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

NHK World-Japan presents a variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

Niigata's Sanjo City is considered the birthplace of curry ramen. A metalworking city, it also produces ramen utensils!

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

The key to achieving peace is feeling the pain of others - it's an idea Hayashida Mitsuhiro picked up from hibakusha in his native Nagasaki, and one he tries to teach young visitors to his city.

Discover the basics of Japanese cuisine with professionals; Chef Saito provides easy guidance for making authentic dishes while Chef Rika gives helpful advice on quick and stylish cuisine

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

Each episode offers a three-day slice-of-life at a different location in Japan; chance encounters, unexpected dramas and surprising insights into the 'now' around us.

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

Kumamoto is recovering from the 2016 earthquake - a piano is placed in a shopping arcade for a limited period and people stop to play from their heart.

Experienced anchor Del Irani has a cutting-edge dialogue with a first-class guest on current affairs topics.

...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

NHK World-Japan presents a variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

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.

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 variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

Muta Yoca is an artist whose vibrant and dynamic pieces are based on the Kutani-yaki style of ceramics; we speak with Muta about her global popularity and how she creates art unburdened by convention.

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

Discover the basics of Japanese cuisine with professionals; Chef Saito provides easy guidance for making authentic dishes while Chef Rika gives helpful advice on quick and stylish cuisine

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

Kumamoto is recovering from the 2016 earthquake - a piano is placed in a shopping arcade for a limited period and people stop to play from their heart.

Each episode offers a three-day slice-of-life at a different location in Japan; chance encounters, unexpected dramas and surprising insights into the 'now' around us.

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 variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

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.

Tiny nematodes can survive in harsh environments, regenerate damaged tissue, and make decisions - they're being studied for hints about new medicines as we also look at recycled concrete.

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 variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

Niigata's Sanjo City is considered the birthplace of curry ramen. A metalworking city, it also produces ramen utensils!

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

Fly over northern Japan in autumn on a plane! Hop onboard a flight from Tokyo to New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido and see the beautiful mountains in full autumnal foliage from 40,000 feet in the air.

Experienced anchor Del Irani has a cutting-edge dialogue with a first-class guest on current affairs topics.

Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, who cooks using traditional Japanese cooking techniques, in five minutes!

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

Kumamoto is recovering from the 2016 earthquake - a piano is placed in a shopping arcade for a limited period and people stop to play from their heart.

Discover the basics of Japanese cuisine with professionals; Chef Saito provides easy guidance for making authentic dishes while Chef Rika gives helpful advice on quick and stylish cuisine

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

1 in 10 Japanese got married through online spouse-hunting services in 2020 - we interview women who use matchmaking apps including Manami, who uses multiple apps to find a perfect partner.

Muta Yoca is an artist whose vibrant and dynamic pieces are based on the Kutani-yaki style of ceramics; we speak with Muta about her global popularity and how she creates art unburdened by convention.

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.

NHK WORLD presents news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia

Each episode offers a three-day slice-of-life at a different location in Japan; chance encounters, unexpected dramas and surprising insights into the 'now' around us.

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 variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

The key to achieving peace is feeling the pain of others - it's an idea Hayashida Mitsuhiro picked up from hibakusha in his native Nagasaki, and one he tries to teach young visitors to his city.

Tiny nematodes can survive in harsh environments, regenerate damaged tissue, and make decisions - they're being studied for hints about new medicines as we also look at recycled concrete.

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

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

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.

Admired since ancient times for their beauty, Japanese swords are amazing works of art - this time, a perfect distillation of craftsmanship: Gunchomon Hyogo-gusari no Tachi.

Discover the basics of Japanese cuisine with professionals; Chef Saito provides easy guidance for making authentic dishes while Chef Rika gives helpful advice on quick and stylish cuisine

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 variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

Experienced anchor Del Irani has a cutting-edge dialogue with a first-class guest on current affairs topics.

Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, who cooks using traditional Japanese cooking techniques, in five minutes!

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

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

'Direct Talk' is an in-depth interview programme featuring business executives or people in the news who share their insights, information and analysis.

The behind-the-scenes tales of hit products and creations from Japan: this is 'Japan's Top Inventions'

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

1 in 1000 Japanese have experience as a lay judge in court cases - we witness a networking event for former lay judges where they discuss unique experiences. What does it feel like to judge others?

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 variety of short programmes focusing on Japan and Asia.

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.

Tiny nematodes can survive in harsh environments, regenerate damaged tissue, and make decisions - they're being studied for hints about new medicines as we also look at recycled concrete.

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 wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

Admired since ancient times for their beauty, Japanese swords are amazing works of art - this time, Yasutsuna (Onikirimaru), a blade that was used to defeat a terrible demon.

Chobei led a vigilante group to protect people from samurai abuses - actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores him in two plays, one showing a fateful encounter and one showing his tragic death.

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

Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan - in this episode, Kyle Card hikes the newly-designated long trail around majestic Mount Fuji and discovers its secrets.

Two local takes on ramen that kept Hiroshima fed during postwar reconstruction; flavors passed down for generations.