06:00 AM - 06:30 AM
Newsline Asia 24
This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.
06:30 AM - 07:00 AM
Today's Close-Up
Short-time regular employment lets workers keep regular pay rates and benefits while working fewer hours. Rising costs worry firms, but care and retail adopters gain talent and productivity.
07:00 AM - 07:30 AM
Newsline Asia 24
This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.
07:30 AM - 08:00 AM
Trailblazers
We follow a new survival race held in Ibaraki's Okukuji area - the event was supported by locals who aim to turn it into one of Japan's top road races and draw visitors to the underpopulated area.
08:00 AM - 08:30 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.
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Document 72 Hours
With betting tickets in hand, customers at a no-frills bar near a motorboat racing stadium in Fukuoka ride the ups and downs of the exciting races - we follow their fortunes for three days.
09:00 AM - 09:30 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.
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Japan Railway Journal
Recently, many railway companies have been adopting AI to improve efficiency and safety. See examples from Mass-Trans Innovation Japan 2025 that show how AI is being applied across the industry.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
NHK News 7
An evening news bulletin that provides Japan's views on many domestic and international news events.
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Asia Insight
In Cambodia, the purge of intellectuals under Pol Pot and years of war caused traditional Khmer dishes to vanish from home kitchens - now chefs are working to bring them back.
11:00 AM - 11:28 AM
Newsroom Tokyo
This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.
11:28 AM - 11:43 AM
Direct Talk
Mimaki Toshiyuki is co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize - he talks about surviving the Hiroshima bombing and the group's work to achieve a world without nuclear weapons.
11:43 AM - 11:55 AM
Impacts: Climates Change the World
Data centres, the engines of our digital age, consume vast energy and drive a surge in CO2 emissions, intensifying climate risks while powering global connectivity.
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM
Chatroom Japan
Wang Yuan Wei knows what it's like to feel lost - he now offers children from overseas a safe place to call home where they too can say 'tadaima'.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Newsroom Tokyo
This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Today's Close-Up
Short-time regular employment lets workers keep regular pay rates and benefits while working fewer hours. Rising costs worry firms, but care and retail adopters gain talent and productivity.
01:00 PM - 01:30 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.
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Trailblazers
We follow a new survival race held in Ibaraki's Okukuji area - the event was supported by locals who aim to turn it into one of Japan's top road races and draw visitors to the underpopulated area.
02:00 PM - 02:30 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.
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Design X Stories
Today's theme: Design Hunting in Oita. Oita Prefecture in Kyushu is famed for its hot springs - meet a dyer who uses that water, explore 300-year-old folk pottery, and see how art revitalises a town.
03:00 PM - 03:30 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.
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Asia Insight
In Cambodia, the purge of intellectuals under Pol Pot and years of war caused traditional Khmer dishes to vanish from home kitchens - now chefs are working to bring them back.
04:00 PM - 04:30 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.
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Frontrunners
Wildlife vet Saito Keisuke has worked with endangered raptors in Hokkaido for 30 years - he treats and releases many birds injured by human activity while also working to prevent such accidents.
05:00 PM - 05:30 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.
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Today's Close-Up
Short-time regular employment lets workers keep regular pay rates and benefits while working fewer hours. Rising costs worry firms, but care and retail adopters gain talent and productivity.
06:00 PM - 06:28 PM
Newsroom Tokyo
This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.
06:28 PM - 06:43 PM
Direct Talk
Mimaki Toshiyuki is co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize - he talks about surviving the Hiroshima bombing and the group's work to achieve a world without nuclear weapons.
06:43 PM - 06:55 PM
Impacts: Climates Change the World
Data centres, the engines of our digital age, consume vast energy and drive a surge in CO2 emissions, intensifying climate risks while powering global connectivity.
06:55 PM - 07:00 PM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Calligraphy Day: We visit a terakoya, a school teaching reading and writing - the young students are dressed in their finest and are busy putting brush to paper to show off their calligraphy skills.
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Medical Frontiers
Hip osteoarthritis causes severe pain and may require artificial hip joint surgery - a Japanese university and a company have developed a long-lasting artificial joint offering hope to many patients.
07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Trailblazers
We follow a new survival race held in Ibaraki's Okukuji area - the event was supported by locals who aim to turn it into one of Japan's top road races and draw visitors to the underpopulated area.
08:00 PM - 08:30 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.
08:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Design X Stories
Today's theme: Design Hunting in Oita. Oita Prefecture in Kyushu is famed for its hot springs - meet a dyer who uses that water, explore 300-year-old folk pottery, and see how art revitalises a town.
09:00 PM - 09:30 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.
09:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Asia Insight
In Cambodia, the purge of intellectuals under Pol Pot and years of war caused traditional Khmer dishes to vanish from home kitchens - now chefs are working to bring them back.
10:00 PM - 10:30 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.
10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Today's Close-Up
Short-time regular employment lets workers keep regular pay rates and benefits while working fewer hours. Rising costs worry firms, but care and retail adopters gain talent and productivity.
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 - 11:15 PM
Chatroom Japan
Wang Yuan Wei knows what it's like to feel lost - he now offers children from overseas a safe place to call home where they too can say 'tadaima'.
11:15 PM - 11:30 PM
Japan's Top Inventions
Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter - this time, capsule beds.
11:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Japanology Plus
Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture is dotted with volcanoes. Their volcanic rock was used to shape the townscape, and the area's unique clay and soil fostered its pottery tradition and citrus cultivation.