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...

"Time and Tide" transcends time to detail extraordinary historical events in Japan and the larger world. Join NHK WORLD-JAPAN on a journey that...

Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen,...

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...

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

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...

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

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn turn back the clock to run Manor Farm in Hampshire exactly as it would have...

Sir David shines the spotlight on some of nature’s evolutionary anomalies and reveals how these curious animals continue to baffle and...

In the frontier town of Nome, Alaska, there’s a gold rush on. But you've never seen gold mining like this before — here, the precious...

We explore the untold story of the sizeable British contingent of David Koresh's Branch Davidian cult, and their experiences during the 51 day ordeal...

Subuhi, a simple and sensitive girl, is married to Zain, an extremely possessive man. Their love vanishes with jealousy, doubts and suffocation,...

In Japan, giant monsters appear and threaten people's lives on a regular basis. Kaneko, the protagonist, gets a job at a company that operates heroes...

Good Sports is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS network in 1991, starring Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal. It centered around two sports...

Sara Dane is a 1982 Australian television miniseries about a woman transported from England to Australia for a crime she did not commit.

After being betrayed by her husband, Zeina opens a company to help women uncover their husbands' infidelities. She becomes a symbol of the fight...

Qing Cai, the son of a late king, who lives in hiding to escape court conflicts. When his adoptive father is threatened, Qing Cai disguises himself...

While investigating a mysterious case of extreme sleepwalking and memory loss, a documentary production is derailed when the paranormal symptoms of...

The series is based on a police comedy, and its episodes are full of funny situations with social and political content,and executed by...

The story of a group of friends and their search for love and success.