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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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06:26

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

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

2025/07/23

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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01:44

Dreams in darkness aboard the Kyiv Express

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

2025/07/23

The Kyiv Express is a night train connecting Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and Poland's capital city of Warsaw. Most of the Ukrainian passengers are women and children, because men of conscription age are banned from leaving the country. Some are fleeing conflict, while others are returning home to Ukraine, even just for a brief time. An NHK World crew boarded the Kyiv Express in March 2025 and found the train filled with people hoping for a better future.

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06:48

Cuisine for all: Dining out with diversity

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

2025/07/20

The pleasures of eating out can come with hurdles for some. Japanese culinary enthusiasts have taken two innovative approaches to help the vision-impaired, as well as people who find it difficult to swallow — and they've coined catchy phrases to describe those efforts.

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06:32

Cuisine for all: Dining out with diversity

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

2025/07/17

The pleasures of eating out can come with hurdles for some. Japanese culinary enthusiasts have taken two innovative approaches to help the vision-impaired, as well as people who find it difficult to swallow — and they've coined catchy phrases to describe those efforts.

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06:48

Cuisine for all: Dining out with diversity

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

2025/07/16

The pleasures of eating out can come with hurdles for some. Japanese culinary enthusiasts have taken two innovative approaches to help the vision-impaired, as well as people who find it difficult to swallow — and they've coined catchy phrases to describe those efforts.

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06:48

Cuisine for all: Dining out with diversity

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

2025/07/11

The pleasures of eating out can come with hurdles for some. Japanese culinary enthusiasts have taken two innovative approaches to help the vision-impaired, as well as people who find it difficult to swallow — and they've coined catchy phrases to describe those efforts.

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08:12

Kazuo Ishiguro: Recalling the past, reshaping the future

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

2025/07/11

Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro attended the Cannes Film Festival in May for the premiere of the film adaptation of his debut novel, A Pale View of Hills. After the screening, the British author spoke with NHK about the fragility of memory and the power of art to build connections.

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02:36

Sexual abuse: The struggle to speak out

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

2025/07/10

Findings from an independent inquiry suggesting that music mogul Johnny Kitagawa sexually abused hundreds of boys over a period spanning decades have Japan reflecting on why people looked away. They’re also shining a light on why abuse victims typically suffer in silence.

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02:36

Sexual abuse: The struggle to speak out

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

2025/07/09

Findings from an independent inquiry suggesting that music mogul Johnny Kitagawa sexually abused hundreds of boys over a period spanning decades have Japan reflecting on why people looked away. They’re also shining a light on why abuse victims typically suffer in silence.

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03:49

En garde! Japan-made glove takes fencing world by storm

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

2025/07/07

Fencing is engaging people across Japan, and a glove from the nation's mitt-making heartland is playing its part.

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03:28

Indian CEO delivers Japanese rice crackers to the world

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

2025/07/04

Japan's rice cracker industry has been facing hard times, recently grappling with sluggish consumer demand for the traditional snack. But one company is looking to buck the trend with some fresh thinking and an international vision.

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06:32

South Korea: A review of President Lee Jae-myung's...

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

2025/07/04

It has been one month since South Korean President Lee Jae-myung took office after six months of political turmoil in the country – and so far, he is taking a cautious approach as he works to rebuild public trust and bring about economic stability. NHK World's Aoki Yoshiyuki, a former Seoul bureau chief, checks in on public sentiment and examines the challenges Lee must meet to usher in a new era of calm and unity.

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05:55

India joins global chip race

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

2025/07/03

India is investing heavily in an ambitious, high-stakes bid to become a global semiconductor powerhouse. But the government's push to ween the country off imports and scale up manufacturing infrastructure poses formidable challenges.

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05:43

India joins global chip race

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

2025/07/02

India is investing heavily in an ambitious, high-stakes bid to become a global semiconductor powerhouse. But the government's push to ween the country off imports and scale up manufacturing infrastructure poses formidable challenges.

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05:43

India joins global chip race

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

2025/07/02

India is investing heavily in an ambitious, high-stakes bid to become a global semiconductor powerhouse. But the government's push to ween the country off imports and scale up manufacturing infrastructure poses formidable challenges.

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04:19

Global thirst for matcha strains Japan's green tea...

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

2025/07/02

Matcha can do it all: Fixture of the Japanese tea ceremony, beverage of choice for social media's hip young things, and a mainstay in cafes the world over. But the boom is not without its challenges. Japan's farmers are struggling to meet demand while maintaining the standards and traditions that give the green powder it’s unquestionable allure.

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04:38

Disabled author channels personal experience in...

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

2025/06/27

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

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04:38

Disabled author channels personal experience in...

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

2025/06/26

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

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04:38

Disabled author channels personal experience in...

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

2025/06/25

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

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04:38

Disabled author channels personal experience in...

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

2025/06/23

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

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