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Season 0
0x00
Jul 31, 2020
Season 5
5x33
TBA
Season 6
6x13
TBA
6x17
TBA
Season 10
10x02
TBA
Season 2016
2016x01
May 28, 2016
Obamas Visit to Hiroshima
2016x02
Jul 02, 2016
Interacting with Robot Avatars
2016x03
Jul 16, 2016
Artificial Intelligence: Creative or Copycat?
2016x04
Jul 23, 2016
Costly Drugs Draining Healthcare
2016x05
Jul 30, 2016
Rokusuke Ei: Remembering 'Sukiyaki' Lyricist
2016x06
Aug 06, 2016
Overdoing the Low-Carb Diet
2016x07
Sep 03, 2016
To Die in Peace
2016x08
Sep 10, 2016
Japan's Manufacturing Revolution
2016x09
Sep 17, 2016
Threat of Chinese 'Super Copies'
2016x10
Sep 24, 2016
Japan's 'New Approach' to Russia
2016x11
Oct 01, 2016
Tsukiji Relocation Chaos: Interview with Tokyo Governor
2016x12
Oct 08, 2016
Japan's Maverick Ohsumi Wins Nobel
2016x13
Oct 15, 2016
Facing Reality: Japan's Need for Foreign Workers
Season 2017
2017x01
Jan 14, 2017
Sapiens: Insights into Our Past and Future
2017x02
Jan 21, 2017
Foreign Workers Snared in Underground
2017x03
Jan 28, 2017
'In This Corner of the World': A Universal Message for Peace
2017x04
Feb 04, 2017
Online Labor Pains
2017x05
Feb 11, 2017
Alternative World of Fake News
2017x06
Feb 18, 2017
Tackling the Problem of Fake News
2017x07
Feb 25, 2017
Rise of the Alt-Right: A New White Supremacism
2017x08
Mar 04, 2017
19 Lives That Matter
2017x09
Mar 18, 2017
Bullying of Fukushima Evacuees: Victims Speak Out
2017x10
Apr 08, 2017
ID Security Tech: Blurring Privacy Boundaries
2017x11
Apr 15, 2017
Bank Card Loans on the Rise: Borrowers Fall into Debt Trap
2017x12
Apr 22, 2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Music for a Divided World
2017x13
Apr 29, 2017
13 New Snowden Files: Japan under US Surveillance?
2017x14
May 13, 2017
13 New Snowden Files: US Provided Japan with Spy Tool?
2017x15
May 20, 2017
"Male Menopause": Risks and Remedies
2017x16
May 27, 2017
Telomeres: A Key to Slowing Aging
2017x17
Jun 03, 2017
Stopping Killer Asteroids
2017x18
Jun 10, 2017
Terminating Life eztv.unblockninja.st
2017x19
Jun 17, 2017
The "Widowed" Lifestyle: Searching for Happiness
2017x20
Jun 24, 2017
Slacking on Safety: Another Radiation Blunder
2017x21
Jul 01, 2017
Graduating from Motherhood
2017x22
Jul 08, 2017
Dhaka Attack: One Year on
2017x23
Jul 15, 2017
Banning Nuclear Arms: Ideal vs. Reality
2017x24
Jul 22, 2017
Subcontractor Squeeze
2017x25
Jul 29, 2017
1,050 Career Wins! Hakuho Makes Sumo History
2017x26
Aug 05, 2017
Virtual Currency Bubble?
2017x27
Sep 02, 2017
Unwanted Remains: Ashes or Trash?
2017x28
Sep 09, 2017
Contributing in Death: A Rise in Social Bequests
2017x29
Sep 16, 2017
The Real Risk of Fake Drugs
2017x30
Sep 23, 2017
Better Care for Incontinence
2017x31
Sep 30, 2017
Ethical Investing: A Rising Tide
2017x32
Oct 07, 2017
Rohingya Crisis: The Plight of Stateless Muslims
2017x33
Oct 14, 2017
ICAN Wins Nobel Peace Prize: Teams Up With A-bomb Survivors
2017x34
Oct 21, 2017
The Accelerating Shift to Electric Vehicles
2017x35
Oct 28, 2017
"Silent Change": Consumers Face Hidden Risks
2017x36
Nov 04, 2017
Japan's Plutonium Stockpile: The World Watches
2017x37
Nov 11, 2017
Educational Poverty: The Problem of Hidden Illiteracy
2017x38
Nov 18, 2017
Online Shaming: Everyone at Risk
2017x39
Nov 25, 2017
Thaler's Magic Nudge: Nobel Prize in Economics
2017x40
Dec 02, 2017
The Dark Side of Twitter: Interview with CEO Jack Dorsey
2017x41
Dec 09, 2017
Japan Bets Revival on Robots
2017x42
Dec 16, 2017
Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: Can Japan Bridge the Gap?
