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Now: Wednesday 12 August 2026 at 16:27:40 GMT-4 (Venezuela)

Today - 12/08/2026 - Wednesday

	00:00 NHK Newsline
	00:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	00:23 Japan From Above: Up Close
	00:30 The Wall Dividing Life and Death
	01:00 NHK Newsline
	01:10 Cinematic Journey
	01:25 Ramen Japan
	01:30 Dive in Tokyo
	02:00 NHK Newsline
	02:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	02:23 One in Every Japanese
	02:30 Direct Talk
	02:45 Japan's Top Inventions
	03:00 NHK Newsline
	03:10 Century Signboards
	03:20 Nun's Seasonal Calendar
	03:30 Frontrunners
	04:00 NHK Newsline
	04:10 My Street Piano
	04:30 The Wall Dividing Life and Death
	05:00 NHK Newsline
	05:10 MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	05:20 Herbal Symphony
	05:30 Science View
	06:00 NHK Newsline
	06:15 Cinematic Journey
	06:30 BOSAI: Science That Can Save Your Life
	06:45 IMPACTS:Climates Change the World
	06:55 Time-Lapse Japan
	07:00 NHK Newsline
	07:15 Biz Stream Special Edition
	07:28 Direct Talk
	07:43 Japan From Above: Up Close
	07:48 One in Every Japanese
	07:55 Ukiyoe Edo-Life
	08:00 NHK Newsline
	08:15 The World Heritage Sites in Japan
	08:30 Direct Talk
	08:45 Japan's Top Inventions
	09:00 NHK Newsline
	09:10 MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	09:20 Herbal Symphony
	09:30 Frontrunners
	10:00 NHK Newsline
	10:10 Century Signboards
	10:20 Nun's Seasonal Calendar
	10:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo
	11:00 NHK Newsline
	11:10 Cinematic Journey
	11:25 Ramen Japan
	11:30 Dive in Tokyo
	12:00 NHK Newsline
	12:10 My Street Piano
	12:30 The Wall Dividing Life and Death
	13:00 NHK Newsline
	13:10 MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	13:20 Herbal Symphony
	13:30 Direct Talk
	13:45 Japan's Top Inventions
	14:00 NHK Newsline
	14:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	14:23 Japan From Above: Up Close
	14:28 Direct Talk
	14:43 Japan From Above: Up Close
	14:48 One in Every Japanese
	14:55 Ukiyoe Edo-Life
	15:00 Biz Stream
	15:30 Frontrunners
	16:00 NHK Newsline
	16:10 Century Signboards
	16:20 Nun's Seasonal Calendar
	16:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo
	17:00 NHK Newsline
	17:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	17:23 One in Every Japanese
	17:30 Dive in Tokyo
	18:00 NHK Newsline
	18:10 My Street Piano
	18:30 Direct Talk
	18:45 Japan's Top Inventions
	19:00 NHK Newsline
	19:10 Cinematic Journey
	19:25 Ramen Japan
	19:30 The Wall Dividing Life and Death
	20:00 NHK Newsline
	20:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	20:23 Japan From Above: Up Close
	20:30 Spiritual Explorers
	20:55 One in Every Japanese
	21:00 NHK Newsline
	21:10 My Street Piano
	21:30 Core Kyoto
	22:00 NHK Newsline
	22:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	22:23 One in Every Japanese
	22:30 Japanology Plus
	23:00 NHK Newsline
	23:10 MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	23:20 Herbal Symphony
	23:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo
	00:00 NHK Newsline

Tomorrow - 13/08/2026 - Thursday

	00:00 NHK Newsline
	00:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	00:23 Japan From Above: Up Close
	00:30 Backstage Japan
	01:00 NHK Newsline
	01:10 Cinematic Journey
	01:25 Ramen Japan
	01:30 Spiritual Explorers
	01:55 One in Every Japanese
	02:00 NHK Newsline
	02:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	02:23 One in Every Japanese
	02:30 Core Kyoto
	03:00 NHK Newsline
	03:10 Century Signboards
	03:20 Nun's Seasonal Calendar
	03:30 Japanology Plus
	04:00 NHK Newsline
	04:10 My Street Piano
	04:30 Backstage Japan
	05:00 NHK Newsline
	05:10 MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	05:20 Herbal Symphony
	05:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo
	06:00 NHK Newsline
	06:15 Cinematic Journey
	06:30 Spiritual Explorers
	06:55 One in Every Japanese
	07:00 NHK Newsline
	07:15 Biz Stream Special Edition
	07:28 Direct Talk
	07:43 Japan From Above: Up Close
	07:48 One in Every Japanese
	07:55 Ukiyoe Edo-Life
	08:00 NHK Newsline
	08:15 The World Heritage Sites in Japan
	08:30 Core Kyoto
	09:00 NHK Newsline
	09:10 MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	09:20 Herbal Symphony
	09:30 Japanology Plus
	10:00 NHK Newsline
	10:10 Century Signboards
	10:20 Nun's Seasonal Calendar
	10:30 Japan Railway Journal
	11:00 NHK Newsline
	11:10 Cinematic Journey
	11:25 Ramen Japan
	11:30 Spiritual Explorers
	11:55 One in Every Japanese
	12:00 NHK Newsline
	12:10 My Street Piano
	12:30 Backstage Japan
	13:00 NHK Newsline
	13:10 MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	13:20 Herbal Symphony
	13:30 Core Kyoto
	14:00 NHK Newsline
	14:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	14:23 Japan From Above: Up Close
	14:28 Direct Talk
	14:43 Japan From Above: Up Close
	14:48 One in Every Japanese
	14:55 Ukiyoe Edo-Life
	15:00 Hometown Stories
	15:27 Satoyama Kitchen Diary
	15:30 Japanology Plus
	16:00 NHK Newsline
	16:10 Century Signboards
	16:20 Nun's Seasonal Calendar
	16:30 Japan Railway Journal
	17:00 NHK Newsline
	17:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	17:23 One in Every Japanese
	17:30 Spiritual Explorers
	17:55 One in Every Japanese
	18:00 NHK Newsline
	18:10 My Street Piano
	18:30 Core Kyoto
	19:00 NHK Newsline
	19:10 Cinematic Journey
	19:25 Ramen Japan
	19:30 Backstage Japan
	20:00 NHK Newsline
	20:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	20:23 Japan From Above: Up Close
	20:30 The A-Bomb Experience of a 12-year-old
	20:50 Trails to Oishii Tokyo
	21:00 NHK Newsline
	21:10 My Street Piano
	21:30 Asia Insight
	22:00 NHK Newsline
	22:10 Biz Stream Special Edition
	22:23 One in Every Japanese
	22:30 Tiny Desk Concerts Japan
	23:00 NHK Newsline
	23:10 MATSURI: The Heartbeat of Japan
	23:20 Herbal Symphony
	23:30 Japan Railway Journal
	00:00 NHK Newsline