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Today's Close-Up (2016–present) on NHK World
The answer: Currently airing — last episode May 22, 2026.
11seasons
388episodes
About Today's Close-Up
Today's Close-Up is currently between seasons on NHK World; the most recent episode aired on March 6, 2026. There is no confirmed return date for the next season.
The show is a Japanese current affairs program that has been airing since its debut on May 28, 2016. It provides viewers with in-depth analysis and critical insights into significant issues affecting Japanese society, covering a range of topics relevant to contemporary life.
Each episode has a runtime of approximately 27 minutes, offering concise yet comprehensive coverage of important issues.
Today's Close-Up episode schedule
388 aired
Aired · 388
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | S2026·E20 | Pets in an Aging Society: Who Will Care When Owners Can't |
| May 21, 2026 | S2026·E19 | "Cuba's Next" — Trump's Strategy Shakes Latin America |
| May 15, 2026 | S2026·E18 | Booming Character Economy: Why Adults Fall for Mascots |
| May 14, 2026 | S2026·E17 | Trapped in Poverty: The Darker Side of the Gig Economy |
| April 17, 2026 | S2026·E16 | Hidden Undernutrition: How to Improve Your Diet |
| April 16, 2026 | S2026·E15 | The Toy Gun That Wasn't: In Search of 17,000 Weapons |
| April 10, 2026 | S2026·E14 | Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood? The Pros and Cons of Data Centers |
| April 9, 2026 | S2026·E13 | Silent Pandemic: The Dangers of Drug-Resistant Bacteria |
| April 3, 2026 | S2026·E12 | Global Quest for Rare Earths: Surviving China's Dominance |
| April 2, 2026 | S2026·E11 | 15 Years Since Fukushima: The Plant Chief's Final Message |
| March 6, 2026 | S2026·E10 | Chewing Well: Health Benefits for Young and Old |
| March 5, 2026 | S2026·E9 | Former PM Abe Shooting Trial: What the Attacker Told the Court |
| February 6, 2026 | S2026·E8 | Hospice-Style Housing: New Option Emerges for End-Of-Life Care |
| February 5, 2026 | S2026·E7 | Closer Than Friends or Family? — Turning to AI for Companionship |
| January 30, 2026 | S2026·E6 | Tourism Dream or Local Nightmare? Japan's 'Minpaku' Private Lodging Struggles |
| January 29, 2026 | S2026·E5 | Sushi's New Era: Challenges Transform Japan's Food Culture |
| January 23, 2026 | S2026·E4 | Aging Well: The Most Private Challenge |
| January 22, 2026 | S2026·E3 | Have You Written by Hand Lately? — The Value of Handwriting in the Digital Age |
| January 16, 2026 | S2026·E2 | The 'Land of Gold' Returns: Eyes Turn to Japan Amid Record Prices |
| January 15, 2026 | S2026·E1 | Braking Point: The Science of Safe Driving as We Age |
| December 19, 2025 | S2025·E59 | Shorter Hours With Regular Status: Win-Win Model for Workers, Employers? |
| December 18, 2025 | S2025·E58 | Battery Fire Crisis: Defective Products Pose Serious Risk |
| December 12, 2025 | S2025·E57 | Threats from Above: Tackling Nuclear Plant Drone Intrusions |
| December 11, 2025 | S2025·E56 | Japan's Bear Threat Continues: What's Pushing Them Into Human Habitats? |
| December 5, 2025 | S2025·E55 | Japan's "Foreigner Anxiety": How Misinformation and Complaints Fuel Unease |
| December 4, 2025 | S2025·E54 | Amazon on the Brink: Global Impact of Deforestation |
| November 21, 2025 | S2025·E53 | Inside the 'Black Box' Hospital: Hidden Crisis in Japan's Psychiatric Care |
| November 20, 2025 | S2025·E52 | AI Robot Revolution: Impact on Caregiving |
| November 14, 2025 | S2025·E51 | Fighting the Yips: The Life-Eroding Disorder |
| November 13, 2025 | S2025·E50 | Japan's Fermented Food Crisis: Challenges Amid Global Boom |
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| November 7, 2025 | S2025·E49 | More Than Books: Libraries as Community Hubs |