Season 2018
2018x01
Jan 13, 2018
Renewable Energy Shift: China Targets Japan
2018x02
Jan 20, 2018
Cash in Trash: A Surge in Lost Items
2018x03
Jan 27, 2018
Reducing Pet-culling: Is "No-Kill" the Answer
2018x04
Feb 03, 2018
Dash Cams: A Revolution in Road Safety
2018x05
Feb 10, 2018
$530 Million Gone: Reality Check for Cryptocurrencies
2018x06
Mar 03, 2018
Hackers vs. Hackers: Chasing Cryptocurrency Thieves
2018x07
Mar 10, 2018
Fukushima "Heroes" 7 Years On: Refusing Health Survey
2018x08
Apr 07, 2018
Drug Smugglers Target Japan
2018x09
Apr 14, 2018
"Chinalizing" Africa: Impact of the Belt & Road
2018x10
Apr 21, 2018
Manga Industry Threatened: Chasing Pirate Site Operators
2018x11
Apr 28, 2018
"Toilet Revolution": Japan's Technology Wows the World
2018x12
May 12, 2018
China's Waste Import Ban: Environmental Wake-up Call
2018x13
May 19, 2018
Trash Hoarding: A Working-Age Illness
2018x14
May 26, 2018
'Shoplifters' Grabs 2018 Palme d'Or
2018x15
Jun 02, 2018
Living Factories: The Promise of Synthetic Biology
2018x16
Jun 09, 2018
'Cutting-edge' Cancer Therapies: Hope or Hoax?
2018x17
Jun 16, 2018
Too Old To Drive?
2018x18
Jun 23, 2018
The Forgotten Generation at 40: A Looming Social Crisis
2018x19
Jun 30, 2018
DIY Biology: Hope or Hazard?
2018x20
Jul 07, 2018
Sons as Caregivers: Men Struggle with New Challenge
2018x21
Jul 10, 2018
Breaking Down Japan's Deadliest Rain Disaster in Decades
2018x22
Jul 14, 2018
Thai Cave Miracle: How the Mission Became Possible
2018x23
Jul 20, 2018
Millennial Sex: What's Goin' On?
2018x24
Jul 27, 2018
Aegis Ashore: Does Japan Really Need It?
2018x25
Aug 03, 2018
Final Letters of Aum Cult Members
2018x26
Aug 31, 2018
Pros & Cons of Digital Forensics
2018x27
Sep 07, 2018
Ad Fraud: The Dark Side of Digital Advertising
2018x28
Sep 14, 2018
Typhoon Jebi: Scenes of Terror
2018x29
Sep 21, 2018
Fashion in Flames: Tackling Overproduction
2018x30
Sep 28, 2018
Words to Live By: Letters from Kirin Kiki
2018x31
Oct 12, 2018
"Honjo-ism": Interview with 2018 Nobel Winner
2018x32
Oct 19, 2018
Living with Breast Cancer
2018x33
Oct 26, 2018
Bottoms Up: How Japanese Whisky Conquered the World
2018x34
Nov 02, 2018
Tasty High-Tech Rice: Japan's Farming Revolution
2018x35
Nov 09, 2018
Nowhere to Go: Dealing with Plastic Waste
2018x36
Nov 16, 2018
Toshiba Strives to Make a Comeback
2018x37
Nov 23, 2018
Ghosn's Arrest: How His Leadership Failed
2018x38
Nov 30, 2018
Developmental Disorders: No Longer a Workplace Barrier
2018x39
Dec 07, 2018
Surge in Foreign Workers: Japan Struggles to Live in Harmony
2018x40
Dec 14, 2018
Setting Up People with Dementia: How They Are Recruited by Criminals
Season 2019
2019x01
Jan 19, 2019
Evidence-based Care: A New Approach to Dementia
2019x02
Jan 26, 2019
One-Click Scam: Fake Ads on Social Media
2019x03
Feb 02, 2019
Ghosn Shock: Fate of Renault-Nissan Alliance
2019x04
Feb 09, 2019
China Shock? Impact of China's Slowdown
2019x05
Feb 16, 2019
Personal Scores: The New Era of Social Credit
2019x06
Feb 23, 2019
Scrolling the Brain Away: Dangers of Smartphone Dependence
2019x07
Mar 02, 2019
Part-Timers' Prank Videos: Ongoing Business Risk
2019x08
Mar 09, 2019
Stephen Hawking's Final Message
2019x09
Apr 13, 2019
Living Off Scraps: How to Reduce Food Waste
2019x10
Apr 20, 2019
Reflections on Natural Death: Myoyu Tamaoki, Buddhist Nurse
2019x11
Apr 26, 2019
Toxic Parenting: Breaking the Cycle
2019x12
May 17, 2019
Keeping Our Jobs in the AI Age
2019x13
May 24, 2019
Sexual Abuse but Not Guilty: Victims Call for Legal Changes
2019x14
Jun 01, 2019
Followers for Sale: The Dark Side of Web Marketing
2019x15
Jun 07, 2019
Nursing Home Abuse: What's Behind the Rise?
