Seasons and episodes
1Season 1 Oct. 07, 2017
1 - 1Painting with Soul Oct. 07, 2017
1 - 2Detroit Revealed: My Grandfather John Hersey and America Oct. 14, 2017
1 - 3A Single Pen: The World of Artist Manabu Ikeda Oct. 21, 2017- 1 - 4Miatari Finders Oct. 28, 2017
- 1 - 5Legendary Giant Tree of Yakushima Nov. 18, 2017
- 1 - 6Boxing Woman Dec. 02, 2017
- 1 - 7An Honest Death: A Palliative Care Doctor's Final Days Dec. 09, 2017
- 1 - 8Fukushima Mothers Dec. 16, 2017
2Season 2 Jan. 06, 2018
- 2 - 1One Last Vision: A Photographer's Final Journey Jan. 06, 2018
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- 2 - 3Strategy Gone Awry: Revisiting the US Air Raids on Japan Jan. 27, 2018
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- 2 - 6The Fisherman and the Forest Mar. 10, 2018
2 - 7Setsuko Thurlow's Quest: A World Without Nuclear Weapons Mar. 17, 2018
2 - 8Tsuruko's Tea Journey Mar. 31, 2018- 2 - 9
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2 - 13Survivor Trees: Hiroshima Revealed Jun. 23, 2018- 2 - 14I Was a Caged Bird: Psychiatric Hospitalization in Japan Jun. 30, 2018
- 2 - 15Nike's Backstory: Unknown Bonds with Japan Jul. 14, 2018
- 2 - 16A Life with Flowers Jul. 28, 2018
2 - 17Houses for Peace: Exploring the Legacy of Floyd Schmoe Aug. 11, 2018- 2 - 18Mt. Ishizuchi: Mountain of the Gods Aug. 18, 2018
2 - 19Hearing the Voices of Nagasaki Survivors Sep. 22, 2018
2 - 20A World of Boisterous Silence Sep. 29, 2018- 2 - 21Life at the Bottom of China's Labor Market Oct. 13, 2018
- 2 - 22China's Largest Relocation Policy: Part 1 Oct. 20, 2018
- 2 - 23China's Largest Relocation Policy: Part 2 Oct. 27, 2018
- 2 - 24An 18-Year-Old's Departure Nov. 17, 2018
- 2 - 25The Pianist in the Rubble Nov. 24, 2018
2 - 26Manzanar Revealed Dec. 29, 2018
3Season 3 Jan. 12, 2019
3 - 1A Doctor Beside the Deathbed Jan. 12, 2019- 3 - 2Epic Challenge: A Race Across the Japanese Alps Jan. 19, 2019
3 - 3Reviving Kumamoto Castle Feb. 09, 2019- 3 - 4Class Struggle: Changes to China's Education System Feb. 16, 2019
3 - 5- 3 - 6Vessel of Friendship: An Untold Story Mar. 30, 2019
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- 3 - 10A Journey through Genders Jul. 06, 2019
- 3 - 11Bettering Tibet Jul. 20, 2019
3 - 12I too was a Child of Camp. Aug. 17, 2019- 3 - 13Hope in the Dark Aug. 24, 2019
- 3 - 14MATAGI - Worshipping Bears Sep. 14, 2019
3 - 15Helping Hands - The Lives of Atomic Bomb Orphans Sep. 21, 2019- 3 - 16The United Red Army: A Troubled Legacy Sep. 28, 2019
- 3 - 17The Lives of Japanese War Brides in America: Part 1 Oct. 05, 2019
- 3 - 18The Lives of Japanese War Brides in America: Part 2 Oct. 12, 2019
- 3 - 191971 - Japanese Rugby Takes On England, And The World Oct. 19, 2019
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3 - 21Henoko: Living with an American Base Nov. 16, 2019- 3 - 22Digging the Untold History Dec. 14, 2019
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4Season 4 Jan. 04, 2020
4 - 1SAMURAI WALL Jan. 04, 2020- 4 - 2Repatriation: Resettling in North Korea Jan. 11, 2020