| November 6, 2025 | S2025·E48 | Unusual Boom in Property Market: What's Driving Housing Price Surge in Japan |
| October 24, 2025 | S2025·E47 | A Tick Bite Can Be Deadly: Doctors Warn as Infection Spreads in Japan |
| October 23, 2025 | S2025·E46 | iPS Cell Therapy: Transforming the Future of Medicine |
| October 17, 2025 | S2025·E45 | Predicting Bands of Heavy Rain : Scientists Fight for Higher Accuracy |
| October 16, 2025 | S2025·E44 | Rebuilding in the Midst of Conflict : New Developments in Ukraine |
| October 10, 2025 | S2025·E43 | The Midlife Crisis : How to Find Your Way Out |
| October 9, 2025 | S2025·E42 | Bear Attacks in Japan Residential Areas Face Growing Threat |
| October 3, 2025 | S2025·E41 | Redefining Life With Dementia: New Opportunities in the Workplace |
| October 2, 2025 | S2025·E40 | Seaweed Power: Harnessing the Ocean's Hidden Potential |
| September 19, 2025 | S2025·E39 | The Hidden Threat Below: Japan's Aging Sewer System |
| September 18, 2025 | S2025·E38 | Rethinking Retrials: Saving the Innocent in Japan's Courts |
| September 12, 2025 | S2025·E37 | AI Accelerates Drug Repositioning: Unlocking New Potential of Existing Medicines |
| September 11, 2025 | S2025·E36 | Don't Sweat It! - New Solutions for Perspiration Problems |
| September 5, 2025 | S2025·E35 | Brain Drain in Trump's America: Global Hunt for Talent |
| September 4, 2025 | S2025·E34 | Our Diet in the Age of Extreme Heat |
| July 25, 2025 | S2025·E33 | Find Your 'Just Right': Home Cooking That Lets You Be Free |
| July 24, 2025 | S2025·E32 | Car Theft on the Rise: Who Steals Them, Where Do They Go? |
| July 18, 2025 | S2025·E31 | Japan's Space Ambitions: From Moonshots to Market Strategy |
| July 17, 2025 | S2025·E30 | "Last Letter": Changing Views of Death in Japan |
| July 11, 2025 | S2025·E29 | Living With Cancer: Patients Burdened by Costs |
| July 10, 2025 | S2025·E28 | "We Want You!": The Heated Tug of War Over Foreign Workers |
| July 4, 2025 | S2025·E27 | Tokyo's 'Baby Hatch': Lifeline for Newborns and Their Mothers |
| July 3, 2025 | S2025·E26 | Seeking a Partner Later in Life |
| June 20, 2025 | S2025·E25 | Aging Hospitals, Rising Costs: Japan's Urban Medical System in Crisis |
| June 19, 2025 | S2025·E24 | Drinking to a Better Life: Non-Alcoholic Beverages Are Transforming Japan |
| June 13, 2025 | S2025·E23 | Your Account Could Be Next: Japanese Trading Sites Under Attack |
| June 12, 2025 | S2025·E22 | Broken Trust: When Attorneys Exploit Fraud Victims |
| June 6, 2025 | S2025·E21 | Loneliness Claims Young Lives: The Truth Behind Solitary Deaths |
| June 5, 2025 | S2025·E20 | Management: Promotion or Punishment? — How Japan is Rethinking Leadership Roles |
| May 23, 2025 | S2025·E19 | Protection vs. Freedom: Children's Social Media Use |
| May 22, 2025 | S2025·E18 | Learning to Say How You Feel: Emotional Literacy Helps Prevent Violence, Crime |
| May 16, 2025 | S2025·E17 | Home-Visit Care Crisis: Emerging Barriers To Aging in Place |
| May 15, 2025 | S2025·E16 | Japan's COVID Vaccine Woes: Slow Relief, Hard Lessons |
| April 25, 2025 | S2025·E15 | Japan's Logistics Crisis: Challenges From Working Hour Reform |
| April 24, 2025 | S2025·E14 | When Devices Explode: The Hidden Risks of Lithium-Ion Batteries |
| April 18, 2025 | S2025·E13 | E-scooter Accidents on the Rise: How to Balance Safety and Convenience? |
| April 17, 2025 | S2025·E12 | "Why I Really Quit": Taking on Workplace Sexual Harassment |
| April 11, 2025 | S2025·E11 | 30 Years in Darkness: Children of the Cult After the Tokyo Sarin Attack |
| April 10, 2025 | S2025·E10 | Cashing in on Spare Time: How "Spot Work" is Changing Japan |
| March 3, 2025 | S2025·E9 | Behind Closed Doors: Supporting Families With Mental Illness |
