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Country: Japan · Type: Documentary

Genres: Documentary, News

Years: 2016

Seasons: 11 · Status: Running

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Dig deeper into current affairs. Cutting-edge information and critical analysis on important issues confronting Japanese lives.

Seasons (12)

Season 1

Season 2016

28 May 2016 – 15 Oct 2016 · 13 episodes

1Obamas Visit to Hiroshima28 May 2016
2Interacting with Robot Avatars2 Jul 2016
3Artificial Intelligence: Creative or Copycat?16 Jul 2016
4Costly Drugs Draining Healthcare23 Jul 2016
5Rokusuke Ei: Remembering 'Sukiyaki' Lyricist30 Jul 2016
6Overdoing the Low-Carb Diet6 Aug 2016
7To Die in Peace3 Sep 2016
8Japan's Manufacturing Revolution10 Sep 2016
9Threat of Chinese 'Super Copies'17 Sep 2016
10Japan's 'New Approach' to Russia24 Sep 2016
11Tsukiji Relocation Chaos: Interview with Tokyo Governor1 Oct 2016
12Japan's Maverick Ohsumi Wins Nobel8 Oct 2016
13Facing Reality: Japan's Need for Foreign Workers15 Oct 2016

Season 2017

14 Jan 2017 – 16 Dec 2017 · 42 episodes

1Sapiens: Insights into Our Past and Future14 Jan 2017
2Foreign Workers Snared in Underground21 Jan 2017
3'In This Corner of the World': A Universal Message for Peace28 Jan 2017
4Online Labor Pains4 Feb 2017
5Alternative World of Fake News11 Feb 2017
6Tackling the Problem of Fake News18 Feb 2017
7Rise of the Alt-Right: A New White Supremacism25 Feb 2017
819 Lives That Matter4 Mar 2017
9Bullying of Fukushima Evacuees: Victims Speak Out18 Mar 2017
10ID Security Tech: Blurring Privacy Boundaries8 Apr 2017
11Bank Card Loans on the Rise: Borrowers Fall into Debt Trap15 Apr 2017
12Ryuichi Sakamoto: Music for a Divided World22 Apr 2017
1313 New Snowden Files: Japan under US Surveillance?29 Apr 2017
1413 New Snowden Files: US Provided Japan with Spy Tool?13 May 2017
15"Male Menopause": Risks and Remedies20 May 2017
16Telomeres: A Key to Slowing Aging27 May 2017
17Stopping Killer Asteroids3 Jun 2017
18Terminating Life Support10 Jun 2017
19The "Widowed" Lifestyle: Searching for Happiness17 Jun 2017
20Slacking on Safety: Another Radiation Blunder24 Jun 2017
21Graduating from Motherhood1 Jul 2017
22Dhaka Attack: One Year on8 Jul 2017
23Banning Nuclear Arms: Ideal vs. Reality15 Jul 2017
24Subcontractor Squeeze22 Jul 2017
251,050 Career Wins! Hakuho Makes Sumo History29 Jul 2017
26Virtual Currency Bubble?5 Aug 2017
27Unwanted Remains: Ashes or Trash?2 Sep 2017
28Contributing in Death: A Rise in Social Bequests9 Sep 2017
29The Real Risk of Fake Drugs16 Sep 2017
30Better Care for Incontinence23 Sep 2017
31Ethical Investing: A Rising Tide30 Sep 2017
32Rohingya Crisis: The Plight of Stateless Muslims7 Oct 2017
33ICAN Wins Nobel Peace Prize: Teams Up With A-bomb Survivors14 Oct 2017
34The Accelerating Shift to Electric Vehicles21 Oct 2017
35"Silent Change": Consumers Face Hidden Risks28 Oct 2017
36Japan's Plutonium Stockpile: The World Watches4 Nov 2017
37Educational Poverty: The Problem of Hidden Illiteracy11 Nov 2017
38Online Shaming: Everyone at Risk18 Nov 2017
39Thaler's Magic Nudge: Nobel Prize in Economics25 Nov 2017
40The Dark Side of Twitter: Interview with CEO Jack Dorsey2 Dec 2017
41Japan Bets Revival on Robots9 Dec 2017
42Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: Can Japan Bridge the Gap?16 Dec 2017