2019x16
Jun 22, 2019
Try Living Without Plastic
2019x17
Jun 28, 2019
Hong Kong's Mass Protests: Growing Fears of 'Chinaization'
2019x18
Jul 05, 2019
Tired and Disillusioned: Foreign Students in Japan
2019x19
Jul 19, 2019
Hayabusa2's Asteroid Mission: Behind the Scenes
2019x20
Jul 26, 2019
Japan's Ancient Burial Mounds: Mysteries of World Heritage Tombs
2019x21
Aug 02, 2019
A Safer Tokyo 2020: Beating the Heat and Gridlock
2019x22
Sep 06, 2019
The Gifted: Coping with Hidden Genius
2019x23
Sep 13, 2019
After Freedom of Expression - Art Exhibit Cancelled Under Threat
2019x24
Sep 20, 2019
Patients in Restraints: How Can We Avoid the Practice?
2019x25
Sep 27, 2019
TEPCO Exec Trial: Revelations on what led to Fukushima
2019x26
Oct 04, 2019
On the Hunt for Fake Reviews
2019x27
Oct 11, 2019
Fat: The Sixth Sense of Taste
2019x28
Oct 18, 2019
Interview with Akira Yoshino: 2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize Winner
2019x29
Nov 01, 2019
AI Recruitment: Benefits and Challenges
2019x30
Nov 08, 2019
Over-medicated: The Dangers of Polypharmacy
2019x31
Nov 15, 2019
Myopia Crisis: Shining a Light on Hidden Health Risks
2019x32
Nov 22, 2019
New Sake Revolution
2019x33
Nov 29, 2019
Cancer at a Working Age: Coping with the Initial Anxiety
2019x34
Dec 06, 2019
Is Physical Restraint Necessary? Medical Workers Weigh In
2019x35
Dec 13, 2019
Child Abuse: Parents Making a New Start
Season 2020
2020x01
Jan 17, 2020
Death on a Live Stream: Why One Man Climbed Mt. Fuji in Winter
2020x02
Jan 24, 2020
Digital Money Revolution
2020x03
Jan 31, 2020
App Empowers Groping Victims
2020x04
Feb 07, 2020
Surviving Cancer and Having a Baby
2020x05
Feb 21, 2020
Japanese Chocolates Take on the World
2020x06
Feb 28, 2020
New Coronavirus Threatens Global Economy
2020x07
Mar 06, 2020
Fight Against COVID-19: Report From Japan's Frontline
2020x08
Mar 13, 2020
9 Years on: Fukushima Evacuees Still Feeling Pain
2020x09
Apr 03, 2020
COVID-19: Can Tokyo Avoid a Lockdown?
2020x10
Apr 09, 2020
COVID-19: Hospitals Pushed to the Limit
2020x11
Apr 10, 2020
Tokyo 2020 Postponed: Athletes Left in Limbo
2020x12
Apr 17, 2020
COVID-19: Doctors Fight to Save Lives
2020x13
Apr 24, 2020
Spot Report: A Famous Shopping Street's Unsettling Spring
2020x14
Apr 25, 2020
Fighting the Coronavirus with Big Data
2020x15
Apr 28, 2020
Freelancing During the Pandemic
2020x16
May 05, 2020
Cultural Crisis as Virus Kills off Events
2020x17
May 06, 2020
Coronavirus Layoffs: A Bus Company's Struggle for Survival
2020x18
May 08, 2020
Coronavirus Crisis: Nursing Care on the Brink
2020x19
May 15, 2020
Managing Stress During Pandemic
2020x20
May 16, 2020
COVID-19: Japan Struggles to Provide Tests
2020x21
May 21, 2020
COVID-19: Threat of Sudden Health Decline
2020x22
May 23, 2020
Road to Recovery: Tourism in a Post-Pandemic World
2020x23
May 29, 2020
COVID-19: Families Open Up About Silent Grief
2020x24
May 30, 2020
Coronavirus Crisis: Changes to Japan's Food Supply
2020x25
Jun 05, 2020
Coronavirus Housing Crisis
2020x26
Jun 10, 2020
The Fight Against Cyber-Bullying: Reality Star's Death Sparks Debate
2020x27
Jun 12, 2020
