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Original run: 19.01.2013 — ...
Country of origin: Japan
Network: NHK World
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Total running time: 9 days 3 hours 11 minutes
Episode duration: 43 min.
Episodes count: 302
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Hard-hitting documentary series that takes an in-depth look at some of the political, economic, and social challenges that Japan and our world is facing.

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2023 season18

18
Mystery Man of the A-Bomb
10.12.2023
17
The Great Kanto Earthquake - Three Days of Ruin in Tokyo: Part 2
19.11.2023
16
The Great Kanto Earthquake - Three Days of Ruin in Tokyo: Part 1
12.11.2023
15
Youth Falling into a Life of Crime
22.10.2023
14
The Devil's Gorge: Mapping No Man's Land in the Himalayas
01.10.2023
13
Reviving Japan's Economy: Breaking Free of 3 Decades of Stagnation
13.08.2023
12
Mapping the Recovery: Shoots of Hope in Japan's 2011 Disaster Zone
02.07.2023
11
A Hospital Once Stood by the Sea: 12 Years since the Tsunami
18.06.2023
10
Ukraine under Attack: 72 Hours in the Presidential Office Part 2
28.05.2023
9
Ukraine under Attack: 72 Hours in the Presidential Office Part 1
21.05.2023
8
UN Security Council: Battlefield of Words
23.04.2023
7
A Nation Built on Trade: Japan in a Deglobalizing World
16.04.2023
6
My Mom Has Dementia: A Neuroscientist's Care Diary
26.03.2023
5
Humans vs. Wildfires
12.03.2023
4
Shining Lives: Living with Developmental Disabilities
05.03.2023
3
North Korea: Kim Jong Un's Deepening Radicalism
19.02.2023
2
OSO18 - In Pursuit of a Deadly Bear
29.01.2023
1
Hong Kong's Changing Tides: Freedom and Democracy in High Water
22.01.2023

2022 season11

2021 season27

27
The Pride of Yokozuna: Hakuho's Lone Battle
19.12.2021
26
The Dementia Mentors: Lessons from my Senior Peers
14.11.2021
25
Prayers for the Pandemic: 1,300 Years of Ritual at Todaiji
31.10.2021
24
Who Will Protect You?: Global Warming Unleashes Torrential Rain
10.10.2021
23
2030 At a Crossroads to the Future: AI Warfare - The Dark Abyss of Autonomous Weapons
03.10.2021
22
Myanmar in Turmoil: The Inside Story on the Military Crackdown
19.09.2021
21
Vision Hackers: Updated Takes on Saving the World
11.09.2021
20
TOKYO REBORN: Shibuya - Transforming a "Monster"
05.09.2021
19
Choose Life: Helping Young People at Risk
22.08.2021
18
TOKYO REBORN: The Metropolitan Expressway - The City's Artery
08.08.2021
17
2030 At a Crossroads to the Future: Playing God - Editing the Building Blocks of Life
26.07.2021
16
2030 At a Crossroads to the Future: Plastic Pollution - The Toxic Cost of Mass Consumption
27.06.2021
15
Unknown Stories Revealed by Fixed-Point Cameras
20.06.2021
14
Decommissioning Fukushima 2021: Ten Years on from the Nuclear Accident
30.05.2021
13
Inasa: Whispers on the Wind
23.05.2021
12
Voices of the Children: 10 Years After the Disaster
09.05.2021
11
2030 At a Crossroads to the Future: Hunger Pandemic - The Catastrophic Cost of Excess
02.05.2021
10
Myanmar Coup: Digital Resistance
25.04.2021
9
Origins of the Pandemic: Part 2 Uncontrolled Spread
18.04.2021
8
Origins of the Pandemic: Part 1 The Beginning
11.04.2021
7
2030 At a Crossroads to the Future: Climate in Crisis - Realizing a Net Zero World
21.03.2021
6
Tsuneta Daiki: Creation through Destruction
28.02.2021
5
Miracle Body: Breaking Limits with Hyper-Adaptability
14.02.2021
4
COVID-19: AI Decodes the Research
08.02.2021
3
Women's Livelihoods in Crisis: Bearing the Brunt of the Pandemic
31.01.2021
2
Dying Out of Sight: Hikikomori in an Aging Japan
18.01.2021
1
Digital vs. Real: Digital Twin - The End of Privacy?
04.01.2021