Season 2018

13 Jan 2018 – 14 Dec 2018 · 40 episodes

1Renewable Energy Shift: China Targets Japan13 Jan 2018
2Cash in Trash: A Surge in Lost Items20 Jan 2018
3Reducing Pet-culling: Is "No-Kill" the Answer27 Jan 2018
4Dash Cams: A Revolution in Road Safety3 Feb 2018
5$530 Million Gone: Reality Check for Cryptocurrencies10 Feb 2018
6Hackers vs. Hackers: Chasing Cryptocurrency Thieves3 Mar 2018
7Fukushima "Heroes" 7 Years On: Refusing Health Survey10 Mar 2018
8Drug Smugglers Target Japan7 Apr 2018
9"Chinalizing" Africa: Impact of the Belt & Road14 Apr 2018
10Manga Industry Threatened: Chasing Pirate Site Operators21 Apr 2018
11"Toilet Revolution": Japan's Technology Wows the World28 Apr 2018
12China's Waste Import Ban: Environmental Wake-up Call12 May 2018
13Trash Hoarding: A Working-Age Illness19 May 2018
14'Shoplifters' Grabs 2018 Palme d'Or26 May 2018
15Living Factories: The Promise of Synthetic Biology2 Jun 2018
16'Cutting-edge' Cancer Therapies: Hope or Hoax?9 Jun 2018
17Too Old To Drive?16 Jun 2018
18The Forgotten Generation at 40: A Looming Social Crisis23 Jun 2018
19DIY Biology: Hope or Hazard?30 Jun 2018
20Sons as Caregivers: Men Struggle with New Challenge7 Jul 2018
21Breaking Down Japan's Deadliest Rain Disaster in Decades10 Jul 2018
22Thai Cave Miracle: How the Mission Became Possible14 Jul 2018
23Millennial Sex: What's Goin' On?20 Jul 2018
24Aegis Ashore: Does Japan Really Need It?27 Jul 2018
25Final Letters of Aum Cult Members3 Aug 2018
26Pros & Cons of Digital Forensics31 Aug 2018
27Ad Fraud: The Dark Side of Digital Advertising7 Sep 2018
28Typhoon Jebi: Scenes of Terror14 Sep 2018
29Fashion in Flames: Tackling Overproduction21 Sep 2018
30Words to Live By: Letters from Kirin Kiki28 Sep 2018
31"Honjo-ism": Interview with 2018 Nobel Winner12 Oct 2018
32Living with Breast Cancer19 Oct 2018
33Bottoms Up: How Japanese Whisky Conquered the World26 Oct 2018
34Tasty High-Tech Rice: Japan's Farming Revolution2 Nov 2018
35Nowhere to Go: Dealing with Plastic Waste9 Nov 2018
36Toshiba Strives to Make a Comeback16 Nov 2018
37Ghosn's Arrest: How His Leadership Failed23 Nov 2018
38Developmental Disorders: No Longer a Workplace Barrier30 Nov 2018
39Surge in Foreign Workers: Japan Struggles to Live in Harmony7 Dec 2018
40Setting Up People with Dementia: How They Are Recruited by Criminals14 Dec 2018