Shop Owners' Struggle: Surviving the State of Emergency
2020x28
Jun 17, 2020
Coronavirus Crisis: Overcoming Stigma and Abuse
2020x29
Jun 19, 2020
Antibody Testing: Bracing for the Second Wave of COVID-19
2020x30
Jun 26, 2020
Life After the Virus: Former Patients Speak Out
2020x31
Jul 03, 2020
COVID-19: Untold Stories of Life and Death
2020x32
Jul 10, 2020
Predicting the Virus with Big Data
2020x33
Jul 17, 2020
Pandemic Increases Online Shopping Pitfalls
2020x34
Jul 24, 2020
Frontline Response to Resurgent Virus
2020x35
Jul 31, 2020
eztv.unblockninja.sting "Hikikomori": Social Isolation Amid a Pandemic
2020x36
Aug 07, 2020
Lest We Forget: The Struggle to Pass on War Memories
2020x37
Sep 04, 2020
COVID-19: Frontline Battle with "Second Wave"
2020x38
Sep 11, 2020
Pandemic Spawns New Kind of Loan Shark
2020x39
Sep 18, 2020
Batten Down the Hatches: Life in the Super Typhoon Era
2020x40
Oct 02, 2020
Kurosawa Kiyoshi in the Limelight: Venice Award - Winner Talks Film
2020x41
Oct 09, 2020
Growing Uncertainty over US Presidential Race
2020x42
Oct 16, 2020
Inside the "Click Fraud" Industry
2020x43
Oct 23, 2020
Life in a Post-Pandemic World: Women Lead Push for Sustainability
2020x44
Oct 30, 2020
Traditional Culture at Risk: Pandemic Hits Historic Businesses
2020x45
Nov 13, 2020
Small Scale Farming: A Lifestyle for the Post-Pandemic World
2020x46
Nov 20, 2020
How Will Japan Change Without "Hanko"?
2020x47
Nov 27, 2020
Are the Tokyo Games Possible? - Int'l Gymnastics Meet Held as Test
2020x48
Dec 04, 2020
A Workplace Where Women Can Shine: Overcoming Innate Gender Bias
2020x49
Dec 11, 2020
In Search of the Stolen Pigs: The Plight of Vietnamese Technical Trainees
2020x50
Dec 18, 2020
Hayabusa2: Secrets of Japan's Asteroid Mission
Season 2021
2021x01
Jan 15, 2021
How to Prevent Worst-Case COVID-19 Surge: Latest Findings Provide the Key
2021x02
Jan 22, 2021
Frontline of COVID-19 Fight: An Escalating Medical Crisis
2021x03
Jan 29, 2021
Goodbye, Izakaya? Japanese Pubs at Crossroads
2021x04
Feb 05, 2021
Mobile Finance Revolution Driven by Pandemic
2021x05
Feb 19, 2021
Pandemic Hits Troubled Teens
2021x06
Feb 26, 2021
Myanmar Coup: Future of the Protests
2021x07
Mar 05, 2021
Storytelling Bus Tour: 2011 Tsunami Survivors Keep Memories Alive
2021x08
Mar 19, 2021
Diving for a Missing Daughter: Ten Years After 3.11 Tsunami
2021x09
Apr 09, 2021
Live Streaming E-commerce: Sales Booming During the Pandemic
2021x10
Apr 16, 2021
Lost Education: "Voluntarily Absent" During the Pandemic
2021x11
Apr 23, 2021
Living with Family, but All Alone: Solitary Deaths in Japan
2021x12
May 14, 2021
Coronavirus Variants Changing the Stakes
2021x13
May 21, 2021
Sustainable Fashion: Clothes for a Better Future
2021x14
May 28, 2021
Braving the Storm: Novice Nurses During the Pandemic
2021x15
Jun 04, 2021
Kariko and Yamanaka: Pioneering Scientists Discuss Covid Vaccines
2021x16
Jun 17, 2021
The Battle Between Variants and Vaccines
2021x17
Jun 25, 2021
Bidding Goodbye to Companies: Lifestyle Shift in an Era of Longevity
2021x18
Jul 02, 2021
Corona-Driven "Easy Money": Will the Party Continue?
