NHK World Wednesday

NHK World-Japan presents a wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

Water: The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to water. Explore the unique culture behind them.

A festival of floats decorated with locally grown vegetables parades the streets in early October in gratitude for an abundant harvest.

'Joy through travel' is the mantra of Dr Ito Reiya, who helps critical and chronic patients to plan trips - he accompanies them to the sea, familiar places, or to see family to bring them happiness.

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.

Several old theatre buildings around Japan give a feeling of what it was like to see kabuki in the Edo period; experience these performances up close.

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

Fu Jingliang, the 1st inheritor of Incense Culture, have been researching incense for over 30 years. Due to the pandemic, it drew the attention of the Chinese.

Japanese researchers created the technology behind next-generation solar cells - we look at the story of their development and their tremendous potential to solve energy problems.

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 Okutama, a town nestled in a mountain range on Tokyo's western edge, and learn about the complex history behind a large reservoir that serves as a vital water source for the metropolis.

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

With the 2024 blockbuster 'Ultraman: Rising', animation director John Aoshima introduced the iconic Japanese superhero to new audiences - he talks about bringing his heritage to the Hollywood screen.

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

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

NHK World-Japan presents a wide range of programmes from news, current affairs, and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.

Water: The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to water. Explore the unique culture behind them.

A festival of floats decorated with locally grown vegetables parades the streets in early October in gratitude for an abundant harvest.

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

'Joy through travel' is the mantra of Dr Ito Reiya, who helps critical and chronic patients to plan trips - he accompanies them to the sea, familiar places, or to see family to bring them happiness.

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

Wakasagi, small 10-centimetre fish, are the star of Japan's winter fishing season - drill holes in an icy lake for some line fishing and meet fishers who are passionate about conservation efforts.

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 Okutama, a town nestled in a mountain range on Tokyo's western edge, and learn about the complex history behind a large reservoir that serves as a vital water source for the metropolis.

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 the 2024 blockbuster 'Ultraman: Rising', animation director John Aoshima introduced the iconic Japanese superhero to new audiences - he talks about bringing his heritage to the Hollywood screen.

Several old theatre buildings around Japan give a feeling of what it was like to see kabuki in the Edo period; experience these performances up close.

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.

Water: The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to water. Explore the unique culture behind them.

A festival of floats decorated with locally grown vegetables parades the streets in early October in gratitude for an abundant harvest.

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

Fu Jingliang, the 1st inheritor of Incense Culture, have been researching incense for over 30 years. Due to the pandemic, it drew the attention of the Chinese.

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

Japanese government data shows that retired women face a greater risk of financial insecurity than men - we look into the reasons for this and what can be done to fix the problem.

'Joy through travel' is the mantra of Dr Ito Reiya, who helps critical and chronic patients to plan trips - he accompanies them to the sea, familiar places, or to see family to bring them happiness.

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

Wakasagi, small 10-centimetre fish, are the star of Japan's winter fishing season - drill holes in an icy lake for some line fishing and meet fishers who are passionate about conservation efforts.

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 Okutama, a town nestled in a mountain range on Tokyo's western edge, and learn about the complex history behind a large reservoir that serves as a vital water source for the metropolis.

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.

Water: The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to water. Explore the unique culture behind them.

A festival of floats decorated with locally grown vegetables parades the streets in early October in gratitude for an abundant harvest.

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 Ainu: indigenous people of northern Japan. Time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke investigates various aspects of their culture and traditions - this time: Ainu Patterns.

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.

Several old theatre buildings around Japan give a feeling of what it was like to see kabuki in the Edo period; experience these performances up close.

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

Flora is integral to traditional and modern Kyoto life - as Japan's oldest public botanical garden celebrates its centennial, a medicinal plant garden preserve rare plants for posterity.

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

Vivi Lin is the founder of the Period Museum in Taipei - she aims to achieve period equity and DEI by helping people to understand menstruation, an issue that has been regarded as taboo in society.

Today's theme: Circular Design. We're all part of a vast natural ecosystem - circular design prioritises resources and minimises waste and pollution. Explore their beauty and admire the natural cycle.

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

Japan's deities are said to gather each year in Izumo in western Japan - we visit Izumo Taisha, a shrine with a millennium of history, and explore a land with deep connections to the distant past.

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

Wakasagi, small 10-centimetre fish, are the star of Japan's winter fishing season - drill holes in an icy lake for some line fishing and meet fishers who are passionate about conservation efforts.

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 begin a Ehime Prefecture special at a mikan orange farm where a young man is diligently growing mikan and avocados on land inherited from his grandparents.

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

Vivi Lin is the founder of the Period Museum in Taipei - she aims to achieve period equity and DEI by helping people to understand menstruation, an issue that has been regarded as taboo in society.

Flora is integral to traditional and modern Kyoto life - as Japan's oldest public botanical garden celebrates its centennial, a medicinal plant garden preserve rare plants for posterity.