NHK World Japan
United Arab Emirates
NHK World Japan provides English-language news and information from a Japanese perspective, with a focus on current events, business, and cultural reporting. The channel is available to viewers in the United Arab Emirates via satellite and online platforms, offering live and on-demand access to its programming. Content typically includes documentary segments on Japanese society, technology, and traditions, as well as regular news bulletins covering Asia and global affairs. The schedule is built around hourly news updates and feature programs that examine topics such as science, food, and travel in Japan. Viewers can also watch the channel through its website or mobile app for streaming outside of traditional broadcast times.
Schedule
01:10 - 01:25
BOSAI: Science that Can Save Your Life
Documentary
, Episode 45, Season 1. Many mountains in Japan that attract tourists are active volcanoes. Learn safety tips for climbing and the latest on eruption prediction research.
01:25 - 01:30
Design museum Japan
Culture
, Episode 5, Season 1. In a coastal district, boat builders used their skills to make houses. Nishizawa considers how architecture is affected by a community's terrain and values.
01:30 - 02:00
Kabuki Kool
Entertainment
. Kataoka Ainosuke takes his first turn as our host. Ainosuke is a renowned kabuki actor. He'll be our guide to the attractions of kabuki looking at some of the roles he's played.
02:00 - 02:50
STATELESS: The Japanese Left Behind in the Philippines
Documentary
. After WWII, thousands of children born to Japanese fathers were left behind in the Philippines. Many became stateless. Eighty years on, 50 descendants are still fighting to be recognized as Japanese.
02:50 - 03:00
Century Signboards
Culture
, Episode 1, Season 1. Tokyo's oldest izakaya, with its traditional fare and lucky cats, surviving war and pandemic, has been a place to feel at ease for over 100 years.
03:00 - 03:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
03:10 - 04:00
Project X: Unsung Heroes
Documentary
. The true story of how amateur translators brought a manga about the Hiroshima atomic bombing to the US and the world, bridging cultural divides and spreading a message of peace.
04:00 - 04:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
04:10 - 04:40
J-MELO
Entertainment
. Tune in to J-MELO for great Japanese music! On the show this week: popular Hello! Project idol group ANGERME and internationally acclaimed heavy metal band LOVEBITES.
04:40 - 04:50
Little Charo
Children
. 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 1-18. Risa Junna.
04:50 - 04:55
Japanology Plus Mini
Culture
As the need for circular economies grows, there's an increasing focus on repair. We see broken appliances being rebuilt at the circuit-board level and old clothes being given creative makeovers.
04:55 - 05:00
A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
Documentary
. Globe-trotting wildlife photographer and filmmaker, Iwago Mitsuaki, offers the best of a vast collection of cat footage he took in Japan. On this unique trip around the country, discover the lesser-known charms and customs of regions through the eyes of cats.
05:00 - 05:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
05:10 - 05:40
Cycle Around Japan Highlights
Documentary
, Episode 4, Season 13. We visit Oita, famous for its hot springs, meeting a couple who run an inn popular with visitors from abroad and an artist interacting with locals through her art.
05:40 - 06:00
The Wakey Show
Children
Episode 5. This episode features "Wakey's Door" on hair dryers, "Become an Athlete for three minutes," with karate exercises, and a music performance, "Plants Song." It energizes kids.
06:00 - 06:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
06:10 - 06:57
Somewhere Street
Documentary, Episode 5, Season
. Bologna, a city in northern Italy, has been a commercial and transportation hub since ancient Rome. The pride of the city is Bologna University and porticoes, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tony Bill, Dennis Falt, Lynn Harris.
06:57 - 07:00
Time-lapse Journey
Documentary
, Episode 5, Season 1. Mt. Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, has many faces. See the beauty of these different Fujis through time-lapse photography.
07:00 - 07:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
07:10 - 07:25
Laugh Then Think: Japan's Offbeat Science
Documentary
No Desription Available.
07:25 - 07:30
Core Kyoto Mini
Documentary
. The perfect shading in beautiful tie-dyed patterns may result from sections randomly touching in the dye. Discover the future of clamp resist dyeing.
07:30 - 07:45
Easy Japanese For Work
Documentary
, Episode 30. Today: turning down a request for support politely. Wang Chihsun is a pastry chef at an American restaurant in Tokyo. In a roleplay challenge, he must turn down a busy coworker's request for help.