| February 28, 2025 | S2025·E8 | 'Deathonomics': How Russia is Enjoying Growth |
| February 24, 2025 | S2025·E7 | Recipes for Survival: How To Save Japan's Disappearing Ramen Shops |
| February 21, 2025 | S2025·E6 | Plastics in Our Bodies: Emerging Health Risk |
| February 17, 2025 | S2025·E5 | Unusual Flu Season: What's Behind Record Wave of Infections |
| February 14, 2025 | S2025·E4 | 30 Years Since Hanshin-Awaji Quake: Challenge of Preserving Memories |
| January 31, 2025 | S2025·E3 | Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries: The Dark Side of Art and Collectibles |
| January 24, 2025 | S2025·E2 | Japanese Elections in 2024: The Impact of Social Media |
| January 17, 2025 | S2025·E1 | From Survivors to Victims: Disaster-Related Deaths After Noto Earthquake |
| December 23, 2024 | S2024·E33 | Art of Sake Joins UN Heritage List |
| December 20, 2024 | S2024·E32 | Restoring Cognitive Health: Key Lies in Combining 4 Strategies |
| December 13, 2024 | S2024·E31 | Medical Incidents: How Doctors Become "Repeaters" |
| December 9, 2024 | S2024·E30 | Realty Fraud Targeting Seniors: How to Avoid Scam Sales Deals |
| December 6, 2024 | S2024·E29 | Is Your Condo Quake Resistant? — For Current & Future Owners |
| December 2, 2024 | S2024·E28 | A Champion Born from Change: Japan's World-Conquering Go Player |
| November 22, 2024 | S2024·E27 | Is My Pension Enough? Risks Awaiting Japanese Women in Retirement |
| November 15, 2024 | S2024·E26 | Uneven Healthcare Crisis: Dual Challenges Facing Japan's Hospitals |
| November 8, 2024 | S2024·E25 | Japan's Gastronomy Tourism: Key to Regional Revival? |
| November 1, 2024 | S2024·E24 | Beyond the Nobel Peace Prize: Survivors' Fight Goes on for a Nuclear-Free World |
| October 18, 2024 | S2024·E23 | "Black Rain" The Unsettled Question Left by the Atomic Bomb |
| October 11, 2024 | S2024·E22 | Another Disaster for Quake-Hit Noto: Record Rain, Flooding Break Spirits |
| October 4, 2024 | S2024·E21 | My Home is Hot! — Rethinking Housing in the 'Era of Global Boiling' |
| September 20, 2024 | S2024·E20 | Unlocking the Secrets to Longevity: The Billion-Dollar Quest for Longer, Healthier Life |
| September 13, 2024 | S2024·E19 | Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Learning From First Responders |
| September 6, 2024 | S2024·E18 | First-ever Mega-quake Advisory: What Can Be Learned From Confusion |
| July 19, 2024 | S2024·E17 | Mt. Fuji's New Entry Rules: Can They Keep Careless Hikers Safe? |
| July 12, 2024 | S2024·E16 | Six Months after Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Can Rural Communities Survive? |
| July 5, 2024 | S2024·E15 | PFAS Chemicals: Tracking Sources and Health Risks |
| June 28, 2024 | S2024·E14 | Bureaucrats in Distress: Why Japan's Government Officials are Stretched Thin |
| June 14, 2024 | S2024·E13 | Yen at 34-Year Low: How Can Japan Overcome a Historic Currency Crisis? |
| June 7, 2024 | S2024·E12 | Emerging Threats: Super-Resistant Mosquitoes and Dengue Fever |
| May 31, 2024 | S2024·E11 | Small Businesses Thrive: Enlivening the Community with Personality |
| May 24, 2024 | S2024·E10 | The Third Military Revolution: How AI Will Change the Battlefield |
| May 17, 2024 | S2024·E9 | Fighting Fake Ads: The Spread of Investment Frauds on Social Media |
| April 26, 2024 | S2024·E8 | Hamburger Economics: What Sizzling Prices Reveal about Japan's Economy |
| April 19, 2024 | S2024·E7 | What's Holding up Reconstruction in Noto?: Quake Victims Tell of Financial Struggle |
| March 1, 2024 | S2024·E6 | Japan's Booming Stock Market: Another Bubble or Real Growth? |
| February 23, 2024 | S2024·E5 | Five-star Gold Rush: Impact of Foreign-operated Hotels on Japanese Society |
| February 17, 2024 | S2024·E4 | Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Wajima Vows to Rebuild Historic Market |
