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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

Nakamura Noburo is the CEO of a prosthetics manufacturer that invented the world's first silicone rubber insole - he explains the many ways his company offers support for disability and illness.

Colleen experiences the cosmopolitan port city of Nagasaki during Obon - when people welcome home deceased family members with fireworks - and sees ways in which China has influenced it.

Discover food culture in Nara - a place where sacred deer wander - that echoes the city's time as Japan's capital as Chef Rika meets families passing culinary traditions down through the generations.

People flock to a beloved old chairlift on Mount Myoken in Hyogo Prefecture before the facilities close permanently in December 2023 - what do the visitors feel as they ride the lift one last time?

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 meet a temple lodge proprietor who is said to be a descendant of demons - the historic lodge is frequented by practitioners of Shugendo, a religion that combines mountain worship and Buddhism.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 9 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

Narayan Lal Gurjar has used discarded fruit peels to develop a polymer that allows soil to retain moisture longer. He hopes it will help to improve water availability in areas affected by drought.

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

Colleen experiences the cosmopolitan port city of Nagasaki during Obon - when people welcome home deceased family members with fireworks - and sees ways in which China has influenced it.

This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

Nakamura Noburo is the CEO of a prosthetics manufacturer that invented the world's first silicone rubber insole - he explains the many ways his company offers support for disability and illness.

It's summer and a group of women have gathered at the local well - we learn about the different techniques and tools used to wash and dry different types of kimonos.

This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

Discover food culture in Nara - a place where sacred deer wander - that echoes the city's time as Japan's capital as Chef Rika meets families passing culinary traditions down through the generations.

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

People flock to a beloved old chairlift on Mount Myoken in Hyogo Prefecture before the facilities close permanently in December 2023 - what do the visitors feel as they ride the lift one last time?

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

Colleen experiences the cosmopolitan port city of Nagasaki during Obon - when people welcome home deceased family members with fireworks - and sees ways in which China has influenced it.

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

Nakamura Noburo is the CEO of a prosthetics manufacturer that invented the world's first silicone rubber insole - he explains the many ways his company offers support for disability and illness.

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

Discover food culture in Nara - a place where sacred deer wander - that echoes the city's time as Japan's capital as Chef Rika meets families passing culinary traditions down through the generations.

This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

Narayan Lal Gurjar has used discarded fruit peels to develop a polymer that allows soil to retain moisture longer. He hopes it will help to improve water availability in areas affected by drought.

It's summer and a group of women have gathered at the local well - we learn about the different techniques and tools used to wash and dry different types of kimonos.

This episode features Japanese companies that are helping local people to form lasting connections by bringing them together through business models that are centred on community building.

People flock to a beloved old chairlift on Mount Myoken in Hyogo Prefecture before the facilities close permanently in December 2023 - what do the visitors feel as they ride the lift one last time?

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

Colleen experiences the cosmopolitan port city of Nagasaki during Obon - when people welcome home deceased family members with fireworks - and sees ways in which China has influenced it.

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

Discover food culture in Nara - a place where sacred deer wander - that echoes the city's time as Japan's capital as Chef Rika meets families passing culinary traditions down through the generations.

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

It's summer and a group of women have gathered at the local well - we learn about the different techniques and tools used to wash and dry different types of kimonos.

We meet a temple lodge proprietor who is said to be a descendant of demons - the historic lodge is frequented by practitioners of Shugendo, a religion that combines mountain worship and Buddhism.

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

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.