Thursday, July 31st TV listings for NGN4 (NHK World) HD
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Japanology Plus Japanophiles: Johan Nordstrom
Johan Nordstrom, a film scholar from Sweden, discusses century-old movies and Japan's unique tradition of live narration for silent films.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Japan Railway Journal Must-See Railway News: The First Half of 2025 New
The recovery of nearly 4,070 km of destroyed railway network.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Core Kyoto Kemari: An Ancient Football Game Played For Eternity
The host explores "kemari," an ancient football game, examining how the game is played and how the balls are made.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Lunch ON! Lunchtime at the Aquarium
The host visits the Echizen Matsushima Aquarium and discovers that many staff members eat instant noodles for lunch.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan Yoshida Ryusei: Chichibu
The host explores the process of making ryusei rockets that carry prayers from people in the community to the sky.
Newsroom Tokyo New
NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.
Direct Talk Finding Beauty in Rusting Iron
Hongo Shinya, an iron forging artist who creates realistic and life-size animals, talks about the message he hopes to convey through his work.
One in Every Japanese 1/156: Transgenders
Transgender people discuss work, marriage and leisure, as they try to live their normal daily lives in a society still lacking in understanding.
Hit the Road Chiba
Explores Japan's Chiba Prefecture, from its most scenic destinations to locations that highlight its unique traditions.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life Sudden Shower
The filmmakers discuss one of Hiroshige's artwork depicting Edo townspeople seek shelter during an evening shower while a lone figure calmly steers his boat in the rain.
Hometown Stories A Doc's Best Friend
Juliette, a service dog, fills orthopedic surgeon Kaoru Nakamura's days with renewed determination after he developed an intractable disease.
The Masterpieces of Ukiyo-E Producer Tsutaju Woman with a Glass Noisemaker
The filmmaker takes a closer look at Kitagawa Utamaro's ukiyo-e masterpiece, "Woman with a Glass Noisemaker".
Japanology Plus Japanophiles: Johan Nordstrom
Johan Nordstrom, a film scholar from Sweden, discusses century-old movies and Japan's unique tradition of live narration for silent films.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Japan Railway Journal Must-See Railway News: The First Half of 2025
The recovery of nearly 4,070 km of destroyed railway network.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Core Kyoto Kemari: An Ancient Football Game Played For Eternity
The host explores "kemari," an ancient football game, examining how the game is played and how the balls are made.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan Yoshida Ryusei: Chichibu
The host explores the process of making ryusei rockets that carry prayers from people in the community to the sky.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Lunch ON! Lunchtime at the Aquarium
The host visits the Echizen Matsushima Aquarium and discovers that many staff members eat instant noodles for lunch.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Asia Insight Young Lives Resculpted: Jingdezhen, China New
Exploring the reason why young people decide to relocate to Jingdezhen in China in order to start their new lives.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Time-Lapse Journey Nighttime Scenery New
A time lapse footage of a charming nighttime scenery that can be found in different environments all over Japan, including the cities and countryside.
Nun's Seasonal Calendar August New
The host explores the lives of nuns who live at the Otowasan Kannonji Temple and sees how they prepare refreshing treats with winter melon.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Japan Railway Journal Must-See Railway News: The First Half of 2025
The recovery of nearly 4,070 km of destroyed railway network.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Seasoning the Seasons Yokai: Scary and Friendly Apparitions
The filmmakers shed light on "yokai," supernatural beings in Japanese folklore, and their mysterious messages to humanity.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Asia Insight Young Lives Resculpted: Jingdezhen, China
Exploring the reason why young people decide to relocate to Jingdezhen in China in order to start their new lives.
Newsline Asia 24 New
Daily news program that picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.
Newsline Asia 24 New
Daily news program that picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.
Time-Lapse Journey Nighttime Scenery
A time lapse footage of a charming nighttime scenery that can be found in different environments all over Japan, including the cities and countryside.
Nun's Seasonal Calendar August
The host explores the lives of nuns who live at the Otowasan Kannonji Temple and sees how they prepare refreshing treats with winter melon.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Document 72 Hours Fukushima: An Ice Cream Shop in Winter
The filmmakers spend three days listening to the stories of visitors to an ice cream shop in the mountains of Fukushima, a store that has been running for three decades and still has customers during winter.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Japan Railway Journal Must-See Railway News: The First Half of 2025
The recovery of nearly 4,070 km of destroyed railway network.
NHK News 7 New
NHK's core news program wraps up the day's events in an easy-to-understand way.
Asia Insight Young Lives Resculpted: Jingdezhen, China
Exploring the reason why young people decide to relocate to Jingdezhen in China in order to start their new lives.
Newsroom Tokyo New
NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.
Direct Talk Technology for Safer Childbirth: Ogata Yuko / Social Entrepreneur New
Ogata Yuko talks about developing a medical device that can measure fetal heartbeat and send the results to a doctor remotely, aiming to make childbirth safer in places without specialized OB-GYN care.
Nun's Seasonal Calendar August New
The host explores the lives of nuns who live at the Otowasan Kannonji Temple and sees how they prepare refreshing treats with winter melon.
Chatroom Japan Can Tradition Inspire a Green Future? New
Aditya Sharma seeks a sustainable balance between protecting the planet and meeting consumer demand for clothing. He explores a Japanese tradition in the hopes of finding inspiration.
Newsroom Tokyo New
NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.