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Gives a peek into an envelope containing the prize money that the sumo wrestler will receive after winning the match.

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

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.

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.

Daily news program that picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Digital books mean rapid change for the printed word. Physical cover designs focus on texture and fragrance to enchant potential readers. Exploring the world of book design.

Daily news program that picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

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

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

Presents the latest entertainment news and trends along with special interviews with TV personalities.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

An aerial journey across 21st century Japan. Following bird's-eye views of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago. This time, a look at Lake Furen.

Sumo highlights from a range of tournaments that have taken place across the globe. Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports and boasts a history going back more than 1500 years.

Gives a peek into an envelope containing the prize money that the sumo wrestler will receive after winning the match.

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

Presents the latest entertainment news and trends along with special interviews with TV personalities.

Gareth Malone teaches singing to people in places where it is uncommon but where the inspiration and unity of music is most needed. He uses choral singing to empower, heal and connect people.

Explores kue, a large deep-sea fish that people consider luxurious, by going fishing with the locals and visiting restaurants to try the delicacies.

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

Presents the latest entertainment news and trends along with special interviews with TV personalities.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

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.

Comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts 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.

We observe Red Fuji and Black Fuji, two dramatically different views of Japan's most famous mountain, captured by the artist Hokusai.

Comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

Digital books mean rapid change for the printed word. Physical cover designs focus on texture and fragrance to enchant potential readers. Exploring the world of book design.

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

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

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

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

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Going behind the scenes of Japan's amazing railways, providing interesting facts, new technologies, expert tips, plus where to go, how to get there, and more.

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

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts 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.

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

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.

Sumo highlights from a range of tournaments that have taken place across the globe. Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports and boasts a history going back more than 1500 years.

A Sumo wrestling referee's attires hold meaning behind the colourful traditional look and is actually believed that it symbolises the victory.

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

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Digital books mean rapid change for the printed word. Physical cover designs focus on texture and fragrance to enchant potential readers. Exploring the world of book design.

Comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Gareth Malone teaches singing to people in places where it is uncommon but where the inspiration and unity of music is most needed. He uses choral singing to empower, heal and connect people.

We observe Red Fuji and Black Fuji, two dramatically different views of Japan's most famous mountain, captured by the artist Hokusai.

Explores the process of developing the singing synthesiser and various types of solder.

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

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

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

Going behind the scenes of Japan's amazing railways, providing interesting facts, new technologies, expert tips, plus where to go, how to get there, and more.

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

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

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.

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

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.

Digital books mean rapid change for the printed word. Physical cover designs focus on texture and fragrance to enchant potential readers. Exploring the world of book design.

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

We observe Red Fuji and Black Fuji, two dramatically different views of Japan's most famous mountain, captured by the artist Hokusai.

Explores the history and legacy of the Seto Inland Sea, with time-lapse footage.

An aerial journey across 21st century Japan. Following bird's-eye views of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago. This time, a look at Lake Furen.

Sumo highlights from a range of tournaments that have taken place across the globe. Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports and boasts a history going back more than 1500 years.

A Sumo wrestling referee's attires hold meaning behind the colourful traditional look and is actually believed that it symbolises the victory.

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

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Explores the stories of people who survived a big earthquake in the Hatay Province of Turkey in February 2023.

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

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

Presenting bento ideas sent in from around the world and teaching how to give leftovers a bento makeover and use shared ingredients to make different bento for your family.

A bread maker 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.

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

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

A resident of Osaka dives into the world of kushikatsu by making a stop in the Shinsekai district, where multiple eateries serving the dish are located.

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

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Going behind the scenes of Japan's amazing railways, providing interesting facts, new technologies, expert tips, plus where to go, how to get there, and more.

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

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Sumo highlights from a range of tournaments that have taken place across the globe. Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports and boasts a history going back more than 1500 years.