Today's Close-Up
(05/28/2016–03/06/2026)NHK World (JP)30 min
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Episodes
S2016E01
Obamas Visit to Hiroshima
S2016E02
Interacting with Robot Avatars
S2016E03
Artificial Intelligence: Creative or Copycat?
S2016E04
Costly Drugs Draining Healthcare
S2016E05
Rokusuke Ei: Remembering 'Sukiyaki' Lyricist
S2016E06
Overdoing the Low-Carb Diet
S2016E07
To Die in Peace
S2016E08
Japan's Manufacturing Revolution
S2016E09
Threat of Chinese 'Super Copies'
S2016E10
Japan's 'New Approach' to Russia
S2016E11
Tsukiji Relocation Chaos: Interview with Tokyo Governor
S2016E12
Japan's Maverick Ohsumi Wins Nobel
S2016E13
Facing Reality: Japan's Need for Foreign Workers
S2017E01
Sapiens: Insights into Our Past and Future
S2017E02
Foreign Workers Snared in Underground
S2017E03
'In This Corner of the World': A Universal Message for Peace
S2017E04
Online Labor Pains
S2017E05
Alternative World of Fake News
S2017E06
Tackling the Problem of Fake News
S2017E07
Rise of the Alt-Right: A New White Supremacism
S2017E08
19 Lives That Matter
S2017E09
Bullying of Fukushima Evacuees: Victims Speak Out
S2017E10
ID Security Tech: Blurring Privacy Boundaries
S2017E11
Bank Card Loans on the Rise: Borrowers Fall into Debt Trap
S2017E12
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Music for a Divided World
S2017E13
13 New Snowden Files: Japan under US Surveillance?
S2017E14
13 New Snowden Files: US Provided Japan with Spy Tool?
S2017E15
"Male Menopause": Risks and Remedies
S2017E16
Telomeres: A Key to Slowing Aging
S2017E17
Stopping Killer Asteroids
S2017E18
Terminating Life Support
S2017E19
The "Widowed" Lifestyle: Searching for Happiness
S2017E20
Slacking on Safety: Another Radiation Blunder
S2017E21
Graduating from Motherhood
S2017E22
Dhaka Attack: One Year on
S2017E23
Banning Nuclear Arms: Ideal vs. Reality
S2017E24
Subcontractor Squeeze
S2017E25
1,050 Career Wins! Hakuho Makes Sumo History
S2017E26
Virtual Currency Bubble?
S2017E27
Unwanted Remains: Ashes or Trash?
S2017E28
Contributing in Death: A Rise in Social Bequests
S2017E29
The Real Risk of Fake Drugs
S2017E30
Better Care for Incontinence
S2017E31
Ethical Investing: A Rising Tide
S2017E32
Rohingya Crisis: The Plight of Stateless Muslims
S2017E33
ICAN Wins Nobel Peace Prize: Teams Up With A-bomb Survivors
S2017E34
The Accelerating Shift to Electric Vehicles
S2017E35
"Silent Change": Consumers Face Hidden Risks
S2017E36
Japan's Plutonium Stockpile: The World Watches
S2017E37
Educational Poverty: The Problem of Hidden Illiteracy
S2017E38
Online Shaming: Everyone at Risk
S2017E39
Thaler's Magic Nudge: Nobel Prize in Economics
S2017E40
The Dark Side of Twitter: Interview with CEO Jack Dorsey
S2017E41
Japan Bets Revival on Robots
S2017E42
Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: Can Japan Bridge the Gap?
S2018E01
Renewable Energy Shift: China Targets Japan
S2018E02
Cash in Trash: A Surge in Lost Items
S2018E03
Reducing Pet-culling: Is "No-Kill" the Answer
S2018E04
Dash Cams: A Revolution in Road Safety
S2018E05
$530 Million Gone: Reality Check for Cryptocurrencies
S2018E06
Hackers vs. Hackers: Chasing Cryptocurrency Thieves
S2018E07
Fukushima "Heroes" 7 Years On: Refusing Health Survey
S2018E08
Drug Smugglers Target Japan
S2018E09
"Chinalizing" Africa: Impact of the Belt & Road
S2018E10
Manga Industry Threatened: Chasing Pirate Site Operators
S2018E11
"Toilet Revolution": Japan's Technology Wows the World
S2018E12
China's Waste Import Ban: Environmental Wake-up Call
S2018E13
Trash Hoarding: A Working-Age Illness
S2018E14
'Shoplifters' Grabs 2018 Palme d'Or
S2018E15
Living Factories: The Promise of Synthetic Biology
S2018E16
'Cutting-edge' Cancer Therapies: Hope or Hoax?
