NHK WORLD-JAPAN

How can such analog crane games thrive in a digital age? French sociologist Benoit Bottos investigates how these machines captivate players and spread pop-culture images across Japan.

Fukushima-based poet Wago Ryoichi, who experienced the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, has received international acclaim for his collection about his disaster-stricken hometown. He talks about his poetry.

A line-up for ramen in the morning?! Head to an area attracting visitors from around the country in search of...ramen!

Angry that his favorite online influencer has a new love, the father starts posting insults online. Unaware of the danger of online slander, his daughter tries to stop him, but will he listen?

Two cranes hang out on the edge of a series of paddy fields where a man walks back and forth scattering something on the ground. They've been lured to a falconry preserve...but all is not as it seems.

How can such analog crane games thrive in a digital age? French sociologist Benoit Bottos investigates how these machines captivate players and spread pop-culture images across Japan.

Fukushima-based poet Wago Ryoichi, who experienced the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, has received international acclaim for his collection about his disaster-stricken hometown. He talks about his poetry.

A line-up for ramen in the morning?! Head to an area attracting visitors from around the country in search of...ramen!

Angry that his favorite online influencer has a new love, the father starts posting insults online. Unaware of the danger of online slander, his daughter tries to stop him, but will he listen?

Two cranes hang out on the edge of a series of paddy fields where a man walks back and forth scattering something on the ground. They've been lured to a falconry preserve...but all is not as it seems.

At the Satoyama Kitchen guesthouse in Hida Takayama, chef Nobuko, her cameraman husband Makoto and their cat Tama take us on a tasty journey of local cuisine served with a side of seasonal scenery.

How can such analog crane games thrive in a digital age? French sociologist Benoit Bottos investigates how these machines captivate players and spread pop-culture images across Japan.