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...

Rav Wilding is hunting down the scammers plaguing our lives. Working with ethical hackers to hack into the fraudsters' illegal call centres, Rav uses...

A documentary about the largest oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico oil and the impact on the residents produced by the National Resource Defense Counsel...

Never-before-told story of how rural detective Charles Henry used his spare time to hunt down and bring Malcolm Webster - a ruthless killer who...

Inside one of the world’s most revered military units to reveal the real story of the men and women who wear the green beret.

Swiss Railway Journeys is a captivating series showcasing the beautiful Swiss countryside as seen from its immaculate railways. First stop is Canton...

Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes...

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm,...

Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets...

The peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious “Overlords,” whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien...

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy,...

A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private...

The most celebrated competitors from RuPaul's Drag Race vie for a second chance to enter Drag Race herstory. This drag queen showdown is filled with...

A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself...

When a dark secret from this past threatens to be exposed, unorthodox and brilliant medical examiner, Doctor Daniel Harrow, must use all his forensic...

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve...