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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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08:20

Advocates of nuclear ban treaty try to build momentum...

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

2025/09/26

It's been a year since dozens of countries got together to enforce a landmark ban on nuclear weapons, yet the goal of eradication seems as distant as ever. For the states that refused to sign the treaty—countries with nuclear arms and others under their protection—discussions to prevent further spread of nuclear arms are not progressing. That stalemate has prompted some to ask: If the world's most powerful countries can't even agree to slim their nuclear arsenal, what hope is there of abolishing the

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05:00

Seoul court hosts real-life political drama

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

2025/09/26

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon-hee was in the dock this week as her showstopper criminal trial got underway in the Seoul Central District Court. While her husband Yoon Suk-yeol faces his own legal troubles over a martial law move during his failed presidency, 53-year-old Kim faces a raft of charges, including stock manipulation and corruption.She has been in custody since August and her case ― involving diamonds and designer handbags alleged to have been received as bribes ― is linked to

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06:25

'Good morning from Gaza': An artist's message to the...

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

2025/09/24

For the past 21 months, Palestinian artist Maysaa Youssef has been hosting workshops for traumatized Gaza children to help them process the horrors they experience on an almost daily basis. I first spoke with her in June, and since then I've been in regular contact with her through text messages and video calls.

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06:20

Feuding clouds South Korea presidential election

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

2025/09/22

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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06:37

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

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

2025/09/22

It's not just former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol 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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03:48

India's Supreme Court to rule on landmark same-sex...

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

2025/09/22

Same-sex couples in India are anxiously awaiting a ruling from the country's top court that could legalize their right to marry. But experts say a favorable judgment would still require legislative revisions by a conservative government staunchly opposed to change.

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06:16

Asian students help preserve World War Two Burma...

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

2025/09/14

The Burma campaign is remembered as one of the fiercest series of battles of World War Two. It claimed the lives of 190,000 Japanese soldiers as well as a large number of civilians. Over six decades, an annual Buddhist service has been held during July in western Japan's Wakayama Prefecture to pay tribute to those who died. This year, as the service marked its 60th anniversary, attendees included a university student with roots in Myanmar — the country formerly known as Burma — as well as a

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05:51

Apple's North Star: How Steve Jobs took inspiration...

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

2025/09/12

Apple is one of America's most recognizable brands. A tech juggernaut known for its innovations in consumer electronics, it is also one of the country's most successful cultural exports. But as one of the company's most famous designers once said, "Apple's soul is half Japanese." The company's connection with Japan dates back to its early years, when Jobs turned to Sony Chairman Morita Akio for inspiration.

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05:51

Apple's North Star: How Steve Jobs took inspiration...

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

2025/09/11

Apple is one of America's most recognizable brands. A tech juggernaut known for its innovations in consumer electronics, it is also one of the country's most successful cultural exports. But as one of the company's most famous designers once said, "Apple's soul is half Japanese." The company's connection with Japan dates back to its early years, when Jobs turned to Sony Chairman Morita Akio for inspiration.

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06:25

'Good morning from Gaza': An artist's message to the...

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

2025/09/11

For the past 21 months, Palestinian artist Maysaa Youssef has been hosting workshops for traumatized Gaza children to help them process the horrors they experience on an almost daily basis. I first spoke with her in June, and since then I've been in regular contact with her through text messages and video calls.

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06:22

Steve Jobs and Japanese prints: A lifelong love

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

2025/09/11

Tech icon Steve Jobs was fascinated by Japanese culture, and was particularly passionate about shin-hanga woodblock prints. Interviews with former colleagues and friends reveal that his lifelong love of the art form had its origins in a childhood friendship.

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06:38

Steve Jobs and Japanese prints: A lifelong love

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

2025/09/10

Tech icon Steve Jobs was fascinated by Japanese culture, and was particularly passionate about shin-hanga woodblock prints. Interviews with former colleagues and friends reveal that his lifelong love of the art form had its origins in a childhood friendship.

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07:30

Why Senegal’s young people are abandoning their country

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

2025/09/06

Thousands of people have died in recent years trying to reach Europe via the Canary Islands. Young people from Senegal are seeking more than what their country can give them – even though the nation’s economy is expected to grow, and it offers relative peace and stability compared with its West African neighbors. Three-quarters of Senegal’s 18 million residents are under age 35.NHK World’s former Johannesburg Bureau Chief Kobayashi Yu visited Senegal to find out why so many young Senegalese try to

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03:20

Hiroshima: Remembering young foreign victims

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

2025/09/05

The list of atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima includes students from overseas who were staying in the city at the time. Their stories are little-known, but their actions in the bombing’s aftermath left a lasting impact. One man who feels a connection with them is sharing their stories and their legacy eight decades since the devastating attack.

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05:01

Flowerpots offer cheap training for surgeons in Japan

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

2025/09/05

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 ·

2025/09/04

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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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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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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