Next Animation Studio
Japan to dump radioactive Fukushima water into the Pacific
Cleaning up the radioactive mess that is the Fukushima nuclear plant, is expected to take many more decades.
The Economist
Where to invest in 2019?
2018 was a difficult year for investors. American markets were the best bet last year, but where should people put their money in 2019?
Language Tree
Counting to Ten in Japanese
Learn how to speak Japanese with Language Tree' Japanese for Kids! Filled with colorful 3D animation and sing-along songs to keep the learning process fun from beginning to end. Watch as Hiro and his cute Shibu Inu puppy, "Pochi", teach...
Curated Video
POWs in World War II
This is the untold story of the US servicemen and women held as prisoners of war.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
David Weinstein - When Banks Fail, the Case of Japan
What happens to Main Street when Wall Street fails? Japan expert David Weinstein squeezes a unique data set to answer this question. While in the US you will find data on banks and data on firms separately, in Japan there's data that...
AllTime 10s
10 Myths You Still Believe About WW2
You probably learned all about World War II at school, but there's a good chance you have a few misconceptions about how it all happened. Here's 10 Myths You Still Believe About World War II.
Financial Times
GPS data reveal secretive Chinese research vessels crossing Pacific
The FT's Kathrin Hille examines the Chinese oceanographic research vessels appearing between the Philippines and Hawaii based on data from Marinetraffic.com and explains how Beijing is expanding its maritime influence in the Pacific.
Flame Media
Real Future: Do software singers work outside of Japan?
Hatsune Miku, who is currently the biggest pop star in Japan, isn't a human at all. She's a "vocaloid" — a synthetic performer created using special music-writing software and animated with a hologram avatar. Vocaloids are selling out...
Language Tree
Daily Routine and Time in Japanese
Learn how to speak Japanese with Language Tree' Japanese for Kids! Filled with colorful 3D animation and sing-along songs to keep the learning process fun from beginning to end. Watch as Hiro and his cute Shibu Inu puppy, "Pochi", teach...
Espresso Media
Garwin: Science, Civilization, and the Balance of Power
Garwin part 10/11: In this video, scientist Richard Garwin discusses the importance of science in controlling and understanding the world around us. He reflects on a tense period during the Cold War and the responsibility scientists had...
Religion for Breakfast
Can A Robot Be a Priest?
A Japanese company has programmed a popular robot, Pepper, to perform Buddhist funeral rites. But will society ever accept artificial intelligence as religious authorities and ritual specialists?
Jabzy
Japan's WW2 Plans - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Japan's WW2 Plans
Espresso Media
Garwin: The History of Los Alamos
Garwin part 2/11: This video explores the history of Los Alamos and its role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. It highlights the isolation and secrecy of the Los Alamos Laboratory, as well as the experiences of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Yanis Varoufakis: The Global Minotaur 1/4
In part 1 of this four-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis about Varoufakis's new book The Global Minotaur: America, The True Origins of the...
Next Animation Studio
Iodine I131: effects on health and prevention with Iodine tablets
This animation explains how radioactive Iodine is absorbed in the body and how taking Iodine tablets can prevent its carcinogenic effects. It also explains side effects of Iodine tablets.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Richard Koo - A "Balance Sheet Recession"
Nomura Research Institute's Richard Koo says that what the world is experiencing right now, a "balance sheet recession," is different from traditional recessions. However, Japan recently experienced a similar type of recession, and Koo...
PBS
Would Your Neighbors Save You From a Flooding Home?
Climate change is amplifying extreme weather events like hurricanes, heatwaves and other disasters. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of how best to prepare for this stuff? Moving inland? Buying flood insurance?...
Next Animation Studio
Goal line technology to debut at Club World Cup
World Soccer body FIFA has announced it will introduce goal-line technology at the Club World Cup in Japan. Fifa secretary Jerome Valcke called the technology, which will be used during goalmouth incidents to determine whether the ball...
TLDR News
The UK & Japan's New Trade Deal Explained - Britain's First New Deal Since Brexit - TLDR News
Yesterday the UK and Japan announced that they'd provisionally agreed to a trade deal. Considering Brexit is supposed to be all about reaching new trade deals, this first one is a big step for Britain, the first new deal in 50 years. So...
Financial Times
Groucho Marx and the JPX400
The index was meant to showcase Japan's best companies but Leo Lewis says investors might be better off looking at the companies being booted off the list.
Coto Japanese Academy
How to Introduce Yourself in Japanese - Jikoshoukai
Are you going to live in Japan? Better prepare yourself with a Japanese self-introduction – a jikoshoukai. Having this language knowledge early in your Japanese study will help you establish yourself among Japanese friends and colleagues.
Jabzy
Colonization of Taiwan - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Colonization of Taiwan
Curated Video
How America Prepared for Nuclear War
This is the untold story of how the US prepped citizens for a potential atom-bomb Armageddon.
Espresso Media
Garwin: The History of FAS and the Future of Nuclear Weapons
Garwin part 8/11: This video features a conversation about the history of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and their work in reducing nuclear dangers and advocating for civilian control of nuclear technology. It also discusses...