NHK World HD Thursday

Today's theme: Book Design. Digital books mean rapid change for the printed word - physical cover designs focus on texture and fragrance to enchant potential readers. Explore the world of book design.

Adam Smith is a potter from England who follows a self-sufficient lifestyle in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture - he creates rich natural colours by using handmade glazes made from local plants.

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.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 11 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Fukuoka.

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

Direct Talk is an in-depth interview program featuring professionals or experts in the world who share their unique insights, information and analysis

Kue is a large deep-sea fish that's quite elusive, but its superb flavour keeps people begging for more - savour unique dishes and learn about efforts being taken to protect this luxurious fish.

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

Kyoto skills and culture stretch washi's potential: huge sheets combined with lighting, fabric made from washi threads, biodegradable washi clothing, and a traditional craft for making everyday items.

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

Friedensdorf International takes sick and injured children from war zones to Germany for treatment and rehabilitation - director Birgit Stifter explains its activities on a visit to Hiroshima.

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.

Today's theme: Book Design. Digital books mean rapid change for the printed word - physical cover designs focus on texture and fragrance to enchant potential readers. Explore the world of book design.

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

Adam Smith is a potter from England who follows a self-sufficient lifestyle in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture - he creates rich natural colours by using handmade glazes made from local plants.

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

Retired railway cars often end up in museums or parks to be appreciated after their service, but some are abandoned and unable to be maintained - see preservation efforts being made in Hokkaido.

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

Kyoto skills and culture stretch washi's potential: huge sheets combined with lighting, fabric made from washi threads, biodegradable washi clothing, and a traditional craft for making everyday items.

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

Friedensdorf International takes sick and injured children from war zones to Germany for treatment and rehabilitation - director Birgit Stifter explains its activities on a visit to Hiroshima.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 12 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Fukuoka.

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

Today's theme: Book Design. Digital books mean rapid change for the printed word - physical cover designs focus on texture and fragrance to enchant potential readers. Explore the world of book design.

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

Direct Talk is an in-depth interview program featuring professionals or experts in the world who share their unique insights, information and analysis

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

The stories behind hit Japanese products plus top creations for niche markets. This time: singing synthesisers and solder.

Adam Smith is a potter from England who follows a self-sufficient lifestyle in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture - he creates rich natural colours by using handmade glazes made from local plants.

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

Retired railway cars often end up in museums or parks to be appreciated after their service, but some are abandoned and unable to be maintained - see preservation efforts being made in Hokkaido.

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

Kyoto skills and culture stretch washi's potential: huge sheets combined with lighting, fabric made from washi threads, biodegradable washi clothing, and a traditional craft for making everyday items.

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

Today's theme: Book Design. Digital books mean rapid change for the printed word - physical cover designs focus on texture and fragrance to enchant potential readers. Explore the world of book design.

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 Murakami Kaizoku were seafarers and fighters in the Seto Inland Sea - we explore their history and legacy with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: Seto Inland Sea.

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.

NHK World-Japan presents a sumo highlights programme for fans around the globe featuring all top-division bouts from Day 12 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Fukuoka.

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

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey has displaced 2.5 million people, and a group of evacuees in Iskenderun are living in train carriages as they struggle with loss and trauma.

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

Jean Bellorini has taken in girls exiled from Afghanistan under the Taliban regime as actresses - he creates plays with them in the belief that cultural interaction is an essential part of theatre.

A breadmaker for many years, Yoshioka Kenichi had a problem with leftover bread crusts - seeking some use for them, he's put the same love he has for bread into making delicious craft beer.

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

Kushikatsu is a firm favourite in the foodie's paradise of Osaka - fast, tasty and cheap, the deep-fried food on a stick is popular with Osakans who don't like wasting time and expect value for money.

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

Retired railway cars often end up in museums or parks to be appreciated after their service, but some are abandoned and unable to be maintained - see preservation efforts being made in Hokkaido.

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 12 of the latest Grand Sumo tournament in Fukuoka.

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

Jean Bellorini has taken in girls exiled from Afghanistan under the Taliban regime as actresses - he creates plays with them in the belief that cultural interaction is an essential part of theatre.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey has displaced 2.5 million people, and a group of evacuees in Iskenderun are living in train carriages as they struggle with loss and trauma.