"Time and Tide" transcends time to detail extraordinary historical events in Japan and the larger world. Join NHK WORLD-JAPAN on a journey that reveals the truth behind some of the turning points of the past.
Ninja are now seen in popular media around the world. But as their profile rises, their reality gets...
Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, an...
Historical figures and their decisions that changed the course of history. Based on expert research,...
Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo. More than a million people enjoyed life in this small but abu...
Explore the richness and depth of the Japanese language and discover how words and expressions refle...
In the year 1580, a man named Lord Nobunaga Oda sends hoards of unholy armies across Japan, slaying ...
What happens when you call 113? Follow the people when they take care of others on their worst days.
Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly’s genre defining career and play...
The most spectacular vehicles in the world are milestones of engineering that have changed land, wat...
Revealing the extraordinary animals, astonishing landscapes and remarkable people who live alongside...
With unique and unprecedented access to one of the world's oldest social networking societies this s...
This two-part series tells the story of the conflict in Afghanistan and asks what has been achieved ...
Sue Perkins, Alison Steadman and Stephen Mangan use a new form of navigation, Natural Navigation, in...
Liz Bonnin sets out to explore how animals meet, mate and in some cases form lifelong relationships,...
Doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken put competing health theories to the test with the help of 30 ot...