NHK World - Japan Tuesday

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

English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture, meeting the people and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks

Cook Chef Rika's vinegar dishes! Featured recipes: (1) Tangy Egg Drop Soup with Spinach and Tomatoes; (2) Grilled Asparagus with Sesame Vinaigrette Dressing; (3) Chicken Glazed with Vinegar Sauce.

A 24-hour supermarket in Osaka is known for its brightly coloured exterior and very cheap bento meals and prepared foods - for three days we talk to people filling their shopping baskets here.

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 2 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

Ultrasound is emerging as an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer - HIFU uses focused heat to target and destroy cancer cells, and there is minimal harm to the body. We report on its potential.

An evening news bulletin that provides Japan's views on many domestic and international news events.

English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture, meeting the people and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks

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

Masa Takumi won the Best Global Music Album award at the 65th Grammy Awards - this was the culmination of a life goal that Takumi moved across the world to Los Angeles in order to achieve.

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of the local culture and history.

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.

Cook Chef Rika's vinegar dishes! Featured recipes: (1) Tangy Egg Drop Soup with Spinach and Tomatoes; (2) Grilled Asparagus with Sesame Vinaigrette Dressing; (3) Chicken Glazed with Vinegar Sauce.

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 24-hour supermarket in Osaka is known for its brightly coloured exterior and very cheap bento meals and prepared foods - for three days we talk to people filling their shopping baskets here.

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

Professor Takanori Takebe of Tokyo Medical and Dental University is breaking new ground with research on iPS cell-derived organoids - discover how lives could be saved with Takebe's bold new ideas.

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

English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture, meeting the people and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks

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 3 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

Cook Chef Rika's vinegar dishes! Featured recipes: (1) Tangy Egg Drop Soup with Spinach and Tomatoes; (2) Grilled Asparagus with Sesame Vinaigrette Dressing; (3) Chicken Glazed with Vinegar Sauce.

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

Masa Takumi won the Best Global Music Album award at the 65th Grammy Awards - this was the culmination of a life goal that Takumi moved across the world to Los Angeles in order to achieve.

Discover Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden in Uda, where the natural landscape from 300 years ago is preserved in a botanical time capsule as a sanctuary of the local culture and history.

Famed for the speed and power of its float pulling, the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival is a dynamic spectacle - this episode highlights the two-day festival and the passion of those involved.

Recovery is slow one year after the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, but non-profit organisations have been indispensable in supporting victims and helping them to rebuild their lives.

A 24-hour supermarket in Osaka is known for its brightly coloured exterior and very cheap bento meals and prepared foods - for three days we talk to people filling their shopping baskets here.

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

Professor Takanori Takebe of Tokyo Medical and Dental University is breaking new ground with research on iPS cell-derived organoids - discover how lives could be saved with Takebe's bold new ideas.

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

English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture, meeting the people and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks

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

Cook Chef Rika's vinegar dishes! Featured recipes: (1) Tangy Egg Drop Soup with Spinach and Tomatoes; (2) Grilled Asparagus with Sesame Vinaigrette Dressing; (3) Chicken Glazed with Vinegar Sauce.

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 3 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 visit Mount Mitake in western Tokyo - known for the Shinto shrine on its summit and sacred areas of virtually unspoiled nature - to learn about samurai devotees and mountain worship 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

Kuwayama Norihiko has been providing psychological care for over 20 years to children traumatised by war in places such as Palestine and the former Yugoslavia - he talks about being there for others.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: Capsule Figures.

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

Kitamura Asako is the first female floatmaker in the 300-year history of Aomori's Nebuta Matsuri and battling prejudice as she upholds this male tradition while also imbuing a fresh new sensibility.

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

Professor Takanori Takebe of Tokyo Medical and Dental University is breaking new ground with research on iPS cell-derived organoids - discover how lives could be saved with Takebe's bold new ideas.

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 3 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 visit Mount Mitake in western Tokyo - known for the Shinto shrine on its summit and sacred areas of virtually unspoiled nature - to learn about samurai devotees and mountain worship traditions.