S2018E17
Too Old To Drive?
S2018E18
The Forgotten Generation at 40: A Looming Social Crisis
S2018E19
DIY Biology: Hope or Hazard?
S2018E20
Sons as Caregivers: Men Struggle with New Challenge
S2018E21
Breaking Down Japan's Deadliest Rain Disaster in Decades
S2018E22
Thai Cave Miracle: How the Mission Became Possible
S2018E23
Millennial Sex: What's Goin' On?
S2018E24
Aegis Ashore: Does Japan Really Need It?
S2018E25
Final Letters of Aum Cult Members
S2018E26
Pros & Cons of Digital Forensics
S2018E27
Ad Fraud: The Dark Side of Digital Advertising
S2018E28
Typhoon Jebi: Scenes of Terror
S2018E29
Fashion in Flames: Tackling Overproduction
S2018E30
Words to Live By: Letters from Kirin Kiki
S2018E31
"Honjo-ism": Interview with 2018 Nobel Winner
S2018E32
Living with Breast Cancer
S2018E33
Bottoms Up: How Japanese Whisky Conquered the World
S2018E34
Tasty High-Tech Rice: Japan's Farming Revolution
S2018E35
Nowhere to Go: Dealing with Plastic Waste
S2018E36
Toshiba Strives to Make a Comeback
S2018E37
Ghosn's Arrest: How His Leadership Failed
S2018E38
Developmental Disorders: No Longer a Workplace Barrier
S2018E39
Surge in Foreign Workers: Japan Struggles to Live in Harmony
S2018E40
Setting Up People with Dementia: How They Are Recruited by Criminals
S2019E01
Evidence-based Care: A New Approach to Dementia
S2019E02
One-Click Scam: Fake Ads on Social Media
S2019E03
Ghosn Shock: Fate of Renault-Nissan Alliance
S2019E04
China Shock? Impact of China's Slowdown
S2019E05
Personal Scores: The New Era of Social Credit
S2019E06
Scrolling the Brain Away: Dangers of Smartphone Dependence
S2019E07
Part-Timers' Prank Videos: Ongoing Business Risk
S2019E08
Stephen Hawking's Final Message
S2019E09
Living Off Scraps: How to Reduce Food Waste
S2019E10
Reflections on Natural Death: Myoyu Tamaoki, Buddhist Nurse
S2019E11
Toxic Parenting: Breaking the Cycle
S2019E12
Keeping Our Jobs in the AI Age
S2019E13
Sexual Abuse but Not Guilty: Victims Call for Legal Changes
S2019E14
Followers for Sale: The Dark Side of Web Marketing
S2019E15
Nursing Home Abuse: What's Behind the Rise?
S2019E16
Try Living Without Plastic
S2019E17
Hong Kong's Mass Protests: Growing Fears of 'Chinaization'
S2019E18
Tired and Disillusioned: Foreign Students in Japan
S2019E19
Hayabusa2's Asteroid Mission: Behind the Scenes
S2019E20
Japan's Ancient Burial Mounds: Mysteries of World Heritage Tombs
S2019E21
A Safer Tokyo 2020: Beating the Heat and Gridlock
S2019E22
The Gifted: Coping with Hidden Genius
S2019E23
After Freedom of Expression - Art Exhibit Cancelled Under Threat
S2019E24
Patients in Restraints: How Can We Avoid the Practice?
