NHK World HD Tuesday

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.

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

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.

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

...Your Life. Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.

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

Architectural designer Sho Yutaka founded a not-for-profit architecture firm in Rwanda that is working to revitalise rural areas through the building of community centres and other projects.

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

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.

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

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.

Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo - more than a million people enjoyed life in this city, and they live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Take a deep dive into ukiyo-e and explore old Tokyo's soul.

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

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

A faster and more accurate weather radar system provides instantaneous full 3D images of storm cloud activity 10 kilometres up into the sky and promises more precise weather forecasting.

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.

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

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.

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

Architectural designer Sho Yutaka founded a not-for-profit architecture firm in Rwanda that is working to revitalise rural areas through the building of community centres and other projects.

Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo - more than a million people enjoyed life in this city, and they live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Take a deep dive into ukiyo-e and explore old Tokyo's soul.

We experience a warm welcome in the hard-working small communities on the islands and coast of the Yamaguchi end of the Seto Inland Sea - they are poor in amenities but rich in happiness and kindness.

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

A faster and more accurate weather radar system provides instantaneous full 3D images of storm cloud activity 10 kilometres up into the sky and promises more precise weather forecasting.

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

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

Huge crowds navigate Shibuya's scramble crossing without colliding - how do they do it? Murakami Hisashi studies animals and found a clue - can collective behaviour shed any light?

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

The Setagaya Line is a small but central streetcar line in Setagaya Ward - join us as we explore a 450-year-old flea market, visit a temple brimming with cats, and meet members of the community.

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

Miyagawa Eriko - a bilingual producer of 'Shogun', the highly-acclaimed 2024 historical drama TV series set in Japan 400 years ago - talks about portraying Japan authentically in Hollywood.

All-black soup with a one-of-a-kind bowl of ramen from the fertile rice lands of Toyama.

The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture - this episode looks at words related to spring. Explore the unique culture behind them.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

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 Newsline delivers the latest news, business, and weather every hour with stories and analysis from Japan, the rest of Asia, and around the world

A faster and more accurate weather radar system provides instantaneous full 3D images of storm cloud activity 10 kilometres up into the sky and promises more precise weather forecasting.

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

Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores The Battles of Coxinga by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It's an epic tale with a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family his father once served.

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

Miyagawa Eriko - a bilingual producer of 'Shogun', the highly-acclaimed 2024 historical drama TV series set in Japan 400 years ago - talks about portraying Japan authentically in Hollywood.

The Setagaya Line is a small but central streetcar line in Setagaya Ward - join us as we explore a 450-year-old flea market, visit a temple brimming with cats, and meet members of the community.