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NHK MUSIC SPECIAL is a special program that features Japan's leading artists approximately once a month. The gorgeous production will portray the...

In early 1965, a child violinist who was expected to be a prodigy, came up to Tokyo from Nagasaki and lived in lodgings. In the 1970s, the violinist...

This program aims to revive the invaluable words of renowned individuals from history using the vast audio and visual archives preserved by NHK,...

Based on the jidaigeki novel, Semishigure, written by Fujisawa Shuhei. Duty and honor were the principles of the samurai, but just like others...

Haruka Kinami, an actress who loves bread, travels around Japan together with another gluttonous girl. Let's go looking for delicious bread that is...

When a job as a sharehouse errand runner throws him into the world of lively seniors, a young man discovers that life’s sweetest lessons come...

A man working for a publishing company becomes unable to force himself to go to work anymore. His wife is about to get fed up with him, when he...

Sakoda Yui a cheerful and positive third year high school student, lives in a seaside town. She is the only daughter of a couple who are...

Akihito, the Emperor of Japan, abdicated on April 30, 2019. This 3-parts NHK World documentary series chronicles the life of a former "divine child"...

Insider's guide to kawaii Japan! The latest trends, tips and tutorials on fashion, make-up, food, life, style and more! Everything can be kawaii!

Monzaemon Chikamatsu is a middle-age dramatist of jōruri (form of puppet theater that preceded bunraku and kabuki), but he is in a slump. His wife...

Utacon (うたコン) is a Japanese weekly music show produced by NHK, airing on Tuesdays at 19:30 JST from April 12, 2016. The show replaces NHK...

A continuation of the series of 'Century of Film,' which began broadcasting in 1995. Based on archive footage collected from various countries around...