2020 season42

39
Digital vs. Real: Infodemic - The Onslaught of Fake News
27.12.2020
38
Digital vs. Real: Infodemic - The Onslaught of Fake News
27.12.2020
40
UNTOLD STORIES OF THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA
25.12.2020
37
Inferno: Letters from Auschwitz
07.12.2020
36
Hong Kong in Turmoil: A Crisis of Identity
30.11.2020
35
Tokyo Miracle City: Shinise - Tokyo's Time-Honored Businesses
22.11.2020
34
COVID-19 Pandemic: Transforming the Way We Work
15.11.2020
33
The Battle of Okinawa
01.11.2020
32
Tokyo Miracle City: Anime - Captivating the World Frame by Frame
18.10.2020
31
Leaving No One Behind
11.10.2020
30
Tokyo Miracle City: Gargantuan Rail Network - The Passionate Pursuit of Punctuality
04.10.2020
29
Civilians in the Crossfire: The Battle of Okinawa
27.09.2020
28
COVID-19 Pandemic: 132 Critical Days (Part 2)
19.09.2020
27
COVID-19 Pandemic: 132 Critical Days (Part 1)
14.09.2020
26
Abe Shinzo Resigns: What Next for Japan?
07.09.2020
25
Tokyo Miracle City: Gourmet Capital - Keeping Alive the Spirit of Tsukiji
31.08.2020
24
Battling the Virus: On the Front Lines of Medical Care
27.07.2020
23
Deadly Rain: Finding the "Switch" to Save Lives
20.07.2020
22
Bearman of Hokkaido
13.07.2020
21
COVID-19: The Next Wave
06.07.2020
20
A Fight on Two Fronts: Floods and the Coronavirus
29.06.2020
Oswald and JFK UNSOLVED CASES Part 2: The Chessmaster
20.06.2020
special
19
The Iron Road
14.06.2020
Oswald and JFK UNSOLVED CASES Part 1: The Pawn
13.06.2020
special
18
We're In This Together: Life with the pandemic
06.06.2020
17
The Path Forward: Surviving the "With Corona" Era
01.06.2020
16
COVID-19: Big Data Battles the Virus
25.05.2020
15
Coronavirus: Exit Which Way?
16.05.2020
14
COVID-19: Battle on the Cruise Ship
09.05.2020
13
The Coronavirus State of Emergency: Medical and Economic Prospects
02.05.2020
12
COVID-19: Japan Under a State of Emergency
25.04.2020
11
Battle on the Brink: The Coronavirus Crisis
18.04.2020
10
COVID-19: Preventing an Explosive Surge of Infections
12.04.2020
9
The Mystery of the 40-Meter Tsunami: The Great East Japan Disaster
04.04.2020
8
The Corona Shock: Can We Avoid an Economic Crisis?
03.04.2020
7
Invisible Homeless: People Living in Cars
28.03.2020
6
COVID-19: Fighting a Pandemic
26.03.2020
5
The Huawei Shock
21.03.2020
4
The Children of the Earthquake
14.03.2020
3
Living Dementia
22.02.2020
2
My Notebooks: Seven Years of Tiny Great Adventures
25.01.2020
1
The Leonardo da Vinci Enigma: Unraveling the Secrets of Genius
18.01.2020

2019 season26

26
The Supreme Imperial Collection: The Shosoin Treasures and the Birth of Japan
21.12.2019
25
The Words of Emperor Showa: Records of Imperial Audiences
14.12.2019
24
"Death Doulas" for Businesses: End-of-Life Care for Dying Companies
30.11.2019
23
The Great Metropolitan Blackout: Preparing for Crisis
09.11.2019
22
The Fall of Freedom - How a newspaper led Japan to war
12.10.2019
21
The People and Their Emperor
05.10.2019
20
A New Peace Memorial Museum: Passing on Hiroshima's Message
28.09.2019
19
Hyakumikai: A Rare Glimpse into Kyoto's Inner Parlors
21.09.2019
18
Han-gure: An Emerging Threat to Society
14.09.2019
17
Death of a Dream: Vietnamese Workers in Japan
31.08.2019
16
A Right to the End
24.08.2019
15
Who Will Protect You? Global Warming Unleashes Torrential Rain
17.08.2019
14
From Despair to Recovery: The Era of Regenerative Medicine
20.07.2019
13
US-China Tech War
06.07.2019
12
AI Robots: Friend or Foe?
29.06.2019
11
New Roles in a Changing World: The Japan Self-Defense Forces
22.06.2019
10
Yui and Bailey the Therapy Dog
15.06.2019
9
Nobel Laureate Salaryman: Staying Ahead in Science and Technology
25.05.2019
8
Decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi: Tackling Nuclear Fuel Debris
18.05.2019
7
Aurá: Last Survivor of An Unknown Tribe
21.04.2019
6
Black Tsunami
14.04.2019
5
Rescue Triage: Learning from Disasters
30.03.2019
4
Tokyo's Lost Islands: Sofugan
24.02.2019
3
Tokyo's Lost Islands: Minami Iwo-to
17.02.2019
2
The Choshi River: Seeing the Unseeable
27.01.2019
1
Orcas: Mysterious Gathering at Shiretoko
20.01.2019

