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Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Crisscross Japan by rail; enjoy an amazing diversity of nature and scenery across the four seasons, exploring both well-known and hidden Japan.

The filmmakers shed light on octopuses as an essential part of Japanese cuisine, people raising them as pets and the efforts to farm them on land.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The 400-year-old Matsue Castle retains its original keep, a national treasure; black and imposing, it stands like a battleship; why did the lord build such an enormous keep on such a small site?

Actor Kyle Card hikes the San'in Kaigan Geopark trail. He traces the Earth's memory through Uradome's jagged coast, Tottori's dunes and Genbudo's hexagonal columns.

The host examines "The Garden of the Shika Chaya," a woodblock print by Japanese artist Utagawa Toyokuni that features townspeople in an open-air teahouse.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The hosts explore technologies and systems that help detect and reduce the impact of natural disasters.

Shibata Fumie learns how "kaiki," a thin silk fabric, can produce a layered final product that looks like a digital image.

Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explains the origins and meanings of kabuki's unique makeup, its onnagata techniques and stage machinery.

The filmmakers shed light on facts and information on various topics, including politics, economics, social trends and the environment from Japan and around the world.

Using traditional wooden barrels, a soy sauce brewer developed its own original flavor, breathing new life into the world of Japanese soy sauce.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

In Shibuya, one of Tokyo's largest districts, a piano near a station ticket gate draws passersby to stop and play, filling the air with heartfelt melodies.

Izumo, known as the home of the gods, fascinated Lafcadio Hearn, a writer from Ireland; with beautiful time-lapse footage, we introduce his life in Japan and the region that captured his heart.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. I want to see my owner again! Charo starts his adventure back home.

Fuku-chan is popular with tourists visiting Matsumoto Castle, a National Treasure. Elsewhere, five cats live in a restaurant offering green soba noodles. Mya-chan lives at an inn in a hot spring area.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Zac Reynolds visits an apple farm run by friendly locals, tries miso soup with shijimi clams, learns about a fishing village and explores the scenic Hotokegaura coast in Aomori Prefecture.

The filmmakers explore the world of somen noodles by learning the traditional techniques for making them and trying various somen dishes.

As different colors, blue and yellow can make green by getting together, similarly different lives can coexist by helping each other. This is a program to develop the mind of living together.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The host travels to various cities around the world to explore tourist attractions and monuments and speaks to the local people there.

The host showcases the beauty of Oze National Park, where time-lapse photography brings the flowers and morning dew to life.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The host explores the variety and charm of boxed meals that are sold at train stations in Japan, prepared primarily for consumption during train journeys.

Foreigners learn useful Japanese workplace expressions, explore business cultures and improve kanji proficiency.

A look at the people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of Mottainai.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The filmmakers shed light on facts and information on various topics, including politics, economics, social trends and the environment from Japan and around the world.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

In Shibuya, one of Tokyo's largest districts, a piano near a station ticket gate draws passersby to stop and play, filling the air with heartfelt melodies.

Izumo, known as the home of the gods, fascinated Lafcadio Hearn, a writer from Ireland; with beautiful time-lapse footage, we introduce his life in Japan and the region that captured his heart.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The host travels to various cities around the world to explore tourist attractions and monuments and speaks to the local people there.

The host showcases the beauty of Oze National Park, where time-lapse photography brings the flowers and morning dew to life.

The filmmakers visit Akan-Mashu National Park, home to Lake Akan, Lake Kussharo, and Lake Mashu. It provides unique winter sights and the opportunity to experience the indigenous Ainu culture.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Zac Reynolds visits an apple farm run by friendly locals, tries miso soup with shijimi clams, learns about a fishing village and explores the scenic Hotokegaura coast in Aomori Prefecture.

Five-year-old Mee learns more about Mee's self and the world around Mee through everyday questions and thought experiments.

