NHK World HD Monday
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Sky
507
Virgin
625
6:30 AM
Activate Your Japanese
Learn how to make the most of your Japanese skills - wa...
Learn how to make the most of your Japanese skills - watch our drama that features useful communication strategies, our snappy videos about onomatopoeia, and our documentaries on 'senpai' in Japan.
6:45 AM
Culture Crossroads
A popular cafe in Osaka offers international dishes on a da...
A popular cafe in Osaka offers international dishes on a day-by-day rotating basis - this helps the foreign residents who prepare them, called 'one-day chefs', to get involved in Japanese society.
6:55 AM
Hello! NHK World-Japan
This time we explain our programme schedule for the latt...
This time we explain our programme schedule for the latter half of 2024 and introduce 'Documentary 360', the English version of the show that presents quality documentaries produced in Japanese.
7:30 AM
Seasoning the Seasons
Visiting places across Japan to introduce the charms...
Visiting places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.
8:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
8:23 AM
Japan from Above: Up Close
This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21s...
This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.
8:30 AM
Grand Sumo Highlights
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for ...
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 8 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Fukuoka.
8:57 AM
Sumopedia
Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with inform...
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.
9:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
9:15 AM
Direct Talk
Kishikawa Masanori is a Shinto priest who has organ...
Kishikawa Masanori is a Shinto priest who has organised live painting events, anime collaborations and more at a 1,300-year-old shrine - he shares his vision of a shrine for modern times.
9:30 AM
J-Melo
Join May J. for Japanese music with eight-piece dance-an...
Join May J. for Japanese music with eight-piece dance-and-vocal group ICEx, who've marked a year together in the EBiDAN music collective, and Philippine-born singer REIKO who debuted in October 2023.
10:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
10:30 AM
Where We Call Home
People from around the globe who put down roots in Jap...
People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships that they face in Japanese society
11:00 AM
Newsroom Tokyo
This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events ...
This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.
11:40 AM
Direct Talk
Nagayama Yuko won the prestigious iF Design Award in...
Nagayama Yuko won the prestigious iF Design Award in Retail Architecture in 2023 for one of her store designs - highly acclaimed for her use of light, she shares her thoughts on architecture.
11:55 AM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Mornings begin early for fishmongers and vegetable p...
Mornings begin early for fishmongers and vegetable peddlers at Nihonbashi Bridge, and here is a reason - they are not going to bow to the lord's procession in a bustling scene from everyday Edo life.
12:00 PM
Newsroom Tokyo
This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events ...
This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.
12:30 PM
Activate Your Japanese
Learn how to make the most of your Japanese skills - wa...
Learn how to make the most of your Japanese skills - watch our drama that features useful communication strategies, our snappy videos about onomatopoeia, and our documentaries on 'senpai' in Japan.
12:45 PM
Culture Crossroads
A popular cafe in Osaka offers international dishes on a da...
A popular cafe in Osaka offers international dishes on a day-by-day rotating basis - this helps the foreign residents who prepare them, called 'one-day chefs', to get involved in Japanese society.
12:55 PM
Hello! NHK World-Japan
This time we explain our programme schedule for the latt...
This time we explain our programme schedule for the latter half of 2024 and introduce 'Documentary 360', the English version of the show that presents quality documentaries produced in Japanese.
1:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
1:30 PM
Seasoning the Seasons
Visiting places across Japan to introduce the charms...
Visiting places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.
2:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
2:30 PM
Medical Frontiers
Recent data shows that constipation can lead to life-t...
Recent data shows that constipation can lead to life-threatening conditions like stroke and chronic kidney disease - we explore the risks of self-diagnosing and a new device for managing constipation.
3:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
3:30 PM
Where We Call Home
People from around the globe who put down roots in Jap...
People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships that they face in Japanese society
4:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
4:15 PM
Direct Talk
Nagayama Yuko won the prestigious iF Design Award in...
Nagayama Yuko won the prestigious iF Design Award in Retail Architecture in 2023 for one of her store designs - highly acclaimed for her use of light, she shares her thoughts on architecture.
4:30 PM
Grand Sumo Highlights
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for ...
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 Fukuoka.
4:57 PM
Sumopedia
Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with inform...
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.
5:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
5:30 PM
Activate Your Japanese
Learn how to make the most of your Japanese skills - wa...
Learn how to make the most of your Japanese skills - watch our drama that features useful communication strategies, our snappy videos about onomatopoeia, and our documentaries on 'senpai' in Japan.
5:45 PM
Culture Crossroads
A popular cafe in Osaka offers international dishes on a da...
A popular cafe in Osaka offers international dishes on a day-by-day rotating basis - this helps the foreign residents who prepare them, called 'one-day chefs', to get involved in Japanese society.
5:55 PM
Hello! NHK World-Japan
This time we explain our programme schedule for the latt...
This time we explain our programme schedule for the latter half of 2024 and introduce 'Documentary 360', the English version of the show that presents quality documentaries produced in Japanese.
6:00 PM
Newsroom Tokyo
This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events ...
This program gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.
6:40 PM
Direct Talk
Kishikawa Masanori is a Shinto priest who has organ...
Kishikawa Masanori is a Shinto priest who has organised live painting events, anime collaborations and more at a 1,300-year-old shrine - he shares his vision of a shrine for modern times.
6:55 PM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Mornings begin early for fishmongers and vegetable p...