2021x19
Jul 09, 2021
Halting Virus Variants: Infection Paths and Preventive Strategies
2021x20
Jul 16, 2021
"Put Yourself in Someone Else's Shoes": How to Bridge the Gender Gap
2021x21
Sep 10, 2021
Dying in Japan: Foreign Residents Struggle to Find Graves
2021x22
Sep 17, 2021
Hoping to Conceive: Sperm Donation in the Social Media Age
2021x23
Oct 01, 2021
Bidding Farewell Without Regret: Changing Trends in the Way We Mourn
2021x24
Oct 08, 2021
"No More Dropouts" — High School as a Safety Net
2021x25
Oct 15, 2021
Social Prescribing: Tackling Isolation in the COVID Era
2021x26
Oct 22, 2021
Timeless Legacy of "Golgo 13": Artist Saito Takao Drawing on Human Nature
2021x27
Oct 29, 2021
"Stigmatized Properties" — Dark Truth of Japanese Society
2021x28
Nov 05, 2021
General Election in Japan: Voters Look Beyond Pandemic
2021x29
Nov 12, 2021
"Social Tipping" — Fans Fall into Livestreaming Pitfall
2021x30
Nov 19, 2021
"Never Give Up" — Atomic Bomb Survivor's Final Message
2021x31
Dec 03, 2021
Peter 2.0: Living as a Cyborg
2021x32
Dec 10, 2021
Cage-Free Eggs Highlight Animal Welfare
2021x33
Dec 17, 2021
New Space Age: Private Companies Take on Final Frontier
Season 2022
2022x01
Jan 14, 2022
New Year, New Society? — Key Figures Share their Thoughts
2022x02
Jan 21, 2022
Young Survivors Find Their Voice: 27 Years since Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
2022x03
Jan 28, 2022
Cybercrime Thriving in Pandemic: Japan a Major Target
2022x04
Feb 04, 2022
Japan's Elderly Care Going Digital
2022x05
Mar 04, 2022
Confessions of an Ex-Radical: Fifty Years after the Asama Sanso Incident
2022x06
Mar 11, 2022
11 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: Young Survivors Open Up to Families
2022x07
Mar 18, 2022
11 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: School Ruins Reconnect Survivors
2022x08
Apr 15, 2022
Information War in Ukraine: The Battle for Truth
2022x09
Apr 22, 2022
North Korea Ramps up Missile Program: Global Divisions Fuel Urge to Arm
2022x10
Apr 29, 2022
From Kids' Comics to Black Comedy: The Life of Fujiko Fujio (A)
2022x11
May 13, 2022
Changing Gender Stereotypes via Education
2022x12
May 20, 2022
The Murky World of "No. 1" Rankings: How Marketing Misleads Consumers
2022x13
May 29, 2022
50 Years Since Okinawa's Reversion to Japan: Bridging History with the Future
2022x14
Jun 10, 2022
Japan's Fried Chicken Craze: What's Behind the 'Karaage' Business Boom?
2022x15
Jun 17, 2022
Ant Attack: Fight Against Invasive Species
2022x16
Jun 24, 2022
Secret Power of Bacteria: How Gut Health Shapes Our Well-being
2022x17
Jul 08, 2022
Ukraine Cyberwar: Battlefield With No Borders
2022x18
Jul 15, 2022
Waste Not, Want Not: Unused Fish Find Favor at Dinner Table
2022x19
Jul 22, 2022
Heatstroke Misconceptions: Beat the Heat with the Right Knowledge
2022x20
Sep 09, 2022
Ties Revealed: Former Unification Church and Japan's Politicians
2022x21
Sep 16, 2022
A New Generation of Idols: How Tech is Bridging the Gap with Fans
2022x22
Sep 23, 2022
Spousal Organ Transplants: New Option Leads to New Challenges
2022x23
Oct 07, 2022
20 Years after Japan-North Korea Summit: Can Lessons Help Bring Home All Abductees?
2022x24
Oct 14, 2022
Vacant House Investment: Finding Value in Abandoned Homes
2022x25
Oct 21, 2022
Russia Turns to Africa: New Ties in Face of Global Isolation
2022x26
Nov 04, 2022
Authentic Chinese Cuisine Arrives in Japan: A Sign of a New Age in Bilateral Ties?
2022x27
Nov 11, 2022
Are We as Eco-friendly as We Think? — The True Cost of Going Green
2022x28
Nov 18, 2022
Is Free Delivery Truly "Free"? — Truckers Struggle with Long Hours, Low Pay
2022x29
Dec 02, 2022
Anatomy of a Flawed Investigation: Machine Maker Snared in Export Control Net
2022x30
Dec 09, 2022
Digging for Answers: The Growing Threat to Japan's Onsen
2022x31
Dec 16, 2022
Turning Back to Nuclear Power? ― Debate Over Japan's Energy Mix
2022x32
Dec 23, 2022
Anime Director Makoto Shinkai: Depicting Disasters Through Storytelling
Season 2023
2023x01
Jan 20, 2023
#RegrettingMotherhood: Japanese Women Reflect on Experience
2023x02
Jan 27, 2023
Tokyo Makeover: The Megalopolis Transforms for the Future
2023x03
Feb 03, 2023
Another Giant Leap for Mankind: New Space Race for Settlement on the Moon
2023x04
Feb 17, 2023
Better Off Abroad: Young People Leaving 'Cheap Japan'
2023x05
Feb 24, 2023
More Than a Game: Japan's Trading Card Bubble
2023x06
Mar 03, 2023
Playing to Understand the World: New Video Games Open up Real-life Experiences
2023x07
Apr 14, 2023
Russia's Transfer of Ukrainian Children: Abduction or Protection?
