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2023 season31

31
The Global Boiling Era: Part 2 The Fight to Save Forests
16.12.2023
30
The Global Boiling Era: Part 1 "Climate Refugees"
08.12.2023
29
Japanese Fish Going Global: Export Battles in a Booming Market
01.12.2023
28
Gendered Innovations: Improving Healthcare for All
17.11.2023
27
Alternative Eats: Can Food Tech Feed the Future?
10.11.2023
26
Fujii Sota's Eight Crowns: How the King of Shogi Beat the Odds
03.11.2023
25
Shingles on the Rise: New Risks as Virus Hits 1 in 3 in Japan
20.10.2023
24
Power to the People: Home Solar Panels Tackle Rising Bills
13.10.2023
23
Away from the Tourist Trail: Japan's Hidden Gems See Rise in Numbers
06.10.2023
22
Japanese Agriculture Endangered: Going Organic to Protect Farms
22.09.2023
21
What if it Happened? — Simulating Nuclear War
15.09.2023
20
Fukushima Daiichi Treated and Diluted Water Release: How to Spread Understanding
08.09.2023
19
Hunt for the Missing $620 Million: North Korea's Hidden Source of Money
21.07.2023
18
One Year after Abe's Fatal Shooting: Have Former Unification Church and Politicians Changed?
14.07.2023
17
Not a Single Minute to Waste: How to Make the Most of Your Time
07.07.2023
16
"Who Am I?" ― Left in Dark by Donor Insemination
30.06.2023
15
Designing Out Waste: Circular Fashion Shifts Consumer Choices
16.06.2023
14
Japan's Architectural Legacy at Crossroads
09.06.2023
13
G7 Hiroshima Summit: Were the Voices of the People Heard?
02.06.2023
12
Over-tourism: Handling the Post-COVID Rebound
26.05.2023
11
The "Air Mobility Revolution": How will Flying Cars Change our Lives?
19.05.2023
10
Investigating Ukraine's Missing Children
13.05.2023
9
Japanese Prime Minister Attacked: Looking into the Security and Motives
28.04.2023
8
ChatGPT: Learning to Live with the Revolutionary AI
21.04.2023
7
Russia's Transfer of Ukrainian Children: Abduction or Protection?
14.04.2023
6
Playing to Understand the World: New Video Games Open up Real-life Experiences
03.03.2023
5
More Than a Game: Japan's Trading Card Bubble
24.02.2023
4
Better Off Abroad: Young People Leaving 'Cheap Japan'
17.02.2023
3
Another Giant Leap for Mankind: New Space Race for Settlement on the Moon
03.02.2023
2
Tokyo Makeover: The Megalopolis Transforms for the Future
27.01.2023
1
#RegrettingMotherhood: Japanese Women Reflect on Experience
20.01.2023

2022 season32

32
Anime Director Makoto Shinkai: Depicting Disasters Through Storytelling
23.12.2022
31
Turning Back to Nuclear Power? ― Debate Over Japan's Energy Mix
16.12.2022
30
Digging for Answers: The Growing Threat to Japan's Onsen
09.12.2022
29
Anatomy of a Flawed Investigation: Machine Maker Snared in Export Control Net
02.12.2022
28
Is Free Delivery Truly "Free"? — Truckers Struggle with Long Hours, Low Pay
18.11.2022
27
Are We as Eco-friendly as We Think? — The True Cost of Going Green
11.11.2022
26
Authentic Chinese Cuisine Arrives in Japan: A Sign of a New Age in Bilateral Ties?
04.11.2022
25
Russia Turns to Africa: New Ties in Face of Global Isolation
21.10.2022
24
Vacant House Investment: Finding Value in Abandoned Homes
14.10.2022
23
20 Years after Japan-North Korea Summit: Can Lessons Help Bring Home All Abductees?
07.10.2022
22
Spousal Organ Transplants: New Option Leads to New Challenges
23.09.2022
21
A New Generation of Idols: How Tech is Bridging the Gap with Fans
16.09.2022
20
Ties Revealed: Former Unification Church and Japan's Politicians
09.09.2022
19
Heatstroke Misconceptions: Beat the Heat with the Right Knowledge
22.07.2022
18
Waste Not, Want Not: Unused Fish Find Favor at Dinner Table
15.07.2022
17
Ukraine Cyberwar: Battlefield With No Borders
08.07.2022
16
Secret Power of Bacteria: How Gut Health Shapes Our Well-being
24.06.2022
15
Ant Attack: Fight Against Invasive Species
17.06.2022
14
Japan's Fried Chicken Craze: What's Behind the 'Karaage' Business Boom?
10.06.2022
13
50 Years Since Okinawa's Reversion to Japan: Bridging History with the Future
29.05.2022
12
The Murky World of "No. 1" Rankings: How Marketing Misleads Consumers
20.05.2022
11
Changing Gender Stereotypes via Education
13.05.2022
10
From Kids' Comics to Black Comedy: The Life of Fujiko Fujio (A)
29.04.2022
9
North Korea Ramps up Missile Program: Global Divisions Fuel Urge to Arm
22.04.2022
8
Information War in Ukraine: The Battle for Truth
15.04.2022
7
11 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: School Ruins Reconnect Survivors
18.03.2022
6
11 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: Young Survivors Open Up to Families
11.03.2022
5
Confessions of an Ex-Radical: Fifty Years after the Asama Sanso Incident
04.03.2022
4
Japan's Elderly Care Going Digital
04.02.2022
3
Cybercrime Thriving in Pandemic: Japan a Major Target
28.01.2022
2
Young Survivors Find Their Voice: 27 Years since Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
21.01.2022
1
New Year, New Society? — Key Figures Share their Thoughts
14.01.2022

