January 9, 2022 • 27m
Sake from Fukushima Prefecture has swept up gold medals in a nationwide contest for new brews. A researcher who's played a key rol...Read more
January 16, 2022 • 29m
Hoboku, a non-profit organization in southwestern Japan, has provided support for homeless people and others in need for over 30 y...Read more
January 23, 2022 • 24m
Sorachi is an energetic three-year-old boy who lives in Hokkaido Prefecture with his father and mother. Sorachi's conversations at...Read more
February 6, 2022 • 25m
Washio Tomoyuki is an artist based in the City of Nagoya, central Japan. He created a massive mural for the entrance of a new hote...Read more
February 20, 2022 • 27m
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many eldercare facilities to restrict visits between residents and their families. The loss of di...Read more
March 6, 2022 • 30m
Ryuji is a rapper who, like many others, including his family, was forced to flee his hometown of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture af...Read more
March 13, 2022 • 27m
Kosuge Village in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, has a population of about 700. Although small and without many residents, t...Read more
April 10, 2022 • 30m
With a single thrust, harpoon fishers can catch a swordfish weighing more than 100kg. 21-year-old Konno Misaki is a fisher like hi...Read more
April 17, 2022 • 27m
At a daycare center for senior citizens in western Japan, staff interview elderly people and write down their memories of long ago...Read more
May 8, 2022 • 30m
"I am the vine, and you are the branches." That cherished biblical quote guides a group of young people who, for reasons ranging f...Read more
May 15, 2022 • 30m
76 years after the end of World War II, work to dispose of unexploded munitions is still an everyday sight in Okinawa Prefecture, ...Read more
May 22, 2022 • 49m
Minamiaso once welcomed 6 million visitors a year. Then the tourism industry suffered catastrophic damage in the 2016 Kumamoto Ear...Read more
June 5, 2022 • 29m
Mori Tetsuya, a third-generation fisher in Akkeshi town, northern Japan, supports his family with income from catching sea urchin ...Read more
June 19, 2022 • 25m
Thirty years ago, a child was denied admission to a swimming school because of his disability. But 1 courageous coach reached out ...Read more
July 3, 2022 • 27m
Kids in Osaka Prefecture rarely call Tanahara Yasuko by her real name. Instead, they affectionately refer to her as simply, Auntie...Read more
July 17, 2022 • 25m
With their great food and casual atmosphere, food stalls - or Yatai - are symbols of Fukuoka City. At the age of 20, Takada Yoshim...Read more
July 24, 2022 • 49m
The 2021 mayoral election in Suttsu town, northern Japan, hinged mainly on 1 contentious point between the 2 candidates - whether ...Read more
August 7, 2022 • 29m
Arai Yoshinori, a Japanese teacher at a junior high school just north of Tokyo, was about to retire in March 2022. At age 34, he l...Read more
August 21, 2022 • 25m
Zenkoji Temple in Nagano Prefecture is a special place for local people. This spring, it held a major celebration, welcoming back ...Read more
September 4, 2022 • 25m
After 2 decades on the mainland, a young doctor returns to his birthplace, a remote island in far northern Japan. He's left a surg...Read more
September 11, 2022 • 25m
In western Japan, a group of women were practicing "wadaiko" Japanese drums for their first performance in three-and-a-half years ...Read more
September 18, 2022 • 45m
The Nakanomata Kagura, an ancient ritual from a community deep in Japan's mountains, has been in danger of dying out due to popula...Read more
October 2, 2022 • 29m
After Shimosaka Atsushi was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 46, he felt that his life was over. But as he started to communi...Read more
October 16, 2022 • 25m
An American hamburger chain opened its first outlet in Okinawa Prefecture in 1963, before the US returned Okinawa to Japan. Initia...Read more
October 23, 2022 • 25m
In a hot springs resort town in Ishikawa Prefecture, a unique library debuted during the Covid pandemic. At Mikan, the books are o...Read more
November 6, 2022 • 27m
In a mountainous area in Wakayama Prefecture, a group of young people wanted to renovate a thatched-roof house to help attract vis...Read more
November 13, 2022 • 27m
The year 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa Prefecture's return to Japan from US control. Osaka Prefecture, western Japan,...Read more
November 19, 2022 • 43m
Ukaji Shizue once worked to improve the lives of Japan's indigenous Ainu people. An Ainu herself, she had moved to Tokyo to escape...Read more
December 4, 2022 • 27m
In summer 2022, the renowned Kanto Festival in Akita Prefecture was back after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. T...Read more
December 18, 2022 • 25m
Watakano Island in central Japan was once an entertainment hub, but its economy has declined in recent years. The local government...Read more