10 years after: First-hand footage, insights, eyewitness reports

TOKYO, JAPAN - Media OutReach - 5 January 2021 - NHKWORLD-JAPAN, the 24-hour international English-language TV channel from Japan'spublic broadcaster NHK, will show an exclusive 2-part series on the devastatingtsunami which shocked the world.

On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm, an M9earthquake off the Pacific coast of Japan triggered a huge tsunami, flooding650 km of coastline, destroying many cities and towns and claiming the lives ofover 18,000 victims. With footage filmed at the centre of the disaster, thedocumentary "3/11 - The Tsunami" will give a first-hand look intopeople's experiences on that day and the hardships they were faced in theaftermath.

The footage filmed in 2011 and 2012 by NHKand eyewitnesses in the disaster-hit areas have been collected and editedtogether in chronological order to convey the impact of this unprecedenteddisaster, which crushed buildings and cars and led to nuclear meltdowns at theFukushima Daiichi power plant.

Episode 1 focuses on the first three dayswhile episode 2 covers the first year after the disaster. The series alsoserves as a valuable lesson: In the event of a powerful tsunami, what actioncan be taken to survive?

"3/11 - The Tsunami" on NHKWORLD-JAPAN

Episode 1: The First 3 Days

January 9^th1:10 / 7:10 / 13:10 / 19:10 / January 15^th 20:00 (UTC)

Episode 2: TheFirst Year

January 16^th 1:10 / 7:10 / 13:10 / 19:10 / January 22^nd20:00 (UTC)

About NHK WORLD-JAPAN

NHK (JapanBroadcasting Corporation) is Japan's sole public broadcaster, operating thenation's largest domestic and international television network. In Japan, NHK broadcasts six TVchannels including 4K and 8K along with three radio stations. NHK alsotransmits two international television channels, NHK WORLD-JAPAN (English, HD,24/7) and NHK WORLD PREMIUM (Japanese, HD, 24/7), as well as internationalradio services in 18 languages.

NHK WORLD-JAPANreaches over 380 million households in 160 countries and regions via localsatellite and cable TV providers. Online live streaming and VOD(video-on-demand) services through the free mobile app and the website giveviewers access to NHK WORLD-JAPAN anywhere and anytime. You can also connect withour programs through Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. Presenting an extensive rangeof Asia-centred programming, NHK WORLD-JAPAN is your window to Japan, Asia, andthe rest of the world. For more details, visit https://nhk.jp/world