2023x08
Apr 21, 2023
ChatGPT: Learning to Live with the Revolutionary AI
2023x09
Apr 28, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Attacked: Looking into the Security and Motives
2023x10
May 13, 2023
Investigating Ukraine's Missing Children
2023x11
May 19, 2023
The "Air Mobility Revolution": How will Flying Cars Change our Lives?
2023x12
May 26, 2023
Over-tourism: Handling the Post-COVID Rebound
2023x13
Jun 02, 2023
G7 Hiroshima Summit: Were the Voices of the People Heard?
2023x14
Jun 09, 2023
Japan's Architectural Legacy at Crossroads
2023x15
Jun 16, 2023
Designing Out Waste: Circular Fashion Shifts Consumer Choices
2023x16
Jun 30, 2023
"Who Am I?" ― Left in Dark by Donor Insemination
2023x17
Jul 07, 2023
Not a Single Minute to Waste: How to Make the Most of Your Time
2023x18
Jul 14, 2023
One Year after Abe's Fatal Shooting: Have Former Unification Church and Politicians Changed?
2023x19
Jul 21, 2023
Hunt for the Missing $620 Million: North Korea's Hidden Source of Money
2023x20
Sep 08, 2023
Fukushima Daiichi Treated and Diluted Water Release: How to Spread Understanding
2023x21
Sep 15, 2023
What if it Happened? — Simulating Nuclear War
2023x22
Sep 22, 2023
Japanese Agriculture Endangered: Going Organic to Protect Farms
2023x23
Oct 06, 2023
Away from the Tourist Trail: Japan's Hidden Gems See Rise in Numbers
2023x24
Oct 13, 2023
Power to the People: Home Solar Panels Tackle Rising Bills
2023x25
Oct 20, 2023
Shingles on the Rise: New Risks as Virus Hits 1 in 3 in Japan
2023x26
Nov 03, 2023
Fujii Sota's Eight Crowns: How the King of Shogi Beat the Odds
2023x27
Nov 10, 2023
Alternative Eats: Can Food Tech Feed the Future?
2023x28
Nov 17, 2023
Gendered Innovations: Improving Healthcare for All
2023x29
Dec 01, 2023
Japanese Fish Going Global: Export Battles in a Booming Market
2023x30
Dec 08, 2023
The Global Boiling Era: Part 1 "Climate Refugees"
2023x31
Dec 16, 2023
The Global Boiling Era: Part 2 The Fight to Save Forests
Season 2024
2024x01
Jan 19, 2024
Tokyo Haneda Airport Collision: Critical Decisions that Saved Lives
2024x02
Jan 27, 2024
"I will decide how I am" — Message from Author Nishi Kanako
2024x03
Feb 02, 2024
Generative AI: Copyright Thief or Creative Genius?
2024x04
Feb 17, 2024
Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Wajima Vows to Rebuild Historic Market
2024x05
Feb 23, 2024
Five-star Gold Rush: Impact of Foreign-operated Hotels on Japanese Society
2024x06
Mar 01, 2024
Japan's Booming Stock Market: Another Bubble or Real Growth?
2024x07
Apr 19, 2024
What's Holding up Reconstruction in Noto?: Quake Victims Tell of Financial Struggle
2024x08
Apr 26, 2024
Hamburger Economics: What Sizzling Prices Reveal about Japan's Economy
2024x09
May 17, 2024
Fighting Fake Ads: The Spread of Investment Frauds on Social Media
2024x10
May 24, 2024
The Third Military Revolution: How AI Will Change the Battlefield
2024x11
May 31, 2024
Small Businesses Thrive: Enlivening the Community with Personality
2024x12
Jun 07, 2024
Emerging Threats: Super-Resistant Mosquitoes and Dengue Fever
2024x13
Jun 14, 2024
Yen at 34-Year Low: How Can Japan Overcome a Historic Currency Crisis?
2024x14
Jun 28, 2024
Bureaucrats in Distress: Why Japan's Government Officials are Stretched Thin
2024x15
Jul 05, 2024
PFAS Chemicals: Tracking Sources and Health Risks
2024x16
Jul 12, 2024
Six Months after Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Can Rural Communities Survive?
