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Back to SearchSyrian man draws on own upheaval to help Noto quake survivors
People across the Noto Peninsula were slowly recovering from January's magnitude-7.5 earthquake when a second disaster struck―in September, record ra…
1 year, 4 months ago
Legendary sushi master helps other top chefs learn about real Japanese food
The global popularity of Japanese food seemingly knows no bounds. Tourists are flocking to the country in record numbers to savor the cuisine ― but b…
1 year, 4 months ago
Homelessness in Japan: Unique solutions with broad benefit
Efforts to tackle homelessness in the Japanese city of Osaka are having knock-on effects that are resolving a series of other issues facing the metro…
1 year, 4 months ago
Remote Japanese town attracts "digital residents" in bid for survival
For Japan's remote communities, the country's shrinking population is an existential crisis. Towns and villages are losing people along with the prec…
1 year, 4 months ago
Japan's population crisis: Can VR keep rural school sports clubs in the game?
Japan's fertility rate is shrinking and so is its population. For some children that means the simple pleasure of playing team sports with classmates…
1 year, 4 months ago
Japan's population crisis: Foreign farmers helping keep agriculture alive
The number of young people in rural areas is declining, hit by falling fertility rates and migration into the big cities, and Japanese agriculture is…
1 year, 4 months ago
India's Growth: Top economist poses an alternative path
Youth unemployment is shaping up as a major obstacle in India’s efforts to maintain one of the world's fastest growing economies. NHK World spoke wit…
1 year, 4 months ago
US investment strategist: Trump agenda raises inflation risk
George Bory is the chief investment strategist for the fixed income team at Allspring Global Investments. He recently visited Tokyo and spoke with NH…
1 year, 4 months ago
Japan climbers who perished on K2 win Piolet d'Or
Japanese mountaineers Hiraide Kazuya and Nakajima Kenro have posthumously received 2024's Piolet d'Or for the unprecedented feat of ascending the nor…
1 year, 4 months ago
Thai border clinic offers hope as Myanmar conflict intensifies
A doctor from Myanmar has been caring for displaced people at her clinic in Thailand for three decades. She says since her native country’s 2021 mili…
1 year, 4 months ago