Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRecord 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…
1 year, 5 months ago
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, 5 months 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…
1 year, 5 months ago
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 …
1 year, 5 months ago
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…
1 year, 5 months ago
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…
1 year, 5 months ago
Analysis: 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 ― …
1 year, 5 months ago
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…
1 year, 5 months ago
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…
1 year, 5 months ago
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…
1 year, 5 months ago