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Explains Mono-ii, a term that is used when the bout's outcome could go either way; the judges enter the ring to review closely.

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

Explores the history of two popular Japanese products: fan-cooled workwear and marine cargo tanks.

Dr Hirotaka explains the latest technology helping to reduce damage from landslides in several areas of Japan.

Featuring It Can't Be Done!

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

Featuring documentaries that shed light on politics, the economy, social trends, science and the environment in Japan and beyond.

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

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

NHK WORLD-JAPAN will broadcast GRAND SUMO November Tournament Day 14 action live from Fukuoka, as top wrestlers have their fourteenth bouts of the 15-day contest.

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The Kumano Kodo was designated UNESCO World Heritage in 2004. Travelling the JR Sangu and Kisei Lines along the trails on the Iseji route between Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture and Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture.

Peter Barakan investigates innovative, efficient and convenient laundry services.

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

Digging deeper into current affairs with cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives.

People try drawing zebras from memories, but recreating the stripes is more complicated than they think.

Though hardly more than an inch high, Little-One Inch has the brave heart of a great warrior. Using only a needle as a sword, he vanquishes a horrible ogre and protects a princess.

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

Explores the history of two popular Japanese products: fan-cooled workwear and marine cargo tanks.

Shirakawa-go is one of Japan's snowiest regions, famous for its traditional thatched-roof Gassho-style homes. Every detail of life here is reflected in the cooperative bond shared by residents.

A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, representing each season.

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

Featuring documentaries that shed light on politics, the economy, social trends, science and the environment in Japan and beyond.

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

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

A ride through Hokkaido in autumn. Along the way, the viewer sees animals throughout the majestic landscape and meet the indigenous Ainu who have long lived in harmony with nature.

People try drawing zebras from memories, but recreating the stripes is more complicated than they think.

Though hardly more than an inch high, Little-One Inch has the brave heart of a great warrior. Using only a needle as a sword, he vanquishes a horrible ogre and protects a princess.

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

Since the 2011 tsunami, the population of Ogatsu, northeast Japan, has plummeted. Visiting a fishing family and traditional dancers who love their hometown and are trying to keep traditions alive.

From what time to what time can we use the bath? To ask when something is open or available, put wa after the name of something, then nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.

A look at a professional furniture restorer who runs a cleaning service which cleans family treasures, returning them to their glory days once more.

A pair of canoers take on one of the fastest-flowing streams in Hokkaido to feast their eyes on a valley adorned with autumn leaves. It's a paddler's delight to enjoy splendid views from their canoe!

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

A unique time-lapse photography project. Shot by pros and non-pros. Flowers burst into full bloom and sprouting buds reach towards the sunlight, their movements following the rhythm of nature.

Technological advancement has allowed their cultivation ob bananas in snowy areas. Visiting a plantation in one of Japan's snowiest regions and checking out a wide variety of bananas at a wholesaler in Tokyo's Ota Market.

A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, representing each season.

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.

The host presents the history of the long-standing sumo topknot hairstyle that reflects the positional respect of the wrestlers and conveys its tradition.

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

The Kumano Kodo was designated UNESCO World Heritage in 2004. Travelling the JR Sangu and Kisei Lines along the trails on the Iseji route between Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture and Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture.

Peter Barakan investigates innovative, efficient and convenient laundry services.

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

Featuring documentaries that shed light on politics, the economy, social trends, science and the environment in Japan and beyond.

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

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

The Kumano Kodo was designated UNESCO World Heritage in 2004. Travelling the JR Sangu and Kisei Lines along the trails on the Iseji route between Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture and Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture.

Peter Barakan investigates innovative, efficient and convenient laundry services.

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

A ride through Hokkaido in autumn. Along the way, the viewer sees animals throughout the majestic landscape and meet the indigenous Ainu who have long lived in harmony with nature.

People try drawing zebras from memories, but recreating the stripes is more complicated than they think.

Though hardly more than an inch high, Little-One Inch has the brave heart of a great warrior. Using only a needle as a sword, he vanquishes a horrible ogre and protects a princess.

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

Since the 2011 tsunami, the population of Ogatsu, northeast Japan, has plummeted. Visiting a fishing family and traditional dancers who love their hometown and are trying to keep traditions alive.

From what time to what time can we use the bath? To ask when something is open or available, put wa after the name of something, then nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.

A look at a professional furniture restorer who runs a cleaning service which cleans family treasures, returning them to their glory days once more.

A pair of canoers take on one of the fastest-flowing streams in Hokkaido to feast their eyes on a valley adorned with autumn leaves. It's a paddler's delight to enjoy splendid views from their canoe!

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

Technological advancement has allowed their cultivation ob bananas in snowy areas. Visiting a plantation in one of Japan's snowiest regions and checking out a wide variety of bananas at a wholesaler in Tokyo's Ota Market.

A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with a pianist, Mine Kawakami, for which she plays exclusive pieces, representing each season.

We venture to the outskirts of Edo just after sunset, where a group of women and children have come to a stream to enjoy a popular summer activity. Find out what they are looking for amongst the weeds.

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.

The host presents the history of the long-standing sumo topknot hairstyle that reflects the positional respect of the wrestlers and conveys its tradition.

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

In a wintry river, ice crystals come together, forming a road of white. Presenting never-before-seen footage of nature and ice and exploring whether global warming is changing this natural wonder.

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

The hosts learn about Japan's food culture as they explore the country to find unique Japanese food and attempt to trace their original sources.

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

Ozawa Kenji joins the Japan edition with a lineup as unique as his sound. The 30-minute performance delivers nine beloved tracks in a one-take session that fills the NHK office with a roller coaster of emotion, from tension and warmth to even tears.

The adventures of Charo, a Japanese dog who finds himself lost in New York City and decides to find his way back home.

Japanology Plus explores Japanese life and culture. In this 5-minute digest, we look at konamon: flour-based cuisine. Two popular examples are takoyaki and okonomiyaki.

Meeting 20 playful cats at a temple once believed to have been home to a dragon. They show off their favourite spots and play together. Plus, visiting Tokoname and meeting a real-life beckoning cat.

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Highlighting Ishida Hiroyasu, a rising star known for his dynamic style and hit film `Penguin Highway'. Plus. the full version of Ishida's feature film debut, `Sonny Boy and Dewdrop Girl'.

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.

A new student from abroad, u, comes to the school and meets with i. However, it seems like i somehow makes u feel a bit upset due to a gesture.

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

Shirakawa-go is one of Japan's snowiest regions, famous for its traditional thatched-roof Gassho-style homes. Every detail of life here is reflected in the cooperative bond shared by residents.

Okinawa Prefecture is a group of subtropical islands in the far south of Japan. We examine its past and present, with footage from time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke. This time: The Holiest Place.

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.