2018 season34

35
Roots of TOKYO: Edo, City of Fire
30.12.2018
34
Roots of TOKYO: Edo, City of Water
29.12.2018
33
AI: Shaping the Future
23.12.2018
32
Hiroshima: Solving the Genetic Puzzle
16.12.2018
31
Finding Einstein's Brain
09.12.2018
30
Sperm Crisis
02.12.2018
29
THE BODY: Longevity - Secrets of Aging Well
25.11.2018
28
THE BODY: The Beginnings of Life - Prenatal Chats of Mother and Baby
18.11.2018
27
THE BODY: Brain - Mechanisms of Inspiration and Memory
11.11.2018
26
A Big Circus Family
04.11.2018
25
Nebuta 2018: Love and Rivalry
28.10.2018
24
THE BODY: Gut - Key to a Healthy Immune System
21.10.2018
23
THE BODY: Bones - Fountain of Youth and Power
14.10.2018
22
THE BODY: Fat and Muscle - Powerful Allies for Health
07.10.2018
20
Station Children: Japanese Orphans of WWⅡ
23.09.2018
19
My Grandfather's War: Battle of Luzon
16.09.2018
18
THE BODY: Kidneys - Keys to Health and Longevity
09.09.2018
17
THE BODY: Our Remarkable Inner Network
02.09.2018
16
Missing Workers
29.07.2018
15
Shrinking Japan: Tackling a Worker Shortage
22.07.2018
14
Cryptocurrency War
01.07.2018
13
Ghost Blood Vessels
03.06.2018
12
Meltdown: Cooling Water Crisis
27.05.2018
11
Disaster Trauma: Mother-Child Dialogue
06.05.2018
10
Radioactive Forest 2018: Cycle of Contamination
29.04.2018
9
River Tsunami: Lessons Seven Years Later
15.04.2018
8
China's Westward March
18.03.2018
7
Lives Shaped by Loss: 23 Years After the Kobe Earthquake
11.03.2018
6
Wrongful Conviction: 20 Lost Years
04.03.2018
5
Research Misconduct: Japanese Science in Question
25.02.2018
4
Home Gadgets at Risk
18.02.2018
3
Kuroshio: Wondrous Current of Life
04.02.2018
2
With Ayumi
21.01.2018
1
Unit 731: Elite Doctors and Human Experimentation
14.01.2018

2017 season37

37
Science to the Rescue! The Science of Marital Misunderstanding
24.12.2017
36
Science to the Rescue! The Science of Adolescence
17.12.2017
35
Mega Crisis: Forecasting Super Typhoons
10.12.2017
33
Mega Crisis: Skyscrapers in Aseismic Danger
19.11.2017
32
Okinawa's Nuclear Secrets
05.11.2017
31
Unwitting Combatants: The Battle of Karafuto
29.10.2017
30
Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan
22.10.2017
29
Visualizing Atomic Deaths: New Facts on Hiroshima's Victims
15.10.2017
28
AI: Into the Real World
08.10.2017
27
A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion
24.09.2017
26
Revisiting the Dhaka Terror Attack
17.09.2017
25
Underwater Universe of the Orda Cave
10.09.2017
24
Discovery of the Century: The Great Dinosaur of Japan
27.08.2017
23
Japan's Constitution: The Birth of a Peace-Loving Nation
13.08.2017
22
A Mother Panda's Love: The Secret Behind Successful Breeding
30.07.2017
21
A Tiny Universe at Our Feet
16.07.2017
20
Dad, Are You Watching Us?
09.07.2017
19
The Symbolic Emperor
02.07.2017
18
China the Great Dragon: Citizens Battle to Clear the Skies
25.06.2017
17
China the Great Dragon: China's E-commerce Revolution
18.06.2017
16
Moon Bear Chronicle: Unraveling the Mysteries
11.06.2017
15
Money World: Fate of Capitalism - Part 3
28.05.2017
14
Money World: Fate of Capitalism - Part 2
21.05.2017
13
Money World: Fate of Capitalism - Part 1
13.05.2017
12
What You Taught Me About Happiness
30.04.2017
What You Taught Me About My Son
29.04.2017
special
11
Bacchan: Granny's Table
23.04.2017
10
Precision Medicine: The Cancer Treatment Revolution
09.04.2017
9
Inside the KIMDOM: North Korea Exposed
26.03.2017
8
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
19.03.2017
7
China the Great Dragon: Feeding Personal Wealth to Growth Industries
04.03.2017
6
Decommissioning Fukushima: Ballooning Costs
26.02.2017
5
Medical Revolution: Glucose Spike Uncovering a Hidden Threat
19.02.2017
4
Negotiations on the Northern Territories
12.02.2017
3
Onbashira: Mystery behind the Sacred Trees
29.01.2017
2
China the Great Dragon: Exodus of 100 Million Farmers
22.01.2017
1
Secrets of Centenarians
15.01.2017

