NHK World Tuesday

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 time we venture out to Sawara in Chiba Prefecture - a 300-year-old town where merchant families prospered thanks to the Tone River - and see how the community is upholding its traditions.

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 feature a scientist, Eniya Listiani Dewi, who is leading energy reform in Indonesia by aiming to create a sustainable society using 'green' hydrogen produced from only natural energy.

The ninja are said to have devised over 230 uses for gunpowder - in this episode, we recreate the daikokuhiya, a gunpowder-laden fire arrow.

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

A festival of floats decorated with locally grown vegetables parades the streets in early October in gratitude for an abundant harvest.

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

Mizui Yu is tackling poverty in the Philippines using coconuts - he develops food and cosmetics for sale in Japan. Yu's business is improving lives, but what will he develop next?

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 looks at energy savings and carbon reduction in Japan's leading train systems - including hydrogen fuel cells and silicon carbide power electronics - and visualising emotions.

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 10 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

We feature a scientist, Eniya Listiani Dewi, who is leading energy reform in Indonesia by aiming to create a sustainable society using 'green' hydrogen produced from only natural energy.

This time we venture out to Sawara in Chiba Prefecture - a 300-year-old town where merchant families prospered thanks to the Tone River - and see how the community is upholding its traditions.