2024x17
Jul 19, 2024
Mt. Fuji's New Entry Rules: Can They Keep Careless Hikers Safe?
2024x18
Sep 06, 2024
First-ever Mega-quake Advisory: What Can Be Learned From Confusion
2024x19
Sep 13, 2024
Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Learning From First Responders
2024x20
Sep 20, 2024
Unlocking the Secrets to Longevity: The Billion-Dollar Quest for Longer, Healthier Life
2024x21
Oct 04, 2024
My Home is Hot! — Rethinking Housing in the 'Era of Global Boiling'
2024x22
Oct 11, 2024
Another Disaster for Quake-Hit Noto: Record Rain, Flooding Break Spirits
2024x23
Oct 18, 2024
"Black Rain" The Unsettled Question Left by the Atomic Bomb
2024x24
Nov 01, 2024
Beyond the Nobel Peace Prize: Survivors' Fight Goes on for a Nuclear-Free World
2024x25
Nov 08, 2024
Japan's Gastronomy Tourism: Key to Regional Revival?
2024x26
Nov 15, 2024
Uneven Healthcare Crisis: Dual Challenges Facing Japan's Hospitals
2024x27
Nov 22, 2024
Is My Pension Enough? Risks Awaiting Japanese Women in Retirement
2024x28
Dec 02, 2024
A Champion Born from Change: Japan's World-Conquering Go Player
2024x29
Dec 06, 2024
Is Your Condo Quake Resistant? — For Current & Future Owners
2024x30
Dec 09, 2024
Realty Fraud Targeting Seniors: How to Avoid Scam Sales Deals
2024x31
Dec 13, 2024
Medical Incidents: How Doctors Become "Repeaters"
2024x32
Dec 20, 2024
Restoring Cognitive Health: Key Lies in Combining 4 Strategies
2024x33
Dec 23, 2024
Art of Sake Joins UN Heritage List
Season 2025
2025x01
Jan 17, 2025
From Survivors to Victims: Disaster-Related Deaths After Noto Earthquake
2025x02
Jan 24, 2025
Japanese Elections in 2024: The Impact of Social Media
2025x03
Jan 31, 2025
Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries: The Dark Side of Art and Collectibles
2025x04
Feb 14, 2025
30 Years Since Hanshin-Awaji Quake: Challenge of Preserving Memories
2025x05
Feb 17, 2025
Unusual Flu Season: What's Behind Record Wave of Infections
2025x06
Feb 21, 2025
Plastics in Our Bodies: Emerging Health Risk
2025x07
Feb 24, 2025
Recipes for Survival: How To Save Japan's Disappearing Ramen Shops
2025x08
Feb 28, 2025
'Deathonomics': How Russia is Enjoying Growth
2025x09
Mar 03, 2025
Behind Closed Doors: eztv.unblockninja.sting Families With Mental Illness
2025x10
Apr 10, 2025
Cashing in on Spare Time: How "Spot Work" is Changing Japan
2025x11
Apr 11, 2025
30 Years in Darkness: Children of the Cult After the Tokyo Sarin Attack
2025x12
Apr 17, 2025
"Why I Really Quit": Taking on Workplace Sexual Harassment
2025x13
Apr 18, 2025
E-scooter Accidents on the Rise: How to Balance Safety and Convenience?
2025x14
Apr 24, 2025
When Devices Explode: The Hidden Risks of Lithium-Ion Batteries
2025x15
Apr 25, 2025
Japan's Logistics Crisis: Challenges From Working Hour Reform
2025x16
May 15, 2025
Japan's COVID Vaccine Woes: Slow Relief, Hard Lessons
2025x17
May 16, 2025
Home-Visit Care Crisis: Emerging Barriers To Aging in Place
2025x18
May 22, 2025
Learning to Say How You Feel: Emotional Literacy Helps Prevent Violence, Crime
2025x19
May 23, 2025
Protection vs. Freedom: Children's Social Media Use
2025x20
Jun 05, 2025
Management: Promotion or Punishment? — How Japan is Rethinking Leadership Roles
2025x21
Jun 06, 2025
Loneliness Claims Young Lives: The Truth Behind Solitary Deaths
2025x22
Jun 12, 2025
Broken Trust: When Attorneys Exploit Fraud Victims
2025x23
Jun 13, 2025
Your Account Could Be Next: Japanese Trading Sites Under Attack
2025x24
Jun 19, 2025
Drinking to a Better Life: Non-Alcoholic Beverages Are Transforming Japan
2025x25
Jun 20, 2025
Aging Hospitals, Rising Costs: Japan's Urban Medical System in Crisis
2025x26
Jul 03, 2025
Seeking a Partner Later in Life
2025x27
Jul 04, 2025
Tokyo's 'Baby Hatch': Lifeline for Newborns and Their Mothers
2025x28
Jul 10, 2025
"We Want You!": The Heated Tug of War Over Foreign Workers
2025x29
Jul 11, 2025
Living With Cancer: Patients Burdened by Costs
2025x30
Jul 17, 2025
"Last Letter": Changing Views of Death in Japan
2025x31
Jul 18, 2025
Japan's Space Ambitions: From Moonshots to Market Strategy
2025x32
Jul 24, 2025
Car Theft on the Rise: Who Steals Them, Where Do They Go?
