Friday, July 18th TV listings for NHK World (KPJK-DT3) San Mateo
NHK News 7 New
NHK's core news program wraps up the day's events in an easy-to-understand way.
Asia Insight Online Voice Actors Go Global: The Philippines
The rise of the internet has made the Philippines into a hub for dubbing international movies, TV shows, and cartoons into English.
Newsroom Tokyo New
NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.
Direct Talk Highlighting the Lives of Individuals: Kim Insook / Artist New
Artist Kim Insook uses photography and video to highlight diverse individuals. She interacts with her subjects while looking beyond the labels society has given them.
Century Signboards All About the Beans New
The filmmakers explore how some of the oldest establishments in Japan have managed to thrive successfully for over a hundred years by incorporating innovation into age-old traditions.
Chatroom Japan Homework Challenges New
Foreign residents talk about their experience of living in Japan, including special projects they have launched to support their home communities.
Newsroom Tokyo New
NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.
Issues facing Japanese society, domestically and internationally.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Trailblazers Japanese Comedian Tonikaku
Chef Narisawa Yoshihiro expresses the concept of Satoyama wisdom through delectable dishes prepared using the best locally sourced ingredients.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Design X Stories Wrapping New
The filmmakers explore the Japanese tradition of wrapping and tying, which is more than mere packaging as it's a cultural expression of aesthetics and consideration.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Asia Insight Online Voice Actors Go Global: The Philippines
The rise of the internet has made the Philippines into a hub for dubbing international movies, TV shows, and cartoons into English.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports, boasting a history of more than 1500 years. See how powerful wrestlers with an average weight of more than 160 kilos clash in the sacred ring.
Sumopedia Dohyo New
The "dohyo" is a sacred stage for sumo wrestling. There are some secrets and beliefs associated with its creation.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Issues facing Japanese society, domestically and internationally.
Newsroom Tokyo New
NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.
Direct Talk Highlighting the Lives of Individuals: Kim Insook / Artist
Artist Kim Insook uses photography and video to highlight diverse individuals. She interacts with her subjects while looking beyond the labels society has given them.
Century Signboards All About the Beans
The filmmakers explore how some of the oldest establishments in Japan have managed to thrive successfully for over a hundred years by incorporating innovation into age-old traditions.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life Airing Laundry at The Local Well New
A group of women gather at the local well to do laundry in the shade. They use various techniques and tools to wash and dry different types of kimonos.
Medical Frontiers Fascia Cause of Chronic Pain
Treatment for shoulder stiffness and lower-back pain utilizing the characteristics of fascia.
Trailblazers Japanese Comedian Tonikaku
Chef Narisawa Yoshihiro expresses the concept of Satoyama wisdom through delectable dishes prepared using the best locally sourced ingredients.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Design X Stories Wrapping
The filmmakers explore the Japanese tradition of wrapping and tying, which is more than mere packaging as it's a cultural expression of aesthetics and consideration.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Asia Insight Online Voice Actors Go Global: The Philippines
The rise of the internet has made the Philippines into a hub for dubbing international movies, TV shows, and cartoons into English.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Issues facing Japanese society, domestically and internationally.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Chatroom Japan Homework Challenges
Foreign residents talk about their experience of living in Japan, including special projects they have launched to support their home communities.
Japan's Top Inventions Heat-resistant Labels
Nikki Tsukamoto Kininmonth learns about heat-resistant labels and meets Takehisa Kenji, the CEO of a company that manufactures them.
Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports, boasting a history of more than 1500 years. See how powerful wrestlers with an average weight of more than 160 kilos clash in the sacred ring.
Sumopedia Dohyo
The "dohyo" is a sacred stage for sumo wrestling. There are some secrets and beliefs associated with its creation.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Explores the link between Steve Jobs and Japan, including his interest in their native food, religion and culture.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Let's Trek Japan Mt. Yarigatake: Explore the Pinnacle of Japan's Dream Peak New
The host explores Mount Yarigatake's imposing peak, a challenging Japanese mountaineering goal that offers immense achievement and stunning Northern Alps views.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Cycle Around Japan Izumo Highway - A Road That Builds Bonds New
The host travels along the Izumo Highway, which has been in use for ages, and meets people who value human connection.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Design X Stories Wrapping
The filmmakers explore the Japanese tradition of wrapping and tying, which is more than mere packaging as it's a cultural expression of aesthetics and consideration.