S2019E25
TEPCO Exec Trial: Revelations on what led to Fukushima
S2019E26
On the Hunt for Fake Reviews
S2019E27
Fat: The Sixth Sense of Taste
S2019E28
Interview with Akira Yoshino: 2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize Winner
S2019E29
AI Recruitment: Benefits and Challenges
S2019E30
Over-medicated: The Dangers of Polypharmacy
S2019E31
Myopia Crisis: Shining a Light on Hidden Health Risks
S2019E32
New Sake Revolution
S2019E33
Cancer at a Working Age: Coping with the Initial Anxiety
S2019E34
Is Physical Restraint Necessary? Medical Workers Weigh In
S2019E35
Child Abuse: Parents Making a New Start
S2020E01
Death on a Live Stream: Why One Man Climbed Mt. Fuji in Winter
S2020E02
Digital Money Revolution
S2020E03
App Empowers Groping Victims
S2020E04
Surviving Cancer and Having a Baby
S2020E05
Japanese Chocolates Take on the World
S2020E06
New Coronavirus Threatens Global Economy
S2020E07
Fight Against COVID-19: Report From Japan's Frontline
S2020E08
9 Years on: Fukushima Evacuees Still Feeling Pain
S2020E09
COVID-19: Can Tokyo Avoid a Lockdown?
S2020E10
COVID-19: Hospitals Pushed to the Limit
S2020E11
Tokyo 2020 Postponed: Athletes Left in Limbo
S2020E12
COVID-19: Doctors Fight to Save Lives
S2020E13
Spot Report: A Famous Shopping Street's Unsettling Spring
S2020E14
Fighting the Coronavirus with Big Data
S2020E15
Freelancing During the Pandemic
S2020E16
Cultural Crisis as Virus Kills off Events
S2020E17
Coronavirus Layoffs: A Bus Company's Struggle for Survival
S2020E18
Coronavirus Crisis: Nursing Care on the Brink
S2020E19
Managing Stress During Pandemic
S2020E20
COVID-19: Japan Struggles to Provide Tests
S2020E21
COVID-19: Threat of Sudden Health Decline
S2020E22
Road to Recovery: Tourism in a Post-Pandemic World
S2020E23
COVID-19: Families Open Up About Silent Grief
S2020E24
Coronavirus Crisis: Changes to Japan's Food Supply
S2020E25
Coronavirus Housing Crisis
S2020E26
The Fight Against Cyber-Bullying: Reality Star's Death Sparks Debate
S2020E27
Shop Owners' Struggle: Surviving the State of Emergency
S2020E28
Coronavirus Crisis: Overcoming Stigma and Abuse
S2020E29
Antibody Testing: Bracing for the Second Wave of COVID-19
S2020E30
Life After the Virus: Former Patients Speak Out
S2020E31
COVID-19: Untold Stories of Life and Death
S2020E32
Predicting the Virus with Big Data
S2020E33
Pandemic Increases Online Shopping Pitfalls
S2020E34
Frontline Response to Resurgent Virus
S2020E35
Supporting "Hikikomori": Social Isolation Amid a Pandemic
S2020E36
Lest We Forget: The Struggle to Pass on War Memories
S2020E37
COVID-19: Frontline Battle with "Second Wave"
S2020E38
Pandemic Spawns New Kind of Loan Shark
S2020E39
Batten Down the Hatches: Life in the Super Typhoon Era
S2020E40
Kurosawa Kiyoshi in the Limelight: Venice Award - Winner Talks Film
S2020E41
Growing Uncertainty over US Presidential Race
S2020E42
Inside the "Click Fraud" Industry
S2020E43
Life in a Post-Pandemic World: Women Lead Push for Sustainability
S2020E44
Traditional Culture at Risk: Pandemic Hits Historic Businesses
S2020E45
Small Scale Farming: A Lifestyle for the Post-Pandemic World
S2020E46
How Will Japan Change Without "Hanko"?
