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Just one bite brings smiles to young and old alike. Dig a little deeper into the amazing world of Japanese snacks!

Featured recipe: Chilled Tofu Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, based on traditional Japanese cooking techniques in five minutes!

Vincent Ng heads deep into the mountains to a remote village, Shiiba. He explores a way of life adapted to steep slopes with unique architecture, slash-and-burn farming, hunting and sacred rituals.

Traditional techniques and resourceful recipes! Chefs Saito, Rika, and a lineup of master chefs share their unique approaches to Japanese cooking.

An outdoor community pool in Ehime is super cheap even with a competition pool and water slides. It's been a local hotspot for 50 years. Meet the visitors making midsummer memories over three days.

In summer, accidents near the beach are a constant occurrence. But new technologies using smart devices are helping to prevent disaster in Japan.

Kamikochi is a beautiful mountainous region in Nagano Prefecture that's 1,500m above sea level. With a mirror-like pond and rime ice, see the frozen beauty of Kamikochi through time-lapse photography.

Hayashiya Tsuruko is breaking new ground by reinterpreting the Japanese art of classic rakugo comic storytelling from a woman's perspective. She talks about her message for modern audiences.

The entire Earth is affected by climate change, occurring with a greater speed and scale than ever before. This program uses scientific data and the latest findings to raise awareness on its impact.

#31 Why don't we all go together? / To ask someone to go somewhere with you, say "isshoni" (together), change the verb to the polite negative form, i.e. "ikimasu" to "ikimasen," and finally add "ka.".

Traditional techniques and resourceful recipes! Chefs Saito, Rika, and a lineup of master chefs share their unique approaches to Japanese cooking.

An outdoor community pool in Ehime is super cheap even with a competition pool and water slides. It's been a local hotspot for 50 years. Meet the visitors making midsummer memories over three days.

Bleaching is destroying coral reefs around the world. But a Japanese marine biologist is now using genetic analysis technology to protect corals.

Vincent Ng heads deep into the mountains to a remote village, Shiiba. He explores a way of life adapted to steep slopes with unique architecture, slash-and-burn farming, hunting and sacred rituals.

Just one bite brings smiles to young and old alike. Dig a little deeper into the amazing world of Japanese snacks!

Featured recipe: Chilled Tofu Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, based on traditional Japanese cooking techniques in five minutes!

Traditional techniques and resourceful recipes! Chefs Saito, Rika, and a lineup of master chefs share their unique approaches to Japanese cooking.

Hayashiya Tsuruko is breaking new ground by reinterpreting the Japanese art of classic rakugo comic storytelling from a woman's perspective. She talks about her message for modern audiences.

The entire Earth is affected by climate change, occurring with a greater speed and scale than ever before. This program uses scientific data and the latest findings to raise awareness on its impact.

Workers at a sawmill use the latest tools and their honed skills to prepare the building blocks of Edo life: long, narrow beams, bamboo stems and leftover wood stacked as high as buildings.

Soaring costs and labor shortages have stalled Japan's mega redevelopment projects. Cities are pivoting to smaller renovations, reused foundations and open spaces to create lasting urban value.

An outdoor community pool in Ehime is super cheap even with a competition pool and water slides. It's been a local hotspot for 50 years. Meet the visitors making midsummer memories over three days.

Bleaching is destroying coral reefs around the world. But a Japanese marine biologist is now using genetic analysis technology to protect corals.

Vincent Ng heads deep into the mountains to a remote village, Shiiba. He explores a way of life adapted to steep slopes with unique architecture, slash-and-burn farming, hunting and sacred rituals.

Traditional techniques and resourceful recipes! Chefs Saito, Rika, and a lineup of master chefs share their unique approaches to Japanese cooking.

Just one bite brings smiles to young and old alike. Dig a little deeper into the amazing world of Japanese snacks!

Featured recipe: Chilled Tofu Learn about Japanese home cooking with Master Chef Saito, based on traditional Japanese cooking techniques in five minutes!