NHK World Prime - Season 8 / Year 2024

NHK World Prime - Season 8 / Year 2024

Season 8 / Year 2024

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DatesJan 27, 2024 - Jul 12, 2024
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Episodes

Karl and Tina: Season's Greetings from a Wintry Village
Year 2024Episode 150 min

Karl and Tina: Season's Greetings from a Wintry Village

As snow blankets their remote mountain community with its traditional Japanese houses, Karl and Tina Bengs gather with neighbors to celebrate the season, and look forward to the arrival of spring.

Jan 27, 2024
The Unknown Master of Restoration Episode 3
Year 2024Episode 249 min

The Unknown Master of Restoration Episode 3

Mayuyama Koji is an art restorer tasked by antique dealers and museums with returning broken works to their former glory. His previously unrevealed techniques earned him the nickname "God Hand."

Feb 3, 2024
Home is Where the War is
Year 2024Episode 350 min

Home is Where the War is

Returning home after five years, a Ukrainian journalist living in Japan confronted the harsh realities of war. She created an intimate documentary, showing how life has been upended.

Feb 24, 2024
The Rise and Fall of a Crypto Star
Year 2024Episode 450 min

The Rise and Fall of a Crypto Star

Sam Bankman-Fried was a young billionaire before his cryptocurrency exchange collapsed and he was convicted of fraud. Was he a visionary or scammer? We explore the wild and disruptive world of crypto.

Mar 3, 2024
A Fukushima Photo Album
Year 2024Episode 550 min

A Fukushima Photo Album

In Fukushima, an "Abukuma Romantic Road" photo contest was held in 2010, the year before the nuclear accident. We seek out the people behind the photos and discover how life has changed for them.

Mar 24, 2024
The Japanese Dream: Nepali Students in Japan
Year 2024Episode 649 min

The Japanese Dream: Nepali Students in Japan

An increasing number of Nepali youths are traveling to Japan to study, hoping to repay their migration debts and make lives for themselves, but they face the harsh realities of Japanese society.

Mar 30, 2024
Aso Jinja: A Shinto Shrine Rises from the Rubble
Year 2024Episode 749 min

Aso Jinja: A Shinto Shrine Rises from the Rubble

This shrine in Kumamoto Pref. was razed in the 2016 earthquake. The seven-year restoration fused traditional craftsmanship with the latest technology.

Mar 31, 2024
An Icy Journey from Tibet's Sky Village
Year 2024Episode 850 min

An Icy Journey from Tibet's Sky Village

Jul 12, 2024

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