2025x33
Jul 25, 2025
Find Your 'Just Right': Home Cooking That Lets You Be Free
2025x34
Sep 04, 2025
Our Diet in the Age of Extreme Heat
2025x35
Sep 05, 2025
Brain Drain in Trump's America: Global Hunt for Talent
2025x36
Sep 11, 2025
Don't Sweat It! - New Solutions for Perspiration Problems
2025x37
Sep 12, 2025
AI Accelerates Drug Repositioning: Unlocking New Potential of Existing Medicines
2025x38
Sep 18, 2025
Rethinking Retrials: Saving the Innocent in Japan's Courts
2025x39
Sep 19, 2025
The Hidden Threat Below: Japan's Aging Sewer System
2025x40
Oct 02, 2025
Seaweed Power: Harnessing the Ocean's Hidden Potential
2025x41
Oct 03, 2025
Redefining Life With Dementia: New Opportunities in the Workplace
2025x42
Oct 09, 2025
Bear Attacks in Japan Residential Areas Face Growing Threat
2025x43
Oct 10, 2025
The Midlife Crisis : How to Find Your Way Out
2025x44
Oct 16, 2025
Rebuilding in the Midst of Conflict : New Developments in Ukraine
2025x45
Oct 17, 2025
Predicting Bands of Heavy Rain : Scientists Fight for Higher Accuracy
2025x46
Oct 23, 2025
iPS Cell Therapy: Transforming the Future of Medicine
2025x47
Oct 24, 2025
A Tick Bite Can Be Deadly: Doctors Warn as Infection Spreads in Japan
2025x48
Nov 06, 2025
Unusual Boom in Property Market: What's Driving Housing Price Surge in Japan
2025x49
Nov 07, 2025
More Than Books: Libraries as Community Hubs
2025x50
Nov 13, 2025
Japan's Fermented Food Crisis: Challenges Amid Global Boom
2025x51
Nov 14, 2025
Fighting the Yips: The Life-Eroding Disorder
2025x52
Nov 20, 2025
AI Robot Revolution: Impact on Caregiving
2025x53
Nov 21, 2025
Inside the 'Black Box' Hospital: Hidden Crisis in Japan's Psychiatric Care
2025x54
Dec 04, 2025
Amazon on the Brink: Global Impact of Deforestation
2025x55
Dec 05, 2025
Japan's "Foreigner Anxiety": How Misinformation and Complaints Fuel Unease
2025x56
Dec 11, 2025
Japan's Bear Threat Continues: What's Pushing Them Into Human Habitats?
2025x57
Dec 12, 2025
Threats from Above: Tackling Nuclear Plant Drone Intrusions
2025x58
Dec 18, 2025
Battery Fire Crisis: Defective Products Pose Serious Risk
2025x59
Dec 19, 2025
Shorter Hours With Regular Status: Win-Win Model for Workers, Employers?
Season 2026
2026x01
Jan 15, 2026
Braking Point: The Science of Safe Driving as We Age
2026x02
Jan 16, 2026
The 'Land of Gold' Returns: Eyes Turn to Japan Amid Record Prices
2026x03
Jan 22, 2026
Have You Written by Hand Lately? — The Value of Handwriting in the Digital Age
2026x04
Jan 23, 2026
Aging Well: The Most Private Challenge
2026x05
Jan 29, 2026
Sushi's New Era: Challenges Transform Japan's Food Culture
2026x06
Jan 30, 2026
Tourism Dream or Local Nightmare? Japan's 'Minpaku' Private Lodging Struggles
2026x07
Feb 05, 2026
Closer Than Friends or Family? — Turning to AI for Companionship
2026x08
Feb 06, 2026
Hospice-Style Housing: New Option Emerges for End-Of-Life Care
2026x09
Mar 05, 2026
Former PM Abe Shooting Trial: What the Attacker Told the Court
2026x10
Mar 06, 2026
Chewing Well: Health Benefits for Young and Old
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