Season 2019

19 Jan 2019 – 13 Dec 2019 · 35 episodes

1Evidence-based Care: A New Approach to Dementia19 Jan 2019
2One-Click Scam: Fake Ads on Social Media26 Jan 2019
3Ghosn Shock: Fate of Renault-Nissan Alliance2 Feb 2019
4China Shock? Impact of China's Slowdown9 Feb 2019
5Personal Scores: The New Era of Social Credit16 Feb 2019
6Scrolling the Brain Away: Dangers of Smartphone Dependence23 Feb 2019
7Part-Timers' Prank Videos: Ongoing Business Risk2 Mar 2019
8Stephen Hawking's Final Message9 Mar 2019
9Living Off Scraps: How to Reduce Food Waste13 Apr 2019
10Reflections on Natural Death: Myoyu Tamaoki, Buddhist Nurse20 Apr 2019
11Toxic Parenting: Breaking the Cycle26 Apr 2019
12Keeping Our Jobs in the AI Age17 May 2019
13Sexual Abuse but Not Guilty: Victims Call for Legal Changes24 May 2019
14Followers for Sale: The Dark Side of Web Marketing1 Jun 2019
15Nursing Home Abuse: What's Behind the Rise?7 Jun 2019
16Try Living Without Plastic22 Jun 2019
17Hong Kong's Mass Protests: Growing Fears of 'Chinaization'28 Jun 2019
18Tired and Disillusioned: Foreign Students in Japan5 Jul 2019
19Hayabusa2's Asteroid Mission: Behind the Scenes19 Jul 2019
20Japan's Ancient Burial Mounds: Mysteries of World Heritage Tombs26 Jul 2019
21A Safer Tokyo 2020: Beating the Heat and Gridlock2 Aug 2019
22The Gifted: Coping with Hidden Genius6 Sep 2019
23After Freedom of Expression - Art Exhibit Cancelled Under Threat13 Sep 2019
24Patients in Restraints: How Can We Avoid the Practice?20 Sep 2019
25TEPCO Exec Trial: Revelations on what led to Fukushima27 Sep 2019
26On the Hunt for Fake Reviews4 Oct 2019
27Fat: The Sixth Sense of Taste11 Oct 2019
28Interview with Akira Yoshino: 2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize Winner18 Oct 2019
29AI Recruitment: Benefits and Challenges1 Nov 2019
30Over-medicated: The Dangers of Polypharmacy8 Nov 2019
31Myopia Crisis: Shining a Light on Hidden Health Risks15 Nov 2019
32New Sake Revolution22 Nov 2019
33Cancer at a Working Age: Coping with the Initial Anxiety29 Nov 2019
34Is Physical Restraint Necessary? Medical Workers Weigh In6 Dec 2019
35Child Abuse: Parents Making a New Start13 Dec 2019

Season 2020

17 Jan 2020 – 18 Dec 2020 · 50 episodes

1Death on a Live Stream: Why One Man Climbed Mt. Fuji in Winter17 Jan 2020
2Digital Money Revolution24 Jan 2020
3App Empowers Groping Victims31 Jan 2020
4Surviving Cancer and Having a Baby7 Feb 2020
5Japanese Chocolates Take on the World21 Feb 2020
6New Coronavirus Threatens Global Economy28 Feb 2020
7Fight Against COVID-19: Report From Japan's Frontline6 Mar 2020
89 Years on: Fukushima Evacuees Still Feeling Pain13 Mar 2020
9COVID-19: Can Tokyo Avoid a Lockdown?3 Apr 2020
10COVID-19: Hospitals Pushed to the Limit9 Apr 2020
11Tokyo 2020 Postponed: Athletes Left in Limbo10 Apr 2020
12COVID-19: Doctors Fight to Save Lives17 Apr 2020
13Spot Report: A Famous Shopping Street's Unsettling Spring24 Apr 2020
14Fighting the Coronavirus with Big Data25 Apr 2020
15Freelancing During the Pandemic28 Apr 2020
16Cultural Crisis as Virus Kills off Events5 May 2020
17Coronavirus Layoffs: A Bus Company's Struggle for Survival6 May 2020
18Coronavirus Crisis: Nursing Care on the Brink8 May 2020
19Managing Stress During Pandemic15 May 2020
20COVID-19: Japan Struggles to Provide Tests16 May 2020
21COVID-19: Threat of Sudden Health Decline21 May 2020
22Road to Recovery: Tourism in a Post-Pandemic World23 May 2020
23COVID-19: Families Open Up About Silent Grief29 May 2020
24Coronavirus Crisis: Changes to Japan's Food Supply30 May 2020
25Coronavirus Housing Crisis5 Jun 2020
26The Fight Against Cyber-Bullying: Reality Star's Death Sparks Debate10 Jun 2020
27Shop Owners' Struggle: Surviving the State of Emergency12 Jun 2020
28Coronavirus Crisis: Overcoming Stigma and Abuse17 Jun 2020
29Antibody Testing: Bracing for the Second Wave of COVID-1919 Jun 2020
30Life After the Virus: Former Patients Speak Out26 Jun 2020
31COVID-19: Untold Stories of Life and Death3 Jul 2020
32Predicting the Virus with Big Data10 Jul 2020
33Pandemic Increases Online Shopping Pitfalls17 Jul 2020
34Frontline Response to Resurgent Virus24 Jul 2020
35Supporting "Hikikomori": Social Isolation Amid a Pandemic31 Jul 2020
36Lest We Forget: The Struggle to Pass on War Memories7 Aug 2020
37COVID-19: Frontline Battle with "Second Wave"4 Sep 2020
38Pandemic Spawns New Kind of Loan Shark11 Sep 2020
39Batten Down the Hatches: Life in the Super Typhoon Era18 Sep 2020
40Kurosawa Kiyoshi in the Limelight: Venice Award - Winner Talks Film2 Oct 2020
41Growing Uncertainty over US Presidential Race9 Oct 2020
42Inside the "Click Fraud" Industry16 Oct 2020
43Life in a Post-Pandemic World: Women Lead Push for Sustainability23 Oct 2020
44Traditional Culture at Risk: Pandemic Hits Historic Businesses30 Oct 2020
45Small Scale Farming: A Lifestyle for the Post-Pandemic World13 Nov 2020
46How Will Japan Change Without "Hanko"?20 Nov 2020
47Are the Tokyo Games Possible? - Int'l Gymnastics Meet Held as Test27 Nov 2020
48A Workplace Where Women Can Shine: Overcoming Innate Gender Bias4 Dec 2020
49In Search of the Stolen Pigs: The Plight of Vietnamese Technical Trainees11 Dec 2020
50Hayabusa2: Secrets of Japan's Asteroid Mission18 Dec 2020

