Richard Wood, President of the Japan Society, speaks with Martin Savidge about the tense history of Japan-North Korea relations and Japan’s fear of a nuclear North Korea. North Korea has fired test missiles over Japan in the past. Watch interview…

Recent bankruptcies and buy-outs of America’s largest and oldest financial institutions including Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG have affected tens of thousands of New Yorkers – on and off Wall Street. Thirteen/WNET’s award-winning public affairs series NEW YORK VOICES examines how the downfall of these major financial powerhouses will affect the city’s economy. The special also takes a personal look at the hardships in Queens, where the subprime mortgage crisis hit hardest in the city.

Brad Setser, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations speaks with Martin Savidge about the international credit crisis. Setser writes a blog called “Follow the Money.” Watch interview…

A compelling, and scary look at the worsening situation in Pakistan–and on-the-ground report by Sharmeen Chinoy reports that members of the Pakistani press are receiving death threats. Watch and read report.

The Presidential election is now in full swing as the Democratic and Republican candidates Barack Obama and John McCain fight to the finish in November. New York area voters have a voice and want to use it. Take Thirteen’s Health Care Survey — the second survey in the Election Issues series — so you can share your opinions before you cast your ballot, and find out where other Thirteen viewers stand.