S2020E47
Are the Tokyo Games Possible? - Int'l Gymnastics Meet Held as Test
S2020E48
A Workplace Where Women Can Shine: Overcoming Innate Gender Bias
S2020E49
In Search of the Stolen Pigs: The Plight of Vietnamese Technical Trainees
S2020E50
Hayabusa2: Secrets of Japan's Asteroid Mission
S2021E01
How to Prevent Worst-Case COVID-19 Surge: Latest Findings Provide the Key
S2021E02
Frontline of COVID-19 Fight: An Escalating Medical Crisis
S2021E03
Goodbye, Izakaya? Japanese Pubs at Crossroads
S2021E04
Mobile Finance Revolution Driven by Pandemic
S2021E05
Pandemic Hits Troubled Teens
S2021E06
Myanmar Coup: Future of the Protests
S2021E07
Storytelling Bus Tour: 2011 Tsunami Survivors Keep Memories Alive
S2021E08
Diving for a Missing Daughter: Ten Years After 3.11 Tsunami
S2021E09
Live Streaming E-commerce: Sales Booming During the Pandemic
S2021E10
Lost Education: "Voluntarily Absent" During the Pandemic
S2021E11
Living with Family, but All Alone: Solitary Deaths in Japan
S2021E12
Coronavirus Variants Changing the Stakes
S2021E13
Sustainable Fashion: Clothes for a Better Future
S2021E14
Braving the Storm: Novice Nurses During the Pandemic
S2021E15
Kariko and Yamanaka: Pioneering Scientists Discuss Covid Vaccines
S2021E16
The Battle Between Variants and Vaccines
S2021E17
Bidding Goodbye to Companies: Lifestyle Shift in an Era of Longevity
S2021E18
Corona-Driven "Easy Money": Will the Party Continue?
S2021E19
Halting Virus Variants: Infection Paths and Preventive Strategies
S2021E20
"Put Yourself in Someone Else's Shoes": How to Bridge the Gender Gap
S2021E21
Dying in Japan: Foreign Residents Struggle to Find Graves
S2021E22
Hoping to Conceive: Sperm Donation in the Social Media Age
S2021E23
Bidding Farewell Without Regret: Changing Trends in the Way We Mourn
S2021E24
"No More Dropouts" — High School as a Safety Net
S2021E25
Social Prescribing: Tackling Isolation in the COVID Era
S2021E26
Timeless Legacy of "Golgo 13": Artist Saito Takao Drawing on Human Nature
S2021E27
"Stigmatized Properties" — Dark Truth of Japanese Society
S2021E28
General Election in Japan: Voters Look Beyond Pandemic
S2021E29
"Social Tipping" — Fans Fall into Livestreaming Pitfall
S2021E30
"Never Give Up" — Atomic Bomb Survivor's Final Message
S2021E31
Peter 2.0: Living as a Cyborg
S2021E32
Cage-Free Eggs Highlight Animal Welfare
S2021E33
New Space Age: Private Companies Take on Final Frontier
S2022E01
New Year, New Society? — Key Figures Share their Thoughts
S2022E02
Young Survivors Find Their Voice: 27 Years since Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
S2022E03
Cybercrime Thriving in Pandemic: Japan a Major Target
S2022E04
Japan's Elderly Care Going Digital
S2022E05
Confessions of an Ex-Radical: Fifty Years after the Asama Sanso Incident
S2022E06
11 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: Young Survivors Open Up to Families
S2022E07
11 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: School Ruins Reconnect Survivors
S2022E08
Information War in Ukraine: The Battle for Truth
S2022E09
North Korea Ramps up Missile Program: Global Divisions Fuel Urge to Arm
S2022E10
From Kids' Comics to Black Comedy: The Life of Fujiko Fujio (A)
S2022E11
Changing Gender Stereotypes via Education
S2022E12
The Murky World of "No. 1" Rankings: How Marketing Misleads Consumers
S2022E13
50 Years Since Okinawa's Reversion to Japan: Bridging History with the Future
S2022E14
Japan's Fried Chicken Craze: What's Behind the 'Karaage' Business Boom?