07:45 - 08:00
Zero Waste Life
Culture
, Episode 10, Season 5. If even slightly damaged, yacht sails can no longer be used. Inspired by her love of the sport, former pro yacht racer Tagami Amiko takes such sails and makes them into bags and other products.
08:00 - 08:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
08:10 - 09:00
STATELESS: The Japanese Left Behind in the Philippines
Documentary
. After WWII, thousands of children born to Japanese fathers were left behind in the Philippines. Many became stateless. Eighty years on, 50 descendants are still fighting to be recognized as Japanese.
09:00 - 09:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
09:10 - 10:00
Project X: Unsung Heroes
Documentary
. The true story of how amateur translators brought a manga about the Hiroshima atomic bombing to the US and the world, bridging cultural divides and spreading a message of peace.
10:00 - 10:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
10:10 - 10:57
Somewhere Street
Documentary, Episode 5, Season
. Bologna, a city in northern Italy, has been a commercial and transportation hub since ancient Rome. The pride of the city is Bologna University and porticoes, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tony Bill, Dennis Falt, Lynn Harris.
10:57 - 11:00
Time-lapse Journey
Documentary
, Episode 5, Season 1. Mt. Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, has many faces. See the beauty of these different Fujis through time-lapse photography.
11:00 - 11:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
11:10 - 11:40
Cycle Around Japan Highlights
Documentary
, Episode 4, Season 13. We visit Oita, famous for its hot springs, meeting a couple who run an inn popular with visitors from abroad and an artist interacting with locals through her art.
11:40 - 12:00
The Wakey Show
Children
Episode 5. This episode features "Wakey's Door" on hair dryers, "Become an Athlete for three minutes," with karate exercises, and a music performance, "Plants Song." It energizes kids.
12:00 - 12:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
12:10 - 12:40
J-MELO
Entertainment
. Tune in to J-MELO for great Japanese music! On the show this week: popular Hello! Project idol group ANGERME and internationally acclaimed heavy metal band LOVEBITES.
12:40 - 12:50
Little Charo
Children
. 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 1-18. Risa Junna.
12:50 - 12:55
Japanology Plus Mini
Culture
As the need for circular economies grows, there's an increasing focus on repair. We see broken appliances being rebuilt at the circuit-board level and old clothes being given creative makeovers.
12:55 - 13:00
A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
Documentary
. Globe-trotting wildlife photographer and filmmaker, Iwago Mitsuaki, offers the best of a vast collection of cat footage he took in Japan. On this unique trip around the country, discover the lesser-known charms and customs of regions through the eyes of cats.
13:00 - 13:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
13:10 - 13:25
Laugh Then Think: Japan's Offbeat Science
Documentary
No Desription Available.
13:25 - 13:30
Core Kyoto Mini
Documentary
. The perfect shading in beautiful tie-dyed patterns may result from sections randomly touching in the dye. Discover the future of clamp resist dyeing.
13:30 - 13:45
Easy Japanese For Work
Documentary
, Episode 30. Today: turning down a request for support politely. Wang Chihsun is a pastry chef at an American restaurant in Tokyo. In a roleplay challenge, he must turn down a busy coworker's request for help.
13:45 - 14:00
Zero Waste Life
Culture
, Episode 10, Season 5. If even slightly damaged, yacht sails can no longer be used. Inspired by her love of the sport, former pro yacht racer Tagami Amiko takes such sails and makes them into bags and other products.
14:00 - 14:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
14:10 - 15:00
STATELESS: The Japanese Left Behind in the Philippines
Documentary
. After WWII, thousands of children born to Japanese fathers were left behind in the Philippines. Many became stateless. Eighty years on, 50 descendants are still fighting to be recognized as Japanese.
15:00 - 15:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
15:10 - 16:00
Project X: Unsung Heroes
Documentary
. The true story of how amateur translators brought a manga about the Hiroshima atomic bombing to the US and the world, bridging cultural divides and spreading a message of peace.
16:00 - 16:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
16:10 - 16:40
Cycle Around Japan Highlights
Documentary
, Episode 4, Season 13. We visit Oita, famous for its hot springs, meeting a couple who run an inn popular with visitors from abroad and an artist interacting with locals through her art.
16:40 - 17:00
The Wakey Show
Children
Episode 5. This episode features "Wakey's Door" on hair dryers, "Become an Athlete for three minutes," with karate exercises, and a music performance, "Plants Song." It energizes kids.