- 4 - 3MIYAKO, The Last Dance Jan. 18, 2020
- 4 - 48K Documentary: The Microscopic World of iPS Cells Feb. 01, 2020
- 4 - 5All That Remains Feb. 08, 2020
4 - 6Stumbling Toward the Precipice Feb. 22, 2020
4 - 7Refugee Heroes: The Road to Tokyo Feb. 29, 2020
4 - 8Dignity for All: The Legacy of Sadako Ogata Mar. 28, 2020
4 - 9Digital Detectives Apr. 25, 2020- 4 - 10
4 - 11Journalism of Hope May. 16, 2020
4 - 12OKINA Dance of Life May. 30, 2020
4 - 13Oswald and JFK UNSOLVED CASES Part 1: The Pawn Jun. 13, 2020
4 - 14Oswald and JFK UNSOLVED CASES Part 2: The Chessmaster Jun. 20, 2020
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4 - 17Tsuruko's Tea Journey in Germany Sep. 12, 2020
4 - 18Exposing the Coronavirus: Our Invisible Enemy in 3DCG Sep. 19, 2020
4 - 19The Shape of Sound: A Piano Paints the Seasons of Nara Oct. 03, 2020
4 - 20AI vs Pandemic: Part 1 Oct. 17, 2020
4 - 21AI vs Pandemic: Part 2 Oct. 24, 2020
4 - 22The Lost Textile of Ryukyu Nov. 07, 2020
4 - 23Poisonous Secrets: What Did Japan and the US Bury? Nov. 14, 2020
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4 - 25Koza, Okinawa: Base Town Blues Nov. 28, 2020
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5Season 5 Jan. 09, 2021
5 - 13/11 - The Tsunami: The First 3 Days Jan. 09, 2021
5 - 23/11 - The Tsunami: The First Year Jan. 16, 2021
5 - 3GREAT RACE: You'll Never Run Alone Jan. 23, 2021
5 - 4Gifts from a Parent's Deathbed Feb. 27, 2021
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5 - 6Global Commons Stewardship Mar. 13, 2021
5 - 7Generation 3.11: A Decade Journey Mar. 27, 2021
5 - 8Fukushima Monologue Apr. 03, 2021
5 - 9Enku: The Enigma of a Wandering Sculptor Monk Apr. 10, 2021
5 - 10"War Victims Die Twice" Apr. 17, 2021
5 - 11What You Taught Me About My Son May. 02, 2021
5 - 12Recovery in 300,000 Pictures May. 08, 2021
5 - 13Hearing the Voice of Nakamura Tetsu May. 15, 2021
5 - 14Social Media and the Tides of Democracy May. 29, 2021
5 - 15Eyes in a Crisis Jun. 26, 2021
5 - 16Seek Nothing, Just Sit Jul. 17, 2021
5 - 17The Lifesaving Fuel Train Jul. 31, 2021
5 - 18Karl and Tina: Embracing Village Life in Japan Aug. 21, 2021
5 - 19A Man Who Aligned Japan with the Nazis Aug. 28, 2021
5 - 20Empty Homes, Shattered Dreams: China's "Ghost Castles" Sep. 11, 2021
5 - 21We're Not "Gaijin"! Oct. 16, 2021
5 - 22A Maiko's Coiffure: Beautiful Ties in Kyoto Oct. 23, 2021
5 - 23Sahel Rosa — A War Orphan's Journey Nov. 20, 2021
5 - 24My School of Many Colors Nov. 27, 2021
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5 - 26War and Disease: Falling to Malaria Dec. 11, 2021
5 - 27War and Disease: A Vaccine Tragedy Dec. 18, 2021
6Season 6 Jan. 08, 2022
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6 - 4FINDING SATOSHI Jan. 29, 2022
6 - 5A Monk’s Lessons: Living Amid Death From COVID Feb. 12, 2022
6 - 6Carbon Farming: A Climate Solution Under Our Feet Feb. 19, 2022
6 - 7Reviving Tezuma: Japan's Traditional Magic Feb. 26, 2022
6 - 8The Unknown Master of Restoration Mar. 05, 2022
