
TV Schedule for NHK World (WFPT-DT4) Montgomery, MD
Wednesday, August 13th TV listings for NHK World (WFPT-DT4) Montgomery, MD
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
My Street Piano Hirosaki
The filmmakers place a piano inside a station in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, and share footage of passersby playing music.
Frontrunners Dollmaker: Nakamura Hiromine
Nakamura Hiromine, a doll maker for the Hakata Yamakasa festival, discusses his process of fusing traditional craftsmanship with modern ideas.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan Oniyo: Kurume
The filmmakers showcase the traditional Japanese night of the oni, Oniyo, where people are cleansed of troubles.
Herbal Symphony Autumn: Preserving the Seeds
Explores Nara's herb scene in autumn, the harvest season, through a visit to Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden.
Trails to Oishii Tokyo Rice flour New
Reporter Manon P explores Japan's milling technology to create rice flour for various sweet and savory dishes.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Cinematic Journey Mt. Fuji Long Trail / Beauty
Kyle Card hikes the designated long trail around majestic Mt Fuji and discovers its secrets.
The host embarks on a journey across Japan to explore the food culture surrounding one of its most popular dishes: ramen.
Dive in Tokyo Daiba - From Defensive Forts to Innovation Hub
The host explores how the Daiba waterfront district, originally built as defensive fortifications, has transformed into a thriving tourist destination, residential neighborhood and center for innovation.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
The World Heritage Sites in Japan Sericulture Rrevolution that Changed the World: Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
Features the now defunct Tomioka Sill Mill, a world heritage site that was once used to mass produce raw silk that Japan exported worldwide in the 19th century.
On the Wings Haneda to Fukuoka Airport
Witness the virtual excursion from an airplane and take a look at the wonderful view during the flight to Fukuoka from an airplane window.
Kabuki Kool The Gallant Commoner: Banzui Chobei
Exploring the world of Kabuki, featuring modern themes and Kabuki's creative staging.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
My Street Piano Hirosaki
The filmmakers place a piano inside a station in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, and share footage of passersby playing music.
Direct Talk Halting Desertification with Waste
Oyama Shuichi introduces his method of increasing vegetation using household waste to combat desertification in Niger.
Japan's Top Inventions Smokeless Grills
Reporter Ishii Terumi explores the history behind the invention of smokeless grills, learning about the first model and its mechanics.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Biz Stream Making a Comeback Through Customization
The filmmakers shed light on small and medium-sized businesses that increase sales by offering consumers the option to create highly customized products.
One in Every Japanese 1/1000: Lay Judges
Lay judges in Japan share their experience of working in courts and joining a networking event for former lay judges.
Direct Talk Cultivating Myanmar's Future Through Agriculture
Imoto Katsuyuki, an activist for ethnic minority groups in Myanmar, discusses the necessary steps and resources required to provide effective support for these communities.
MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan Onabare: Kami
The host takes a look into the training and preparations for the Onabare festival, which include parading a portable shrine through the streets and performing along the way.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life A Community Comes Together
The filmmakers shed light on how childbirth in the Edo period was a community affair with unique customs and superstitions.
Science View The Resourceful Nematode
Nematodes are being studied for new medicine as they are hardy and can regenerate tissue; the world's first fully recycled concrete.
Frontrunners Dollmaker: Nakamura Hiromine
Nakamura Hiromine, a doll maker for the Hakata Yamakasa festival, discusses his process of fusing traditional craftsmanship with modern ideas.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan Oniyo: Kurume
The filmmakers showcase the traditional Japanese night of the oni, Oniyo, where people are cleansed of troubles.
Passing the Torch of Peace Hiroshima Piano Silenced No More
A German playwright finds inspiration in a piano that survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing. The story of its owner, who died at the age of 19 after the blast, moves him to create a piece warning against war's impact on the young.
Trails to Oishii Tokyo Rice flour
Reporter Manon P explores Japan's milling technology to create rice flour for various sweet and savory dishes.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Biz Stream Making a Comeback Through Customization
The filmmakers shed light on small and medium-sized businesses that increase sales by offering consumers the option to create highly customized products.
Dive in Tokyo Daiba - From Defensive Forts to Innovation Hub
The host explores how the Daiba waterfront district, originally built as defensive fortifications, has transformed into a thriving tourist destination, residential neighborhood and center for innovation.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Herbal Symphony Autumn: Preserving the Seeds
Explores Nara's herb scene in autumn, the harvest season, through a visit to Japan's oldest private medicinal herb garden.
The Beauty of Japanese Swords: Famous Masterpieces A Demon-Cutting Sword
Direct Talk Halting Desertification with Waste
Oyama Shuichi introduces his method of increasing vegetation using household waste to combat desertification in Niger.
Japan's Top Inventions Smokeless Grills
Reporter Ishii Terumi explores the history behind the invention of smokeless grills, learning about the first model and its mechanics.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Cinematic Journey Mt. Fuji Long Trail / Beauty
Kyle Card hikes the designated long trail around majestic Mt Fuji and discovers its secrets.
Kabuki Kool The Gallant Commoner: Banzui Chobei
Exploring the world of Kabuki, featuring modern themes and Kabuki's creative staging.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Biz Stream Making a Comeback Through Customization
The filmmakers shed light on small and medium-sized businesses that increase sales by offering consumers the option to create highly customized products.
Core Kyoto Tea Kettles: A Universe Within the Iron New
The ancient capital, Kyoto, continues to be innovative after 1,200 years.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
The World Heritage Sites in Japan Sericulture Rrevolution that Changed the World: Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
Features the now defunct Tomioka Sill Mill, a world heritage site that was once used to mass produce raw silk that Japan exported worldwide in the 19th century.