Season 2021

15 Jan 2021 – 17 Dec 2021 · 33 episodes

1How to Prevent Worst-Case COVID-19 Surge: Latest Findings Provide the Key15 Jan 2021
2Frontline of COVID-19 Fight: An Escalating Medical Crisis22 Jan 2021
3Goodbye, Izakaya? Japanese Pubs at Crossroads29 Jan 2021
4Mobile Finance Revolution Driven by Pandemic5 Feb 2021
5Pandemic Hits Troubled Teens19 Feb 2021
6Myanmar Coup: Future of the Protests26 Feb 2021
7Storytelling Bus Tour: 2011 Tsunami Survivors Keep Memories Alive5 Mar 2021
8Diving for a Missing Daughter: Ten Years After 3.11 Tsunami19 Mar 2021
9Live Streaming E-commerce: Sales Booming During the Pandemic9 Apr 2021
10Lost Education: "Voluntarily Absent" During the Pandemic16 Apr 2021
11Living with Family, but All Alone: Solitary Deaths in Japan23 Apr 2021
12Coronavirus Variants Changing the Stakes14 May 2021
13Sustainable Fashion: Clothes for a Better Future21 May 2021
14Braving the Storm: Novice Nurses During the Pandemic28 May 2021
15Kariko and Yamanaka: Pioneering Scientists Discuss Covid Vaccines4 Jun 2021
16The Battle Between Variants and Vaccines17 Jun 2021
17Bidding Goodbye to Companies: Lifestyle Shift in an Era of Longevity25 Jun 2021
18Corona-Driven "Easy Money": Will the Party Continue?2 Jul 2021
19Halting Virus Variants: Infection Paths and Preventive Strategies9 Jul 2021
20"Put Yourself in Someone Else's Shoes": How to Bridge the Gender Gap16 Jul 2021
21Dying in Japan: Foreign Residents Struggle to Find Graves10 Sep 2021
22Hoping to Conceive: Sperm Donation in the Social Media Age17 Sep 2021
23Bidding Farewell Without Regret: Changing Trends in the Way We Mourn1 Oct 2021
24"No More Dropouts" — High School as a Safety Net8 Oct 2021
25Social Prescribing: Tackling Isolation in the COVID Era15 Oct 2021
26Timeless Legacy of "Golgo 13": Artist Saito Takao Drawing on Human Nature22 Oct 2021
27"Stigmatized Properties" — Dark Truth of Japanese Society29 Oct 2021
28General Election in Japan: Voters Look Beyond Pandemic5 Nov 2021
29"Social Tipping" — Fans Fall into Livestreaming Pitfall12 Nov 2021
30"Never Give Up" — Atomic Bomb Survivor's Final Message19 Nov 2021
31Peter 2.0: Living as a Cyborg3 Dec 2021
32Cage-Free Eggs Highlight Animal Welfare10 Dec 2021
33New Space Age: Private Companies Take on Final Frontier17 Dec 2021