2021 season33

33
New Space Age: Private Companies Take on Final Frontier
17.12.2021
32
Cage-Free Eggs Highlight Animal Welfare
10.12.2021
31
Peter 2.0: Living as a Cyborg
03.12.2021
30
"Never Give Up" — Atomic Bomb Survivor's Final Message
19.11.2021
29
"Social Tipping" — Fans Fall into Livestreaming Pitfall
12.11.2021
28
General Election in Japan: Voters Look Beyond Pandemic
05.11.2021
27
"Stigmatized Properties" — Dark Truth of Japanese Society
29.10.2021
26
Timeless Legacy of "Golgo 13": Artist Saito Takao Drawing on Human Nature
22.10.2021
25
Social Prescribing: Tackling Isolation in the COVID Era
15.10.2021
24
"No More Dropouts" — High School as a Safety Net
08.10.2021
23
Bidding Farewell Without Regret: Changing Trends in the Way We Mourn
01.10.2021
22
Hoping to Conceive: Sperm Donation in the Social Media Age
17.09.2021
21
Dying in Japan: Foreign Residents Struggle to Find Graves
10.09.2021
20
"Put Yourself in Someone Else's Shoes": How to Bridge the Gender Gap
16.07.2021
19
Halting Virus Variants: Infection Paths and Preventive Strategies
09.07.2021
18
Corona-Driven "Easy Money": Will the Party Continue?
02.07.2021
17
Bidding Goodbye to Companies: Lifestyle Shift in an Era of Longevity
25.06.2021
16
The Battle Between Variants and Vaccines
17.06.2021
15
Kariko and Yamanaka: Pioneering Scientists Discuss Covid Vaccines
04.06.2021
14
Braving the Storm: Novice Nurses During the Pandemic
28.05.2021
13
Sustainable Fashion: Clothes for a Better Future
21.05.2021
12
Coronavirus Variants Changing the Stakes
14.05.2021
11
Living with Family, but All Alone: Solitary Deaths in Japan
23.04.2021
10
Lost Education: "Voluntarily Absent" During the Pandemic
16.04.2021
9
Live Streaming E-commerce: Sales Booming During the Pandemic
09.04.2021
8
Diving for a Missing Daughter: Ten Years After 3.11 Tsunami
19.03.2021
7
Storytelling Bus Tour: 2011 Tsunami Survivors Keep Memories Alive
05.03.2021
6
Myanmar Coup: Future of the Protests
26.02.2021
5
Pandemic Hits Troubled Teens
19.02.2021
4
Mobile Finance Revolution Driven by Pandemic
05.02.2021
3
Goodbye, Izakaya? Japanese Pubs at Crossroads
29.01.2021
2
Frontline of COVID-19 Fight: An Escalating Medical Crisis
22.01.2021
1
How to Prevent Worst-Case COVID-19 Surge: Latest Findings Provide the Key
15.01.2021