6 - 9Fukushima Monologue II Mar. 12, 2022
6 - 10Fukushima: The Curse of Groundwater Apr. 23, 2022
6 - 11Ukraine: Prelude to a Crisis May. 28, 2022
6 - 12Rainbow Family Jun. 11, 2022
6 - 13A Teacher's Life Lesson Jun. 18, 2022
6 - 14Karl and Tina: Village Life in the Deep Snow Jun. 25, 2022
6 - 15Daily Life in Times of War Aug. 06, 2022
6 - 16Kyiv, the Resistance of Citizens Aug. 13, 2022
6 - 17Art of the Inland Sea Aug. 27, 2022
6 - 18Art is Our Voice Oct. 01, 2022
6 - 19Land of Rising Dreams? Oct. 08, 2022- 6 - 20Karl and Tina: Bountiful Autumn in the Village Oct. 22, 2022
6 - 21Mississippi Revealed Oct. 29, 2022
6 - 22JAPAN-NORTH KOREA SUMMIT: Behind the Curtain Nov. 12, 2022
6 - 23Mountainous Traditions Nov. 19, 2022
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6 - 27Danjuro: A Kabuki Star for Three Centuries Dec. 31, 2022
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7Season 7 Jan. 21, 2023
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7 - 2The Red Way: The Making of a Third Term Feb. 04, 2023
7 - 3A Voice to the Voiceless Feb. 11, 2023
7 - 4Why I'm at War Feb. 25, 2023
7 - 5End-of-Life Guardians Mar. 05, 2023
7 - 6Raising a Family on Cat Island Mar. 18, 2023
7 - 7Blues from the Obscure Mar. 18, 2023
7 - 8Steve Jobs and Japan Mar. 25, 2023
7 - 9TOKYO SCANNING Mar. 25, 2023
7 - 10Taiwan's Windy Frontline Islands Mar. 26, 2023
7 - 11Voices of Tohoku: What We Want From Reconstruction Apr. 22, 2023
7 - 12A Director's War: Fighting for Ukraine from Japan Apr. 22, 2023
7 - 13Return to an Abandoned Village: 50 Years in Tsubayama Apr. 29, 2023
7 - 14ISSEY MIYAKE: The Human Inside the Clothes May. 27, 2023
7 - 15Prayers of a Thousand Years Jun. 03, 2023
7 - 16Women on the Front Line: 15% of Japan's Politicians Jun. 10, 2023
7 - 17The Unknown Master of Restoration Episode 2 Jun. 17, 2023
7 - 18Ukraine's Nuclear Dilemma Aug. 05, 2023
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7 - 20On the Frontlines of Myanmar's Civil War Sep. 23, 2023
7 - 21Walking a Tightrope: The Filmmaker Yang Yonghi Oct. 21, 2023
7 - 22The Day I Gave Up My Daughter Nov. 11, 2023
7 - 23Piano Girl Dec. 09, 2023
7 - 24The Falconer's Legacy Dec. 16, 2023
7 - 25Finding My Mirror Dec. 23, 2023
8Season 8 Jan. 27, 2024
8 - 1Karl and Tina: Season's Greetings from a Wintry Village Jan. 27, 2024
8 - 2The Unknown Master of Restoration Episode 3 Feb. 03, 2024
8 - 3Home Is Where the War Is Feb. 24, 2024
8 - 4The Rise and Fall of a Crypto Star Mar. 03, 2024
8 - 5A Fukushima Photo Album Mar. 24, 2024
8 - 6The Japanese Dream: Nepali Students in Japan Mar. 30, 2024
8 - 7Aso Jinja: A Shinto Shrine Rises from the Rubble Mar. 31, 2024
Synopsis
NHK WORLD PRIME brings you a world of mainly documentaries, and more. Tune in to see special select programs on all sorts of topics and genres. 
Original title NHK WORLD PRIME
TMDb Rating 9 1 votes
First air date Oct. 07, 2017
Last air date Mar. 31, 2024
Seasons 8
Episodes 171
Average Duration 50 minutes
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