Mornings begin early for fishmongers and vegetable peddlers at Nihonbashi Bridge, and here is a reason - they are not going to bow to the lord's procession in a bustling scene from everyday Edo life.
7:00 PM
Hometown Stories
In 2022, a doctor moved to a village hit by the 2011 Fukus...
In 2022, a doctor moved to a village hit by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster - residents were forced to evacuate until six years ago, and his goal now is to help them live the lives they want to.
7:27 PM
Easy Japanese
A new version of Easy Japanese is coming to TV first this t...
A new version of Easy Japanese is coming to TV first this time. Learn simple expressions you can put to use whether you're visiting or staying; tune in and start speaking
7:30 PM
Core Kyoto
Kyoto has about 2,700 temples that hold an array of Bud...
Kyoto has about 2,700 temples that hold an array of Buddhist statues - sculptors breathe life into these objects of worship.
7:35 PM
Wild Hokkaido!
A travel show focused on the great nature of Hokkaido, Japa...
A travel show focused on the great nature of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. We visit exquisite locations and present a wealth of great images from NHK's archives.
7:50 PM
Time-Lapse Japan
Okinawa Prefecture is a group of subtropical islands ...
Okinawa Prefecture is a group of subtropical islands in the far south of Japan - we examine its past and present with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: US Influences.
7:55 PM
Japan from Above: Up Close
This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21s...
This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.
8:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
8:30 PM
Medical Frontiers
Recent data shows that constipation can lead to life-t...
Recent data shows that constipation can lead to life-threatening conditions like stroke and chronic kidney disease - we explore the risks of self-diagnosing and a new device for managing constipation.
9:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
9:30 PM
Where We Call Home
People from around the globe who put down roots in Jap...
People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships that they face in Japanese society
10:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
10:30 PM
Activate Your Japanese
Learn how to make the most of your Japanese skills - wa...
Learn how to make the most of your Japanese skills - watch our drama that features useful communication strategies, our snappy videos about onomatopoeia, and our documentaries on 'senpai' in Japan.
10:45 PM
Culture Crossroads
A popular cafe in Osaka offers international dishes on a da...
A popular cafe in Osaka offers international dishes on a day-by-day rotating basis - this helps the foreign residents who prepare them, called 'one-day chefs', to get involved in Japanese society.
10:55 PM
Hello! NHK World-Japan
This time we explain our programme schedule for the latt...
This time we explain our programme schedule for the latter half of 2024 and introduce 'Documentary 360', the English version of the show that presents quality documentaries produced in Japanese.
11:00 PM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
11:15 PM
Ukiyo-e Edo-Life
Mornings begin early for fishmongers and vegetable p...
Mornings begin early for fishmongers and vegetable peddlers at Nihonbashi Bridge, and here is a reason - they are not going to bow to the lord's procession in a bustling scene from everyday Edo life.
11:20 PM
Time-Lapse Japan
The Murakami Kaizoku were seafarers and fighters in the S...
The Murakami Kaizoku were seafarers and fighters in the Seto Inland Sea - we explore their history and legacy with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: Noshima Island.
11:25 PM
Japan from Above: Up Close
This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21s...
This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.
11:30 PM
Grand Sumo Highlights
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for ...
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 Fukuoka.
11:57 PM
Sumopedia
Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with inform...
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.
12:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
12:30 AM
Journeys in Japan
Food writer David Conklin gets up close to the Buddhas a...
Food writer David Conklin gets up close to the Buddhas and gods of the mystical Kunisaki Peninsula, visits the locals, and experiences a scintillating fire festival.
1:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
1:15 AM
Direct Talk
In 2022, Jenna wrote and composed a song called 'The Symph...
In 2022, Jenna wrote and composed a song called 'The Symphony' as a prayer for peace in Ukraine - she talks about the song's success and her drive to bring the world together through gospel music.
1:30 AM
Dining with the Chef
Hokkaido is full of fascinating seafood - join Chef ...
Hokkaido is full of fascinating seafood - join Chef Hayashi as he explores Hakodate's unique food culture including ikameshi, a beloved food made with squid.
2:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
2:30 AM
Document 72 Hours
Kerosene home delivery is a key lifeline for residen...
Kerosene home delivery is a key lifeline for residents of Sapporo, Hokkaido. For three days in midwinter, we followed trucks delivering this heating oil and spoke to people who rely on this service.
3:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
3:30 AM
Medical Frontiers
Recent data shows that constipation can lead to life-t...
Recent data shows that constipation can lead to life-threatening conditions like stroke and chronic kidney disease - we explore the risks of self-diagnosing and a new device for managing constipation.
4:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
4:30 AM
Grand Sumo Highlights
NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for ...
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 Fukuoka.
4:57 AM
Sumopedia
Sumopedia enriches your sumo experience with inform...
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.
5:00 AM
NHK Newsline
NHK Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weat...
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
5:15 AM
Direct Talk
In 2022, Jenna wrote and composed a song called 'The Symph...
In 2022, Jenna wrote and composed a song called 'The Symphony' as a prayer for peace in Ukraine - she talks about the song's success and her drive to bring the world together through gospel music.
5:30 AM
Journeys in Japan
Food writer David Conklin gets up close to the Buddhas a...
Food writer David Conklin gets up close to the Buddhas and gods of the mystical Kunisaki Peninsula, visits the locals, and experiences a scintillating fire festival.