Season 2022

14 Jan 2022 – 23 Dec 2022 · 32 episodes

1New Year, New Society? — Key Figures Share their Thoughts14 Jan 2022
2Young Survivors Find Their Voice: 27 Years since Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake21 Jan 2022
3Cybercrime Thriving in Pandemic: Japan a Major Target28 Jan 2022
4Japan's Elderly Care Going Digital4 Feb 2022
5Confessions of an Ex-Radical: Fifty Years after the Asama Sanso Incident4 Mar 2022
611 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: Young Survivors Open Up to Families11 Mar 2022
711 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: School Ruins Reconnect Survivors18 Mar 2022
8Information War in Ukraine: The Battle for Truth15 Apr 2022
9North Korea Ramps up Missile Program: Global Divisions Fuel Urge to Arm22 Apr 2022
10From Kids' Comics to Black Comedy: The Life of Fujiko Fujio (A)29 Apr 2022
11Changing Gender Stereotypes via Education13 May 2022
12The Murky World of "No. 1" Rankings: How Marketing Misleads Consumers20 May 2022
1350 Years Since Okinawa's Reversion to Japan: Bridging History with the Future29 May 2022
14Japan's Fried Chicken Craze: What's Behind the 'Karaage' Business Boom?10 Jun 2022
15Ant Attack: Fight Against Invasive Species17 Jun 2022
16Secret Power of Bacteria: How Gut Health Shapes Our Well-being24 Jun 2022
17Ukraine Cyberwar: Battlefield With No Borders8 Jul 2022
18Waste Not, Want Not: Unused Fish Find Favor at Dinner Table15 Jul 2022
19Heatstroke Misconceptions: Beat the Heat with the Right Knowledge22 Jul 2022
20Ties Revealed: Former Unification Church and Japan's Politicians9 Sep 2022
21A New Generation of Idols: How Tech is Bridging the Gap with Fans16 Sep 2022
22Spousal Organ Transplants: New Option Leads to New Challenges23 Sep 2022
2320 Years after Japan-North Korea Summit: Can Lessons Help Bring Home All Abductees?7 Oct 2022
24Vacant House Investment: Finding Value in Abandoned Homes14 Oct 2022
25Russia Turns to Africa: New Ties in Face of Global Isolation21 Oct 2022
26Authentic Chinese Cuisine Arrives in Japan: A Sign of a New Age in Bilateral Ties?4 Nov 2022
27Are We as Eco-friendly as We Think? — The True Cost of Going Green11 Nov 2022
28Is Free Delivery Truly "Free"? — Truckers Struggle with Long Hours, Low Pay18 Nov 2022
29Anatomy of a Flawed Investigation: Machine Maker Snared in Export Control Net2 Dec 2022
30Digging for Answers: The Growing Threat to Japan's Onsen9 Dec 2022
31Turning Back to Nuclear Power? ― Debate Over Japan's Energy Mix16 Dec 2022
32Anime Director Makoto Shinkai: Depicting Disasters Through Storytelling23 Dec 2022