2016 season35

35
Medical Revolution: The Gut Microbiome
25.12.2016
34
A Village among Active Faults
18.12.2016
33
Ambush in Cambodia: Death of a Japanese Police Officer
11.12.2016
32
Autonomous Driving, The Revolution
04.12.2016
31
Executive Non Decision: A-Bomb History Rewritten
27.11.2016
30
Running in God's Territory: Patagonia's Extreme Trail Race
13.11.2016
29
Road to Redemption
23.10.2016
28
The Last Isolados: Unknown People of the Amazon
09.10.2016
27
Miracle Body: Russia's Golden Mermaids
25.09.2016
26
Killer Stress: The Remedies
18.09.2016
25
Killer Stress: The Causes
28.08.2016
24
Miracle Body: The Revival of Japan's Judo
06.08.2016
23
Decommissioning Fukushima: Removing Nuclear Debris
31.07.2016
22
Evolving Artificial Intelligence: Blessing or Curse
24.07.2016
21
Radioactive Forest
10.07.2016
20
Science of Motherhood
03.07.2016
19
Jakuchu: The Divine Colors
26.06.2016
18
Escaping the Fallout: Seven Days Revealed
12.06.2016
17
The Phone of the Wind: Whispers to Lost Families
29.05.2016
16
Aid for the Displaced
22.05.2016
15
Inside The Tsunami
15.05.2016
14
Rediscovering Ancient Asia: Jomon Culture, Japan
08.05.2016
13
Rediscovering Ancient Asia: Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, China
01.05.2016
12
Rediscovering Ancient Asia: Bagan, Myanmar
24.04.2016
11
Rediscovering Ancient Asia: Angkor, Cambodia
10.04.2016
10
Origins of Land: Nishinoshima Island
27.03.2016
9
A Challenging Homecoming: Naraha Town, Fukushima
20.03.2016
8
Decommissioning Fukushima: The Ongoing Battle against Radiation
13.03.2016
7
88 Hours - The Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown: Episode 2
06.03.2016
6
88 Hours - The Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown: Episode 1
06.03.2016
5
Exploring Life in Class - A Year at a Tsunami-hit School
06.03.2016
4
Fukushima Fallout: Tracking the Radioactive Waste
28.02.2016
3
Consolidation of Power: PM Shinzo Abe's Leadership
14.02.2016
2
Medical Revolution: Preventing Dementia
31.01.2016
1
Beyond Seeing and Hearing
09.01.2016

2015 season22

22
The Battle of Okinawa
14.11.2015
21
Nurses on the Battlefield: Hidden Tragedy of WW2
01.11.2015
20
Islamic State: The Origins of IS
12.09.2015
19
The Pacific War in Color
29.08.2015
18
Girls' Diary: Life During World War Ⅱ
15.08.2015
17
Beneath the Mushroom Cloud
08.08.2015
16
Atomic Espionage: The Race for the Bomb
01.08.2015
15
Decommissioning Fukushima: Fuel Debris - Battling the Unknown
25.07.2015
14
Meiji Jingu Forest: A 100-year Experiment
18.07.2015
13
The Plant Hunter
11.07.2015
12
Islamic State: Behind the Front Lines
13.06.2015
11
Medical Revolution - Halting Dementia
04.06.2015
10
Going Home Regardless: Record of People Returning to Fukushima
16.05.2015
9
Memories of Tsunami Videos
09.05.2015
8
Medical Revolution: Curing Allergies
02.05.2015
7
Global Battle over Beef
25.04.2015
6
Disaster Big Data: Mapping a Safer World
18.04.2015
5
A Historic 3.11 Rescue Operation The Records of Emergency Fire Response Teams
04.04.2015
4
Deadly Warnings for Earthquakes
21.02.2015
3
"Invisible" Children: Unheard Cries for Help
14.02.2015
2
Meltdown: Overlooked Mass-leakage
31.01.2015
1
Big Data Revolution in Healthcare
10.01.2015

