{"id":29328,"date":"2025-03-18T09:59:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nhk-launching-daily-childrens-series\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T08:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:39:34","slug":"nhk-launching-daily-childrens-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nhk-launching-daily-childrens-series\/","title":{"rendered":"NHK Launching Daily Children\u2019s Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NHK has lined up a brand-new daily children\u2019s series for its spring schedule, <em>The Wakey Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Premiering on March 31 at 7 a.m., <em>The Wakey Show<\/em> is aimed at elementary school kids before they head off to school. The series is led by Wakey, who is a DJ, and his puppet friends as they open the door to knowledge through games, exercises, dance, music, food, fashion, comical skits, manga and more.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing from the diverse educational content of NHK\u2019s educational TV channel, the 20-minute edutainment show marks the first time in three years that NHK has launched a new daily program for children.<\/p>\n<p>Partnering with Sesame Workshop, the program will have a weekly segment featuring Elmo. \u201cElmo&#8217;s Like It Rap\u201d will invite children across Japan to share who they are, what they like and what they\u2019re proud of through the power of rap. This will be the first time in 22 years that original <em>Sesame Street<\/em> content will appear as a regular program on NHK.<\/p>\n<p>NHK Educational Corporation\u2019s Masakazu Sato, producer of <em>The Wakey Show<\/em>, commented, \u201cIn Japan, 7 a.m. is a valuable time when the entire family is together in front of the TV. By sharing with the children interesting insights from various fields every day, we hope to convey and nurture a sense of appreciation for the world that we live in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sato added, \u201cWe\u2019re excited to be working with the Sesame Workshop to introduce \u2018Elmo\u2019s Like It Rap,\u2019 a segment designed to foster children\u2019s emotional well-being. By using rap\u2014a style so popular among kids today\u2014we hope to encourage children to be open about their feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manabu Nagaoka, VP and general manager of <em>Sesame Street<\/em> Japan, said, \u201cAs societal and academic pressures on Japanese children continue to grow, it is increasingly important to foster environments that strengthen emotional health, self-esteem and resilience. 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