Season 2023

20 Jan 2023 – 16 Dec 2023 · 31 episodes

1#RegrettingMotherhood: Japanese Women Reflect on Experience20 Jan 2023
2Tokyo Makeover: The Megalopolis Transforms for the Future27 Jan 2023
3Another Giant Leap for Mankind: New Space Race for Settlement on the Moon3 Feb 2023
4Better Off Abroad: Young People Leaving 'Cheap Japan'17 Feb 2023
5More Than a Game: Japan's Trading Card Bubble24 Feb 2023
6Playing to Understand the World: New Video Games Open up Real-life Experiences3 Mar 2023
7Russia's Transfer of Ukrainian Children: Abduction or Protection?14 Apr 2023
8ChatGPT: Learning to Live with the Revolutionary AI21 Apr 2023
9Japanese Prime Minister Attacked: Looking into the Security and Motives28 Apr 2023
10Investigating Ukraine's Missing Children13 May 2023
11The "Air Mobility Revolution": How will Flying Cars Change our Lives?19 May 2023
12Over-tourism: Handling the Post-COVID Rebound26 May 2023
13G7 Hiroshima Summit: Were the Voices of the People Heard?2 Jun 2023
14Japan's Architectural Legacy at Crossroads9 Jun 2023
15Designing Out Waste: Circular Fashion Shifts Consumer Choices16 Jun 2023
16"Who Am I?" ― Left in Dark by Donor Insemination30 Jun 2023
17Not a Single Minute to Waste: How to Make the Most of Your Time7 Jul 2023
18One Year after Abe's Fatal Shooting: Have Former Unification Church and Politicians Changed?14 Jul 2023
19Hunt for the Missing $620 Million: North Korea's Hidden Source of Money21 Jul 2023
20Fukushima Daiichi Treated and Diluted Water Release: How to Spread Understanding8 Sep 2023
21What if it Happened? — Simulating Nuclear War15 Sep 2023
22Japanese Agriculture Endangered: Going Organic to Protect Farms22 Sep 2023
23Away from the Tourist Trail: Japan's Hidden Gems See Rise in Numbers6 Oct 2023
24Power to the People: Home Solar Panels Tackle Rising Bills13 Oct 2023
25Shingles on the Rise: New Risks as Virus Hits 1 in 3 in Japan20 Oct 2023
26Fujii Sota's Eight Crowns: How the King of Shogi Beat the Odds3 Nov 2023
27Alternative Eats: Can Food Tech Feed the Future?10 Nov 2023
28Gendered Innovations: Improving Healthcare for All17 Nov 2023
29Japanese Fish Going Global: Export Battles in a Booming Market1 Dec 2023
30The Global Boiling Era: Part 1 "Climate Refugees"8 Dec 2023
31The Global Boiling Era: Part 2 The Fight to Save Forests16 Dec 2023

Season 2024

19 Jan 2024 – 23 Dec 2024 · 33 episodes

1Tokyo Haneda Airport Collision: Critical Decisions that Saved Lives19 Jan 2024
2"I will decide how I am" — Message from Author Nishi Kanako27 Jan 2024
3Generative AI: Copyright Thief or Creative Genius?2 Feb 2024
4Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Wajima Vows to Rebuild Historic Market17 Feb 2024
5Five-star Gold Rush: Impact of Foreign-operated Hotels on Japanese Society23 Feb 2024
6Japan's Booming Stock Market: Another Bubble or Real Growth?1 Mar 2024
7What's Holding up Reconstruction in Noto?: Quake Victims Tell of Financial Struggle19 Apr 2024
8Hamburger Economics: What Sizzling Prices Reveal about Japan's Economy26 Apr 2024
9Fighting Fake Ads: The Spread of Investment Frauds on Social Media17 May 2024
10The Third Military Revolution: How AI Will Change the Battlefield24 May 2024
11Small Businesses Thrive: Enlivening the Community with Personality31 May 2024
12Emerging Threats: Super-Resistant Mosquitoes and Dengue Fever7 Jun 2024
13Yen at 34-Year Low: How Can Japan Overcome a Historic Currency Crisis?14 Jun 2024
14Bureaucrats in Distress: Why Japan's Government Officials are Stretched Thin28 Jun 2024
15PFAS Chemicals: Tracking Sources and Health Risks5 Jul 2024
16Six Months after Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Can Rural Communities Survive?12 Jul 2024
17Mt. Fuji's New Entry Rules: Can They Keep Careless Hikers Safe?19 Jul 2024
18First-ever Mega-quake Advisory: What Can Be Learned From Confusion6 Sep 2024
19Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Learning From First Responders13 Sep 2024
20Unlocking the Secrets to Longevity: The Billion-Dollar Quest for Longer, Healthier Life20 Sep 2024
21My Home is Hot! — Rethinking Housing in the 'Era of Global Boiling'4 Oct 2024
22Another Disaster for Quake-Hit Noto: Record Rain, Flooding Break Spirits11 Oct 2024
23"Black Rain" The Unsettled Question Left by the Atomic Bomb18 Oct 2024
24Beyond the Nobel Peace Prize: Survivors' Fight Goes on for a Nuclear-Free World1 Nov 2024
25Japan's Gastronomy Tourism: Key to Regional Revival?8 Nov 2024
26Uneven Healthcare Crisis: Dual Challenges Facing Japan's Hospitals15 Nov 2024
27Is My Pension Enough? Risks Awaiting Japanese Women in Retirement22 Nov 2024
28A Champion Born from Change: Japan's World-Conquering Go Player2 Dec 2024
29Is Your Condo Quake Resistant? — For Current & Future Owners6 Dec 2024
30Realty Fraud Targeting Seniors: How to Avoid Scam Sales Deals9 Dec 2024
31Medical Incidents: How Doctors Become "Repeaters"13 Dec 2024
32Restoring Cognitive Health: Key Lies in Combining 4 Strategies20 Dec 2024
33Art of Sake Joins UN Heritage List23 Dec 2024