| February 2, 2024 | S2024·E3 | Generative AI: Copyright Thief or Creative Genius? |
| January 27, 2024 | S2024·E2 | "I will decide how I am" — Message from Author Nishi Kanako |
| January 19, 2024 | S2024·E1 | Tokyo Haneda Airport Collision: Critical Decisions that Saved Lives |
| December 16, 2023 | S2023·E31 | The Global Boiling Era: Part 2 The Fight to Save Forests |
| December 8, 2023 | S2023·E30 | The Global Boiling Era: Part 1 "Climate Refugees" |
| December 1, 2023 | S2023·E29 | Japanese Fish Going Global: Export Battles in a Booming Market |
| November 17, 2023 | S2023·E28 | Gendered Innovations: Improving Healthcare for All |
| November 10, 2023 | S2023·E27 | Alternative Eats: Can Food Tech Feed the Future? |
| November 3, 2023 | S2023·E26 | Fujii Sota's Eight Crowns: How the King of Shogi Beat the Odds |
| October 20, 2023 | S2023·E25 | Shingles on the Rise: New Risks as Virus Hits 1 in 3 in Japan |
| October 13, 2023 | S2023·E24 | Power to the People: Home Solar Panels Tackle Rising Bills |
| October 6, 2023 | S2023·E23 | Away from the Tourist Trail: Japan's Hidden Gems See Rise in Numbers |
| September 22, 2023 | S2023·E22 | Japanese Agriculture Endangered: Going Organic to Protect Farms |
| September 15, 2023 | S2023·E21 | What if it Happened? — Simulating Nuclear War |
| September 8, 2023 | S2023·E20 | Fukushima Daiichi Treated and Diluted Water Release: How to Spread Understanding |
| July 21, 2023 | S2023·E19 | Hunt for the Missing $620 Million: North Korea's Hidden Source of Money |
| July 14, 2023 | S2023·E18 | One Year after Abe's Fatal Shooting: Have Former Unification Church and Politicians Changed? |
| July 7, 2023 | S2023·E17 | Not a Single Minute to Waste: How to Make the Most of Your Time |
| June 30, 2023 | S2023·E16 | "Who Am I?" ― Left in Dark by Donor Insemination |
| June 16, 2023 | S2023·E15 | Designing Out Waste: Circular Fashion Shifts Consumer Choices |
| June 9, 2023 | S2023·E14 | Japan's Architectural Legacy at Crossroads |
| June 2, 2023 | S2023·E13 | G7 Hiroshima Summit: Were the Voices of the People Heard? |
| May 26, 2023 | S2023·E12 | Over-tourism: Handling the Post-COVID Rebound |
| May 19, 2023 | S2023·E11 | The "Air Mobility Revolution": How will Flying Cars Change our Lives? |
| May 13, 2023 | S2023·E10 | Investigating Ukraine's Missing Children |
| April 28, 2023 | S2023·E9 | Japanese Prime Minister Attacked: Looking into the Security and Motives |
| April 21, 2023 | S2023·E8 | ChatGPT: Learning to Live with the Revolutionary AI |
| April 14, 2023 | S2023·E7 | Russia's Transfer of Ukrainian Children: Abduction or Protection? |
| March 3, 2023 | S2023·E6 | Playing to Understand the World: New Video Games Open up Real-life Experiences |
| February 24, 2023 | S2023·E5 | More Than a Game: Japan's Trading Card Bubble |
| February 17, 2023 | S2023·E4 | Better Off Abroad: Young People Leaving 'Cheap Japan' |
| February 3, 2023 | S2023·E3 | Another Giant Leap for Mankind: New Space Race for Settlement on the Moon |
| January 27, 2023 | S2023·E2 | Tokyo Makeover: The Megalopolis Transforms for the Future |
| January 20, 2023 | S2023·E1 | #RegrettingMotherhood: Japanese Women Reflect on Experience |
| December 23, 2022 | S2022·E32 | Anime Director Makoto Shinkai: Depicting Disasters Through Storytelling |
| December 16, 2022 | S2022·E31 | Turning Back to Nuclear Power? ― Debate Over Japan's Energy Mix |
| December 9, 2022 | S2022·E30 | Digging for Answers: The Growing Threat to Japan's Onsen |
| December 2, 2022 | S2022·E29 | Anatomy of a Flawed Investigation: Machine Maker Snared in Export Control Net |
| November 18, 2022 | S2022·E28 | Is Free Delivery Truly "Free"? — Truckers Struggle with Long Hours, Low Pay |
