Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMongolian sumo hero rises to the challenge and captures his second top division championship
This year's final Grand Sumo competition, the November Tournament, concluded on Sunday, November 26, in Fukuoka. Without the presence of the sport's …
2 years, 4 months ago
Living for others key to happiness for Japanese winner of 'Asia’s Nobel'
Ophthalmologist Hattori Tadashi quit his high-paying job in Japan two decades ago to give impoverished people in Vietnam access to eye care. Since th…
2 years, 4 months ago
'Parthenon of shipwrecks' helps reboot tourism in Greece
The global tourism industry is trying to bounce back following more than two years of coronavirus restrictions, and many countries are still struggli…
2 years, 4 months ago
World in flux: How uncertain times are fueling a mental health crisis
In 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold across the world, reports came in across Japan and elsewhere of an alarming rise in anxiety disorder d…
2 years, 4 months ago
Hadas Kalderon: 'I'm a mother, not a soldier or politician'
Hadas Kalderon's life was changed forever when Hamas militants stormed her kibbutz on October 7, killing her mother and niece and kidnapping three ot…
2 years, 4 months ago
Koji: Spilling the secrets of Japanese fermentation
Global interest in the health benefits of fermented food has cast a spotlight on Japan's rich history of microbe-enhanced offerings, from sake and so…
2 years, 4 months ago
Performers rediscover musicians silenced by the Nazis
Two musicians from Japan and Germany are working to unearth works by Jewish composers lost during Nazi rule. They have already released a collection …
2 years, 4 months ago
Fraudsters in Japan use foreigners' bank accounts in cash grab
Scammers in Japan are raking in millions of dollars by tricking people into transferring funds to bank accounts bought on the black market. Many of t…
2 years, 4 months ago
A stitch in time for Palestinian embroiderers
"As long as you have a needle and thread, you can start your life again. So please hang in there." That's the message to women in the Gaza Strip from…
2 years, 4 months ago
The dilemma of abandoned condos in Japan
"We haven't seen each other in 20-odd years, so give me a break," said a woman. The phone went dead with a bang. A difficult phone call ... and a ho…
2 years, 4 months ago