NHK WORLD-JAPAN

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

Night Watch: Veterans Back on Duty: Vietnam, 2025. The filmmakers visit Vietnam to explore the lives of war veterans volunteering to guard their hometowns.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

Finding an Apartment in Japan is Too Hard!, 2024. A young man from Vietnam is using his own struggles finding a flat in Japan to help other foreigners get settled, for people who are new to Japan or have faced similar challenges.

Curved Escalators, 2025. Reporter Ishii Terumi visits a commercial facility and talks to Inoue Akihiko to explore the invention of curved escalators.

Octopuses, 2025. Untangling Japan’s long history with octopi, creatures that are not only eaten in Japan but also depicted in works of art. They may be regarded as objects of worship or even kept as pets.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

Baby Mix-ups – The Search for Lost Origins, 2026. Cold cases are revisited with meticulous investigation, combining expert analysis and storytelling to shed light on unresolved mysteries.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

THE ANIME STUDIO:TOEI ANIMATION, 2026. Discovers the secrets of Japanese anime and manga as their popularity continues to grow. Considers the appeal of these Japanese productions internationally, how they’re created, and their cultural significance.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

One Line Inspires Generations in Chiba, 2024. Exploring the 6.4km Choshi Electric Railway which has operated for a century with the warm support of residents and rail fans. Everyone here strives to preserve the local traditions and specialities.

Family Restaurants, 2026. Family restaurants are uniquely Japanese establishments, popular not only with families but also with solo diners these days. They offer a wide array of creative dishes and a fun dining experience.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

The New Era of Japanese Modern Design, 2026. Explore the beauty and potential of Japanese Modern Design, a fusion of rational Western Modernism and traditional Japanese materials and skills.

The Magic Raccoonkettle, 2023. A priest is surprised to find that the prestigious tea kettle he received can grow legs and run away if it is put on the fire.

2023. Fascinating experiments that help people visualise sequences and predict future outcomes. Conveys the pleasure found in improving sequence patterns and how programming principles can be discovered in many aspects of daily life.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

YAOBIKUNI, 2026. Time and Tide transcends time to detail extraordinary historical events in Japan and the world. Join NHK WORLD-JAPAN on a journey that reveals the truth behind some of the turning points of the past.

Kobe, 2026. Kobe boasts the most street pianos in Japan. In an underground mall, a popular piano becomes a hub where people from all walks of life play from the heart.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

Droughts, 2023. Droughts are increasing and simulations predict that megadroughts could occur in the not-so-distant future. Having a look at Japan’s technology attempting to address issues surrounding water scarcity.

Crafting Timeless Products, 2024. Tagawa investigates the process of design by looking at the work of Yanagi Sori, who shaped products by making models using different materials.

The World of Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers ( Part 1), 2026. Chushingura is one of the most popular plays. It is based on a sensational historical incident when 47 masterless samurai avenged the death of their lord. Ainosuke explores it in a two-part series.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

Baby Mix-ups – The Search for Lost Origins, 2026. Cold cases are revisited with meticulous investigation, combining expert analysis and storytelling to shed light on unresolved mysteries.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

THE ANIME STUDIO:TOEI ANIMATION, 2026. Discovers the secrets of Japanese anime and manga as their popularity continues to grow. Considers the appeal of these Japanese productions internationally, how they’re created, and their cultural significance.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

YAOBIKUNI, 2026. Time and Tide transcends time to detail extraordinary historical events in Japan and the world. Join NHK WORLD-JAPAN on a journey that reveals the truth behind some of the turning points of the past.

Kobe, 2026. Kobe boasts the most street pianos in Japan. In an underground mall, a popular piano becomes a hub where people from all walks of life play from the heart.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

The New Era of Japanese Modern Design, 2026. Explore the beauty and potential of Japanese Modern Design, a fusion of rational Western Modernism and traditional Japanese materials and skills.

The Magic Raccoonkettle, 2023. A priest is surprised to find that the prestigious tea kettle he received can grow legs and run away if it is put on the fire.

2023. Fascinating experiments that help people visualise sequences and predict future outcomes. Conveys the pleasure found in improving sequence patterns and how programming principles can be discovered in many aspects of daily life.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

One Line Inspires Generations in Chiba, 2024. Exploring the 6.4km Choshi Electric Railway which has operated for a century with the warm support of residents and rail fans. Everyone here strives to preserve the local traditions and specialities.

Family Restaurants, 2026. Family restaurants are uniquely Japanese establishments, popular not only with families but also with solo diners these days. They offer a wide array of creative dishes and a fun dining experience.

2000. Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

Droughts, 2023. Droughts are increasing and simulations predict that megadroughts could occur in the not-so-distant future. Having a look at Japan’s technology attempting to address issues surrounding water scarcity.

Crafting Timeless Products, 2024. Tagawa investigates the process of design by looking at the work of Yanagi Sori, who shaped products by making models using different materials.

The World of Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers ( Part 1), 2026. Chushingura is one of the most popular plays. It is based on a sensational historical incident when 47 masterless samurai avenged the death of their lord. Ainosuke explores it in a two-part series.