| November 11, 2022 | S2022·E27 | Are We as Eco-friendly as We Think? — The True Cost of Going Green |
| November 4, 2022 | S2022·E26 | Authentic Chinese Cuisine Arrives in Japan: A Sign of a New Age in Bilateral Ties? |
| October 21, 2022 | S2022·E25 | Russia Turns to Africa: New Ties in Face of Global Isolation |
| October 14, 2022 | S2022·E24 | Vacant House Investment: Finding Value in Abandoned Homes |
| October 7, 2022 | S2022·E23 | 20 Years after Japan-North Korea Summit: Can Lessons Help Bring Home All Abductees? |
| September 23, 2022 | S2022·E22 | Spousal Organ Transplants: New Option Leads to New Challenges |
| September 16, 2022 | S2022·E21 | A New Generation of Idols: How Tech is Bridging the Gap with Fans |
| September 9, 2022 | S2022·E20 | Ties Revealed: Former Unification Church and Japan's Politicians |
| July 22, 2022 | S2022·E19 | Heatstroke Misconceptions: Beat the Heat with the Right Knowledge |
| July 15, 2022 | S2022·E18 | Waste Not, Want Not: Unused Fish Find Favor at Dinner Table |
| July 8, 2022 | S2022·E17 | Ukraine Cyberwar: Battlefield With No Borders |
| June 24, 2022 | S2022·E16 | Secret Power of Bacteria: How Gut Health Shapes Our Well-being |
| June 17, 2022 | S2022·E15 | Ant Attack: Fight Against Invasive Species |
| June 10, 2022 | S2022·E14 | Japan's Fried Chicken Craze: What's Behind the 'Karaage' Business Boom? |
| May 29, 2022 | S2022·E13 | 50 Years Since Okinawa's Reversion to Japan: Bridging History with the Future |
| May 20, 2022 | S2022·E12 | The Murky World of "No. 1" Rankings: How Marketing Misleads Consumers |
| May 13, 2022 | S2022·E11 | Changing Gender Stereotypes via Education |
| April 29, 2022 | S2022·E10 | From Kids' Comics to Black Comedy: The Life of Fujiko Fujio (A) |
| April 22, 2022 | S2022·E9 | North Korea Ramps up Missile Program: Global Divisions Fuel Urge to Arm |
| April 15, 2022 | S2022·E8 | Information War in Ukraine: The Battle for Truth |
| March 18, 2022 | S2022·E7 | 11 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: School Ruins Reconnect Survivors |
| March 11, 2022 | S2022·E6 | 11 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: Young Survivors Open Up to Families |
| March 4, 2022 | S2022·E5 | Confessions of an Ex-Radical: Fifty Years after the Asama Sanso Incident |
| February 4, 2022 | S2022·E4 | Japan's Elderly Care Going Digital |
| January 28, 2022 | S2022·E3 | Cybercrime Thriving in Pandemic: Japan a Major Target |
| January 21, 2022 | S2022·E2 | Young Survivors Find Their Voice: 27 Years since Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake |
| January 14, 2022 | S2022·E1 | New Year, New Society? — Key Figures Share their Thoughts |
| December 17, 2021 | S2021·E33 | New Space Age: Private Companies Take on Final Frontier |
| December 10, 2021 | S2021·E32 | Cage-Free Eggs Highlight Animal Welfare |
| December 3, 2021 | S2021·E31 | Peter 2.0: Living as a Cyborg |
| November 19, 2021 | S2021·E30 | "Never Give Up" — Atomic Bomb Survivor's Final Message |
| November 12, 2021 | S2021·E29 | "Social Tipping" — Fans Fall into Livestreaming Pitfall |
| November 5, 2021 | S2021·E28 | General Election in Japan: Voters Look Beyond Pandemic |
| October 29, 2021 | S2021·E27 | "Stigmatized Properties" — Dark Truth of Japanese Society |
| October 22, 2021 | S2021·E26 | Timeless Legacy of "Golgo 13": Artist Saito Takao Drawing on Human Nature |
| October 15, 2021 | S2021·E25 | Social Prescribing: Tackling Isolation in the COVID Era |
| October 8, 2021 | S2021·E24 | "No More Dropouts" — High School as a Safety Net |
| October 1, 2021 | S2021·E23 | Bidding Farewell Without Regret: Changing Trends in the Way We Mourn |
| September 17, 2021 | S2021·E22 | Hoping to Conceive: Sperm Donation in the Social Media Age |
| September 10, 2021 | S2021·E21 | Dying in Japan: Foreign Residents Struggle to Find Graves |