S2022E15
Ant Attack: Fight Against Invasive Species
S2022E16
Secret Power of Bacteria: How Gut Health Shapes Our Well-being
S2022E17
Ukraine Cyberwar: Battlefield With No Borders
S2022E18
Waste Not, Want Not: Unused Fish Find Favor at Dinner Table
S2022E19
Heatstroke Misconceptions: Beat the Heat with the Right Knowledge
S2022E20
Ties Revealed: Former Unification Church and Japan's Politicians
S2022E21
A New Generation of Idols: How Tech is Bridging the Gap with Fans
S2022E22
Spousal Organ Transplants: New Option Leads to New Challenges
S2022E23
20 Years after Japan-North Korea Summit: Can Lessons Help Bring Home All Abductees?
S2022E24
Vacant House Investment: Finding Value in Abandoned Homes
S2022E25
Russia Turns to Africa: New Ties in Face of Global Isolation
S2022E26
Authentic Chinese Cuisine Arrives in Japan: A Sign of a New Age in Bilateral Ties?
S2022E27
Are We as Eco-friendly as We Think? — The True Cost of Going Green
S2022E28
Is Free Delivery Truly "Free"? — Truckers Struggle with Long Hours, Low Pay
S2022E29
Anatomy of a Flawed Investigation: Machine Maker Snared in Export Control Net
S2022E30
Digging for Answers: The Growing Threat to Japan's Onsen
S2022E31
Turning Back to Nuclear Power? ― Debate Over Japan's Energy Mix
S2022E32
Anime Director Makoto Shinkai: Depicting Disasters Through Storytelling
S2023E01
#RegrettingMotherhood: Japanese Women Reflect on Experience
S2023E02
Tokyo Makeover: The Megalopolis Transforms for the Future
S2023E03
Another Giant Leap for Mankind: New Space Race for Settlement on the Moon
S2023E04
Better Off Abroad: Young People Leaving 'Cheap Japan'
S2023E05
More Than a Game: Japan's Trading Card Bubble
S2023E06
Playing to Understand the World: New Video Games Open up Real-life Experiences
S2023E07
Russia's Transfer of Ukrainian Children: Abduction or Protection?
S2023E08
ChatGPT: Learning to Live with the Revolutionary AI
S2023E09
Japanese Prime Minister Attacked: Looking into the Security and Motives
S2023E10
Investigating Ukraine's Missing Children
S2023E11
The "Air Mobility Revolution": How will Flying Cars Change our Lives?
S2023E12
Over-tourism: Handling the Post-COVID Rebound
S2023E13
G7 Hiroshima Summit: Were the Voices of the People Heard?
S2023E14
Japan's Architectural Legacy at Crossroads
S2023E15
Designing Out Waste: Circular Fashion Shifts Consumer Choices
S2023E16
"Who Am I?" ― Left in Dark by Donor Insemination
S2023E17
Not a Single Minute to Waste: How to Make the Most of Your Time
S2023E18
One Year after Abe's Fatal Shooting: Have Former Unification Church and Politicians Changed?
S2023E19
Hunt for the Missing $620 Million: North Korea's Hidden Source of Money
S2023E20
Fukushima Daiichi Treated and Diluted Water Release: How to Spread Understanding
S2023E21
What if it Happened? — Simulating Nuclear War
S2023E22
Japanese Agriculture Endangered: Going Organic to Protect Farms
S2023E23
Away from the Tourist Trail: Japan's Hidden Gems See Rise in Numbers
S2023E24
Power to the People: Home Solar Panels Tackle Rising Bills
S2023E25
Shingles on the Rise: New Risks as Virus Hits 1 in 3 in Japan
S2023E26
Fujii Sota's Eight Crowns: How the King of Shogi Beat the Odds
S2023E27
Alternative Eats: Can Food Tech Feed the Future?
S2023E28
Gendered Innovations: Improving Healthcare for All
S2023E29
Japanese Fish Going Global: Export Battles in a Booming Market
S2023E30
The Global Boiling Era: Part 1 "Climate Refugees"
S2023E31
The Global Boiling Era: Part 2 The Fight to Save Forests
S2024E01
Tokyo Haneda Airport Collision: Critical Decisions that Saved Lives
S2024E02
"I will decide how I am" — Message from Author Nishi Kanako
S2024E03
Generative AI: Copyright Thief or Creative Genius?
S2024E04
Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Wajima Vows to Rebuild Historic Market
S2024E05
Five-star Gold Rush: Impact of Foreign-operated Hotels on Japanese Society
S2024E06
Japan's Booming Stock Market: Another Bubble or Real Growth?