17:00 - 17:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
17:10 - 17:40
J-MELO
Entertainment
. Tune in to J-MELO for great Japanese music! On the show this week: popular Hello! Project idol group ANGERME and internationally acclaimed heavy metal band LOVEBITES.
17:40 - 17:50
Little Charo
Children
. 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 1-18. Risa Junna.
17:50 - 17:55
Japanology Plus Mini
Culture
As the need for circular economies grows, there's an increasing focus on repair. We see broken appliances being rebuilt at the circuit-board level and old clothes being given creative makeovers.
17:55 - 18:00
A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
Documentary
. Globe-trotting wildlife photographer and filmmaker, Iwago Mitsuaki, offers the best of a vast collection of cat footage he took in Japan. On this unique trip around the country, discover the lesser-known charms and customs of regions through the eyes of cats.
18:00 - 18:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
18:10 - 18:57
Somewhere Street
Documentary, Episode 5, Season
. Bologna, a city in northern Italy, has been a commercial and transportation hub since ancient Rome. The pride of the city is Bologna University and porticoes, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tony Bill, Dennis Falt, Lynn Harris.
18:57 - 19:00
Time-lapse Journey
Documentary
, Episode 5, Season 1. Mt. Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, has many faces. See the beauty of these different Fujis through time-lapse photography.
19:00 - 19:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
19:10 - 19:25
Laugh Then Think: Japan's Offbeat Science
Documentary
No Desription Available.
19:25 - 19:30
Core Kyoto Mini
Documentary
. The perfect shading in beautiful tie-dyed patterns may result from sections randomly touching in the dye. Discover the future of clamp resist dyeing.
19:30 - 19:45
Easy Japanese For Work
Documentary
, Episode 30. Today: turning down a request for support politely. Wang Chihsun is a pastry chef at an American restaurant in Tokyo. In a roleplay challenge, he must turn down a busy coworker's request for help.
19:45 - 20:00
Zero Waste Life
Culture
, Episode 10, Season 5. If even slightly damaged, yacht sails can no longer be used. Inspired by her love of the sport, former pro yacht racer Tagami Amiko takes such sails and makes them into bags and other products.
20:00 - 20:50
STATELESS: The Japanese Left Behind in the Philippines
Documentary
. After WWII, thousands of children born to Japanese fathers were left behind in the Philippines. Many became stateless. Eighty years on, 50 descendants are still fighting to be recognized as Japanese.
20:50 - 21:00
Century Signboards
Culture
, Episode 1, Season 1. Tokyo's oldest izakaya, with its traditional fare and lucky cats, surviving war and pandemic, has been a place to feel at ease for over 100 years.
21:00 - 21:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
21:10 - 22:00
Project X: Unsung Heroes
Documentary
. The true story of how amateur translators brought a manga about the Hiroshima atomic bombing to the US and the world, bridging cultural divides and spreading a message of peace.
22:00 - 22:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
22:10 - 22:40
Cycle Around Japan Highlights
Documentary
, Episode 4, Season 13. We visit Oita, famous for its hot springs, meeting a couple who run an inn popular with visitors from abroad and an artist interacting with locals through her art.
22:40 - 23:00
The Wakey Show
Children
Episode 5. This episode features "Wakey's Door" on hair dryers, "Become an Athlete for three minutes," with karate exercises, and a music performance, "Plants Song." It energizes kids.
23:00 - 23:10
NHK Newsline
News
. A timely presentation of the daily news in Japan and abroad, featuring up-to-the-minute national and international events that have shaped the day's events, items of interest in the Japanese community, special events and the sports scores.
23:10 - 23:40
J-MELO
Entertainment
. Tune in to J-MELO for great Japanese music! On the show this week: popular Hello! Project idol group ANGERME and internationally acclaimed heavy metal band LOVEBITES.
23:40 - 23:50
Little Charo
Children
. 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 1-18. Risa Junna.
23:50 - 23:55
Japanology Plus Mini
Culture
As the need for circular economies grows, there's an increasing focus on repair. We see broken appliances being rebuilt at the circuit-board level and old clothes being given creative makeovers.
23:55 - 00:00
A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
Documentary
. Globe-trotting wildlife photographer and filmmaker, Iwago Mitsuaki, offers the best of a vast collection of cat footage he took in Japan. On this unique trip around the country, discover the lesser-known charms and customs of regions through the eyes of cats.