January 6, 2019
Honami Enya was an ambitious go-getter at a famous architectural firm -- that is, until she overworked herself and fell ill. It wa...Read more
January 20, 2019
How can Japanese schools cope with increasing numbers of children of foreign workers? And how can these children overcome the barr...Read more
February 3, 2019
Imari Inoue is a makeup artist who specializes in a niche group of customers - men who want to try dressing as women. The 28-year-...Read more
February 10, 2019
Haruo Obata, 78, gained nationwide fame in summer 2018 when he found a missing 2-year-old boy during a search operation in southwe...Read more
February 17, 2019
Using an extra fine point pen, the Japanese artist Aju creates stunning drawings of Tokyo landscapes and other big cities. The sce...Read more
March 3, 2019
Kichiya Tachibana is a calligrapher specializing in "yose moji," a type of lettering with roots dating back around 150 years. The ...Read more
March 10, 2019
Young survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan have been opening up about their experiences. They're spe...Read more
March 17, 2019
In Fukushima Prefecture, a simple dish is giving people the power to rebuild from the 2011 disaster. One woman found not just a ca...Read more
March 24, 2019
A young man from Fukushima Prefecture took his love of baseball to Nicaragua, where he helped create the country's first female ba...Read more
April 6, 2019
In July 2018, torrential rains in western Japan devastated decades-old mikan groves. Particularly hard hit was a remote hamlet. No...Read more
April 20, 2019
Kikuno has devoted herself to the life of a geisha since the age of 15. She lives in Nara Prefecture's entertainment district, onc...Read more
May 4, 2019
Yuko Kuroda dedicated herself to helping disaster victims live healthy, independent lives. She worked hard to understand their ind...Read more
May 18, 2019
High in the mountains of Tokushima Prefecture on Japan's Shikoku Island are small communities known as "sora." The residents enjoy...Read more
June 8, 2019
Videographer Koichi Hozan has terminal cancer, yet he continues filming the landscape of Nara Prefecture in Japan. His collection ...Read more
June 22, 2019
A Japanese New Year's dish someone's mother used to make. Stewed meat and potatoes, full of a grandma's love. Miyuki Munekawa is a...Read more
July 13, 2019
Miki Yakata, a former member of an all-girl Japanese idol group, was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 26, and underwent surgery...Read more
July 20, 2019
Pia Laophakdee is a young para powerlifter who is determined to change perceptions of disabled people in his home country, Laos. C...Read more
August 3, 2019
During World War II, over 120,000 children in Japan were orphaned. Many of them never knew their parents' names or what they looke...Read more
August 17, 2019
Ayako spent more than 2 decades in a psychiatric hospital after being diagnosed with schizophrenia in her mid-20's. At the age of ...Read more
September 14, 2019
Devastating rains hit western Japan in July 2018, nearly wiping out a community's cherished tradition - a children's troupe perfor...Read more
September 21, 2019
Spring 2019 saw the return of some of the former residents of Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture who had evacuated due to high radia...Read more
October 5, 2019
In a remote Japanese village, elderly residents have a common dream: to end their last days in their hometown, surrounded by famil...Read more
October 19, 2019
There is a café in a residential area of Nagoya City that attracts people of all ages and backgrounds, from children to the elderl...Read more
November 2, 2019
For more than 4 decades, Fumie Murakami has suffered from a mysterious illness that was finally diagnosed as Minamata disease. Cau...Read more
November 16, 2019
Colorful fruit-shaped soap, handmade near Tokyo by people with disabilities, has become a big seller. The workers vary in their de...Read more
December 7, 2019
At a small elementary school on Lake Biwa, kayaking is part of the curriculum. The culmination of the students' training comes in ...Read more
December 21, 2019
The Tateyama mountain range in north-eastern Japan is known for its vibrant mountain scenery, drawing nearly a million tourists a ...Read more