TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The true story behind the legend of the 47 Rōnin | Adam Clulow
Asano Naganori, lord of Akō domain, fixed his gaze on Kira Yoshinaka, a senior master of ceremony. Asano extended his short sword, charged through the castle, and struck Kira. While the wound wasn’t fatal, its consequences would be. What...
TED Talks
TED: Why paternity leave benefits everyone | Shu Matsuo Post
Paternity leave has many benefits for dads, their partners and their babies -- but did you know it also has surprising benefits for companies? This is what author Shu Matsuo Post learned from his seven transformative months of paternity...
TED Talks
TED: A futuristic vision for Latin America, rooted in ancient design | Catalina Lotero
What would Latin America look like if colonization hadn't interrupted its ancient civilizations? Imagining a future where ancestral knowledge intertwines with modern aesthetics, designer Catalina Lotero shows how "pre-Columbian futurism"...
TED Talks
TED: The truth about human population decline | Jennifer D. Sciubba
With birth rates falling, the worldwide human population is getting older and smaller. According to traditional thinking, this spells a future of labor shortages, bankrupt social security systems and overall economic collapse. Before you...
SciShow
Why Aliens Might Love Their Frozen Home
In the hunt for life beyond Earth, scientists shouldn't skip over frozen planets. In some cases, ice might actually help life evolve!
SciShow
The Tiny Reasons This Island Is Shrinking
Hoboro Island off the coast of Japan may soon be an island of the past, and it’s primarily due to one unsuspecting isopod.
SciShow
eDNA: How Scientists See Hidden Animals
How do you track turtles that spend most of their time in muddy water and also look like rocks? It turns out, scientists have found a way to track such hidden animals using eDNA.
SciShow
How Goldfish Went From Pretty To Invincible And Back Again
We began keeping goldfish as pets more than 1,000 years ago, but their beauty wasn’t the only thing they had going for them. Goldfish had a lot of really weird biological traits that made them incredibly resilient. And in an unfortunate...
SciShow
How to Get Drunk on Bread
A man walks in to a hospital super drunk... but claims he hasn't had a sip of alcohol. Join us today for SciShow medical mystery!
TED Talks
TED: The outlaws of the ocean -- and how we're reeling them in | Tony Long
Pirate fishing, oil spills and other undetected crimes are destroying ocean ecosystems -- but we can't stop what we can't see. Harnessing the power of satellite data and AI to catch maritime offenders in the act, ocean conservation...
TED Talks
TED: What the world can learn from China's innovation playbook | Keyu Jin
In the last few decades, China has gone from technological scarcity to abundance. What sparked this shift? Economist Keyu Jin explores how China has fostered a model of innovation unlike any other and shows why understanding its...
Curated Video
Japan, US officials discuss NKo nuclear test
The US Special Representative for North Korea policy on Sunday said the US and Japan were looking at a "full range of possibilities" to impose new sanctions on North Korea following its latest nuclear test.Speaking in the Japanese...
Curated Video
The Japanese rekindle interest in their tradition dress
Kobe, July 20, 2008
1. Various of the Furisode semi finals, women dressing on stage
2. Various of contestants in the Tomesode (unmarried) section of the contest waiting in dressing room
3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Matsushima Hiroko,...
Curated Video
Japan - Blair visit
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is visiting Japan, presided over a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday (13/01) of British and Japanese businessmen during which he reaffirmed his government's support for European monetary union.
Blair is...
Curated Video
Nintendo unveils new GameBoy Advance SP
1. Various of GameBoy Advance SP promotion video taken off screen at launch
2. Various of people trying the new handheld GameBoy Advance SP
3. Close up of mini dinosaurs walking
4. Back shot of a man controlling the dinosaurs with the...
Curated Video
Tokyo zoo puts its director in a monkey cage as an April Fool's Day exhibit.
1. People looking at monkeys at zoo
2. Close up on monkeys in cage
3. Cutaway of child
4. Various shots of Hiroshi Sugaya, Director of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, inside cage
5. People looking at Hiroshi Sugaya in cage
6. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese)...
Curated Video
Scientists discover mice that sing
AP Television
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, 8 February 8 2011
1. Various of Hidaka Yuko, observing genetically modified mice in a clean room
2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hidaka Yuko, Researcher, Graduate School of...
Curated Video
Climate scientists from 100 countries in Japan to study warming risks
Scientists from 100 countries meeting in the Japanese port city of Yokohama were putting finishing touches on Tuesday on a massive report emphasising the gravity of the threat facing communities from the polar regions to the tropics from...
Curated Video
Market reacts to downgrading of Japan's credit rating, analyst
1. Various, Stock Exchange
2. Set up of Masaaki Kanno, Chief Economist at J P Morgan Securities, Japan
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Masaaki Kanno, Chief Economist at J P Morgan Securities, Japan:
"It takes time but eventually I think that...
Curated Video
JAPAN: TOKYO: NORTH KOREANS CELEBRATE KIM JONG II'S LEADERSHIP
Japanese/Nat
Thousands of North Korean expatriates turned out in bright sunshine in central Tokyo on Saturday to celebrate Kim Jong Il's official appointment as Secretary General of his country's Communist Party.
Up to seven thousand...
Curated Video
CHINA: JAPAN & NORTH KOREA BEGIN 2ND DAY OF TALKS
Japanese/Nat
Japan and North Korea began a second day of talks in Beijing Tuesday designed to end decades of suspicion and lead to eventual diplomatic ties.
Delegates from both sides met inside the North Korean Embassy, a shift from...
Curated Video
Malaysian man arrested on suspicion of killing two Japanese men
1. Police escorting suspect George Fernandez out of elevator into room
2. Still photograph of George Fernandez
3. Wide of press conference
4. Various of police officers at press conference
5. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Lieutenant Wutthi...
Curated Video
Japanese PM hosts EU summit; Barroso; Jansa
1. Various of EU Commissioner Jose Manuel Barroso, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and president of EU council, Slovenia Prime Minister Janez Jansa, shaking hands and walking into room
2. Fukuda sitting at table for talks
3. Barroso...
Curated Video
USA: I-M-F - WORLD ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OUTLOOK
English/Nat
International Monetary Fund officials have announced the battered Asian economies are on the rebound in 1999.
Korea and Japan in particular, said the I-M-F, were showing signs of strong recovery after months of economic...