Daigo Fukuryu Maru - Japan's 3rd encounter with nuclear fallout

Daigo Fukuryu Maru - Japan's 3rd encounter with nuclear fallout

A museum in Tokyo houses the Daigo Fukuryu Maru, a fishing boat where 23 crew members were exposed to radiation on March...

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Blind drummer boy, pt.  2

Blind drummer boy, pt. 2

Blind 12-year-old drum wonder Hibiki Sakai is growing more independent, and has a special message for his mama on Mother...

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Turning disaster into direction

Turning disaster into direction

A man who survived the M7.3 Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995 now lives in Iwate Prefecture, an area devastated by the 20...

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Tasty bits of Osaka

Tasty bits of Osaka

Osaka has a plethora of new souvenir foods it hopes will keep people coming back.

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Thermos flies to space

Thermos flies to space

JAXA taps home goods company Tiger to make a canister that can bring delicate materials from the International Space Sta...

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Revisiting Japan themed ballet

Revisiting Japan themed ballet

Fabrice Bourgeois choreographs the redux of a Japan-themed ballet in Kyoto more than 100 years after its debut.

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Perfect sunset on Engetsu Island

Perfect sunset on Engetsu Island

One man spend months waiting to photograph the perfect sunset on Engetsu Island off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture.

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150 years of lighthouses in Japan

150 years of lighthouses in Japan

Nippon TV takes a look at lighthouses in Japan 150 years after the first one was lit in 1869.

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New uses for tuna skin

New uses for tuna skin

Kindai University works with businesses to find new uses for the skin of its farmed tuna.

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Creative hotels in Osaka

Creative hotels in Osaka

Hotel owners in Osaka try new designs and services to attract customers, including the 10 million foreign tourists that ...

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