🇯🇵 Japan

NHK World-Japan — HD

1080i · Regional feed

NHK World-Japan — HD is an English and Japanese-language culture and news channel from Japan, on air since 1998. Broadcast Atlas lists 3 public stream sources up to 1920x1080.

Last checked November 10, 2026: the stream responded — 1920x1080, avc1.64001E video, mp4a.40.2 audio, 25fps, adaptive bitrate and live (2 of 3 sources checked).

Launched April 1, 1998 · Also known as HD, NHK World, NHK World-Japan

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NHK World-Japan HD

freem3u.xyz

Technical details · preference #1 · score 1858

The preference score rewards browser-ready HTTPS, HLS or image support, header-free playback, adaptive bitrate, reliability, and useful resolution. It is a selection heuristic, not a quality guarantee.

Stream ID: e483aff6-d749-4191-80fc-ceb672a0783e
Preference rank: #1 of 3
Preference score: 1858
Source host: freem3u.xyz
URL scheme: HTTPS
Catalog media type: Not yet verified
Detected protocol: https
Manifest type: hls master
Container: Not yet verified
Supplied quality: 1080p
Detected resolution: 1920x1080
Frame rate: 25 fps
Approximate bitrate: 6.37 Mbps
Video codec: avc1.64001E
Audio codec: mp4a.40.2
Adaptive bitrate: Yes
Live stream: Yes
HTTPS status: https
Availability note: Not yet verified
Requires referrer: No
Requires custom user agent: No
Geographic restriction: Not yet verified
Authentication: Not yet verified
DRM: Not yet verified
Health: healthy
Browser compatibility: {"status":"unknown"}
Device compatibility: {"status":"unverified"}
Detection evidence: {"classification":"unverified"}
Last checked: Nov 10, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC
Last success: Nov 10, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC
Last failure: Never
First catalog sighting: Oct 16, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC
Last catalog sighting: Nov 11, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC
Metadata updated: Nov 11, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC
Source revision: Not yet verified

Open source

NHK World-Japan HD

nhk.lls.pbs.org

Technical details · preference #2 · score 1758

Stream ID: fad0aa2a-047d-4349-a6b4-e9022641b745
Preference rank: #2 of 3
Preference score: 1758
Source host: nhk.lls.pbs.org
URL scheme: HTTPS
Catalog media type: Not yet verified
Detected protocol: https
Manifest type: hls master
Container: Not yet verified
Supplied quality: 1080p
Detected resolution: 416x234
Frame rate: 29.97 fps
Approximate bitrate: 5.31 Mbps
Video codec: avc1.640028
Audio codec: mp4a.40.2
Adaptive bitrate: Yes
Live stream: Yes
HTTPS status: https
Availability note: Geo-blocked
Requires referrer: No
Requires custom user agent: No
Geographic restriction: Not yet verified
Authentication: Not yet verified
DRM: Not yet verified
Health: healthy
Browser compatibility: {"status":"unknown"}
Device compatibility: {"status":"unverified"}
Detection evidence: {"classification":"unverified"}
Last checked: Nov 10, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC
Last success: Nov 10, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC
Last failure: Never
First catalog sighting: Jul 20, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC
Last catalog sighting: Nov 11, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC

NHK World-Japan HD

170.83.16.50

HTTP sources cannot play inside an HTTPS page.

Technical details · preference #3 · score 472

Stream ID: 875222d8-a2a8-429b-83f8-e5606b064be1
Preference rank: #3 of 3
Preference score: 472
Source host: 170.83.16.50
URL scheme: HTTP
Catalog media type: Not yet verified
Detected protocol: http
Manifest type: Not yet verified
Container: Not yet verified
Supplied quality: 720p
Detected resolution: Not yet verified
Frame rate: Not yet verified
Approximate bitrate: Not yet verified
Video codec: Not yet verified
Audio codec: Not yet verified
Adaptive bitrate: Not yet verified
Live stream: Not yet verified
HTTPS status: http
Availability note: Not yet verified
Requires referrer: No
Requires custom user agent: No
Geographic restriction: Not yet verified
Authentication: Not yet verified
DRM: Not yet verified
Health: unchecked
Browser compatibility: {"status":"unknown"}
Device compatibility: {"status":"unverified"}
Detection evidence: {"classification":"unverified"}
Last checked: Never
Last success: Never
Last failure: Never
First catalog sighting: Sep 22, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC