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Sheds light on the history and the making of the mawashi, a belt worn by wrestlers during battles to represent their rankings.

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

Interviews with leaders, academics, visionaries and entrepreneurs whose work is changing the world. Offers insight into those who are applying their skills to solve challenges at a local, regional and international level.

Featuring Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hongkonger Wan Sze Ho, an instructor at a driving school in Kumamoto.

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

Lessons on how the viewer can make the most out of their Japanese language skills. This time, a look at what the viewer can say or do when they would like to politely disagree in a social setting.

Comprised of several regular programs with the theme of creating a multicultural society. Answering questions about Japan from foreign viewers, looking at international exchange programs, and giving tips on disaster preparedness.

An explanation of the programme plan in the latter half of 2024, and an introduction of `Documentary 360', the english version of good documentaries produced in Japanese language.

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

This programme visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history. Today: Notsuke Peninsula, Harsh Winters and Rich Seas.

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.

Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago. This time, visiting Nara Prefecture and meeting one of the great masters of Japanese sword-making.

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.

Sheds light on the history and the making of the mawashi, a belt worn by wrestlers during battles to represent their rankings.

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.

Kishikawa Masanori, a Shinto priest who has organised live painting events, anime collaborations, and various other events at a 1300-year-old shrine, shares his vision of a shrine for modern times.

The host shares with the viewer Japan's exciting music scene, including pop, rock, traditional and more, with live performances, artist interviews, plus all the latest news. This time with ICEx and Reiko.

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.

Featuring Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hongkonger Wan Sze Ho, an instructor at a driving school in Kumamoto.

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.

Interviews with leaders, academics, visionaries and entrepreneurs whose work is changing the world. Offers insight into those who are applying their skills to solve challenges at a local, regional and international level.

With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

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

Lessons on how the viewer can make the most out of their Japanese language skills. This time, a look at what the viewer can say or do when they would like to politely disagree in a social setting.

Comprised of several regular programs with the theme of creating a multicultural society. Answering questions about Japan from foreign viewers, looking at international exchange programs, and giving tips on disaster preparedness.

An explanation of the programme plan in the latter half of 2024, and an introduction of `Documentary 360', the english version of good documentaries produced in Japanese language.

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.

This programme visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history. Today: Notsuke Peninsula, Harsh Winters and Rich Seas.

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.

Exploring the risks of self-diagnosing and a new device for managing constipation, which, according to data, can lead to life-threatening conditions like stroke and chronic kidney disease.

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.

Featuring Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hongkonger Wan Sze Ho, an instructor at a driving school in Kumamoto.

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

Interviews with leaders, academics, visionaries and entrepreneurs whose work is changing the world. Offers insight into those who are applying their skills to solve challenges at a local, regional and international level.

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 narrator talks about the ring-entering ceremony in Sumo wrestling. The rope around the rings are believed to be the path of the deity.

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.

Lessons on how the viewer can make the most out of their Japanese language skills. This time, a look at what the viewer can say or do when they would like to politely disagree in a social setting.

Comprised of several regular programs with the theme of creating a multicultural society. Answering questions about Japan from foreign viewers, looking at international exchange programs, and giving tips on disaster preparedness.

An explanation of the programme plan in the latter half of 2024, and an introduction of `Documentary 360', the english version of good documentaries produced in Japanese language.

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.

Kishikawa Masanori, a Shinto priest who has organised live painting events, anime collaborations, and various other events at a 1300-year-old shrine, shares his vision of a shrine for modern times.

With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

In 2022, a doctor moved to a village hit by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Residents had been forced to evacuate until six years ago. His goal is to help them to live their lives as they want to.

Learn how to ask about locations. If you want to know where something is, simply put wa doko desu ka after its name.

A look at Kyoto and its more than 2,700 temples that hold an array of Buddhist statues and highlighting the sculptors that breathe new life into these artisanally made objects of worship.

A travel show focused on the great nature of Japan's northern land, Hokkaido.

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: US Influences.

Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago. This time, visiting Nara Prefecture and meeting one of the great masters of Japanese sword-making.

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.

Exploring the risks of self-diagnosing and a new device for managing constipation, which, according to data, can lead to life-threatening conditions like stroke and chronic kidney disease.

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.

Featuring Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hongkonger Wan Sze Ho, an instructor at a driving school in Kumamoto.

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.

Lessons on how the viewer can make the most out of their Japanese language skills. This time, a look at what the viewer can say or do when they would like to politely disagree in a social setting.

Comprised of several regular programs with the theme of creating a multicultural society. Answering questions about Japan from foreign viewers, looking at international exchange programs, and giving tips on disaster preparedness.

An explanation of the programme plan in the latter half of 2024, and an introduction of `Documentary 360', the english version of good documentaries produced in Japanese language.

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

With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

Shimizu Daisuke presents the beauty of Noshima Island through time-lapse footage and explores the location's history.

Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago. This time, visiting Nara Prefecture and meeting one of the great masters of Japanese sword-making.

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 narrator talks about the ring-entering ceremony in Sumo wrestling. The rope around the rings are believed to be the path of the deity.

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.

The Kunisaki Peninsula abounds with rites enduring from ancient times, and the Kebesu Festival, held every October, is one of them. Writer David Conklin explores the fire ritual and savours the area's delicacies, lifestyle and stunning nature.

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

In 2022, Jenna wrote and composed a song called `The Symphony' as a prayer for peace in Ukraine. She talks about the song's success and her drive to bring the world together through gospel music.

Hokkaido is full of fascinating seafood. The viewer joins along with Chef Hayashi as he explores Hakodate's unique food culture, including ikameshi, a beloved food made with squid.

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 how kerosene home delivery, a key service for the residents of Sapporo, operates during the snowy winter.

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.

Exploring the risks of self-diagnosing and a new device for managing constipation, which, according to data, can lead to life-threatening conditions like stroke and chronic kidney disease.

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.