NHK World Europe HD

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

In a snowy village in Niigata, winter lingers. As spring slowly unfolds, people find joy in wild herbs, home-cooked meals, and life in nature—while cherishing traditional houses restored by Karl.

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.

Reporter Ishii Terumi explores the pioneering development of portable fetal monitors, gaining first-hand insights from the professionals.

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

Inoue Hiroko is the president of an NGO that has been running exchange programmes for young people from Israel, Palestine, and Japan for 20 years. She talks about their goals and her hope for peace.

Embarking on a series of journeys through the skies over Japan, flying to airports across Japan to enjoy breathtaking views from the aeroplane window. This time, tracking the flight from Kagoshima to Amami Airport.

Akan-Mashu National Park is home to Lake Akan, Lake Kussharo, and Lake Mashu. It provides unique winter sights and the opportunity to experience the indigenous Ainu culture.

Showcasing a New Year's concert at a samurai residence where a master koto player delights a crowd of gorgeously dressed celebrity-types, and lounging in the best seat in the house is no ordinary VIP.

A Japanese marine research team look for plastics on the Pacific Ocean floor, 6,000 metres down, and monitor neutrinos to better understand Earth's long-term future.

Watanabe Hiroki is co-founder of an NGO in Bangladesh. It gives long-term support to underprivileged children on the street, proving that they can make a positive contribution to society.

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

Japanese peaches are large, sweet and juicy. See the hard work that goes into farming this delicate fruit, new ways to enjoy it unique to where it's grown, and how one chef uses it in Italian dishes.

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

Tokyo is a place where tradition and the latest trends coexist. We go on a journey to discover its reality, diving into its historic old towns and encountering fun surprises along the way.