In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Feature stories with video and in-depth analysis on the latest news from Japan, Asia and beyond, produced by Japanese public media.
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Show overview
In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 241 episodes. That works out to roughly 25 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 4 min and 7 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News & Politics show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 46 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 125 episodes published. Published by NHK WORLD-JAPAN.
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Feature stories with video and in-depth analysis on the latest news from Japan, Asia and beyond, produced by Japanese public media.
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Timor-Leste's Gusmao reflects on 20 years of independence
Timor-Leste's Gusmao reflects on 20 years of independence
Timor-Leste's Gusmao reflects on 20 years of independence
Timor-Leste's Gusmao reflects on 20 years of independence
Timor-Leste's Gusmao reflects on 20 years of independence
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Timor-Leste's Gusmao reflects on 20 years of independence
Timor-Leste's Gusmao reflects on 20 years of independence
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Timor-Leste's Gusmao reflects on 20 years of independence
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Timor-Leste's Gusmao reflects on 20 years of independence
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Timor-Leste's Gusmao reflects on 20 years of independence
The Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste, formerly known as East Timor, will celebrate 20 years of independence in May. The former leader who led the country in its early years spoke with NHK World about those difficult first steps, and his hopes for the future.
Art inspires reflection and learning about nuclear weapons
The symbolic Doomsday Clock is ticking closer than ever to midnight, driven in part by concerns about the resurgent specter of nuclear weapons. In New York City, an exhibition invited visitors to reflect on those dangers in an unexpected way — through art. The show, titled "Nuclear Injustice," brought together photographs, installations and sound pieces that invite reflection on the human and environmental consequences of nuclear weapons.

One installation by Japanese American artist Alan Nakagawa drew particular attention, using sound to connect two places inextricably linked by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.