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February 4, 2024

Season 6

01. Standing by Afghan Women

Yotsukaido City, Chiba Pref., has Japan's largest Afghan population. Language and religion create difficulties for women at schools and hospitals. This program shows people who go all out to help.

February 4, 2024

02. BOSAI: Be Prepared - Volunteer Fire Corps

This episode introduces Japan's unique volunteer fire corps composed of local residents who often arrive at a disaster scene before professional firefighters. A Thai reporter visits Sano City.

10min
February 12, 2024

03. BOSAI: Be Prepared - Children's Needs in Disasters

What preparations are needed to protect children in the event of a disaster? This episode considers not only their physical safety, but also their mental well-being during stressful evacuation.

10min
March 4, 2024

04. Japanese High-Tech Toys Go Global!

Japanese high-tech toys, fusing advanced technology and "kawaii" culture, are booming, even in education and space exploration. Through a Chinese woman at a toy maker, we look at their global advance.

10min
March 24, 2024

05. Disasters and Foreign Residents

Panic, isolation, evacuation shelter life, community cooperation, network support... Foreign workers living in the Noto Peninsula area describe their experience of the major January 2024 earthquake.

10min
May 19, 2024

06. Connecting the World Through Fermentation

Japanese fermented foods have a long history, but sake and miso producers face problems as eating habits change. A "fermentation designer" is aiming to bring Japan's fermented culture to the world.

10min
May 26, 2024

07. Evacuee Support As Time Passes

Local foreign residents have been helping people stricken by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake through ongoing support activities, starting with an emergency curry kitchen and meeting changing needs.

10min
June 9, 2024

08. Food Adventures Connect Us All

A supermarket is attracting attention for its handling of both halal food for Muslims and common Japanese foodstuffs. What is the new kind of communication created by such food culture differences?

10min
July 7, 2024

09. Tokyo's Largest Indian Community

In Edogawa City, where 40% of Tokyo's Indian population resides, a cultural exchange program gives Japanese residents the chance to visit Indian homes as well as facilities run by Indians.

10min
August 11, 2024