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A diver, Fujita Hisao, has spent 40 years drawing attention to the beauty of ocean life, particularly the graceful sea lions, which face lethal removal due to their obstruction of fishing nets.

Learning about ritto and shosetsu, two important dates in early winter. The nuns teach the viewer how to make seasonal pickles and dumplings.

Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

How can we protect ourselves from disaster-level heat, especially when compounded with other issues such as power outages? We look at Japan's disaster prevention measures to survive the climate crisis.

Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

Our guests this week are Ave Mujica, an all-female band whose members voice characters in a hit anime, and Natsukawa Rimi, whose signature song Nada Soso is a perennial favourite around the world.

Charo brings food to Dread. However, he learns that Dread does not like sharing food and explains the harsh life he has been through.

As camping becomes more and more popular in Japan, different camping styles emerge, including solo camping, women-only camping, and glamping.

Rio lives at Ryugakuin Temple. He's always with the chief priest, whether his owner is chanting sutras or writing calligraphy. Kurosuke, a café cat, helps customers relax.

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We ride through Akita's fleeting summer, meeting artisans of local products, such as Inaniwa udon noodles and Honjo kokeshi. We also visit summer festival performers and feel their strong passion.

Mee wonders why she needs to wear underpants and starts to ask other people the reasons for wearing them.

As different colours, blue and yellow can make green by getting together, similarly different lives can coexist by helping each other.

Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.

A unique walking-eye view of the greatest cities around the globe. Featuring chats with locals and enjoying encounters that only strolling the city streets can bring.