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October 3rd, 2008 at 11:27 am

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.

October 2nd, 2008 at 11:26 am

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…

September 5th, 2008 at 9:57 am

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 …

August 6th, 2008 at 12:02 pm

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 …

July 21st, 2008 at 12:34 pm

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 …

July 21st, 2008 at 12:32 pm

History Detectives investigates whether a scrap of fabric is a missing piece of an ingenious secret weapon. Originally aired: Season 6, Episode 3.

July 11th, 2008 at 6:20 pm

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.

June 25th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

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 …

June 18th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

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 …

Due East
May 12th, 2008 at 11:54 am

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:

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If the battle for the presidency comes down to how the West is won, New Mexico's large Hispanic and Latino electorate could tip the vote...
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In this profile, Neal Shapiro, president of Thirteen/WNET, interviews Ellen Futter, the president of the American Museum of Natural History.
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Selected press items featuring WNET.org, its programs, projects and services from the period Friday, October 3 through Thursday, October 9. A group of WNET executives were...
 
 
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