Authorities in India blame homegrown terrorists for bombings that have killed more than 150 people in that nation in recent months; A young activist from Hiroshima revives the memory of The Bomb; And will Israel elect a woman Prime Minister? Watch now.
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…
Campaign follows Kazuhiko Yamauchi as he pursues the time-honored Japanese campaign practice of “bowing to everybody” (”even to telephone poles!” an advisor demands) in his run for a key …
On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay, a U.S. B-29 bomber, drops the first atomic bomb used on people over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Between the blast and the …
The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, surveys the past, present and future of the prefabricated home. This panel focuses on two quintessential …
History Detectives investigates whether a scrap of fabric is a missing piece of an ingenious secret weapon. Originally aired: Season 6, Episode 3.
The film “Japan’s About-Face” is a remarkable window into the shifting role of the military in post-war Japanese society, told through exclusive access to the National Defense Academy, Japan’s “West Point.” Read the latest news and updates on Japan’s military, and watch the film here.
A Japanese warship docked in China Tuesday, for the first time since World War II. The destroyer Sazanami’s arrival in the southern Chinese port city of Zhanjiang follows the docking …
The New York Asian Film Festival kicks off its sprawling, 18-day schedule on Friday, June 20th. The fest plays host to a diverse range of films, from an Indonesian …
All May, Thirteen is running special Asian programming for Asian Pacific Heritage month, telling stories from the entire Pacific Rim, from east to west, the islands of Fiji to expatriates in the U.S., stories from as far as India to as near as New York. See listings:











