Season 5 (2024)

Trust in the Healing Power of Anime
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January 15, 2024 • 27m

We meet Italian Francesco Panto, a psychiatrist in Saitama Prefecture who develops a therapy method that makes use of Japanese ani...Read more

A Hearty Recipe for Recovery
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January 29, 2024 • 27m

This time, we meet Togawa Aya, a naturalized Japanese born in China who runs a cafeteria in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, as well a...Read more

Spirits Strengthened by Martial Arts
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February 12, 2024 • 27m

This time, we follow three Ukrainians – a teenage boy and a female entrepreneur who both came to Japan thanks to martial arts, as ...Read more

A Prayer for Peace in Song and Images
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February 19, 2024 • 27m

We revisit Ukrainian musicians Alek and Vadym in Nagasaki Prefecture as they create a music video to express their prayer for peac...Read more

Top Your Sushi With Conviction
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March 18, 2024 • 27m

We meet Jan Markiewicz from Poland, who trains at a Tokyo sushi restaurant in preparation for the World Sushi Cup, as well as Taiw...Read more

Mr. Deo, the Dedicated Teacher
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April 8, 2024 • 27m

We meet Uganda-born Kalule Deogratius who teaches English at a middle school in Nagano Prefecture, and Vietnamese Nguyen Cong Quoc...Read more

A Well-Rooted Future for Children
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April 22, 2024 • 27m

We meet Muhammad Nurul Elahi in Niigata Prefecture who grows lotus roots to fund an elementary school he opened in his native Bang...Read more

Preserving Lacquerware Beyond the Quake
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April 29, 2024 • 27m

We follow UK-born Suzanne Ross - a lacquerware artisan in Wajima - in her efforts to recover after this January's quake, and meet ...Read more

Step Into the Ring for Ukraine
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May 20, 2024 • 27m

We meet Ukrainian Ivanna Berezovska, a female sumo wrestler who trains at a university club in Fukuoka Prefecture, and Indonesian ...Read more

Children's Books Cross Barriers
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May 27, 2024 • 27m

On this episode, we meet American Jerry Martin, an author of children's books based in Saitama Prefecture, and Daniel Muivakitonyi...Read more

Prayers for Peace in Gaza from Hiroshima
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June 10, 2024 • 27m

We meet Ashley Souther from the US, who teaches a class on peace at a secondary school in Hiroshima Prefecture, as well as Sten va...Read more

Chin Up! Let's Dance Again!
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June 24, 2024 • 27m

On this episode, we revisit Filipino dance instructor Eduardo Macarat in Yokohama who changed his career to support his family, an...Read more

Drawn to the Land of Carpentry
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July 1, 2024 • 27m

We meet South Korean Kang Dong Ju who runs his own carpentry business in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, and German Max Geiger, a part-...Read more

Racing for Peace
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July 15, 2024 • 27m

We meet South Sudanese Abraham Guem, a 1,500-metres runner who trains in Japan in hope to qualify for the Paris Olympics, as well ...Read more

Saving the Giant Salamanders
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July 22, 2024 • 27m

We meet Richard Pearce, a British ecotourism guide who runs an NPO dedicated to Japanese giant salamander conservation in Tottori ...Read more

A Festival to Bring Cultures Together
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August 5, 2024 • 27m

We meet Indian Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty who organizes a festival in Aichi Prefecture to bring the Indian and Japanese commun...Read more

Spreading Smiles with a Parfait Passion
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August 26, 2024 • 27m

This time, we accompany Finnish native Laura Kopilow on her journey to discover tasty parfaits all over Japan, and meet Chinese Wa...Read more

A US Pro Coach for Japan's Youth Baseball
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September 2, 2024 • 27m

We meet American Bianca Smith, a former pro baseball coach who now trains children and teens in Hokkaido Prefecture, and Francis G...Read more

The Right Words for Young Carers
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September 30, 2024 • 27m

In Gunma Prefecture, we meet Pakistani Aziz Ahmed who helps children that have to interpret for foreign parents with limited skill...Read more

Eco-friendly Farming in Fukushima
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October 14, 2024 • 27m

We meet French illustrator Emilie Bouquet who runs an eco-friendly farm in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, and Brazilian Suellen Tani...Read more

Creating the Wheelchairs of Tomorrow
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October 28, 2024 • 27m

We revisit Pakistani Habib ur Rahman, a crafter of custom-made power wheelchairs in Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture, and meet Edson...Read more

Work Opportunities for Syrian Evacuees
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November 11, 2024 • 27m

In Tokyo, we meet Syrian Iskandar Salama who works to find job opportunities for his fellow Syrians in and out of Japan, then go o...Read more

Sowing the Seeds of Peace
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November 18, 2024 • 27m

We meet Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hon...Read more

Closer to the Heart
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December 2, 2024 • 27m

We meet Peruvian Estela Nakazaki and her daughter Namiko, both working in elderly care in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, and English...Read more

Roly Keeps the Apples Rolling
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December 9, 2024 • 27m

We meet English-born Roland Gregory, a.k.a. Roly, who runs his own apple orchard in the Nagano countryside, and Gethmina Dinithika...Read more

Keeping the Traditions of Noto Alive
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December 30, 2024 • 27m

We revisit Aussie chef Benjamin Flatt and lacquerware artist Suzanne Ross from the UK in their efforts to preserve the culture of ...Read more