2014 season23

23
The Teotihuacan Enigma: A New Dawn of Civilization
20.12.2014
22
Marimo - Mysterious Living Spheres
25.10.2014
21
Hidden Exposure: The Truth about the H-Bomb Tests
18.10.2014
20
The Peleliu Island: A Cruel Battlefield Revisited
11.10.2014
19
Mach Stem: The Nagasaki bombing intensified
04.10.2014
18
Brown Bears' Fateful Journey: Life on the Shiretoko Peninsula
27.09.2014
17
Challenging the Paranormal Episode 2: Psychic Power
13.09.2014
16
Challenging the Paranormal Episode 1: The Afterlife
06.09.2014
15
Wandering Off: People with Dementia Go Missing
12.07.2014
14
Galaxies of Ice
28.06.2014
13
Disaster Big Data: Preparing Tokyo Residents for the Worst
14.06.2014
12
Disaster Big Data: The Key to Recovery
07.06.2014
11
SATOUMI: People and Nature in Harmony
31.05.2014
10
Hidden Economy: Money and Power in North Korea
24.05.2014
9
Meltdown File 4: Analyzing the Radiation Leaks
10.05.2014
8
Senior Brigade: Protecting an Uninhabited Town
19.04.2014
7
The Gods Move House: Mysteries of Ise and Izumo
05.04.2014
6
The Front Line of Alzheimer's Prevention
30.03.2014
5
Bullying: The Lasting Impact
23.03.2014
4
Battle over Intelligence: The Path to the Japan-US War
01.03.2014
3
Radioactive Water: Fukushima Daiichi's Hidden Crisis
01.02.2014
2
Adrift in Old Age: Living with Dementia
18.01.2014
1
Grow or Die: Uniqlo Eyes 4 Billion New Customers
04.01.2014

2013 season24

24
Stradivarius - Mysteries of the Supreme Violin
21.12.2013
23
Japan's First Space Commander: Koichi Wakata's Mission
07.12.2013
22
Struggle over Wealth, New Super-Rich vs. Government
21.09.2013
21
Escape from Post-War North Korea: The Truth behind the Return to Japan
07.09.2013
20
Yearning for Home: Fukushima Evacuees Face Difficult Choices
24.08.2013
19
The Pacific War: Despair on the Battlefield
17.08.2013
18
The Universe at Our Feet
17.08.2013
17
Black Rain: Fruitless Data on the A-Bomb Survivors
10.08.2013
16
Mt. Fuji: A World Heritage Site Blessed with Water
03.08.2013
15
Seeking Consensus: 800 Days of Struggle
20.07.2013
14
The Energy Battle: Japan Seizes Its Chance
06.07.2013
13
The Origins of Disease Episode 2: Stroke The Price of Rapid Evolution
22.06.2013
12
The Origins of Disease Episode 1: Cancer Evolution's Deadly Price
15.06.2013
11
The New Kabukiza: Actors Return to the Big Stage
01.06.2013
10
MEGAQUAKE Episode 2: Deadly Vibrations: Dangers of Long Duration Ground Motion
18.05.2013
9
MEGAQUAKE Episode 1: Predicting the Next Near-field Quake: Unearthing the Facts
18.05.2013
8
Robot Revolution: Will Machines Surpass Humans?
04.05.2013
7
Meltdown: Oversights in the Reactor Cooling System
23.04.2013
6
Fukushima: Two Years Later
20.04.2013
5
Disaster Big Data: Saving Lives Through Information
13.04.2013
4
Nuclear Waste: Managing a Lethal Legacy
23.03.2013
3
Algerian Hostage Crisis: What Happened to Japanese victims?
09.03.2013
2
Facing Urban Disaster: Lessons from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
09.03.2013
1
The Himalayas: Conquering All the 8,000m Peaks
19.01.2013
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