TV Programm für NHK World-Japan (Engl.) am 13.12.2025

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

With flashy armor and cunning tactics, samurai Maeda Toshiie struck fear in the heart of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and left a lasting cultural influence.

The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to the number seven. Explore the unique culture behind them.

Onomichi Betcha is a three-day festival in Hiroshima Prefecture. Masked ogres carry sticks with which to "torment" spectators. But being hit or poked with a stick is said to bring good luck.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Today's theme: Line Designs. These are evolving in many fields across Japan, from the traditional art of calligraphy to furniture, and architecture. Explore a truly diverse world of line designs.

Children want to know whether a large desk can pass through the doorway of the classroom. Numbler makes the desk immovable, but Barky shows them how to compare lengths and widths by using a ribbon.

A program for upper primary to lower secondary school children to explore the everyday technologies all around them. Each episode takes a piece of familiar tech to find out what it does and how.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Each of the Yatsugatake highlands has a unique character. We see kids discover themselves on horseback, eat prehistoric-style, go stargazing with an astronomer and explore a bird sanctuary forest.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Renowned Japanese artist and international star Fujii Kaze makes his way to NHK's tiny desk in Shibuya, Tokyo! He performs a set of original music and delivers an unparalleled original experience.

In Japan, extremely powerful lightning known as a superbolt can occur in the Hokuriku region during winter. What is the source of this power, which is comparable to a small nuclear explosion?

Tagawa Kinya (Design engineer)investigates the process of design by looking at the work of Yanagi Sori, who shaped products by making models using different materials.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

As battles with Russia persist in an eastern Ukrainian town, electricity is vital. Through power grid workers risking their lives to fix the grid, we depict people losing their homeland to war.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Feeling a shortage of facilities that provide 24/7 care for people with serious conditions, ALS patient Sei Shioko founded her own group home where residents can be themselves.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Leafy Logistics: This episode features a company using vending machines to sell fresh salads and another that has repurposed cigarette vending machines to sell tea.

Children want to know whether a large desk can pass through the doorway of the classroom. Numbler makes the desk immovable, but Barky shows them how to compare lengths and widths by using a ribbon.

A program for upper primary to lower secondary school children to explore the everyday technologies all around them. Each episode takes a piece of familiar tech to find out what it does and how.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Each of the Yatsugatake highlands has a unique character. We see kids discover themselves on horseback, eat prehistoric-style, go stargazing with an astronomer and explore a bird sanctuary forest.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

With flashy armor and cunning tactics, samurai Maeda Toshiie struck fear in the heart of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and left a lasting cultural influence.

The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to the number seven. Explore the unique culture behind them.

Onomichi Betcha is a three-day festival in Hiroshima Prefecture. Masked ogres carry sticks with which to "torment" spectators. But being hit or poked with a stick is said to bring good luck.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Legendary B'z vocalist Inaba Koshi who has sold over 80 million CDs in Japan takes on the tiny desk.

In Japan, extremely powerful lightning known as a superbolt can occur in the Hokuriku region during winter. What is the source of this power, which is comparable to a small nuclear explosion?

Tagawa Kinya (Design engineer)investigates the process of design by looking at the work of Yanagi Sori, who shaped products by making models using different materials.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

As battles with Russia persist in an eastern Ukrainian town, electricity is vital. Through power grid workers risking their lives to fix the grid, we depict people losing their homeland to war.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Feeling a shortage of facilities that provide 24/7 care for people with serious conditions, ALS patient Sei Shioko founded her own group home where residents can be themselves.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Leafy Logistics: This episode features a company using vending machines to sell fresh salads and another that has repurposed cigarette vending machines to sell tea.

Children want to know whether a large desk can pass through the doorway of the classroom. Numbler makes the desk immovable, but Barky shows them how to compare lengths and widths by using a ribbon.

A program for upper primary to lower secondary school children to explore the everyday technologies all around them. Each episode takes a piece of familiar tech to find out what it does and how.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Each of the Yatsugatake highlands has a unique character. We see kids discover themselves on horseback, eat prehistoric-style, go stargazing with an astronomer and explore a bird sanctuary forest.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

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

In Japan, extremely powerful lightning known as a superbolt can occur in the Hokuriku region during winter. What is the source of this power, which is comparable to a small nuclear explosion?

Tagawa Kinya (Design engineer)investigates the process of design by looking at the work of Yanagi Sori, who shaped products by making models using different materials.

With flashy armor and cunning tactics, samurai Maeda Toshiie struck fear in the heart of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and left a lasting cultural influence.

The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode looks at words related to the number seven. Explore the unique culture behind them.

Onomichi Betcha is a three-day festival in Hiroshima Prefecture. Masked ogres carry sticks with which to "torment" spectators. But being hit or poked with a stick is said to bring good luck.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Forty years ago, Akamatsu Ryoko, a visionary woman advocated for the passage of Japan's Equal Employment Opportunity Act. Now, a new generation continues the fight for gender equality.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

This time we break down "kimedashi," a power move where a rikishi locks their opponent's arms and marches them out of the ring. We analyze technique, style, and the risks of the maneuver.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

Join May J. for music from Chameleon Lime Whoopiepie (getting international attention for their free-spirited style) and vocalist Suzuhana Yuko, who fuses rock with traditional Japanese instruments.

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. "I want to see my owner again!" Charo starts his adventure back home. Season 2-14.

Konnyaku is an important element of Japanese cuisine. It offers various health benefits and is drawing international attention. We learn about the many uses of this surprising superfood.

A cat patrols the rice fields, but there's always time for a mid-day nap. At a vineyard, we get a tour from a cat named Pinot Noir! He's popular with visitors but always plays it cool.

NHK NEWSLINE brings you up to date with the latest from Japan, Asia and around the world. Our team covers breaking news and major developments, with trusted anchors to tie it all together.

We explore Osaka, a prefecture known for its great cuisine. We meet a couple who fish for daggertooth pike conger (hamo), which taste great in summer, a farmer growing juicy eggplants, and much more.

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.

This show for kids promotes a greater understanding for people with difficulties and helps develop empathy. With the help of two fairies, the main character thinks about what can be done to help.