Season 2 (2021)

New Streams in Rakugo
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January 9, 2021 • 15m

Due to the pandemic in 2020, nearly all live entertainment ground to a halt, including Rakugo, a traditional Japanese performing a...Read more

Eliminating Plastic Waste
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January 23, 2021 • 15m

The rapid increase in the use of disposable masks and to-go containers during the pandemic has made the problem of plastic waste g...Read more

mRNA: Medical Messenger of Hope
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February 27, 2021 • 15m

Messenger RNA science has tremendously accelerated the development of effective COVID-19 vaccines. Enabling the creation of a vari...Read more

Frontiers in Antiviral Technology
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March 20, 2021 • 15m

Japan has long practiced the use of materials with sterilizing properties for everyday things and clothing. Scientific research no...Read more

A New Look at Books
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May 1, 2021 • 15m

In 2020, as people hunkered down due to the pandemic, they started to take a fresh look at reading. Online events organized by boo...Read more

Building a Food Safety Net
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May 22, 2021 • 15m

Covid-19 has highlighted one of the challenges facing Japan: how to ensure a sustainable food supply. Nearly 2 million people foun...Read more

Breaking Down Communication Barriers
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June 5, 2021 • 15m

In its wake of destruction, COVID-19 has brought additional barriers for people with disabilities. At the same time, sign language...Read more

Cutting Edge Virus Testing
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June 26, 2021 • 15m

COVID-19 continues to mutate and wreak havoc. About 90% of infections in Japan are caused by these variants, which have become new...Read more

Kuma Kengo: Architecting a New Way of Life
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July 31, 2021 • 15m

COVID-19 has forced us to rethink the functions and roles of offices and houses. We may have reached our limit to live comfortably...Read more

Young Minds Dream of a Carbon Zero Future
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August 7, 2021 • 15m

Japan is the world's fifth largest emitter of CO2, but young people are now trying their best to bring about societal change. A pr...Read more

The Promise and Challenges of Sports Genetics
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September 18, 2021 • 15m

Genetic research in sports is currently making great strides. A soccer team in Japan has found results in tailoring training regim...Read more

Handheld Revolution
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October 15, 2021 • 15m

The pandemic has seen an evolving ecosystem of streaming services scrambling to bring entertainment to audiences. And in all this,...Read more

Digital Education Evolves
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November 6, 2021 • 15m

After over a decade spent lagging behind the world, the pandemic saw huge advances for digital learning in Japan. Nationwide eleme...Read more

Asakawa Chieko: Changing Lives with Science and Technology
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December 4, 2021 • 15m

The ongoing fight against COVID-19 is creating greater barriers in society for people with disabilities. Asakawa Chieko, a major g...Read more