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In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Feature stories with video and in-depth analysis on the latest news from Japan, Asia and beyond, produced by Japanese public media.

news & politics

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06:58

Indians preserve memories of the Battle of Imphal as...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/15

"Unexploded shells are still taking lives. The war for us is not over yet." These words came from a 45-year-old Indian man who works to convey the history of the Battle of Imphal, dubbed the "most tragic battle of the Pacific War." NHK examined the legacy of Japan’s fight in distant India, and found people from younger generations who did not experience the war firsthand are now trying to record the savage event.

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06:58

Indians preserve memories of the Battle of Imphal as...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/14

"Unexploded shells are still taking lives. The war for us is not over yet." These words came from a 45-year-old Indian man who works to convey the history of the Battle of Imphal, dubbed the "most tragic battle of the Pacific War." NHK examined the legacy of Japan’s fight in distant India, and found people from younger generations who did not experience the war firsthand are now trying to record the savage event.

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06:21

Feuding clouds South Korea presidential election

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/14

South Korea's conservative ruling party is lurching from one crisis to another. It lost its president to impeachment following a months-long scandal over an ill-fated martial law declaration, and is now beset by infighting over who should replace him. With campaigning underway for a snap June election, the party finds itself in disarray against an increasingly emboldened opposition.NHK World's Aoki Yoshiyuki, a former Seoul bureau chief, explains.

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05:19

Skilled foreign workers face problems in Japan

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/14

Vietnamese workers in Japan have been sending out SOS calls. All of them came to Japan under a visa category for skilled workers, and many now face serious problems under the current system.

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06:58

Leading Japanese hospital suspends childbirth pain...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/10

Women who give birth at one of Japan's top hospitals are no longer being offered a common option to relieve pain. A shortage of anesthesiologists at Osaka University Hospital has led management to suspend epidurals, with a few exceptions for patients with chronic illness.

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07:10

Leading Japanese hospital suspends childbirth pain...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/09

Women who give birth at one of Japan's top hospitals are no longer being offered a common option to relieve pain. A shortage of anesthesiologists at Osaka University Hospital has led management to suspend epidurals, with a few exceptions for patients with chronic illness.

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07:10

Leading Japanese hospital suspends childbirth pain...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/08

Women who give birth at one of Japan's top hospitals are no longer being offered a common option to relieve pain. A shortage of anesthesiologists at Osaka University Hospital has led management to suspend epidurals, with a few exceptions for patients with chronic illness.

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06:58

Leading Japanese hospital suspends childbirth pain...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/07

Women who give birth at one of Japan's top hospitals are no longer being offered a common option to relieve pain. A shortage of anesthesiologists at Osaka University Hospital has led management to suspend epidurals, with a few exceptions for patients with chronic illness.

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07:10

Leading Japanese hospital suspends childbirth pain...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/02

Women who give birth at one of Japan's top hospitals are no longer being offered a common option to relieve pain. A shortage of anesthesiologists at Osaka University Hospital has led management to suspend epidurals, with a few exceptions for patients with chronic illness.

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04:26

Ukraine: Fear and distrust as Russia's invasion...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/02

A possible ceasefire may be on the negotiating table, but many ordinary Ukrainians will still maintain a deep mistrust of Russia. "My biggest worry is that if they resume their aggression after a truce, the sacrifices we make every day will be in vain," says Tetiana Vatsenko-Bondareva who lost her husband in the invasion. She's among many women and children who must live with the severe emotional and physical scars, long after the fighting comes to an end.

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05:27

Hoping for a better future: How a Gaza schoolgirl...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/05/02

Gaza schoolgirl Roaa was fostering her passion for Japan and its language ― and then the conflict between Israel and Islamic group Hamas broke out.

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03:15

Hiroshima residents fight for recognition of Chinese...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/04/30

Over 330,000 people were killed by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. But the number of foreign victims is not known. One residents' group is now fighting for recognition of Chinese victims of the bomb.

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05:22

Hoping for a better future: How a Gaza schoolgirl...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/04/28

Gaza schoolgirl Roaa was fostering her passion for Japan and its language ― and then the conflict between Israel and Islamic group Hamas broke out.

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06:03

Giant Kannon statues fall into disrepair

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/04/26

The Japanese landscape is dotted with giant Kannon statues that represent a Buddhist deity linked to mercy and compassion. Many of them were built by private enterprise during the 1980s bubble era – but the gifts to local communities have now become costly problems.

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05:49

Giant Kannon statues fall into disrepair

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/04/24

The Japanese landscape is dotted with giant Kannon statues that represent a Buddhist deity linked to mercy and compassion. Many of them were built by private enterprise during the 1980s bubble era – but the gifts to local communities have now become costly problems.

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06:33

Myanmar: People's struggle depicted in manga

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/04/24

The comic book "Myanmar, the last stand" is rekindling international interest in how people there are struggling with military rule. It has been four years since the junta seized control in a coup that limits artistic expression ― but thanks to the efforts of a French author and Hong Kong illustrator, it is connecting readers around the world who share democratic values, particularly in Asian countries.

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05:49

Giant Kannon statues fall into disrepair

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/04/23

The Japanese landscape is dotted with giant Kannon statues that represent a Buddhist deity linked to mercy and compassion. Many of them were built by private enterprise during the 1980s bubble era – but the gifts to local communities have now become costly problems.

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06:50

Myanmar: People's struggle depicted in manga

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/04/23

The comic book "Myanmar, the last stand" is rekindling international interest in how people there are struggling with military rule. It has been four years since the junta seized control in a coup that limits artistic expression ― but thanks to the efforts of a French author and Hong Kong illustrator, it is connecting readers around the world who share democratic values, particularly in Asian countries.

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03:11

Interview: Japanese pop idol Miyake Ken on his next...

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/04/18

Japanese pop star Miyake Ken is opening a new chapter in his career after leaving the agency he belonged to for three decades. He sat down with NHK to talk about his career and his fans.

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09:05

Sexual violence survivors in Ukraine plead for justice

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ·

2025/04/18

An increasing number of male and female victims of sex crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine are coming forward to share their harrowing experiences. Their stories paint a horrible picture of life in occupied territory ― and as US-Russia ceasefire talks get underway, survivors fear their abusers may never be brought to justice.*This report contains references to sexual violence and trauma that may be distressing for some readers.

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