Hometown Stories Nagasaki's Long-Forgotten Choir New
The filmmakers uncover the story of the teacher who led a radio children's choir during World War II to promote the cause of peace through music.
Time-Lapse Japan Izumo: The City of Water New
The host showcases time-lapse videos from Matsue in Izumo, also known as the city of water due to being surrounded by a river.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Biz Stream Special Edition Delicate Demolition New
Construction-related businesses employ energy-efficient demolition methods that drastically reduce CO2 emissions.
One in Every Japanese 1/2: People Who Don't Drink New
The filmmakers interview drinkers and non-drinkers in Japan, including a couple who went sober and opened a no-alcohol bar.
Japanology Plus Origami New
The host explores origami, the art of folding paper into a wide variety of shapes, and reveals how its principles have been applied to space exploration and medicine.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan Onomichi Betcha Matsuri: Onomichi New
Onomichi Betcha, a three-day festival in Hiroshima Prefecture, features masked figures who torment spectators with sticks.
Herbal Symphony Winter Jewels at Our Feet New
In winter, a group of people from Japan's oldest private herb garden in Uda hike up the mountains of Yoshino for kudzu.
Trails to Oishii Tokyo Rice flour
Reporter Manon P explores Japan's milling technology to create rice flour for various sweet and savory dishes.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Biz Stream Special Edition Delicate Demolition
Construction-related businesses employ energy-efficient demolition methods that drastically reduce CO2 emissions.
The Beauty of Japanese Swords: Famous Masterpieces Cutting-Edge Patterns New
The filmmakers take a look at a powerful weapon with a beautiful hamon: Daihannya Nagamitsu.
Lunch ON! Lunchtime for the Lacquer Artisan New
Gaining insights into working people by investigating what they eat for lunch.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Cinematic Journey Mt. Fuji Long Trail / Beauty New
Kyle Card hikes the designated long trail around majestic Mt Fuji and discovers its secrets.
Ramen Japan Chiba New
The filmmaker journeys to Chiba, which is 25 miles east of the center of Tokyo, to check out the local ramen varieties.
Core Kyoto Tea Kettles: A Universe Within the Iron
The ancient capital, Kyoto, continues to be innovative after 1,200 years.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Biz Stream Special Edition Delicate Demolition
Construction-related businesses employ energy-efficient demolition methods that drastically reduce CO2 emissions.
Passing the Torch of Peace A Mother's Back New
A Hiroshima teen and an atomic bomb survivor try to depict visually what one mother endured immediately after the blast.
Hometown Stories Nagasaki's Long-Forgotten Choir
The filmmakers uncover the story of the teacher who led a radio children's choir during World War II to promote the cause of peace through music.
Time-Lapse Japan Izumo: The City of Water
The host showcases time-lapse videos from Matsue in Izumo, also known as the city of water due to being surrounded by a river.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
The World Heritage Sites in Japan The Ancient Prayers Transcending Time: Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites New
The host explores the birthplace of Shintoism, Okinoshima Island, and reveals how restricted public access helps preserve the valuable artifacts found in the area.
On the Wings Shizuoka to Izumo Airport New
Embarks on a journey through the skies with views from the airplane window from Shizuoka to Izumo Airport.
Japanology Plus Origami
The host explores origami, the art of folding paper into a wide variety of shapes, and reveals how its principles have been applied to space exploration and medicine.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
My Street Piano Shimanto New
The filmmakers place a piano in a park in Shimanto, a nature-rich town in Kochi Prefecture.
Lunch ON! Lunchtime for the Lacquer Artisan
Gaining insights into working people by investigating what they eat for lunch.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan Onomichi Betcha Matsuri: Onomichi
Onomichi Betcha, a three-day festival in Hiroshima Prefecture, features masked figures who torment spectators with sticks.
Herbal Symphony Winter Jewels at Our Feet
In winter, a group of people from Japan's oldest private herb garden in Uda hike up the mountains of Yoshino for kudzu.
Trails to Oishii Tokyo Rice flour
Reporter Manon P explores Japan's milling technology to create rice flour for various sweet and savory dishes.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Cinematic Journey Mt. Fuji Long Trail / Beauty
Kyle Card hikes the designated long trail around majestic Mt Fuji and discovers its secrets.
Core Kyoto Tea Kettles: A Universe Within the Iron
The ancient capital, Kyoto, continues to be innovative after 1,200 years.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
Biz Stream Special Edition Delicate Demolition
Construction-related businesses employ energy-efficient demolition methods that drastically reduce CO2 emissions.
Direct Talk Spreading the Joy of Music to All New
Erika Colon is the artistic director of a choir for children with hearing and visual impairments. The group aims to develop a new form of music that is accessible to all.
MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan Hiroshima Akitakata Kagura: Akitakata New
The filmmakers visit Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture to explore a hall dedicated to kagura performances, a form of votive music and dance that started over a thousand years ago.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life Fishing for a Summer Delicacy New
The host examines "Fly-fishing," a woodblock print by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai that features a group of anglers using drifting mosquito hooks to fish.
NHK Newsline New
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news and global weather forecasts.
The World Heritage Sites in Japan The Ancient Prayers Transcending Time: Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites
The host explores the birthplace of Shintoism, Okinoshima Island, and reveals how restricted public access helps preserve the valuable artifacts found in the area.
Hometown Stories Nagasaki's Long-Forgotten Choir
The filmmakers uncover the story of the teacher who led a radio children's choir during World War II to promote the cause of peace through music.
Time-Lapse Japan Izumo: The City of Water
The host showcases time-lapse videos from Matsue in Izumo, also known as the city of water due to being surrounded by a river.