12:30 AM - 01:00 AM
Japanology Plus
From camping to karaoke and afternoon tea, people of all ages in Japan are enjoying 'solo-katsu,' doing social activities solo. We explore how this unique trend is changing consumption and design.
01:00 AM - 01:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
01:10 AM - 02:00 AM
NHK Special
Inside Japan's largest pediatric ICU, critically ill children fight for survival while families face life-or-death decisions - this is a six-month record of hope, struggle, and ethical dilemmas.
02:00 AM - 02:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
02:10 AM - 02:54 AM
Core Kyoto Special
This festival, held by World Heritage Kamigamo and Shimogamo Shrines, ties the community together through the Shinto faith that venerates the deities residing in the mountains, rivers, and forests.
02:54 AM - 03:00 AM
1/2: People Who Don't Drink
1 in 2 don't drink in Japan, where intense social drinking is normal. Through interviews of drinkers and non-drinkers we hear both sides, including a couple who went sober and opened a no-alcohol bar.
03:00 AM - 03:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
03:10 AM - 04:00 AM
Cycle Around Japan
We travel the Izumo Highway, which has been used since ages past, and meet people who value human connection such as a magatama jewellery artisan and a pro wrestler learning farming in a village.
04:00 AM - 04:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
04:10 AM - 04:40 AM
Design X Stories
Crafts, fashion, products, buildings and food: explore a diverse range of Japanese designs and the ideas and values of their creators as our presenters visit designers at work to reveal new stories.
04:40 AM - 04:50 AM
Rockie and Her Friends
Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.
04:50 AM - 05:00 AM
Take Tech
A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.
05:00 AM - 05:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
05:10 AM - 05:40 AM
Samurai Wisdom
With flashy armour and cunning tactics, samurai Maeda Toshiie struck fear in the heart of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and left a lasting cultural influence.
05:40 AM - 05:45 AM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Late Summer Fun: 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...
05:45 AM - 06:00 AM
Ninja Truth
The ninja developed weather forecasting techniques to help them survive and accomplish dangerous missions. With the help of a meteorologist, we examine several techniques found in the Bansenshukai.
06:00 AM - 06:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
06:10 AM - 06:25 AM
Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life
Can typhoons be controlled? A national project explores solutions using ships and artificial clouds.
06:25 AM - 06:30 AM
Design Museum Japan
Shiga / Nagayama Yuko (architect). For 400 years, a group of stonemasons have been building walls using natural stone. Nagayama learns how a stone's qualities are assessed and utilised.
06:30 AM - 07:00 AM
Kabuki Kool
Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores 'The Battles of Coxinga' by Chikamatsu Monzaemon; it's an epic tale about a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family that his father once served.
07:00 AM - 07:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
07:10 AM - 08:00 AM
NHK Special
Inside Japan's largest pediatric ICU, critically ill children fight for survival while families face life-or-death decisions - this is a six-month record of hope, struggle, and ethical dilemmas.
08:00 AM - 08:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
08:10 AM - 08:54 AM
Core Kyoto Special
This festival, held by World Heritage Kamigamo and Shimogamo Shrines, ties the community together through the Shinto faith that venerates the deities residing in the mountains, rivers, and forests.
08:54 AM - 09:00 AM
1/2: People Who Don't Drink
1 in 2 don't drink in Japan, where intense social drinking is normal. Through interviews of drinkers and non-drinkers we hear both sides, including a couple who went sober and opened a no-alcohol bar.
09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
09:10 AM - 09:40 AM
Samurai Wisdom
With flashy armour and cunning tactics, samurai Maeda Toshiie struck fear in the heart of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and left a lasting cultural influence.
09:40 AM - 09:45 AM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Late Summer Fun: 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...
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Ninja Truth
The ninja developed weather forecasting techniques to help them survive and accomplish dangerous missions. With the help of a meteorologist, we examine several techniques found in the Bansenshukai.
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Design X Stories
Crafts, fashion, products, buildings and food: explore a diverse range of Japanese designs and the ideas and values of their creators as our presenters visit designers at work to reveal new stories.
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
Rockie and Her Friends
Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Take Tech
A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
Cycle Around Japan
We travel the Izumo Highway, which has been used since ages past, and meet people who value human connection such as a magatama jewellery artisan and a pro wrestler learning farming in a village.
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
12:10 PM - 12:25 PM
Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life
Can typhoons be controlled? A national project explores solutions using ships and artificial clouds.
12:25 PM - 12:30 PM
Design Museum Japan
Shiga / Nagayama Yuko (architect). For 400 years, a group of stonemasons have been building walls using natural stone. Nagayama learns how a stone's qualities are assessed and utilised.
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Kabuki Kool
Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores 'The Battles of Coxinga' by Chikamatsu Monzaemon; it's an epic tale about a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family that his father once served.
01:00 PM - 01:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
01:10 PM - 02:00 PM
NHK Special
Inside Japan's largest pediatric ICU, critically ill children fight for survival while families face life-or-death decisions - this is a six-month record of hope, struggle, and ethical dilemmas.
