NHK World - Japan 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

Cahyo Laksono is passionate about carbon neutrality - the PhD student sees an opportunity to reuse carbon dioxide emissions in Japan and his native Indonesia to help produce plastics.

As a constant supply of concrete is required for urbanisation around the world, Japanese companies have developed concrete that emits no CO2 during production and a CO2-absorbing material coating.

Boat builders in one coastal district used their skills to make houses - Nishizawa considers how architecture is affected by a community's terrain and values.

We revisit Ukrainian musicians Alek and Vadym in Nagasaki as they create a music video to express their prayer for peace, and meet Raul from Columbia who runs an Italian restaurant in Ibaraki.

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 Sannai Maruyama Site.

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 supermarket is attracting attention for its handling of both halal food for Muslims and common Japanese foodstuffs - what is the new kind of communication created by such food culture differences?

NHK's services are playing a larger role in governmental support for foreign residents - we see how a support centre in Tokyo is promoting NHK World-Japan as part of its multilingual support.

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

How does a five-metre-tall creature survive in one of Africa's most desolate regions? The desert-dwelling giraffe sticks its neck out for both the sparse vegetation and to avoid ever-present dangers.

Oze National Park contains the largest mountain wetland in Japan - see the beauty of Oze as time-lapse photography makes the flowers and the morning dew come alive.

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

Koyama Rie was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease several years ago - an avid table tennis player, she now teaches the sport to fellow Parkinson's patients to improve their health and their outlook.

Chef Nobuko, her cameraman husband Makoto, and their cat Tama take us on a tasty journey of local cuisine served with a side of seasonal scenery at the Satoyama Kitchen guesthouse in Hida Takayama.

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 revisit Ukrainian musicians Alek and Vadym in Nagasaki as they create a music video to express their prayer for peace, and meet Raul from Columbia who runs an Italian restaurant in Ibaraki.