2020 season50

50
Hayabusa2: Secrets of Japan's Asteroid Mission
18.12.2020
49
In Search of the Stolen Pigs: The Plight of Vietnamese Technical Trainees
11.12.2020
48
A Workplace Where Women Can Shine: Overcoming Innate Gender Bias
04.12.2020
47
Are the Tokyo Games Possible? - Int'l Gymnastics Meet Held as Test
27.11.2020
46
How Will Japan Change Without "Hanko"?
20.11.2020
45
Small Scale Farming: A Lifestyle for the Post-Pandemic World
13.11.2020
44
Traditional Culture at Risk: Pandemic Hits Historic Businesses
30.10.2020
43
Life in a Post-Pandemic World: Women Lead Push for Sustainability
23.10.2020
42
Inside the "Click Fraud" Industry
16.10.2020
41
Growing Uncertainty over US Presidential Race
09.10.2020
40
Kurosawa Kiyoshi in the Limelight: Venice Award - Winner Talks Film
02.10.2020
39
Batten Down the Hatches: Life in the Super Typhoon Era
18.09.2020
38
Pandemic Spawns New Kind of Loan Shark
11.09.2020
37
COVID-19: Frontline Battle with "Second Wave"
04.09.2020
36
Lest We Forget: The Struggle to Pass on War Memories
07.08.2020
35
Supporting "Hikikomori": Social Isolation Amid a Pandemic
31.07.2020
34
Frontline Response to Resurgent Virus
24.07.2020
33
Pandemic Increases Online Shopping Pitfalls
17.07.2020
32
Predicting the Virus with Big Data
10.07.2020
31
COVID-19: Untold Stories of Life and Death
03.07.2020
30
Life After the Virus: Former Patients Speak Out
26.06.2020
29
Antibody Testing: Bracing for the Second Wave of COVID-19
19.06.2020
28
Coronavirus Crisis: Overcoming Stigma and Abuse
17.06.2020
27
Shop Owners' Struggle: Surviving the State of Emergency
12.06.2020
26
The Fight Against Cyber-Bullying: Reality Star's Death Sparks Debate
10.06.2020
25
Coronavirus Housing Crisis
05.06.2020
24
Coronavirus Crisis: Changes to Japan's Food Supply
30.05.2020
23
COVID-19: Families Open Up About Silent Grief
29.05.2020
22
Road to Recovery: Tourism in a Post-Pandemic World
23.05.2020
21
COVID-19: Threat of Sudden Health Decline
21.05.2020
20
COVID-19: Japan Struggles to Provide Tests
16.05.2020
19
Managing Stress During Pandemic
15.05.2020
18
Coronavirus Crisis: Nursing Care on the Brink
08.05.2020
17
Coronavirus Layoffs: A Bus Company's Struggle for Survival
06.05.2020
16
Cultural Crisis as Virus Kills off Events
05.05.2020
15
Freelancing During the Pandemic
28.04.2020
14
Fighting the Coronavirus with Big Data
25.04.2020
13
Spot Report: A Famous Shopping Street's Unsettling Spring
24.04.2020
12
COVID-19: Doctors Fight to Save Lives
17.04.2020
11
Tokyo 2020 Postponed: Athletes Left in Limbo
10.04.2020
10
COVID-19: Hospitals Pushed to the Limit
09.04.2020
9
COVID-19: Can Tokyo Avoid a Lockdown?
03.04.2020
8
9 Years on: Fukushima Evacuees Still Feeling Pain
13.03.2020
7
Fight Against COVID-19: Report From Japan's Frontline
06.03.2020
6
New Coronavirus Threatens Global Economy
28.02.2020
5
Japanese Chocolates Take on the World
21.02.2020
4
Surviving Cancer and Having a Baby
07.02.2020
3
App Empowers Groping Victims
31.01.2020
2
Digital Money Revolution
24.01.2020
1
Death on a Live Stream: Why One Man Climbed Mt. Fuji in Winter
17.01.2020