As different colors, blue and yellow can make green by getting together, similarly different lives can coexist by helping each other. This is a program to develop the mind of living together.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

MADKID, a male dance-and-vocal group famous in the anime song scene, and Yuika, a singer-songwriter with a growing international fanbase, perform their top tracks and discuss their music.

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. I want to see my owner again! Charo starts his adventure back home.

The filmmakers present a variety of stories on Japanese cultures, traditions and lifestyles.

Fuku-chan is popular with tourists visiting Matsumoto Castle, a National Treasure. Elsewhere, five cats live in a restaurant offering green soba noodles. Mya-chan lives at an inn in a hot spring area.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The host explores the variety and charm of boxed meals that are sold at train stations in Japan, prepared primarily for consumption during train journeys.

The filmmakers shed light on how Kyotoites hold various rites to expel calamity and pray for a peaceful life on Lunar New Year's Eve.

Foreigners learn useful Japanese workplace expressions, explore business cultures and improve kanji proficiency.

A look at the people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of Mottainai.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The filmmakers shed light on facts and information on various topics, including politics, economics, social trends and the environment from Japan and around the world.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

In Shibuya, one of Tokyo's largest districts, a piano near a station ticket gate draws passersby to stop and play, filling the air with heartfelt melodies.

Izumo, known as the home of the gods, fascinated Lafcadio Hearn, a writer from Ireland; with beautiful time-lapse footage, we introduce his life in Japan and the region that captured his heart.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Zac Reynolds visits an apple farm run by friendly locals, tries miso soup with shijimi clams, learns about a fishing village and explores the scenic Hotokegaura coast in Aomori Prefecture.

Five-year-old Mee learns more about Mee's self and the world around Mee through everyday questions and thought experiments.

As different colors, blue and yellow can make green by getting together, similarly different lives can coexist by helping each other. This is a program to develop the mind of living together.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

MADKID, a male dance-and-vocal group famous in the anime song scene, and Yuika, a singer-songwriter with a growing international fanbase, perform their top tracks and discuss their music.

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. I want to see my owner again! Charo starts his adventure back home.

The filmmakers present a variety of stories on Japanese cultures, traditions and lifestyles.

Fuku-chan is popular with tourists visiting Matsumoto Castle, a National Treasure. Elsewhere, five cats live in a restaurant offering green soba noodles. Mya-chan lives at an inn in a hot spring area.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The host travels to various cities around the world to explore tourist attractions and monuments and speaks to the local people there.

The host showcases the beauty of Oze National Park, where time-lapse photography brings the flowers and morning dew to life.

The filmmakers visit Akan-Mashu National Park, home to Lake Akan, Lake Kussharo, and Lake Mashu. It provides unique winter sights and the opportunity to experience the indigenous Ainu culture.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The host explores the variety and charm of boxed meals that are sold at train stations in Japan, prepared primarily for consumption during train journeys.

The filmmakers shed light on how Kyotoites hold various rites to expel calamity and pray for a peaceful life on Lunar New Year's Eve.

Foreigners learn useful Japanese workplace expressions, explore business cultures and improve kanji proficiency.

A look at the people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of Mottainai.

The filmmakers shed light on facts and information on various topics, including politics, economics, social trends and the environment from Japan and around the world.

Using traditional wooden barrels, a soy sauce brewer developed its own original flavor, breathing new life into the world of Japanese soy sauce.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

In Shibuya, one of Tokyo's largest districts, a piano near a station ticket gate draws passersby to stop and play, filling the air with heartfelt melodies.

Izumo, known as the home of the gods, fascinated Lafcadio Hearn, a writer from Ireland; with beautiful time-lapse footage, we introduce his life in Japan and the region that captured his heart.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Zac Reynolds visits an apple farm run by friendly locals, tries miso soup with shijimi clams, learns about a fishing village and explores the scenic Hotokegaura coast in Aomori Prefecture.

Five-year-old Mee learns more about Mee's self and the world around Mee through everyday questions and thought experiments.

