NHK World HD Monday

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

Kyle Card visits snowy Furukawa, a former castle town hidden in mountainous Hida, where he discovers traditional architecture and candles as well as a food culture born from deep winters.

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

Sake brewer Noguchi Naohiko has made significant contributions to the sake industry over his seven-decade career - he talks about carrying on old traditions while innovating new ones.

Toyama is famed for its sushi - it has a unique tradition based on the union of fresh seafood and premium rice. Award-winning chef Kuwakino and our host Yu Hayami unveil flavours crafted by 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

Visitors flock each spring to an unmanned station on the Noto Peninsula when cherry blossoms flanking the tracks burst into bloom - for three days we speak to the people who came to admire them.

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

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.

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

Sake educator Timothy Sullivan explains why and how Americans are enjoying this traditional Japanese beverage now joining the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

We dig a little deeper into simple communication that is connecting hearts and minds while crossing borders and generations.

A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with pianist Mine Kawakami - for which she plays exclusive pieces - helps you experience each season

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

Sake brewer Noguchi Naohiko has made significant contributions to the sake industry over his seven-decade career - he talks about carrying on old traditions while innovating new ones.

Kyle Card visits snowy Furukawa, a former castle town hidden in mountainous Hida, where he discovers traditional architecture and candles as well as a food culture born from deep winters.