英雄たちの選択

"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.

Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen, rice, sushi, geisha, bonsai, and so much more. Local experts discuss their passions at fascinating length, and American Japanophile Matt Alt experiences the food, practices, and cultures in each episode in depth. Viewers will finish each half hour episode with a new understanding of an area of Japanese life through demonstrative videos and explanations, all delivered respectfully and true to the Japanese way of life.

Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo. More than a million people enjoyed life in this small but abundant city. They live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Each episode is a deep dive into a single print, and an exploration of the soul of Old Tokyo. We examine works by artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige not just for their aesthetic and historical value, but for the stories they tell of everyday life. That is how the people of Edo themselves enjoyed this mass-produced medium.

Explore the richness and depth of the Japanese language and discover how words and expressions reflect history, culture and the natural world.

Ninja are now seen in popular media around the world. But as their profile rises, their reality gets muddied amid legends and fantasies. The truth about authentic ninja lies unknown, shrouded in mystery. This program carefully examines the fighting skills and tools used by actual ninja, and conducts experiments to determine the "Ninja Truth".

In the year 1580, a man named Lord Nobunaga Oda sends hoards of unholy armies across Japan, slaying all who stand in their way. A young ninja escapes her villages' destruction with a short sword, one of the three mystical weapons that can end Oda's rule. During her quest, she is joined by two other ninjas who wield the other two weapons of legend, the sacred sword and spear.

信長のスマホ

Follows Nekotarou, a cat from Kagoshima who aims to unify the country.

The story imagines if Japanese historical figures such as Queen Himiko, the warlord Oda Nobunaga, and samurai Sakamoto Ryouma were cats.

A story of spies and silent pacts, this fascinating docuseries, told in first person by witnesses and experts, exposes how the machinery of the state is keen to protect the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, and conceal his scandals.

5 Fallen – 2 Experten

The lives of Nascar's top drivers and teams on and off the track.

Gino D’Acampo returns to his motherland to learn more from the Mammas of Italy for this brand new six-part ITV series.

Afro Canada is a documentary series that traces 400 years of Afro-descendant presence in Canada. This docuseries, rich in historical and social significance, will leave a lasting impact. By re-appropriating various narrative techniques, Afro Canada pays tribute to the collective memory of Afro-Canadians, whose history is marked by slavery, forced displacement of their bodies and families, and, above all, their resilience — an essential resilience for ensuring that future generations can live freely.

Some areas seem to emanate strange phenomena, from Sasquatch to UFOs to poltergeist activity. One such area is the Chestnut Ridge in Pennsylvania. For decades dozens of researchers have looked into the strange activity occurring there and have only ended up with more questions than answers. In the first episode focusing on the Ridge, you will discover some of the historical encounters with Sasquatch in this area of the world, and like many of the researchers in the film, you will leave with more questions than answers.

Cutting-edge imagery provides an extraordinary inside look at four animal pregnancies.

The docu-soap accompanies the Kelly Family in the preparations for their big concert tour from November 2022. The aim is to continue writing the history of the musical family and to make the family members a unit again. Joey Kelly invites his siblings Patricia, Jimmy, Kathy, John and Paul to take a road trip to the most important milestones in their long career. But first they have to restore their legendary double-decker bus.

This highly entertaining series follows two famous cricketers, Brendon 'Baz' McCullum and Phil 'Tuffers' Tufnell, travelling the length and breadth of New Zealand playing golf and discovering the country's most famous and picturesque courses, playing the game they love, sharing great stories, eating the finest food, drinking the finest wine and meeting New Zealand's wonderful people.

De la poussière et des hommes

A tour across the suburbs of Brazil to get to know the heart of each neighborhood: What makes this suburb different from all others? Why do people love to live here? What makes it so special?