NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Name: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Rating: 3.8 (502 reviews)
Author: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

By: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

News

Features & Capabilities

NHK WORLD-JAPAN provides the latest information on Japan and Asia through TV, radio, and online to a global audience. It is the international service of Japan’s public broadcaster NHK.

Features include 19 languages, live TV and radio streams, 7-day catch-up, and on-demand multilingual video and audio programs. Push notifications for earthquakes, tsunamis, and weather emergencies help you stay informed in your preferred language.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Communication

By:

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

Rating:

3.80

(502)

Version:

9.0.2 Last updated: 2026-01-21

Version code:

881619907

Creation date:

2010-02-05

Compatible devices:

Size:

36.62MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-11

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 85,280 ▲ 17

Other platforms

NHK WORLD-JAPAN (v9.0.2)

4,820,145 3.54

(14,745)

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Developed by:

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nhk-world-japan/id350732480

Website:

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/uk/

User Reviews

Reviewers praise NHK World-Japan for strong, informative content and its reliability as a long-standing source. However, many reports focus on recurring usability and feature losses after updates: removal of Chromecast casting, the absence of a dark mode and persistent bright UI, the inability to disable AI subtitles, removal of show reminders, and a shift toward more English-language content at the expense of Japanese-language practice. These issues overshadow otherwise valuable learning and news programming for some users.

Pros

High-quality, informative content across NHK World-Japan’s news, shows, and on-demand programs.
Longstanding reliability and years of usage; users trust the service.
Strong value for Japanese language learners due to available Japanese-language programs and educational content.

Cons

Removal of Chromecast / casting to TVs; current versions cut a core convenience for watching on bigger screens.
No dark mode; app is too bright and lacks theme options.
Subtitles (including AI subtitles) cannot be turned off or are intrusive.
Alarms/reminders for shows have been removed; scheduling features are no longer available.
English-dominated content with fewer options to watch in Japanese.

Recent reviews

NHK has been in my life for almost a decade! Originally I’d see the channel on cable. I have been using this app for many years and always find something interesting or new. We used to be able to cast/stream the videos to a TV so I could watch it at home, but that option was recently taken away. Please add casting/streaming back!! I actually use the app less now that I can only watch on my phone.

by Se*****, 2026-05-07

Almost every single article/story is about how much Japanese and NHK dislike foreigners. It seems very odd considering the whole app is targeting foreigners. Is your purpose to get us to download your app so we can feel bad and feel afraid and leave Japan? Never to return? One article will be about how foreigner workers are not welcome and how much trouble we cause. The next story will be about Japanese employment and worker crisis due to lack of skilled workers and low rates of birth. Do you not see the hypocrisy? In my opinion, NHK are acting as mouthpiece for a very dark side of Japan which is not reality. The truth is Japanese people are overwhelmingly lovely and this negativity demonstrated by NHK is not representative of real life in Japan.