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  • 2019
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    The People and Their Emperor

    The People and Their Emperor

    9.00 2019 HD

    Japan's Imperial system is said to have over 2,000 years of history. A closer look at the history reveals how the Imperial institution has shifted...

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  • 2020
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    Searching for the Standing Boy of Nagasaki

    Searching for the Standing Boy of Nagasaki

    10.00 2020 HD

    October 1945. A young Japanese boy in the devastated city of Nagasaki, two months after the atomic bomb, carries on his back the lifeless body of his...

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  • 2022
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    Tamahagane: Miracle Steel of Japanese Swords

    Tamahagane: Miracle Steel of Japanese Swords

    1 2022 HD

    Japanese swords fascinate collectors around the world. A special kind of steel called tamahagane is required to make them. This miraculous material...

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  • 2022
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    Finding Satoshi

    Finding Satoshi

    8.00 2022 HD

    With only a photograph and a name, a group of passionate puzzle players have been trying without success to answer the question: "Who is this man?"...

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  • 2021
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    The Fallen Fortress

    The Fallen Fortress

    1 2021 HD

    When a Japan-based American journalist discovers that a World War II B-29 engine was unearthed from a sacred mountain he embarks on a quest to...

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  • 2021
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    Decommissioning Fukushima 2021: Ten Years on from the Nuclear Accident

    Decommissioning Fukushima 2021: Ten Years on from the Nuclear Accident

    1 2021 HD

    A decade on from its triple core meltdown, we take stock of the mammoth task of decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, an...

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  • 2022
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    73rd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen

    73rd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen

    1 2022 HD

    The 2022 (Reiwa 4) edition of NHK's New Year's Eve TV special Kōhaku Uta Gassen

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  • 2021
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    3/11 - The Tsunami: The First 3 Days

    3/11 - The Tsunami: The First 3 Days

    1 2021 HD

    The story of the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami as told through news footage and eyewitness video footage.

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  • 2022
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    Digging Deep: What Makes Shiba Inu Dogs So Special?

    Digging Deep: What Makes Shiba Inu Dogs So Special?

    1 2022 HD

    Shiba Inu dogs have quite the personality and are now more popular than ever. Discover their unique traits by watching personal episodes with their...

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  • 2019
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    Tokyo Miracle City: Gargantuan Rail Network - The Passionate Pursuit of Punctuality

    Tokyo Miracle City: Gargantuan Rail Network - The Passionate Pursuit of Punctuality

    1 2019 HD

    We explore the vast rail network that crisscrosses the Tokyo metropolis. With 148 train lines carrying some 40 million passengers daily, Tokyo hosts...

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  • 2017
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    Last Doctor Standing

    Last Doctor Standing

    1 2017 HD

    Takano Hospital is located in a town only 22 kilometers away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The 81-year-old hospital director, Dr....

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  • 2014
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    Mach Stem: The Nagasaki Bombing Intensified

    Mach Stem: The Nagasaki Bombing Intensified

    1 2014 HD

    In 1945, US forces dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Last year, photos and a map of the aftermath were found, detailing the bomb's destructive...

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