians has aroused the effort to keep the instrument and music alive.
10:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

10:30 PM
Design X Stories
Today's theme: Design Hunting in Ishikawa. The tradit...
Today's theme: Design Hunting in Ishikawa. The traditional culture of Ishikawa Prefecture is reflected in its diverse arts and crafts - join us on a design hunt in a region recovering from disaster.

11:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

11:15 PM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Summer is winding down and the streets by Edo Bay are ...
Summer is winding down and the streets by Edo Bay are filled with professional entertainers, food sellers and revellers - it's getting late, but this party is just getting started...
11:20 PM
Time-Lapse Japan
Okinawa Prefecture is a group of subtropical islands ...
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: US Influences.

11:25 PM
Japan from Above: Up Close
This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21s...
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.
11:30 PM
Grand Sumo Highlights
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for ...
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 12 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Osaka.
11:57 PM
Sumopedia
Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with inform...
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.

12:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

12:30 AM
Asia Insight
The stories behind the world's largest continent as it fa...
The stories behind the world's largest continent as it faces political, economic, cultural and technological change.

1:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

1:15 AM
Direct Talk
Japanese-American director Matthew Ozawa ha...
Japanese-American director Matthew Ozawa has been pushing the boundaries of opera throughout his career - he won acclaim for drawing on his own heritage to free Madame Butterfly from stereotypes.
1:30 AM
Bento Expo
Today: our final episode! We introduce viewer bentos, ...
Today: our final episode! We introduce viewer bentos, Maki makes a cute 'wrap-n-roll' bento, Marc makes a bento with ginger pork, and there is an inari-zushi bento from Kasama in Ibaraki Prefecture.
1:45 AM
Zero Waste Life
Nearly everything the Sakamoto family eats is produced...
Nearly everything the Sakamoto family eats is produced by them - they also collect local food waste to feed their pigs and use solar power for a zero waste life cycle that makes for a happy family.

2:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

2:30 AM
Special Programme
A wide range of topics featuring Japanese culture and socie...
A wide range of topics featuring Japanese culture and society are introduced.
3:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

3:30 AM
Japan Railway Journal
Around 100,000 timetables are printed each month despi...
Around 100,000 timetables are printed each month despite the rise of transfer apps - discover the charm of Japanese train timetables as we speak to the editors and foreign residents who use them.
4:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

4:30 AM
Grand Sumo Highlights
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for ...
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 12 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Osaka.
4:57 AM
Sumopedia
Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with inform...
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.

5:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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

5:15 AM
Direct Talk
Japanese-American director Matthew Ozawa ha...
Japanese-American director Matthew Ozawa has been pushing the boundaries of opera throughout his career - he won acclaim for drawing on his own heritage to free Madame Butterfly from stereotypes.
5:30 AM
Asia Insight
The stories behind the world's largest continent as it fa...
The stories behind the world's largest continent as it faces political, economic, cultural and technological change.
