05:57 PM - 06:00 PM
Time-Lapse Journey
With over 120 islands, the Amakusa region is home to one of the places where a unique form of Christianity developed - see Amakusa's historic sights and natural beauty through time-lapse photography.
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
Ninja Truth
The arrival of guns in Japan changed the face of warfare - we examine the ninja's use of firearms, particularly in one famous assassination attempt, and the concealed guns they're said to have used.
06:25 PM - 06:30 PM
Core Kyoto Mini
Kyoto has about 2,700 temples that hold an array of Buddhist statues - sculptors breathe life into these objects of worship.
06:30 PM - 06:45 PM
Easy Japanese for Work
Today: reporting to a superior that a co-worker is ill. Tran Dinh Thang works at a construction firm in Kanagawa - in a role play challenge, he must report to a superior that a co-worker is ill.
06:45 PM - 07:00 PM
Zero Waste Life
Flowers colour life's important moments but are all too quickly discarded - Kawashima Haruka dries discarded flowers, giving them new purpose and ensuring that they're cherished to the end.
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
Voices from the Battle of Saipan
A collection of battlefield interviews with US soldiers has been uncovered 80 years after the Battle of Saipan - their voices tell the story of one of the most brutal chapters of World War II.
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 - 09:00 PM
Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga
Witness a manga brought to life - this episode features Morohoshi Daijiro, a master of mystery. Step into his one-of-a-kind office filled with mysterious stories and... bones? Watch to find out more!
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 - 09:40 PM
Cycle Around Japan Highlights
A ride from one edge to the other of Japan's smallest prefecture, where a relative scarcity of natural resources has been historically offset by an unrelenting drive to create outstanding quality.
09:40 PM - 09:50 PM
Story Land in Classical Japanese
This programme presents masterpieces of classical Japanese literature - in both original forms and modern translations - with easy-to-understand imagery that conveys the world view of ancient Japan.
09:50 PM - 10:00 PM
Take Tech
A programme for upper primary to lower secondary school children about exploring everyday technologies all around them - each episode takes a piece of familiar tech and finds out what it does and how.
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 - 10:40 PM
J-Melo
Experience the cutting edge of Japanese entertainment as we turn the spotlight on virtual artists - this time, the first virtual singer to play the Budokan: KAF.
10:40 PM - 10:50 PM
Little Charo
Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. I want to see my owner again! Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 1-20.
10:50 PM - 10:55 PM
Japanology Plus mini
Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at tatami mats, a quintessentially Japanese flooring material.
10:55 PM - 11:00 PM
A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
See a kitty hard at work guarding a local specialty - dried bonito - before visiting a restaurant that uses the ingredient in its curries and heading to the coast with kitty BFFs!
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 - 11:25 PM
Ninja Truth
The arrival of guns in Japan changed the face of warfare - we examine the ninja's use of firearms, particularly in one famous assassination attempt, and the concealed guns they're said to have used.
11:25 PM - 11:30 PM
Core Kyoto Mini
Kyoto has about 2,700 temples that hold an array of Buddhist statues - sculptors breathe life into these objects of worship.
11:30 PM - 11:45 PM
Easy Japanese for Work
Today: reporting to a superior that a co-worker is ill. Tran Dinh Thang works at a construction firm in Kanagawa - in a role play challenge, he must report to a superior that a co-worker is ill.
11:45 PM - 12:00 AM
Zero Waste Life
Flowers colour life's important moments but are all too quickly discarded - Kawashima Haruka dries discarded flowers, giving them new purpose and ensuring that they're cherished to the end.
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 - 01:00 AM
Somewhere Street
Bologna, a city in northern Italy, has been a commercial and transportation hub since ancient Rome - the pride of the city is Bologna University and porticoes which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.