January 4, 2020 • 49m
Castle design evolved in 17th century Japan with stone walls as a key feature. Sakamoto in Shiga Prefecture became famous for its ...Read more
January 11, 2020 • 50m
In Japan and South Korea, fact-finding research has begun to reveal the human costs and political backdrop of the North Korean rep...Read more
January 18, 2020 • 50m
Miyako Yoshida's precise and delicate performances earned critical acclaim at the Royal Ballet of England. She remained true to he...Read more
February 1, 2020 • 49m
Doctors at Osaka University performed the world's first transplant of heart muscle cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cel...Read more
February 8, 2020 • 49m
An American famous photographer, Richard Misrach, and a Mexican contemporary composer, Guillermo Galindo, have worked together to ...Read more
February 22, 2020 • 50m
Since the end of the Cold War, the threat of apocalyptic, all-out nuclear war may have receded from most people's minds, but with ...Read more
February 29, 2020 • 49m
Following its historic debut in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, the Refugee Team is heading again to this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Para...Read more
March 28, 2020 • 50m
Sadako Ogata served as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees during a decade of ethnic conflict after the end of the Cold War, tra...Read more
April 25, 2020 • 49m
"Digital Detectives" explores how Open Source Investigations have sparked a revolution in journalism. In their quest for the truth...Read more
May 9, 2020 • 49m
Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) celebrates their 10th anniversary in April 2020. Professor ...Read more
May 16, 2020 • 49m
Nowadays, there is a movement called "Constructive Journalism" occurring worldwide, in which citizens and the media gather informa...Read more
May 30, 2020 • 49m
Noh-Kyogen is allegedly the most ancient existing form of theater. Among its repertories, "Okina-Sanbaso" is performed only on spe...Read more
June 13, 2020 • 50m
The assassination of US President John F. Kennedy is still shrouded in mystery. With the help of top experts, NHK takes a new look...Read more
June 20, 2020 • 50m
6 months before JFK was killed, Lee Harvey Oswald attempted a separate assassination. Our coverage reveals the possibility that th...Read more
July 24, 2020 • 50m
The coronavirus crisis has pushed many to the brink of poverty. A lifeline has been provided by Article 25 of the Japanese Constit...Read more
August 22, 2020 • 40m
For months now, the Japanese have found themselves on an emotional rollercoaster every evening when the count of new coronavirus c...Read more
September 12, 2020 • 50m
Hanzawa Tsuruko is a master of "chaji," a tea ceremony that starts with an exquisitely prepared meal and finishes with matcha tea ...Read more
September 19, 2020 • 48m
We fear what we cannot see. Much of the terror caused by the novel coronavirus is because this mysterious enemy is invisible to th...Read more
October 3, 2020 • 45m
"The 72 Pentads of Yamato" produced by NHK Nara has garnered more than 2 million views online from around the world. Each pentad, ...Read more
October 17, 2020 • 50m
Using the latest AI technology, can we defeat our "invisible enemy," the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19? It was AI that fi...Read more
October 24, 2020 • 49m
Using the latest AI technology, can we defeat our "invisible enemy," the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19? In Part 2, we hea...Read more
November 7, 2020 • 49m
The Ryukyu Kingdom (15C-19C) flourished in present-day Okinawa through international trade, and developed a unique culture known f...Read more
November 14, 2020 • 50m
75 years ago, Japan and the US each developed chemical weapons and trained their troops to use them. Near the end of the Pacific W...Read more
November 21, 2020 • 49m
NHK is collaborating with 12 public broadcasters around the world to promote a project called "FACES" to tackle against bullying. ...Read more
November 28, 2020 • 49m
A historic music pub reopened in Koza, Okinawa Prefecture, near Kadena Air Base, in 2019. The owner, rock musician Miyanaga Eiichi...Read more
December 26, 2020 • 50m
The final stages of World War II... The islands of Okinawa turned into a theater of war the United States military called "hell." ...Read more