January 10, 2013 • 28m
Sumo is often called Japan's national sport. Wrestlers, naked except for a special loincloth, face off, smash into each other, and...Read more
January 17, 2013 • 28m
Bathroom scales are a part of everyday life in Japan. Men, women, babies, and children all use them. There are even scales special...Read more
January 24, 2013 • 28m
Songs of tragic love, driven by strong emotions, are at the heart of enka, often called "the Japanese blues." Enka songs take up r...Read more
January 31, 2013 • 28m
From electronics to motor vehicles, Japanese industrial products are renowned for their high performance. And they wouldn't be pos...Read more
February 7, 2013 • 28m
This month, we present a special talk-show series called Japanophiles, featuring lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan...Read more
February 14, 2013 • 28m
This month, we present a special talk-show series called Japanophiles, featuring lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan...Read more
February 21, 2013 • 28m
This month, we present a special talk-show series called Japanophiles, featuring lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan...Read more
March 7, 2013 • 28m
The flowers of the ume plum are a harbinger of spring. While the winter chill still lingers in Japan, the blossoming of the ume pl...Read more
March 14, 2013 • 28m
Traditional Japanese storehouses were constructed using special methods, so as to protect valuables. They have thick earthen walls...Read more
March 21, 2013 • 28m
Japan today is home to 4.17 million cattle. 2.7 million are classified as beef cattle, and two-thirds of these are classified as w...Read more
April 4, 2013 • 28m
The Japanese love uniforms. Uniforms are first worn in preschool. Most Japanese teenagers wear one at school, and uniforms are als...Read more
April 11, 2013 • 28m
Of the world's many household appliances, one stands out as a Japanese original: the electric rice cooker. Before electric applian...Read more
April 18, 2013 • 28m
More than 200,000 ancient burial mounds are known to exist in Japan, and they are located all over the country. They were built fo...Read more
April 25, 2013 • 28m
Japanese stationery goods are popular all over the world. Most stationery goods used today are originally Western in origin, but J...Read more
May 2, 2013 • 28m
It is said that Japan has more types of bread than any other country. Buns in Japan are filled with custard cream, sweet bean past...Read more
May 9, 2013 • 28m
Pine trees grow all around Japan, and make essential contributions to the Japanese way of life. From pine trees come gourmet matsu...Read more
May 16, 2013 • 28m
Parcel delivery is a private-sector service that delivers small items to your door. First established in Japan, this business now ...Read more
May 23, 2013 • 28m
Pro wrestling battles take place every evening in rings across Japan-over 150 pro wrestling events are held every month. Japanese ...Read more
May 30, 2013 • 28m
For the past quarter of a century, strawberries have been Japan's best-loved fruit. Distinctively sweet, plump and delicious, Japa...Read more
June 13, 2013 • 28m
Japan is the world's calculator superpower. Rivalries between Japanese companies to make calculators ever slimmer, lighter and che...Read more
June 27, 2013 • 28m
This year, Japanese television broadcasting celebrates its 60th anniversary. The world's very first cathode ray tube TV was made i...Read more
July 4, 2013 • 28m
Japan's biggest lake: Lake Biwa. It is 4 million years old, a source of water for 14 million people, and home to over 10 aquatic c...Read more
July 11, 2013 • 28m
Tasty regional food, an amusement park or even a beach-you can find all of these things along Japanese expressways. Japan's first ...Read more
July 18, 2013 • 28m
In Japan, summertime is beer time. The Japanese like smooth, ice-cold beer that really hits the spot as you gulp it down. Beer cam...Read more
August 1, 2013 • 28m
This month, we present a special talk-show series called Japanophiles, featuring lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan...Read more
August 8, 2013 • 28m
This month, we present a special talk-show series called Japanophiles, featuring lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan...Read more
August 15, 2013 • 28m
This month, we present a special talk-show series called Japanophiles, featuring lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan...Read more
September 5, 2013 • 28m
Japan has various traditional wind instruments. Among the most familiar of them is the shakuhachi, which is essentially a hollowed...Read more
September 12, 2013 • 28m
Wherever you go to Japan, you will never be far from a convenience store and its vast range of products. An endeavor led by a Japa...Read more
September 19, 2013 • 28m
The culture and business of used books has been important in Japan since around the 17th century. Today, the Jimbocho neighborhood...Read more
October 3, 2013 • 28m
Episode 31 of Season 6 premiered on October 3, 2013
October 10, 2013 • 28m
Episode 32 of Season 6 premiered on October 10, 2013
October 17, 2013 • 28m
Episode 33 of Season 6 premiered on October 17, 2013
October 24, 2013 • 28m
Episode 34 of Season 6 premiered on October 24, 2013
November 7, 2013 • 28m
Episode 35 of Season 6 premiered on November 7, 2013
November 14, 2013 • 28m
Episode 36 of Season 6 premiered on November 14, 2013
November 21, 2013 • 28m
Episode 37 of Season 6 premiered on November 21, 2013
December 5, 2013 • 28m
Episode 38 of Season 6 premiered on December 5, 2013
December 12, 2013 • 28m
Episode 39 of Season 6 premiered on December 12, 2013
December 19, 2013 • 28m
Episode 40 of Season 6 premiered on December 19, 2013