2019 season35

35
Child Abuse: Parents Making a New Start
13.12.2019
34
Is Physical Restraint Necessary? Medical Workers Weigh In
06.12.2019
33
Cancer at a Working Age: Coping with the Initial Anxiety
29.11.2019
32
New Sake Revolution
22.11.2019
31
Myopia Crisis: Shining a Light on Hidden Health Risks
15.11.2019
30
Over-medicated: The Dangers of Polypharmacy
08.11.2019
29
AI Recruitment: Benefits and Challenges
01.11.2019
28
Interview with Akira Yoshino: 2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize Winner
18.10.2019
27
Fat: The Sixth Sense of Taste
11.10.2019
26
On the Hunt for Fake Reviews
04.10.2019
25
TEPCO Exec Trial: Revelations on what led to Fukushima
27.09.2019
24
Patients in Restraints: How Can We Avoid the Practice?
20.09.2019
23
After Freedom of Expression - Art Exhibit Cancelled Under Threat
13.09.2019
22
The Gifted: Coping with Hidden Genius
06.09.2019
21
A Safer Tokyo 2020: Beating the Heat and Gridlock
02.08.2019
20
Japan's Ancient Burial Mounds: Mysteries of World Heritage Tombs
26.07.2019
19
Hayabusa2's Asteroid Mission: Behind the Scenes
19.07.2019
18
Tired and Disillusioned: Foreign Students in Japan
05.07.2019
17
Hong Kong's Mass Protests: Growing Fears of 'Chinaization'
28.06.2019
16
Try Living Without Plastic
22.06.2019
15
Nursing Home Abuse: What's Behind the Rise?
07.06.2019
14
Followers for Sale: The Dark Side of Web Marketing
01.06.2019
13
Sexual Abuse but Not Guilty: Victims Call for Legal Changes
24.05.2019
12
Keeping Our Jobs in the AI Age
17.05.2019
11
Toxic Parenting: Breaking the Cycle
26.04.2019
10
Reflections on Natural Death: Myoyu Tamaoki, Buddhist Nurse
20.04.2019
9
Living Off Scraps: How to Reduce Food Waste
13.04.2019
8
Stephen Hawking's Final Message
09.03.2019
7
Part-Timers' Prank Videos: Ongoing Business Risk
02.03.2019
6
Scrolling the Brain Away: Dangers of Smartphone Dependence
23.02.2019
5
Personal Scores: The New Era of Social Credit
16.02.2019
4
China Shock? Impact of China's Slowdown
09.02.2019
3
Ghosn Shock: Fate of Renault-Nissan Alliance
02.02.2019
2
One-Click Scam: Fake Ads on Social Media
26.01.2019
1
Evidence-based Care: A New Approach to Dementia
19.01.2019

2018 season40

40
Setting Up People with Dementia: How They Are Recruited by Criminals
14.12.2018
39
Surge in Foreign Workers: Japan Struggles to Live in Harmony
07.12.2018
38
Developmental Disorders: No Longer a Workplace Barrier
30.11.2018
37
Ghosn's Arrest: How His Leadership Failed
23.11.2018
36
Toshiba Strives to Make a Comeback
16.11.2018
35
Nowhere to Go: Dealing with Plastic Waste
09.11.2018
34
Tasty High-Tech Rice: Japan's Farming Revolution
02.11.2018
33
Bottoms Up: How Japanese Whisky Conquered the World
26.10.2018
32
Living with Breast Cancer
19.10.2018
31
"Honjo-ism": Interview with 2018 Nobel Winner
12.10.2018
30
Words to Live By: Letters from Kirin Kiki
28.09.2018
29
Fashion in Flames: Tackling Overproduction
21.09.2018
28
Typhoon Jebi: Scenes of Terror
14.09.2018
27
Ad Fraud: The Dark Side of Digital Advertising
07.09.2018
26
Pros & Cons of Digital Forensics
31.08.2018
25
Final Letters of Aum Cult Members
03.08.2018
24
Aegis Ashore: Does Japan Really Need It?
27.07.2018
23
Millennial Sex: What's Goin' On?
20.07.2018
22
Thai Cave Miracle: How the Mission Became Possible
14.07.2018
21
Breaking Down Japan's Deadliest Rain Disaster in Decades
10.07.2018
20
Sons as Caregivers: Men Struggle with New Challenge
07.07.2018
19
DIY Biology: Hope or Hazard?
30.06.2018
18
The Forgotten Generation at 40: A Looming Social Crisis
23.06.2018
17
Too Old To Drive?
16.06.2018
16
'Cutting-edge' Cancer Therapies: Hope or Hoax?
09.06.2018
15
Living Factories: The Promise of Synthetic Biology
02.06.2018
14
'Shoplifters' Grabs 2018 Palme d'Or
26.05.2018
13
Trash Hoarding: A Working-Age Illness
19.05.2018
12
China's Waste Import Ban: Environmental Wake-up Call
12.05.2018
11
"Toilet Revolution": Japan's Technology Wows the World
28.04.2018
10
Manga Industry Threatened: Chasing Pirate Site Operators
21.04.2018
9
"Chinalizing" Africa: Impact of the Belt & Road
14.04.2018
8
Drug Smugglers Target Japan
07.04.2018
7
Fukushima "Heroes" 7 Years On: Refusing Health Survey
10.03.2018
6
Hackers vs. Hackers: Chasing Cryptocurrency Thieves
03.03.2018
5
$530 Million Gone: Reality Check for Cryptocurrencies
10.02.2018
4
Dash Cams: A Revolution in Road Safety
03.02.2018
3
Reducing Pet-culling: Is "No-Kill" the Answer
27.01.2018
2
Cash in Trash: A Surge in Lost Items
20.01.2018
1
Renewable Energy Shift: China Targets Japan
13.01.2018

