January 6, 2022 • 28m
In a Japanophiles interview, Peter Barakan meets Tom Hovasse, a basketball coach from the USA. After spending much of his playing ...Read more
January 13, 2022 • 28m
Kotatsu are low tables with a heat source underneath, and a blanket draped over the top. For hundreds of years, Japanese have gath...Read more
January 20, 2022 • 28m
VTubers create online content using a computer-generated avatar. Motion capture technology enables them to record their gestures a...Read more
February 17, 2022 • 28m
Traditional Japanese homes, featuring earthen walls, wooden beams and thatched roofs, have been used for centuries. Built using lo...Read more
March 10, 2022 • 28m
The Jomon period lasted from around 13,000 BC to 300 BC. This society of hunter-gatherers cherished peace, cooperation and a deep ...Read more
March 17, 2022 • 28m
The Jomon period lasted from around 13,000 BC to 300 BC. This society of hunter-gatherers cherished peace, cooperation and a deep ...Read more
March 24, 2022 • 28m
Steve Tallon is a cycling enthusiast from the UK. In 2005, he spent 8 months cycling from the UK to Japan. It was a 16,000-kilomet...Read more
April 14, 2022 • 28m
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, people all over the world have become accustomed to wearing masks. But in Japan, a custom of mask-...Read more
April 28, 2022 • 28m
Japanese paper, known as washi, is attractively textured and extremely durable. For centuries, it has been used in many aspects of...Read more
May 12, 2022 • 28m
For hundreds of years, Japanese have used name stamps, known as Hanko, to prove their identity. People use stamps in everyday situ...Read more
May 19, 2022 • 28m
The "Showa era" was the period of Japanese history between 1926 and 1989. The 60s, 70s and 80s are fondly remembered in Japan as a...Read more
June 2, 2022 • 28m
Claudio Feliciani is a Swiss-Italian scientist whose main interest is the movement of crowds. He worked alongside 3 Japanese scien...Read more
June 16, 2022 • 28m
40% of the motor vehicles in Japan are ultra-compact "kei" cars. These light vehicles are maneuverable, practical and cost-efficie...Read more
June 30, 2022 • 28m
In Japan, vinyl records have made a comeback. Sales in 2021 were 10 times higher than they were in 2010. Japan's second-hand recor...Read more
July 14, 2022 • 28m
Okinawa Prefecture is a group of subtropical islands in the far south of Japan. It was previously a prosperous maritime trading st...Read more
July 21, 2022 • 28m
Okinawa Prefecture is a group of subtropical islands in the far south of Japan. It was previously a prosperous maritime trading st...Read more
July 28, 2022 • 28m
In Japan, frozen food is an essential part of many people's lives. Companies are constantly developing new techniques that make pr...Read more
August 11, 2022 • 28m
Gregory Khezrnejat is an author and university associate professor from the United States. In 2021, his Japanese-language novel Ka...Read more
August 25, 2022 • 28m
Goldfish were introduced to Japan in the 16th century, and since then, they have become widely admired. Many people keep them as p...Read more
September 8, 2022 • 28m
The average age of the Japanese population is rising quickly. To offer care that matches the diverse needs of Japan's many elderly...Read more
September 29, 2022 • 28m
Japan suffers from frequent water-related natural disasters, such as flooding, landslides and storm surges. Throughout history, me...Read more
October 13, 2022 • 28m
Andrew Dewar, originally from Toronto, Canada, is a designer of paper airplanes. His interest was sparked at the age of ten, when ...Read more
October 20, 2022 • 28m
The moon has been cherished and admired throughout Japanese history. People have long held moon-viewing events, and expressed grat...Read more
November 24, 2022 • 28m
Japan is one of the world's top consumers of cardboard. The cardboard beds used during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games...Read more
December 8, 2022 • 28m
Around 500 years ago, sea traffic in the Seto Inland Sea was monitored and controlled by a group called the "Murakami Kaizoku." Th...Read more
December 15, 2022 • 28m
Around 500 years ago, sea traffic in the Seto Inland Sea was monitored and controlled by a group called the "Murakami Kaizoku." Th...Read more
December 22, 2022 • 28m
Hanawa-bayashi is the name both of a parade of floats in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, and of the traditional music that is performed ...Read more