NHK World HD Friday

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

China's 'factory inheritors,' people who take over manufacturing companies from their founder parents, struggle despite privileged upbringings with an economic downturn that threatens their futures

Night high schools in Japan have admitted more students with international roots in recent years - we look at a school in Tokyo and a teacher dedicated to guiding his students toward a better future.

The challenge of creative reconstruction with hopes and dreams from Fukushima to the world.

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

In 2023, Japan Railway Journal showcased 10 tourist trains running throughout the country. Join us as we examine the results of an online poll about these trains.

An evening news bulletin that provides Japan's views on many domestic and international news events.

China's 'factory inheritors,' people who take over manufacturing companies from their founder parents, struggle despite privileged upbringings with an economic downturn that threatens their futures

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

Photographer Komatsu Yuka has been documenting the lives of Syrian refugees who fled to Turkey to escape the conflict in Syria but now once again find themselves displaced by earthquakes.

Gataine Odori is a dance that depicts exhausting land reclamation work carried out in Omuta in the 19th century - a group of elderly women teach the dance to schoolchildren and keep the story alive.

German urbanist Chris Dimmer focuses on the community-building potential of Japan's public bathhouses (sento) - he hopes that people living alone can rediscover the value of these bathhouses.

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

Night high schools in Japan have admitted more students with international roots in recent years - we look at a school in Tokyo and a teacher dedicated to guiding his students toward a better future.

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 challenge of creative reconstruction with hopes and dreams from Fukushima to the world.

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: Evolving Renovations. New approaches use modern tech to reveal and showcase a building's history - explore renovations from a historic florist to new approaches to office environments.

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

China's 'factory inheritors,' people who take over manufacturing companies from their founder parents, struggle despite privileged upbringings with an economic downturn that threatens their futures

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

Watanabe Go is among the world's leading heart surgeons - he's an expert in robot-assisted keyhole surgery techniques that save lives while minimising burden on the patient.

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

Night high schools in Japan have admitted more students with international roots in recent years - we look at a school in Tokyo and a teacher dedicated to guiding his students toward a better future.

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

Photographer Komatsu Yuka has been documenting the lives of Syrian refugees who fled to Turkey to escape the conflict in Syria but now once again find themselves displaced by earthquakes.

Gataine Odori is a dance that depicts exhausting land reclamation work carried out in Omuta in the 19th century - a group of elderly women teach the dance to schoolchildren and keep the story alive.

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.

The challenge of creative reconstruction with hopes and dreams from Fukushima to the world.

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: Evolving Renovations. New approaches use modern tech to reveal and showcase a building's history - explore renovations from a historic florist to new approaches to office environments.

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

China's 'factory inheritors,' people who take over manufacturing companies from their founder parents, struggle despite privileged upbringings with an economic downturn that threatens their futures

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

Night high schools in Japan have admitted more students with international roots in recent years - we look at a school in Tokyo and a teacher dedicated to guiding his students toward a better future.

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

German urbanist Chris Dimmer focuses on the community-building potential of Japan's public bathhouses (sento) - he hopes that people living alone can rediscover the value of these bathhouses.

Discover the stories behind renowned Japanese products alongside our reporter. This time: Massage chairs

Nicoleta Oprisan from Romania is highly skilled at ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging - here she speaks about ikebana's power to communicate without words in a Japanophiles interview.

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 shrine in Kumamoto Pref. was razed in the 2016 earthquake. The seven-year restoration fused traditional craftsmanship with the latest technology.

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

Journey through Kyoto's historic Kiyomizu-dera Temple - from its iconic stage and tranquil sacred spring, we unveil the definitive two-hour condensed course while basking in springtime beauty.

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

Travel through Iwate Prefecture from the popular destination of Morioka to the Pacific coast - eat your fill of soba noodles, dive into a fantastical world, fish with cucumbers and go spelunking.

Japanology Plus' explores Japanese life and culture - in this digest, we look at scissors. After arriving in Japan, they evolved in unique ways.

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: Evolving Renovations. New approaches use modern tech to reveal and showcase a building's history - explore renovations from a historic florist to new approaches to office environments.

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

Himeji Castle with its white keep is one of Japan's most famous castles, but its beauty is deceiving - the paths to the keep follow the hill's gradient and hold many surprises for potential attackers.

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

Curry rice is one of Japan's most iconic national dishes - why is this dish born in India so beloved by the Japanese?

What does it take to survive a flood? Japan has developed survival skills for floods through experiences such as typhoons - find out how to navigate flooded streets and escape cars.

Fishing boats in the herring industry that thrived here until the 1950s featured swirling decorations that made a big impression on Hokkaido native Takeya.