02:00 PM - 02:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
02:10 PM - 02:54 PM
Core Kyoto Special
This festival, held by World Heritage Kamigamo and Shimogamo Shrines, ties the community together through the Shinto faith that venerates the deities residing in the mountains, rivers, and forests.
02:54 PM - 03:00 PM
1/2: People Who Don't Drink
1 in 2 don't drink in Japan, where intense social drinking is normal. Through interviews of drinkers and non-drinkers we hear both sides, including a couple who went sober and opened a no-alcohol bar.
03:00 PM - 03:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
03:10 PM - 03:35 PM
Darwin's Amazing Animals
The meerkat stands tall in Africa's Kalahari Desert with the help of its tail! Pups are nursed and raised by their older sisters, but there are rules and severe consequences within the clan!
03:35 PM - 03:40 PM
Time-Lapse Journey
Oze National Park contains the largest mountain wetland in Japan - see the beauty of Oze as time-lapse photography makes the flowers and the morning dew come alive.
03:40 PM - 03:50 PM
Rockie and Her Friends
Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.
03:50 PM - 04:00 PM
Take Tech
A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.
04:00 PM - 04:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
04:10 PM - 05:00 PM
Cycle Around Japan
We travel the Izumo Highway, which has been used since ages past, and meet people who value human connection such as a magatama jewellery artisan and a pro wrestler learning farming in a village.
05:00 PM - 05:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
05:10 PM - 05:40 PM
Samurai Wisdom
With flashy armour and cunning tactics, samurai Maeda Toshiie struck fear in the heart of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and left a lasting cultural influence.
05:40 PM - 05:45 PM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Late Summer Fun: 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...
05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Ninja Truth
The ninja developed weather forecasting techniques to help them survive and accomplish dangerous missions. With the help of a meteorologist, we examine several techniques found in the Bansenshukai.
06:00 PM - 06:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
06:10 PM - 06:25 PM
Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life
Can typhoons be controlled? A national project explores solutions using ships and artificial clouds.
06:25 PM - 06:30 PM
Design Museum Japan
Shiga / Nagayama Yuko (architect). For 400 years, a group of stonemasons have been building walls using natural stone. Nagayama learns how a stone's qualities are assessed and utilised.
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Kabuki Kool
Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores 'The Battles of Coxinga' by Chikamatsu Monzaemon; it's an epic tale about a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family that his father once served.
07:00 PM - 07:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
07:10 PM - 08:00 PM
NHK Special
Inside Japan's largest pediatric ICU, critically ill children fight for survival while families face life-or-death decisions - this is a six-month record of hope, struggle, and ethical dilemmas.
08:00 PM - 08:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
08:10 PM - 08:54 PM
Core Kyoto Special
This festival, held by World Heritage Kamigamo and Shimogamo Shrines, ties the community together through the Shinto faith that venerates the deities residing in the mountains, rivers, and forests.
08:54 PM - 09:00 PM
1/2: People Who Don't Drink
1 in 2 don't drink in Japan, where intense social drinking is normal. Through interviews of drinkers and non-drinkers we hear both sides, including a couple who went sober and opened a no-alcohol bar.
09:00 PM - 09:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
09:10 PM - 09:35 PM
Darwin's Amazing Animals
The meerkat stands tall in Africa's Kalahari Desert with the help of its tail! Pups are nursed and raised by their older sisters, but there are rules and severe consequences within the clan!
09:35 PM - 09:40 PM
Time-Lapse Journey
Oze National Park contains the largest mountain wetland in Japan - see the beauty of Oze as time-lapse photography makes the flowers and the morning dew come alive.
09:40 PM - 09:50 PM
Rockie and Her Friends
Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.
09:50 PM - 10:00 PM
Take Tech
A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.
10:00 PM - 10:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
10:10 PM - 11:00 PM
Cycle Around Japan
We travel the Izumo Highway, which has been used since ages past, and meet people who value human connection such as a magatama jewellery artisan and a pro wrestler learning farming in a village.
11:00 PM - 11:10 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
11:10 PM - 11:40 PM
Samurai Wisdom
With flashy armour and cunning tactics, samurai Maeda Toshiie struck fear in the heart of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and left a lasting cultural influence.
11:40 PM - 11:45 PM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Late Summer Fun: 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...
11:45 PM - 12:00 AM
Ninja Truth
The ninja developed weather forecasting techniques to help them survive and accomplish dangerous missions. With the help of a meteorologist, we examine several techniques found in the Bansenshukai.
12:00 AM - 12:10 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.
12:10 AM - 12:25 AM
Bosai: Science That Can Save Your Life
Can typhoons be controlled? A national project explores solutions using ships and artificial clouds.
12:25 AM - 12:30 AM
Design Museum Japan
Shiga / Nagayama Yuko (architect). For 400 years, a group of stonemasons have been building walls using natural stone. Nagayama learns how a stone's qualities are assessed and utilised.
12:30 AM - 01:00 AM
Kabuki Kool
Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores 'The Battles of Coxinga' by Chikamatsu Monzaemon; it's an epic tale about a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family that his father once served.