NHK World Today

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

After his father's death, a son learns that his father was put in a Japanese camp in the United States during the Pacific War - what happened to him? This is the journey of the heart of a son.

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

Japan's heavy snow reveals stunning snow monsters - join an exciting mountain adventure where fierce winds create ice formations, discover the joys of Japan's winter mountains and meet locals.

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

...Your Life. Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.

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! This time 'Pythagora Equipment Academy'...

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 6 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Osaka.

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 experience a warm welcome in the hard-working communities on the islands and coast of the Yamaguchi end of the Seto Inland Sea - they are poor in amenities but rich in happiness and human kindness.

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

Kintsugi mends broken pottery with gold - an artist is restoring earthenware damaged by the Noto earthquake and helping residents put the pieces of their lives back together too.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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 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.

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

A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with pianist Mine Kawakami - for which she plays exclusive pieces - helps you experience each season

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

After his father's death, a son learns that his father was put in a Japanese camp in the United States during the Pacific War - what happened to him? This is the journey of the heart of a son.

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

Japan's heavy snow reveals stunning snow monsters - join an exciting mountain adventure where fierce winds create ice formations, discover the joys of Japan's winter mountains and meet locals.

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 companies that have implemented visual-based tools for employees to increase communication and performance.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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 shuttered elementary school reopened for just one family that moved back to their beloved hometown - we look at their joys and struggles and local efforts to enliven a small fishing settlement.

#13 I want to see the snow. / To say what you want to do, replace the 'masu' ending of a verb with 'tai desu'. For example, 'mimasu' (to see) becomes 'mitai desu' (to want to see).

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.

Toni and Evan are not only snowboarders, but also expert surfers - they take cracks at boarding freely in the mountains and on the sea during the bitter frigid winter of Hokkaido.

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 unique time-lapse photography project, shot by pros and non-pros from around the world, on the transience of nature, celestial phenomena, cityscapes and each single moment of everyday life.

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.

A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with pianist Mine Kawakami - for which she plays exclusive pieces - helps you experience each season

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 7 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Osaka.

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 experience a warm welcome in the hard-working communities on the islands and coast of the Yamaguchi end of the Seto Inland Sea - they are poor in amenities but rich in happiness and human kindness.

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

After his father's death, a son learns that his father was put in a Japanese camp in the United States during the Pacific War - what happened to him? This is the journey of the heart of a son.

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

Japan's heavy snow reveals stunning snow monsters - join an exciting mountain adventure where fierce winds create ice formations, discover the joys of Japan's winter mountains and meet locals.

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 experience a warm welcome in the hard-working communities on the islands and coast of the Yamaguchi end of the Seto Inland Sea - they are poor in amenities but rich in happiness and human kindness.

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 companies that have implemented visual-based tools for employees to increase communication and performance.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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 shuttered elementary school reopened for just one family that moved back to their beloved hometown - we look at their joys and struggles and local efforts to enliven a small fishing settlement.

#13 I want to see the snow. / To say what you want to do, replace the 'masu' ending of a verb with 'tai desu'. For example, 'mimasu' (to see) becomes 'mitai desu' (to want to see).

At the Iwase Hikiyama Festival held in May in the Iwase district, floats topped with ornate displays are pulled around town before colliding into one another as an offering to the local deity.

Toni and Evan are not only snowboarders, but also expert surfers - they take cracks at boarding freely in the mountains and on the sea during the bitter frigid winter of Hokkaido.

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

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.

A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with pianist Mine Kawakami - for which she plays exclusive pieces - helps you experience each season

We visit an Edo-style open-air teahouse where townspeople enjoyed refreshments, conversation, and the company of exotic birds - for them, these outings were about more than a good time.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 7 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Osaka.

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

In 2024, the Wakakuwa district of Wajima City was cut off from the rest of the Noto region by a powerful earthquake and torrential rains. Residents faced a difficult decision: to stay or leave.

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

Aum Shinrikyo's Tokyo subway sarin attack shook Japan - a doctor saved victims, an SDF officer readied for battle, and a researcher searched for answers amidst the chaos to slowly uncover the truth.

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.

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! This week: Suzuki Konomi (a great singer who has sung lots of anime songs) and Yui Nishio (a singer-songwriter whose everyday-life lyrics appeal mainly to young women).

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.

Garbage is incinerated in Japan before being used for land reclamation, but space is running out - we explore new approaches to waste such as biogas power generation and a litter-picking app.

One kitty waits near a fisherman for a treat while another helps radish farmers keep pests out of their fields, and get top-notch kitty customer service at a local pet fish shop!

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 us as we explore Japanese anime adaptations of American comics and the creativity that emerges when two pop culture giants collide, plus a behind-the-scenes look at the latest Batman Ninja.

Numbler hides the measuring stick at a shoe shop so that a customer's foot cannot be measured, but Barky realises that the measurement can be made by counting how many 1-centimetre items are needed.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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 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: Lacquer.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 7 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Osaka.

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

A shuttered elementary school reopened for just one family that moved back to their beloved hometown - we look at their joys and struggles and local efforts to enliven a small fishing settlement.

#13 I want to see the snow. / To say what you want to do, replace the 'masu' ending of a verb with 'tai desu'. For example, 'mimasu' (to see) becomes 'mitai desu' (to want to see).

At the Iwase Hikiyama Festival held in May in the Iwase district, floats topped with ornate displays are pulled around town before colliding into one another as an offering to the local deity.

Toni and Evan are not only snowboarders, but also expert surfers - they take cracks at boarding freely in the mountains and on the sea during the bitter frigid winter of Hokkaido.