NHK World HD Saturday

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 stories behind hit Japanese products plus top creations for niche markets - this time, tactile paving and crab stick machines.

Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.

There are various interesting laws and rules and philosophies hidden in our daily lives; this programme introduces children to them and teaches them how to think about them.

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 a highland village where their doctor provides care for its ageing residents and is also reinvigorating the community with his energy and fresh ideas.

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 taxi through Vietnam's capital of Hanoi - see this vibrant city's true colours out of the window of a taxi and in conversations with the drivers we meet.

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 stories behind hit Japanese products plus top creations for niche markets - this time, tactile paving and crab stick machines.

Japan has a long history of natural disasters - 'Bosai' explores how to overcome them and save lives with the power of science.

There are various interesting laws and rules and philosophies hidden in our daily lives; this programme introduces children to them and teaches them how to think about them.

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

Sasaki helps children handle the medical environment of a paediatric ward, creating a gentle atmosphere - we look at the importance of everyday life through the children's lives and how to restore it.

Featured recipe: White Mizu-yokan with Matcha Syrup. Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, based on traditional Japanese cooking techniques in five minutes!

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 has over 14,000 islands and their inhabitants keep each unique local culture alive. Kobi Island has just 13 residents - we meet four lively women who pray at the local shrine's sacred boulder.

Kamikochi is a beautiful mountainous region in Nagano Prefecture that's 1,500m above sea level - with a reflective pond and rime ice, see the frozen beauty of Kamikochi through time-lapse photography.

Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.

Numbler erases part of a cake delivery memo resulting in the delivery of four cakes instead of one - Barky solves the mystery by showing the difference between ordinal numbers and cardinal numbers.

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

Sawajima Yuichi travels to the Warring States Period when three ninjas receive a top-secret order to steal an enemy castle's architectural plans - will they be able to accomplish their mission?

Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan - in this episode, Kyle Card hikes the newly-designated long trail around majestic Mount Fuji and discovers its secrets.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

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 a highland village where their doctor provides care for its ageing residents and is also reinvigorating the community with his energy and fresh ideas.

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 taxi through Vietnam's capital of Hanoi - see this vibrant city's true colours out of the window of a taxi and in conversations with the drivers we meet.

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

Our cyclist travels three large rivers in central Japan - the Kiso, the Nagara and the Ibi - and explores unique cultures related to them like cormorant fishing and an exciting float festival.

Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.

Numbler erases part of a cake delivery memo resulting in the delivery of four cakes instead of one - Barky solves the mystery by showing the difference between ordinal numbers and cardinal numbers.

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

Ise katagami is the art of crafting stencils for kimono patterns - now the artisans practising it are ageing and their numbers shrinking. We look at the people devoted to preserving this tradition.

#13 I want to see the snow. / To say what you want to do, replace the 'masu' ending of a verb with 'tai desu'. For example, 'mimasu' (to see) becomes 'mitai desu' (to want to see).

An expert cycling duo cuts across the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Natural Heritage site located in eastern Hokkaido - they excitedly introduce local wildlife and magnificent summer views en route.

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

Sawajima Yuichi travels to the Warring States Period when three ninjas receive a top-secret order to steal an enemy castle's architectural plans - will they be able to accomplish their mission?

Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan - in this episode, Kyle Card hikes the newly-designated long trail around majestic Mount Fuji and discovers its secrets.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

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

Sasaki helps children handle the medical environment of a paediatric ward, creating a gentle atmosphere - we look at the importance of everyday life through the children's lives and how to restore it.

Featured recipe: White Mizu-yokan with Matcha Syrup. Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, based on traditional Japanese cooking techniques in five minutes!

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 a highland village where their doctor provides care for its ageing residents and is also reinvigorating the community with his energy and fresh ideas.

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 taxi through Vietnam's capital of Hanoi - see this vibrant city's true colours out of the window of a taxi and in conversations with the drivers we meet.

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

Sasaki helps children handle the medical environment of a paediatric ward, creating a gentle atmosphere - we look at the importance of everyday life through the children's lives and how to restore it.

Featured recipe: White Mizu-yokan with Matcha Syrup. Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, based on traditional Japanese cooking techniques in five minutes!

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

Our cyclist travels three large rivers in central Japan - the Kiso, the Nagara and the Ibi - and explores unique cultures related to them like cormorant fishing and an exciting float festival.

Puppet action show for children. In a distant post-human future where surviving creatures have formed a community, new-breed dinosaur girl Rockie sets out on hilarious adventures with her schoolmates.

Numbler erases part of a cake delivery memo resulting in the delivery of four cakes instead of one - Barky solves the mystery by showing the difference between ordinal numbers and cardinal numbers.

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

Ise katagami is the art of crafting stencils for kimono patterns - now the artisans practising it are ageing and their numbers shrinking. We look at the people devoted to preserving this tradition.

#13 I want to see the snow. / To say what you want to do, replace the 'masu' ending of a verb with 'tai desu'. For example, 'mimasu' (to see) becomes 'mitai desu' (to want to see).

An expert cycling duo cuts across the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Natural Heritage site located in eastern Hokkaido - they excitedly introduce local wildlife and magnificent summer views en route.

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

Sawajima Yuichi travels to the Warring States Period when three ninjas receive a top-secret order to steal an enemy castle's architectural plans - will they be able to accomplish their mission?

Join our explorers as they pursue the cinematic beauty of Japan - in this episode, Kyle Card hikes the newly-designated long trail around majestic Mount Fuji and discovers its secrets.

Discover the unique traditional method of roof thatching that uses Hinoki cypress bark.

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 tragedy of the Great Kanto Earthquake continued for three days, during which a rare 'fire tornado' consumed a crowded evacuation site and violence against foreign residents ran rampant.

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

Renowned ecologist Minakata Kumagusu defended the sacred forests of Kumano in the Kii Mountain Range - he saved them from extinction by fighting the government near the start of the 20th century.

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

Our cyclist travels three large rivers in central Japan - the Kiso, the Nagara and the Ibi - and explores unique cultures related to them like cormorant fishing and an exciting float festival.

This program is an animation series about a Japanese dog, Charo. He meets and is helped by many mythical creatures of Northern Japan as he searches for eight star talismans. Tohoku series 1-7.

Women-only trips and solo camping are some of the many ways that people enjoy camping in Japan - camping can even serve as a method of preparing for disaster. We examine its increasing popularity.

Todaiji Temple is a World Heritage Site - we encounter cats and deer who live at the temple, one cat keeps an eye on his owner's pickle shop, and another cat enjoys listening to flute music.

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 massive twisting column rising from the depths features thousands of arabesque greenlings, a type of mackerel. More surprises await as a vortex form at the top, attracting prey and predator alike.

Tokachi is in Japan's great northern land of Hokkaido and is home to vast fields and sprawling pastures - experience its vibrant summer colours through time-lapse photography.

A selection of acclaimed programs from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

A selection of acclaimed programmes from NHK's domestic channels dubbed into English.

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 close-up look at cities worldwide as seen by a walking tourist who visits places off the beaten path, meets ordinary people, and enjoys a travel experience that's only possible on foot.

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

Ise katagami is the art of crafting stencils for kimono patterns - now the artisans practising it are ageing and their numbers shrinking. We look at the people devoted to preserving this tradition.

#13 I want to see the snow. / To say what you want to do, replace the 'masu' ending of a verb with 'tai desu'. For example, 'mimasu' (to see) becomes 'mitai desu' (to want to see).

An expert cycling duo cuts across the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Natural Heritage site located in eastern Hokkaido - they excitedly introduce local wildlife and magnificent summer views en route.