2017 season42

42
Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: Can Japan Bridge the Gap?
16.12.2017
41
Japan Bets Revival on Robots
09.12.2017
40
The Dark Side of Twitter: Interview with CEO Jack Dorsey
02.12.2017
39
Thaler's Magic Nudge: Nobel Prize in Economics
25.11.2017
38
Online Shaming: Everyone at Risk
18.11.2017
37
Educational Poverty: The Problem of Hidden Illiteracy
11.11.2017
36
Japan's Plutonium Stockpile: The World Watches
04.11.2017
35
"Silent Change": Consumers Face Hidden Risks
28.10.2017
34
The Accelerating Shift to Electric Vehicles
21.10.2017
33
ICAN Wins Nobel Peace Prize: Teams Up With A-bomb Survivors
14.10.2017
32
Rohingya Crisis: The Plight of Stateless Muslims
07.10.2017
31
Ethical Investing: A Rising Tide
30.09.2017
30
Better Care for Incontinence
23.09.2017
29
The Real Risk of Fake Drugs
16.09.2017
28
Contributing in Death: A Rise in Social Bequests
09.09.2017
27
Unwanted Remains: Ashes or Trash?
02.09.2017
26
Virtual Currency Bubble?
05.08.2017
25
1,050 Career Wins! Hakuho Makes Sumo History
29.07.2017
24
Subcontractor Squeeze
22.07.2017
23
Banning Nuclear Arms: Ideal vs. Reality
15.07.2017
22
Dhaka Attack: One Year on
08.07.2017
21
Graduating from Motherhood
01.07.2017
20
Slacking on Safety: Another Radiation Blunder
24.06.2017
19
The "Widowed" Lifestyle: Searching for Happiness
17.06.2017
18
Terminating Life Support
10.06.2017
17
Stopping Killer Asteroids
03.06.2017
16
Telomeres: A Key to Slowing Aging
27.05.2017
15
"Male Menopause": Risks and Remedies
20.05.2017
14
13 New Snowden Files: US Provided Japan with Spy Tool?
13.05.2017
13
13 New Snowden Files: Japan under US Surveillance?
29.04.2017
12
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Music for a Divided World
22.04.2017
11
Bank Card Loans on the Rise: Borrowers Fall into Debt Trap
15.04.2017
10
ID Security Tech: Blurring Privacy Boundaries
08.04.2017
9
Bullying of Fukushima Evacuees: Victims Speak Out
18.03.2017
8
19 Lives That Matter
04.03.2017
7
Rise of the Alt-Right: A New White Supremacism
25.02.2017
6
Tackling the Problem of Fake News
18.02.2017
5
Alternative World of Fake News
11.02.2017
4
Online Labor Pains
04.02.2017
3
'In This Corner of the World': A Universal Message for Peace
28.01.2017
2
Foreign Workers Snared in Underground
21.01.2017
1
Sapiens: Insights into Our Past and Future
14.01.2017

2016 season14

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