Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAnalysis: Why Nihon Hidankyo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
For almost seven decades, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, Nihon Hidankyo, has been a consistent ― and persistent ― …
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Korean hibakusha: Honoring the legacy of Lee Jong-keun
Nearly 80 years have passed since the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While the suffering of the survivors, known as hibakush…
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Hokkaido Pinot Noir: A new frontier for Japanese wine
Wine lovers who hear the words “Japanese wine” are likely to think of Yamanashi’s rolling vineyards, or the high terrain of Nagano. But up north in H…
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No cost too high as China’s maternity market swaps tradition for luxury
China spent decades struggling to contain explosive population growth, but now it’s grappling with the opposite. The combination of a fast-aging soci…
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Kokeshi-doll vending machine spotlights Japanese handicraft
Vending machines and traditional wooden kokeshi dolls are both icons of Japanese culture, and a hot spring resort in northeastern Fukushima Prefectur…
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Young S.Koreans falling back in love with good old-fashioned books
The idea that digital hobbies spell the end for their analog forebears no longer holds true. Vinyl LPs and film cameras are cases in point. Sales hav…
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Japanese POW breaks silence about brutal ordeal in Siberia
The end of World War Two only marked the beginning of another long nightmare for about 600,000 Japanese soldiers and civilians, detained by the Sovie…
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Last survivors: Collecting stories about Japan's nuclear bomb horror
Mise Seiichiro was playing the organ at his home in Nagasaki around 11 a.m. on August 9, 1945. He was pressing the lower notes on the keyboard and im…
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Why Japan is running low on rice
Rice is in short supply at supermarkets in Japan. During late August, an NHK crew visited a store in Tokyo that usually sells about 10 varieties. But…
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'Flame of Peace' project: From Hiroshima to Pearl Harbor
One of the most tragic human stories that emerged from the United States' atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 is that of Sasaki Sadako. She died aged…
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