NHK WORLD-JAPAN programme focus for May: Food, glorious food

Through the Kitchen Window: The Joy of Soy

May 1 Wed. 
1:30/6:30/12:30/17:30/22:30 (UTC)

Junko lives with her cat among the mountains of Nagano. She runs a restaurant specializing in soybeans, and passes on her methods to the local children. 

Gifts of the North
Furano: A Chef and Maître d’hôtel

Part1: Spring and Summer
Leaving a popular Tokyo restaurant, Otsuka Kenichi and his wife Keiko relocated to Hokkaido six years ago. There, they offer enticing, unique dishes with local flavors found nowhere else.

May 18 Sat. 
1:10/7:10/13:10/19:10 (UTC) 

Part2: Autumn and Winter
Chef Otsuka Kenichi and his wife Keiko relocated from Tokyo to Hokkaido six years ago. They now work with locals to source delicious ingredients even in the harshness of the northern winter.

May 19 Sun. 
1:10/7:10/13:10/19:10 (UTC)

Zero Waste Life

Fridays 
1:45/6:45/12:45/17:45/22:45 (UTC)

Meet people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of “MOTTAINAI,” which values cherishing the things we have.