S2024E07
What's Holding up Reconstruction in Noto?: Quake Victims Tell of Financial Struggle
S2024E08
Hamburger Economics: What Sizzling Prices Reveal about Japan's Economy
S2024E09
Fighting Fake Ads: The Spread of Investment Frauds on Social Media
S2024E10
The Third Military Revolution: How AI Will Change the Battlefield
S2024E11
Small Businesses Thrive: Enlivening the Community with Personality
S2024E12
Emerging Threats: Super-Resistant Mosquitoes and Dengue Fever
S2024E13
Yen at 34-Year Low: How Can Japan Overcome a Historic Currency Crisis?
S2024E14
Bureaucrats in Distress: Why Japan's Government Officials are Stretched Thin
S2024E15
PFAS Chemicals: Tracking Sources and Health Risks
S2024E16
Six Months after Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Can Rural Communities Survive?
S2024E17
Mt. Fuji's New Entry Rules: Can They Keep Careless Hikers Safe?
S2024E18
First-ever Mega-quake Advisory: What Can Be Learned From Confusion
S2024E19
Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Learning From First Responders
S2024E20
Unlocking the Secrets to Longevity: The Billion-Dollar Quest for Longer, Healthier Life
S2024E21
My Home is Hot! — Rethinking Housing in the 'Era of Global Boiling'
S2024E22
Another Disaster for Quake-Hit Noto: Record Rain, Flooding Break Spirits
S2024E23
"Black Rain" The Unsettled Question Left by the Atomic Bomb
S2024E24
Beyond the Nobel Peace Prize: Survivors' Fight Goes on for a Nuclear-Free World
S2024E25
Japan's Gastronomy Tourism: Key to Regional Revival?
S2024E26
Uneven Healthcare Crisis: Dual Challenges Facing Japan's Hospitals
S2024E27
Is My Pension Enough? Risks Awaiting Japanese Women in Retirement
S2024E28
A Champion Born from Change: Japan's World-Conquering Go Player
S2024E29
Is Your Condo Quake Resistant? — For Current & Future Owners
S2024E30
Realty Fraud Targeting Seniors: How to Avoid Scam Sales Deals
S2024E31
Medical Incidents: How Doctors Become "Repeaters"
S2024E32
Restoring Cognitive Health: Key Lies in Combining 4 Strategies
S2024E33
Art of Sake Joins UN Heritage List
S2025E01
From Survivors to Victims: Disaster-Related Deaths After Noto Earthquake
S2025E02
Japanese Elections in 2024: The Impact of Social Media
S2025E03
Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries: The Dark Side of Art and Collectibles
S2025E04
30 Years Since Hanshin-Awaji Quake: Challenge of Preserving Memories
S2025E05
Unusual Flu Season: What's Behind Record Wave of Infections
S2025E06
Plastics in Our Bodies: Emerging Health Risk
S2025E07
Recipes for Survival: How To Save Japan's Disappearing Ramen Shops
S2025E08
'Deathonomics': How Russia is Enjoying Growth
S2025E09
Behind Closed Doors: Supporting Families With Mental Illness
S2025E10
Cashing in on Spare Time: How "Spot Work" is Changing Japan
S2025E11
30 Years in Darkness: Children of the Cult After the Tokyo Sarin Attack
S2025E12
"Why I Really Quit": Taking on Workplace Sexual Harassment
S2025E13
E-scooter Accidents on the Rise: How to Balance Safety and Convenience?
