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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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05:01

Flowerpots offer cheap training for surgeons in Japan

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

2025/09/03

A Tokyo-based surgeon has developed a groundbreaking training system using a 100-yen flowerpot. But the need for an inexpensive, DIY method highlights several issues facing the surgeon profession in Japan.

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04:54

Flowerpots offer cheap training for surgeons in Japan

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

2025/08/29

A Tokyo-based surgeon has developed a groundbreaking training system using a 100-yen flowerpot. But the need for an inexpensive, DIY method highlights several issues facing the surgeon profession in Japan.

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06:33

South Korea's Lee plays it safe on diplomacy

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

2025/08/29

South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung has made his first foray into global diplomacy with trips to Japan and the United States. Meetings with the leaders of those two countries both took place in a positive atmosphere and are being regarded as a success.NHK World editor-in-chief and former Seoul bureau chief Aoki Yoshiyuki looks at how the visits played out ― and considers critical issues that were left out of the talks and need to be addressed in the future.

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08:16

Hero climber forges a path for fellow Sherpas

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

2025/08/25

Each of the planet's highest 14 mountains stand more than 8,000 meters tall. Located in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges across Nepal and Pakistan, the top of the peaks are called "death zones", where oxygen is one third of what it is on the ground.

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04:58

Landlords in Japan overwhelmed by clutter from...

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

2025/08/14

A representative of a property management firm in Fukuoka City gestures around a warehouse cluttered with TVs, fridges, tables, chairs, and other items. "This is all from the homes of people who died," he says. "We can't throw any of it away without permission."

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05:10

Landlords in Japan overwhelmed by clutter from...

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

2025/08/13

A representative of a property management firm in Fukuoka City gestures around a warehouse cluttered with TVs, fridges, tables, chairs, and other items. "This is all from the homes of people who died," he says. "We can't throw any of it away without permission."

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06:35

Experts: Tariffs will reshape Asia

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

2025/08/09

Now that the United States has reached a trade deal with Japan, NHK World's Inoue Yuki looks at what's next for Asia, especially as China continues to negotiate. He speaks with experts from two US thinktanks to gain special insight.

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06:22

South Korea: Former first lady beset by corruption...

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

2025/08/08

It's not just former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yul who finds himself in hot water now that a new administration has been voted in. His enigmatic wife, Kim Keon-hee, is also under fire over a series of allegations involving stock manipulation, political interference and bribery.The country's National Assembly has passed bills allowing for three special counsels to investigate the couple ― and as they turn their attention to Kim, she has become a hot topic. Kim faced her first round of formal

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05:31

Lingering regret over wartime promise

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

2025/08/07

"If I'd remembered that promise right away, I might have seen my mother again," says Ueda Keiko, now 94, who has spent decades agonizing over her failure to recall a rendezvous pact she had made with her mother. This, and the apocalyptic visions of Hiroshima after the bombing, have tormented her ever since, but it was only ten years ago that she finally told her story.

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05:31

Lingering regret over wartime promise

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

2025/08/07

"If I'd remembered that promise right away, I might have seen my mother again," says Ueda Keiko, now 94, who has spent decades agonizing over her failure to recall a rendezvous pact she had made with her mother. This, and the apocalyptic visions of Hiroshima after the bombing, have tormented her ever since, but it was only ten years ago that she finally told her story.

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04:07

How South Korea forged US tariff deal

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

2025/08/07

South Korea reached a trade agreement with the United States just ahead of the August 1 deadline. US tariffs will be set at 15 percent, the same rate as those levied on Japan and the EU. NHK World's Kitai Genki spoke with an expert about the background and implications of the deal.

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12:45

Three Ukrainian women describe life in the midst of war

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

2025/08/06

Tokyo-based NHK World news director Kateryna Novytska hails from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. She regularly speaks with her family and friends to see how they're coping with the ever-present threat of attack by Russian forces, and the impact it has on their day-to-day lives and well-being. Recently, she arranged a group online call with three close friends to ask them a range of questions submitted by NHK viewers.

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12:34

Three Ukrainian women describe life in the midst of war

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

2025/08/06

Tokyo-based NHK World news director Kateryna Novytska hails from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. She regularly speaks with her family and friends to see how they're coping with the ever-present threat of attack by Russian forces, and the impact it has on their day-to-day lives and well-being. Recently, she arranged a group online call with three close friends to ask them a range of questions submitted by NHK viewers.

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06:53

'Gundam' creator talks war and robot anime

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

2025/08/05

Tomino Yoshiyuki's traumatic childhood experience of World War Two left an indelible impression on his young mind. The raging conflict, which ended 80 years ago this year, eventually inspired him to create the globally renown anime franchise 'Mobile Suit Gundam,' one of the most celebrated depictions of the tragedy of war. The 83-year-old recently spoke with NHK about his most famous work, and why the themes it explores resonate more forcefully now than ever.

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07:25

Musical messages: Hiroshima piano tuner,...

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

2025/08/04

A piano tuner in Hiroshima has been travelling across Japan and beyond for decades, sharing the stories of his pianos that survived one of the most destructive events in human history. Nearly eight decades after the U.S. atomic bombing of his city, he has joined together with an unlikely ally on a journey he calls "planting the seeds of peace."

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06:33

Behind the scenes: A Ukrainian camera operator,...

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

2025/07/29

Ukrainian diasporas existed around the world long before the 2022 Russian invasion. Israel is one country with a big Ukrainian community. But for some reason, people there persist in referring to Ukrainians as "Russians." This time, I want to highlight the actions of one of my Ukrainian friends and his background. Artyom Dubitski was born in Ukraine and raised in Israel, where he was always pigeonholed as Russian. On a recent assignment, his tact and dedication were extraordinary.

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10:40

Myanmar: Investigation uncovers clues about shocking...

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

2025/07/29

Armed clashes between Myanmar's junta and resistance forces have continued despite a ceasefire that was agreed by the sides following a devastating earthquake in late March. Attacks by the junta appear to be impacting civilians at an increasing rate, with airstrikes taking a particularly heavy toll.During the United Nations Human Rights Council session in June-July, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, noted that military operations in Myanmar are continuing with reported attacks

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06:16

Late bloomers: Night class gives grown-ups second...

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

2025/07/25

Kawaguchi Kanae is one of roughly 900,000 Japanese adults who haven't completed junior high, the minimum legally mandated level of schooling. In fact, Kawaguchi didn't go to school at all. A night class is giving her a chance to rectify that.

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06:26

Late bloomers: Night class gives grown-ups second...

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

2025/07/24

Kawaguchi Kanae is one of roughly 900,000 Japanese adults who haven't completed junior high, the minimum legally mandated level of schooling. In fact, Kawaguchi didn't go to school at all. A night class is giving her a chance to rectify that.

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06:16

Late bloomers: Night class gives grown-ups second...

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

2025/07/24

Kawaguchi Kanae is one of roughly 900,000 Japanese adults who haven't completed junior high, the minimum legally mandated level of schooling. In fact, Kawaguchi didn't go to school at all. A night class is giving her a chance to rectify that.

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