NHK World - Japan HD Sunday

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 bowl of resilience with a unique garlic-powered tonkotsu ramen that reignited the spirit of Kumamoto post-quake!

Watch a professional furniture cleaner return a chest of drawers to its former glory.

Students in past 'Easy Japanese for Work' editions return for a quiz-style business Japanese lesson - this time the students are Tran Than Tuan (from Vietnam) and Warni Letty Yuhara (from Indonesia).

Uda Etsuko turns fibre from hard-to-process waste pineapple leaves into yarn and fabric for textiles in Kaizoku.

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

When the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, 78 people who were within 500 metres of the hypocentre survived - we visualise what happened at ground zero that day based on rare recordings of eyewitnesses.

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

Admired by John F. Kennedy, Uesugi Yozan transformed the fortunes of the struggling Yonezawa Domain - Peter Barakan visits Yonezawa, once called an 'Asiatic Arcadia', to explore Yozan's legacy.

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

Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in southwestern Germany commonly known as 'Freiburg' - it has gained recognition as one of Germany's most environmentally friendly cities in recent years.

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 ride through Hokkaido in the autumn - along the way we see the animals in its majestic landscape, and meet the indigenous Ainu who have long lived in harmony with nature.

Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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

Singer-songwriter Moriyama Naotaro has touched the hearts of listeners with his unique voice and poetic lyricism for decades - now he makes his debut on 'tiny desk concerts Japan'.

This program is an animation series about a Japanese dog, Charo. He meets and is helped by many mythical creatures of Northern Japan as he searches for eight star talismans. Tohoku series 1-7.

Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at kotatsu, traditional heated tables.

We meet Kiiro, a cat who draws admirers whenever he goes out for a stroll as children and adults alike gather to scratch his head - and also visit a beauty salon where a cat provides customer service!

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 bowl of resilience with a unique garlic-powered tonkotsu ramen that reignited the spirit of Kumamoto post-quake!

Watch a professional furniture cleaner return a chest of drawers to its former glory.

Students in past 'Easy Japanese for Work' editions return for a quiz-style business Japanese lesson - this time the students are Tran Than Tuan (from Vietnam) and Warni Letty Yuhara (from Indonesia).

Uda Etsuko turns fibre from hard-to-process waste pineapple leaves into yarn and fabric for textiles in Kaizoku.

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

When the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, 78 people who were within 500 metres of the hypocentre survived - we visualise what happened at ground zero that day based on rare recordings of eyewitnesses.

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

Admired by John F. Kennedy, Uesugi Yozan transformed the fortunes of the struggling Yonezawa Domain - Peter Barakan visits Yonezawa, once called an 'Asiatic Arcadia', to explore Yozan's legacy.

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 ride through Hokkaido in the autumn - along the way we see the animals in its majestic landscape, and meet the indigenous Ainu who have long lived in harmony with nature.

Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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

Singer-songwriter Moriyama Naotaro has touched the hearts of listeners with his unique voice and poetic lyricism for decades - now he makes his debut on 'tiny desk concerts Japan'.

This program is an animation series about a Japanese dog, Charo. He meets and is helped by many mythical creatures of Northern Japan as he searches for eight star talismans. Tohoku series 1-7.

Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at kotatsu, traditional heated tables.

We meet Kiiro, a cat who draws admirers whenever he goes out for a stroll as children and adults alike gather to scratch his head - and also visit a beauty salon where a cat provides customer service!

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

Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in southwestern Germany commonly known as 'Freiburg' - it has gained recognition as one of Germany's most environmentally friendly cities in recent years.

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 bowl of resilience with a unique garlic-powered tonkotsu ramen that reignited the spirit of Kumamoto post-quake!

Watch a professional furniture cleaner return a chest of drawers to its former glory.

Students in past 'Easy Japanese for Work' editions return for a quiz-style business Japanese lesson - this time the students are Tran Than Tuan (from Vietnam) and Warni Letty Yuhara (from Indonesia).

Uda Etsuko turns fibre from hard-to-process waste pineapple leaves into yarn and fabric for textiles in Kaizoku.

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

When the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, 78 people who were within 500 metres of the hypocentre survived - we visualise what happened at ground zero that day based on rare recordings of eyewitnesses.

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

Admired by John F. Kennedy, Uesugi Yozan transformed the fortunes of the struggling Yonezawa Domain - Peter Barakan visits Yonezawa, once called an 'Asiatic Arcadia', to explore Yozan's legacy.

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 ride through Hokkaido in the autumn - along the way we see the animals in its majestic landscape, and meet the indigenous Ainu who have long lived in harmony with nature.

Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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

Singer-songwriter Moriyama Naotaro has touched the hearts of listeners with his unique voice and poetic lyricism for decades - now he makes his debut on 'tiny desk concerts Japan'.

This program is an animation series about a Japanese dog, Charo. He meets and is helped by many mythical creatures of Northern Japan as he searches for eight star talismans. Tohoku series 1-7.

Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at kotatsu, traditional heated tables.

We meet Kiiro, a cat who draws admirers whenever he goes out for a stroll as children and adults alike gather to scratch his head - and also visit a beauty salon where a cat provides customer service!

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 bowl of resilience with a unique garlic-powered tonkotsu ramen that reignited the spirit of Kumamoto post-quake!

Watch a professional furniture cleaner return a chest of drawers to its former glory.

Students in past 'Easy Japanese for Work' editions return for a quiz-style business Japanese lesson - this time the students are Tran Than Tuan (from Vietnam) and Warni Letty Yuhara (from Indonesia).

Uda Etsuko turns fibre from hard-to-process waste pineapple leaves into yarn and fabric for textiles in Kaizoku.

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

Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in southwestern Germany commonly known as 'Freiburg' - it has gained recognition as one of Germany's most environmentally friendly cities in recent years.

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

Shocked by what he saw in India's textile industry, Aditya travelled to Japan to find a better way to produce fabric - he works with a start-up that's hoping to change how we create clothes.

Yoshida Katsuji investigates unexplored caves around the world and won the Uemura Naomi Adventure Award for his achievements in Laos - here he talks about the appeal of cave exploration.

We meet two non-Japanese living in Fukuoka City - Craig Kingsley from the US performs traditional kyogen theatre while Vietnamese Bui Thi Thu Sang provides support for kids with international roots.

When you want to ask someone to do something for you, use Onegai shimasu (Please...)

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 Jomon period dates roughly from 13,000 to 300 B.C. - we examine various aspects of Jomon society with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: the Oyu Stone Circles.

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

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.

A major earthquake in Tokyo 100 years ago claimed about 105,000 lives - walking today's streets with an urban disaster prevention expert, we consider what lessons we can learn from that catastrophe.

Throughout 2025, NHK World-Japan is marking 80 years since WW2's end with content from Japan's unique peace-seeking perspective - we introduce three programmes available to stream on demand.

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

Visiting places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.

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

With their bulging eyes and huge mouth, potoos are distinctive residents of Brazil's forests; our coverage reveals the true nature of these mysterious and funny-faced birds for the first time.

Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture has been a beloved spot to see sakura blossoms for over 100 years - see the multifaceted beauty of sakura blossoms through time-lapse photography.

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

Tree surgeon Kobayashi Masaru helps people in Fukushima prefecture revitalise cherry trees neglected after the 2011 earthquake and nuclear accident - we follow him and local volunteers over one year.

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

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 two non-Japanese living in Fukuoka City - Craig Kingsley from the US performs traditional kyogen theatre while Vietnamese Bui Thi Thu Sang provides support for kids with international roots.

When you want to ask someone to do something for you, use Onegai shimasu (Please...)