Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNHK exclusive: Inside Fukushima Daiichi, 13 years later
Thirteen years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The disaster triggered a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nucle…
2 years, 1 month ago
Sakura trees inspire a sweet delicacy in Fukushima
In the aftermath of the 2011 accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the 16,000 residents of nearby Tomioka Town were ordered to evacuate. Mos…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bullet train link raises hopes for Fukui's economy
An extension to Japan's bullet train network is laying the groundwork for a surge in tourism in one of the country's least visited areas.
2 years, 1 month ago
Ethical work prized by new generation of Japanese jobseeker
A college student who turned down a highly-prized job with a leading manufacturer to join an eco-startup is typical of a new type of Japanese jobseek…
2 years, 1 month ago
Japanese soy sauce: Kyushu's sweet secrets
Soy sauce, or shoyu, is a staple of Japanese cuisine. Different localities have their own unique flavors. Western Japan's Kyushu region is known for …
2 years, 1 month ago
$146 mil. in cash handed to Japan police as lost property hits record high
The honest people of Japan handed in a record 22.8 billion yen ― roughly 146 million dollars ― in misplaced cash in 2023, as the amount of all lost p…
2 years, 1 month ago
Change in yakuza world exposed in Philippines fraud case
"The yakuza used to have their own code of rules called 'suji'," explains lawyer Morohashi Yoshitomo, who was once himself a member of a yakuza crime…
2 years, 1 month ago
Community support prompts a rethink on bathhouse closure
The operator of a long-standing public bathhouse in rural Japan is looking to find someone to take over the business that his family has run for four…
2 years, 1 month ago
BOJ makes tentative return to orthodox policy
The Bank of Japan implemented a seismic policy shift this month by raising rates for the first time in 17 years. Policymakers lifted the key rate out…
2 years, 1 month ago
French soccer star Mbappe urges others to dream big
At last year's men's soccer World Cup, one player stood out: French forward Kylian Mbappe. His team may have lost in the final to Argentina, but the …
2 years, 1 month ago