As different colors, blue and yellow can make green by getting together, similarly different lives can coexist by helping each other. This is a program to develop the mind of living together.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

MADKID, a male dance-and-vocal group famous in the anime song scene, and Yuika, a singer-songwriter with a growing international fanbase, perform their top tracks and discuss their music.

Little Charo is an animation series about a Japanese dog who got lost in NY. I want to see my owner again! Charo starts his adventure back home.

The filmmakers present a variety of stories on Japanese cultures, traditions and lifestyles.

Fuku-chan is popular with tourists visiting Matsumoto Castle, a National Treasure. Elsewhere, five cats live in a restaurant offering green soba noodles. Mya-chan lives at an inn in a hot spring area.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The host explores the variety and charm of boxed meals that are sold at train stations in Japan, prepared primarily for consumption during train journeys.

The filmmakers shed light on how Kyotoites hold various rites to expel calamity and pray for a peaceful life on Lunar New Year's Eve.

Foreigners learn useful Japanese workplace expressions, explore business cultures and improve kanji proficiency.

A look at the people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of Mottainai.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The host travels to various cities around the world to explore tourist attractions and monuments and speaks to the local people there.

The host showcases the beauty of Oze National Park, where time-lapse photography brings the flowers and morning dew to life.

The filmmakers visit Akan-Mashu National Park, home to Lake Akan, Lake Kussharo, and Lake Mashu. It provides unique winter sights and the opportunity to experience the indigenous Ainu culture.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

Maminata Ouandaogo's passion for African hairstyles has helped hundreds in Japan with their natural hair, but outside her salon, she says social pressure keeps some people from embracing it.

Craig Hilton-Taylor, head of the IUCN Red List, explains how climate change accelerates the extinction of various species; Professor Yamano Hiroya of Tokyo University discusses the coral crisis.

Shibata Fumie learns how "kaiki," a thin silk fabric, can produce a layered final product that looks like a digital image.

The trio explores a heat-resistant glass factory in Koga, Japan, and learns the techniques for making glass from experts.

The filmmaker explores Yonezawa's safflowers and their deep red color resembling the sun used for dyeing fabric.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The filmmaker presents poetic videos in collaboration with Mine Kawakami, a renowned pianist, to make one experience the seasons of Yamato, a former province in Japan.

The hosts explore technologies and systems that help detect and reduce the impact of natural disasters.

Peter MacMillan examines the word kuruma, which means wheel and wheeled vehicle, and how the word rolls its way into many Japanese expressions.

The hosts explain how to say how long something will take with an example situation at the Ninja Museum.

The filmmakers take a look at a small bookshop in Tokyo that specializes in Vietnamese books and explore how books in their native language serve as spiritual nourishment for the Vietnamese in Japan.

The host explores NHK's booth at the event celebrating 20 years of JICA Global Plaza and the collaboration of the two organizations in promoting kids' interest in international cooperation.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The filmmakers explore the hills in the town of Genoa, Italy.

The filmmakers follow the life and the rehabilitation of a Japanese woman who finds it hard to do simple tasks due to her mental illness.

10 Stories with Cherry Blossoms. These stories highlight Japan's love of Cherry Blossoms.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The filmmakers explore Inami Shishimai, a type of lion dance performed in Toyama Prefecture.

The filmmakers explore how Harano Etsuro and his family take care of their private herb garden and preserve the wisdom and the legacy of their ancestors.

The hosts share the latest stories about Japanese business trends, corporate strategies and innovations while discussing their global impact from multiple perspectives.

Japan's disaster relief; Asia news; business and global current events.

The filmmakers explore the hills in the town of Genoa, Italy.

The filmmakers showcase the bird's-eye view above Shiretoko Peninsula, the northeastern tip of Hokkaido, and shed light on an underwater photographer who dives among the ice floes of Shiretoko.

The filmmakers follow a team of young novices learning on the job to care for a hot spring as the former caretaker is retiring.

Grandpa Makoto and Grandma Nobuko prepare easy-to-make, refreshing vegetable dishes to stay cool in the summer heat.