Season 2025

17 Jan 2025 – 19 Dec 2025 · 59 episodes

1From Survivors to Victims: Disaster-Related Deaths After Noto Earthquake17 Jan 2025
2Japanese Elections in 2024: The Impact of Social Media24 Jan 2025
3Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries: The Dark Side of Art and Collectibles31 Jan 2025
430 Years Since Hanshin-Awaji Quake: Challenge of Preserving Memories14 Feb 2025
5Unusual Flu Season: What's Behind Record Wave of Infections17 Feb 2025
6Plastics in Our Bodies: Emerging Health Risk21 Feb 2025
7Recipes for Survival: How To Save Japan's Disappearing Ramen Shops24 Feb 2025
8'Deathonomics': How Russia is Enjoying Growth28 Feb 2025
9Behind Closed Doors: Supporting Families With Mental Illness3 Mar 2025
10Cashing in on Spare Time: How "Spot Work" is Changing Japan10 Apr 2025
1130 Years in Darkness: Children of the Cult After the Tokyo Sarin Attack11 Apr 2025
12"Why I Really Quit": Taking on Workplace Sexual Harassment17 Apr 2025
13E-scooter Accidents on the Rise: How to Balance Safety and Convenience?18 Apr 2025
14When Devices Explode: The Hidden Risks of Lithium-Ion Batteries24 Apr 2025
15Japan's Logistics Crisis: Challenges From Working Hour Reform25 Apr 2025
16Japan's COVID Vaccine Woes: Slow Relief, Hard Lessons15 May 2025
17Home-Visit Care Crisis: Emerging Barriers To Aging in Place16 May 2025
18Learning to Say How You Feel: Emotional Literacy Helps Prevent Violence, Crime22 May 2025
19Protection vs. Freedom: Children's Social Media Use23 May 2025
20Management: Promotion or Punishment? — How Japan is Rethinking Leadership Roles5 Jun 2025
21Loneliness Claims Young Lives: The Truth Behind Solitary Deaths6 Jun 2025
22Broken Trust: When Attorneys Exploit Fraud Victims12 Jun 2025
23Your Account Could Be Next: Japanese Trading Sites Under Attack13 Jun 2025
24Drinking to a Better Life: Non-Alcoholic Beverages Are Transforming Japan19 Jun 2025
25Aging Hospitals, Rising Costs: Japan's Urban Medical System in Crisis20 Jun 2025
26Seeking a Partner Later in Life3 Jul 2025
27Tokyo's 'Baby Hatch': Lifeline for Newborns and Their Mothers4 Jul 2025
28"We Want You!": The Heated Tug of War Over Foreign Workers10 Jul 2025
29Living With Cancer: Patients Burdened by Costs11 Jul 2025
30"Last Letter": Changing Views of Death in Japan17 Jul 2025
31Japan's Space Ambitions: From Moonshots to Market Strategy18 Jul 2025
32Car Theft on the Rise: Who Steals Them, Where Do They Go?24 Jul 2025
33Find Your 'Just Right': Home Cooking That Lets You Be Free25 Jul 2025
34Our Diet in the Age of Extreme Heat4 Sep 2025
35Brain Drain in Trump's America: Global Hunt for Talent5 Sep 2025
36Don't Sweat It! - New Solutions for Perspiration Problems11 Sep 2025
37AI Accelerates Drug Repositioning: Unlocking New Potential of Existing Medicines12 Sep 2025
38Rethinking Retrials: Saving the Innocent in Japan's Courts18 Sep 2025
39The Hidden Threat Below: Japan's Aging Sewer System19 Sep 2025
40Seaweed Power: Harnessing the Ocean's Hidden Potential2 Oct 2025
41Redefining Life With Dementia: New Opportunities in the Workplace3 Oct 2025
42Bear Attacks in Japan Residential Areas Face Growing Threat9 Oct 2025
43The Midlife Crisis : How to Find Your Way Out10 Oct 2025
44Rebuilding in the Midst of Conflict : New Developments in Ukraine16 Oct 2025
45Predicting Bands of Heavy Rain : Scientists Fight for Higher Accuracy17 Oct 2025
46iPS Cell Therapy: Transforming the Future of Medicine23 Oct 2025
47A Tick Bite Can Be Deadly: Doctors Warn as Infection Spreads in Japan24 Oct 2025
48Unusual Boom in Property Market: What's Driving Housing Price Surge in Japan6 Nov 2025
49More Than Books: Libraries as Community Hubs7 Nov 2025
50Japan's Fermented Food Crisis: Challenges Amid Global Boom13 Nov 2025
51Fighting the Yips: The Life-Eroding Disorder14 Nov 2025
52AI Robot Revolution: Impact on Caregiving20 Nov 2025
53Inside the 'Black Box' Hospital: Hidden Crisis in Japan's Psychiatric Care21 Nov 2025
54Amazon on the Brink: Global Impact of Deforestation4 Dec 2025
55Japan's "Foreigner Anxiety": How Misinformation and Complaints Fuel Unease5 Dec 2025
56Japan's Bear Threat Continues: What's Pushing Them Into Human Habitats?11 Dec 2025
57Threats from Above: Tackling Nuclear Plant Drone Intrusions12 Dec 2025
58Battery Fire Crisis: Defective Products Pose Serious Risk18 Dec 2025
59Shorter Hours With Regular Status: Win-Win Model for Workers, Employers?19 Dec 2025