S2025E14
When Devices Explode: The Hidden Risks of Lithium-Ion Batteries
S2025E15
Japan's Logistics Crisis: Challenges From Working Hour Reform
S2025E16
Japan's COVID Vaccine Woes: Slow Relief, Hard Lessons
S2025E17
Home-Visit Care Crisis: Emerging Barriers To Aging in Place
S2025E18
Learning to Say How You Feel: Emotional Literacy Helps Prevent Violence, Crime
S2025E19
Protection vs. Freedom: Children's Social Media Use
S2025E20
Management: Promotion or Punishment? — How Japan is Rethinking Leadership Roles
S2025E21
Loneliness Claims Young Lives: The Truth Behind Solitary Deaths
S2025E22
Broken Trust: When Attorneys Exploit Fraud Victims
S2025E23
Your Account Could Be Next: Japanese Trading Sites Under Attack
S2025E24
Drinking to a Better Life: Non-Alcoholic Beverages Are Transforming Japan
S2025E25
Aging Hospitals, Rising Costs: Japan's Urban Medical System in Crisis
S2025E26
Seeking a Partner Later in Life
S2025E27
Tokyo's 'Baby Hatch': Lifeline for Newborns and Their Mothers
S2025E28
"We Want You!": The Heated Tug of War Over Foreign Workers
S2025E29
Living With Cancer: Patients Burdened by Costs
S2025E30
"Last Letter": Changing Views of Death in Japan
S2025E31
Japan's Space Ambitions: From Moonshots to Market Strategy
S2025E32
Car Theft on the Rise: Who Steals Them, Where Do They Go?
S2025E33
Find Your 'Just Right': Home Cooking That Lets You Be Free
S2025E34
Our Diet in the Age of Extreme Heat
S2025E35
Brain Drain in Trump's America: Global Hunt for Talent
S2025E36
Don't Sweat It! - New Solutions for Perspiration Problems
S2025E37
AI Accelerates Drug Repositioning: Unlocking New Potential of Existing Medicines
S2025E38
Rethinking Retrials: Saving the Innocent in Japan's Courts
S2025E39
The Hidden Threat Below: Japan's Aging Sewer System
S2025E40
Seaweed Power: Harnessing the Ocean's Hidden Potential
S2025E41
Redefining Life With Dementia: New Opportunities in the Workplace
S2025E42
Bear Attacks in Japan Residential Areas Face Growing Threat
S2025E43
The Midlife Crisis : How to Find Your Way Out
S2025E44
Rebuilding in the Midst of Conflict : New Developments in Ukraine
S2025E45
Predicting Bands of Heavy Rain : Scientists Fight for Higher Accuracy
S2025E46
iPS Cell Therapy: Transforming the Future of Medicine
S2025E47
A Tick Bite Can Be Deadly: Doctors Warn as Infection Spreads in Japan
S2025E48
Unusual Boom in Property Market: What's Driving Housing Price Surge in Japan
S2025E49
More Than Books: Libraries as Community Hubs
S2025E50
Japan's Fermented Food Crisis: Challenges Amid Global Boom
S2025E51
Fighting the Yips: The Life-Eroding Disorder
S2025E52
AI Robot Revolution: Impact on Caregiving
S2025E53
Inside the 'Black Box' Hospital: Hidden Crisis in Japan's Psychiatric Care
S2025E54
Amazon on the Brink: Global Impact of Deforestation
S2025E55
Japan's "Foreigner Anxiety": How Misinformation and Complaints Fuel Unease
S2025E56
Japan's Bear Threat Continues: What's Pushing Them Into Human Habitats?
S2025E57
Threats from Above: Tackling Nuclear Plant Drone Intrusions
S2025E58
Battery Fire Crisis: Defective Products Pose Serious Risk
S2025E59
Shorter Hours With Regular Status: Win-Win Model for Workers, Employers?
S2026E01
Braking Point: The Science of Safe Driving as We Age
S2026E02
The 'Land of Gold' Returns: Eyes Turn to Japan Amid Record Prices
S2026E03
Have You Written by Hand Lately? — The Value of Handwriting in the Digital Age
S2026E04
Aging Well: The Most Private Challenge
S2026E05
Sushi's New Era: Challenges Transform Japan's Food Culture
S2026E06
Tourism Dream or Local Nightmare? Japan's 'Minpaku' Private Lodging Struggles
S2026E07
Closer Than Friends or Family? — Turning to AI for Companionship
S2026E08
Hospice-Style Housing: New Option Emerges for End-Of-Life Care
S2026E09
Former PM Abe Shooting Trial: What the Attacker Told the Court
S2026E10
Chewing Well: Health Benefits for Young and Old