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Back to SearchJapanese animator brings origami to life through CG
Kanamori Kei found his creative spark in a paper fold, but he is now leaving people breathless with his computer graphic animations. His short film "…
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Myanmar's brain drain: young people seek a better life
Four years since a military coup rocked Myanmar, the fighting rages on. Life is tough as the military, pro-democracy forces, and armed ethnic minorit…
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Renewed popularity of Japanese pop songs in South Korea sparks new era of cultural appreciation
South Koreans who secretly loved Japanese pop songs in their youth are reveling in nostalgia amid a revival for Showa-retro tunes from the 1970s and …
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Ukraine: Women step up to maintain essential services
As Ukrainian efforts to repel Russian forces divert more men from the workplace to the frontline, short-handed employers are turning to women to pick…
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Record numbers of young Japanese taking their lives —What can be done?
The overall suicide rate in Japan is falling, to just over 20,000 last year, as a national prevention strategy bears fruit among the adult population…
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Column: South Korean President Yoon faces fallout from martial law gambit
South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol remains defiant against the investigation into his martial law declaration last year, even after his indictment.…
1 year, 1 month ago
UN official calls for humanitarian aid amid "relief and hope" for Gaza
A six-week ceasefire between Israel and Islamic group Hamas has been in place since January 19. NHK World's Sakurai Reiko spoke to the UN Development…
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Reflections on my grandparents' experience of Kobe 1995 quake
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake rocked Japan's Hyogo Prefecture and surrounding areas in 1995, killing 6,434 people and causing more than 100,000 …
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Shogi master and mother of 1995 Japan quake victim keep his dream alive
Over 6,400 people died in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in western Japan three decades ago. NHK World's Ide Mizuha spoke to a mother still griev…
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Sticking together: New Yorkers build community via subway walls
New York's subway stations pulse with the energy of millions on the move. But in this subterranean complex, art installations have been asking people…
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