Season 2026

15 Jan 2026 – 24 Jul 2026 · 32 episodes

1Braking Point: The Science of Safe Driving as We Age15 Jan 2026
2The 'Land of Gold' Returns: Eyes Turn to Japan Amid Record Prices16 Jan 2026
3Have You Written by Hand Lately? — The Value of Handwriting in the Digital Age22 Jan 2026
4Aging Well: The Most Private Challenge23 Jan 2026
5Sushi's New Era: Challenges Transform Japan's Food Culture29 Jan 2026
6Tourism Dream or Local Nightmare? Japan's 'Minpaku' Private Lodging Struggles30 Jan 2026
7Closer Than Friends or Family? — Turning to AI for Companionship5 Feb 2026
8Hospice-Style Housing: New Option Emerges for End-Of-Life Care6 Feb 2026
9Former PM Abe Shooting Trial: What the Attacker Told the Court5 Mar 2026
10Chewing Well: Health Benefits for Young and Old6 Mar 2026
1115 Years Since Fukushima: The Plant Chief's Final Message2 Apr 2026
12Global Quest for Rare Earths: Surviving China's Dominance3 Apr 2026
13Silent Pandemic: The Dangers of Drug-Resistant Bacteria9 Apr 2026
14Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood? The Pros and Cons of Data Centers10 Apr 2026
15The Toy Gun That Wasn't: In Search of 17,000 Weapons16 Apr 2026
16Hidden Undernutrition: How to Improve Your Diet17 Apr 2026
17Trapped in Poverty: The Darker Side of the Gig Economy14 May 2026
18Booming Character Economy: Why Adults Fall for Mascots15 May 2026
19"Cuba's Next" — Trump's Strategy Shakes Latin America21 May 2026
20Pets in an Aging Society: Who Will Care When Owners Can't22 May 2026
21Betrayed by Forensics: Why DNA Analysis Was Manipulated4 Jun 2026
22Negligent or Dangerous Driving?: Addressing the Legal Ambiguity5 Jun 2026
23From White Collar to Skilled Trade: The Resurgence of Hands-on Work11 Jun 2026
24Buy Now, Pay Later: Convenience or Debt Trap?12 Jun 2026
25What the Authentic Cuisine Boom Mirrors: Report From a Tokyo Multinational Town2 Jul 2026
26Stay With Me: J-Pop Classics Return as Modern Hits3 Jul 2026
27AI Transforming Warfare: Military Use Poses New Threats9 Jul 2026
28Japan's Bears on Red Alert: Countering Wild Threat With Science10 Jul 2026
29Get Ready for UV: How to Protect Ourselves During the Summer16 Jul 2026
30Treasures in Your Home! Japan's Booming Secondhand Market17 Jul 2026
31Cost of Convenience: The Quest To Curb Self-Checkout Theft23 Jul 2026
32Redevelopment Reviewed: Japan's Smart New Way to Build24 Jul 2026

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