Viewpoint Science Look Underneath New
The host explores the fascinating discoveries children can make while searching for various creatures beneath the soil.
Story Land in Classical Japanese Peach Boy New
Momotaro, a boy born from a giant peach found floating down a river, grows into a young man. He decides to leave his parents behind to fight a band of ogres.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Trails to Oishii Tokyo Mini Honey New
The filmmakers take a look at rooftop beekeeping in Japan's capital, which urbanites take on after the decline in global bee populations, and visit beekeeping sites responsible for precious honey varieties that are increasingly at risk.
The Seasons of Yamato Lesser Heat: The 24 Solar Terms New
The filmmaker presents poetic videos in collaboration with Mine Kawakami, a renowned pianist, to make one experience the seasons of Yamato, a former province in Japan.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life A Summer Bedtime Routine New
The filmmakers explore Edo townspeople's ways of repelling mosquitoes during hot and humid summer nights.
Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports, boasting a history of more than 1500 years. See how powerful wrestlers with an average weight of more than 160 kilos clash in the sacred ring.
Sumopedia Dohyo
The "dohyo" is a sacred stage for sumo wrestling. There are some secrets and beliefs associated with its creation.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Spiritual Explorers Mt. Gassan: Climbing as a Form of Prayer New
Gassan, revered as a sacred peak for 1,400 years, is said to be where ancestral spirits reside. Sarahphina, an explorer from New York, joins worshippers who climb to commune with the dead.
The Seasons of Yamato Lesser Heat /Whispers of Water New
The filmmaker presents poetic videos in collaboration with Mine Kawakami, a renowned pianist, to make one experience the seasons of Yamato, a former province in Japan.
BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life BOSAI Osaka Metropolis New
The hosts explore technologies and systems that help detect and reduce the impact of natural disasters.
Design Museum Japan Clothing That Protects New
Fashion designer Morinaga Kunihiko heads to Amami Oshima, Kagoshima, to check out the patchwork robes with triangular butterfly designs that priestesses wore to protect themselves against unseen spirits.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Explores the link between Steve Jobs and Japan, including his interest in their native food, religion and culture.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Let's Trek Japan Mt. Yarigatake: Explore the Pinnacle of Japan's Dream Peak
The host explores Mount Yarigatake's imposing peak, a challenging Japanese mountaineering goal that offers immense achievement and stunning Northern Alps views.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Trails to Oishii Tokyo Mini Honey
The filmmakers take a look at rooftop beekeeping in Japan's capital, which urbanites take on after the decline in global bee populations, and visit beekeeping sites responsible for precious honey varieties that are increasingly at risk.
The Seasons of Yamato Lesser Heat: The 24 Solar Terms
The filmmaker presents poetic videos in collaboration with Mine Kawakami, a renowned pianist, to make one experience the seasons of Yamato, a former province in Japan.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life A Summer Bedtime Routine
The filmmakers explore Edo townspeople's ways of repelling mosquitoes during hot and humid summer nights.
Sumo is one of the most traditional Japanese sports, boasting a history of more than 1500 years. See how powerful wrestlers with an average weight of more than 160 kilos clash in the sacred ring.
Sumopedia Dohyo
The "dohyo" is a sacred stage for sumo wrestling. There are some secrets and beliefs associated with its creation.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Design X Stories Wrapping
The filmmakers explore the Japanese tradition of wrapping and tying, which is more than mere packaging as it's a cultural expression of aesthetics and consideration.
Viewpoint Science Look Underneath
The host explores the fascinating discoveries children can make while searching for various creatures beneath the soil.
Story Land in Classical Japanese Peach Boy
Momotaro, a boy born from a giant peach found floating down a river, grows into a young man. He decides to leave his parents behind to fight a band of ogres.