| July 16, 2021 | S2021·E20 | "Put Yourself in Someone Else's Shoes": How to Bridge the Gender Gap |
| July 9, 2021 | S2021·E19 | Halting Virus Variants: Infection Paths and Preventive Strategies |
| July 2, 2021 | S2021·E18 | Corona-Driven "Easy Money": Will the Party Continue? |
| June 25, 2021 | S2021·E17 | Bidding Goodbye to Companies: Lifestyle Shift in an Era of Longevity |
| June 17, 2021 | S2021·E16 | The Battle Between Variants and Vaccines |
| June 4, 2021 | S2021·E15 | Kariko and Yamanaka: Pioneering Scientists Discuss Covid Vaccines |
| May 28, 2021 | S2021·E14 | Braving the Storm: Novice Nurses During the Pandemic |
| May 21, 2021 | S2021·E13 | Sustainable Fashion: Clothes for a Better Future |
| May 14, 2021 | S2021·E12 | Coronavirus Variants Changing the Stakes |
| April 23, 2021 | S2021·E11 | Living with Family, but All Alone: Solitary Deaths in Japan |
| April 16, 2021 | S2021·E10 | Lost Education: "Voluntarily Absent" During the Pandemic |
| April 9, 2021 | S2021·E9 | Live Streaming E-commerce: Sales Booming During the Pandemic |
| March 19, 2021 | S2021·E8 | Diving for a Missing Daughter: Ten Years After 3.11 Tsunami |
| March 5, 2021 | S2021·E7 | Storytelling Bus Tour: 2011 Tsunami Survivors Keep Memories Alive |
| February 26, 2021 | S2021·E6 | Myanmar Coup: Future of the Protests |
| February 19, 2021 | S2021·E5 | Pandemic Hits Troubled Teens |
| February 5, 2021 | S2021·E4 | Mobile Finance Revolution Driven by Pandemic |
| January 29, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Goodbye, Izakaya? Japanese Pubs at Crossroads |
| January 22, 2021 | S2021·E2 | Frontline of COVID-19 Fight: An Escalating Medical Crisis |
| January 15, 2021 | S2021·E1 | How to Prevent Worst-Case COVID-19 Surge: Latest Findings Provide the Key |
| December 18, 2020 | S2020·E50 | Hayabusa2: Secrets of Japan's Asteroid Mission |
| December 11, 2020 | S2020·E49 | In Search of the Stolen Pigs: The Plight of Vietnamese Technical Trainees |
| December 4, 2020 | S2020·E48 | A Workplace Where Women Can Shine: Overcoming Innate Gender Bias |
| November 27, 2020 | S2020·E47 | Are the Tokyo Games Possible? - Int'l Gymnastics Meet Held as Test |
| November 20, 2020 | S2020·E46 | How Will Japan Change Without "Hanko"? |
| November 13, 2020 | S2020·E45 | Small Scale Farming: A Lifestyle for the Post-Pandemic World |
| October 30, 2020 | S2020·E44 | Traditional Culture at Risk: Pandemic Hits Historic Businesses |
| October 23, 2020 | S2020·E43 | Life in a Post-Pandemic World: Women Lead Push for Sustainability |
| October 16, 2020 | S2020·E42 | Inside the "Click Fraud" Industry |
| October 9, 2020 | S2020·E41 | Growing Uncertainty over US Presidential Race |
| October 2, 2020 | S2020·E40 | Kurosawa Kiyoshi in the Limelight: Venice Award - Winner Talks Film |
| September 18, 2020 | S2020·E39 | Batten Down the Hatches: Life in the Super Typhoon Era |
| September 11, 2020 | S2020·E38 | Pandemic Spawns New Kind of Loan Shark |
| September 4, 2020 | S2020·E37 | COVID-19: Frontline Battle with "Second Wave" |
| August 7, 2020 | S2020·E36 | Lest We Forget: The Struggle to Pass on War Memories |
| July 31, 2020 | S2020·E35 | Supporting "Hikikomori": Social Isolation Amid a Pandemic |
| July 24, 2020 | S2020·E34 | Frontline Response to Resurgent Virus |
| July 17, 2020 | S2020·E33 | Pandemic Increases Online Shopping Pitfalls |
| July 10, 2020 | S2020·E32 | Predicting the Virus with Big Data |
| July 3, 2020 | S2020·E31 | COVID-19: Untold Stories of Life and Death |
| June 26, 2020 | S2020·E30 | Life After the Virus: Former Patients Speak Out |
| June 19, 2020 | S2020·E29 | Antibody Testing: Bracing for the Second Wave of COVID-19 |
…and 158 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.