Why Hibachi is Complicated
The hibachi restaurant was created in America in 1964 by a savvy showman and Japanese immigrant named Rocky Aoki, who observed that "Americans enjoy eating in exotic surroundings, but are deeply...
View ArticleCompanies Might Have to 'Lean In' to Transparency by Reporting Salaries
Companies Might Have to 'Lean In' to Transparency by Reporting Salaries For all the leaning in, women still made 82 cents on the dollar in 2017. Women of color fared even worse.U.N. Environment...
View ArticleCleaning Up After the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Eight years ago this week, the most powerful earthquake since 1900 shook the world. It created a 43-foot tall tsunami in the Pacific Ocean that swept across the island of Japan, killing nearly 16,000...
View ArticleThe Chef Niki Nakayama Does It Her Way
Not long ago, the food correspondent Helen Rosner had one of the best meals of her life. It was served at n/naka, which has been called the best restaurant in Los Angeles. The cuisine is distinctive...
View Article#4091: Jazz Meets Japan
Hear music that blends jazz and traditional music of Japan for this New Sounds episode, from the likes of California-based flutist Nicole Mitchell, New York drummer Jaimeo Brown, the string quartet...
View Article#4263, Music with Traditional Japanese Instruments
For this New Sounds, hear traditional Japanese instruments in both traditional and somewhat non-traditional settings in music from shakuhachi player Goro Yamaguchi, jazz clarinetist Tony Scott, and...
View ArticleLeap of Faith - Snap Classic
An aid worker is held hostage in Iraq, a detective’s toughest case turns out to be an investigation into his own past, and a hauntingly beautiful story of a simple piece of fruit. Snap Classic - Season...
View ArticleNahoko Takato: Hero Held Hostage
In 2004, aid worker Nahoko Takato was taken hostage in Iraq. When she finally returns back to Japan, she was not prepared for her homecoming.Check out her work.Produced and scored by Davey Kim
View ArticleThe Chef Niki Nakayama Does It Her Way
Not long ago, the food correspondent Helen Rosner had one of the tastiest meals of her life. It was served at n/naka, which has been called the best restaurant in Los Angeles. The cuisine is...
View ArticleJamie Lee Curtis, the Original Scream Queen
Jamie Lee Curtis comes from Hollywood royalty as the daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She credits her mother’s role in “Psycho” for helping her land her first feature role, as the lead in...
View ArticleThe Children Of Heart Mountain
The Heart Mountain Pilgrimage is an annual reunion for Japanese Americans who were imprisoned at Heart Mountain, a WWII incarceration camp in Wyoming, and their families. "I haven’t been back here...
View ArticleUnsettled in Japan Part 1: Massamba Arrives In Tokyo With A Suitcase And A...
In the years after World War II, most countries of the world signed a United Nations agreement pledging to protect those fleeing persecution. But there are now more people forcibly displaced from their...
View ArticleAsylum in Japan
Matt Katz, WNYC reporter, talks about his reporting on refugees in Japan -- a country with an aging, shrinking population that needs workers, but is still inhospitable to outsiders. Japan admitted 42...
View ArticleImpeachment Update; 2010s Grads Look Ahead to the 2020s; Unsettled in Japan;...
David Leonhardt, op-ed columnist at The New York Times and co-host of the podcast "The Argument," ticks through the latest impeachment related news.Listeners who graduated high school, college or...
View ArticleSeeking Asylum: From the Southern Border to Japan
Analyzing the asylum system by only looking at the mess at our southern border is myopic. The asylum system, designed by major countries to deal with people fleeing persecution, is broken, everywhere,...
View ArticleHow Will the Coronavirus Affect Schools?
You’ve probably been talking with your family and friends about what you would do if the coronavirus touches your life. It’s the same conversation people are having all across the U.S. right now....
View ArticleBryan Washington Reads Haruki Murakami
Bryan Washington joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “U.F.O. in Kushiro,” by Haruki Murakami, which first appeared in a 2001 issue of the magazine and was then republished in 2011, after an...
View Article#4059: Music Rooted in Buddhist Chants
Listen to music rooted in the spiritual chanting of Buddhist monks - from Japan, Tibet, and Southeast Asia. Hear music by Cambodian composer Him Sophy & his music-theatre work, “Bangsokol: A...
View Article#4263, Music with Traditional Japanese Instruments
For this New Sounds, hear traditional Japanese instruments in both traditional and somewhat non-traditional settings in music from shakuhachi player Goro Yamaguchi, jazz clarinetist Tony Scott, and...
View Article#4091: Jazz Meets Japan
Hear music that blends jazz and traditional music of Japan for this New Sounds episode, from the likes of California-based flutist Nicole Mitchell, New York drummer Jaimeo Brown, the string quartet...
View ArticleShould the Summer Olympics Take Place During a Pandemic?
The Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan this July, but some have raised questions about whether it makes sense to gather the world’s foremost athletes during a global pandemic....
View ArticleTokyo's Reluctant Pre-Post-COVID Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics will press on, despite Japan's ongoing fight against COVID, and despite the objections of Japanese citizens. How will they pull it off?On Today's Show:Steve Wade, sports writer...
View ArticleThe Tokyo Olympics Are Happening Despite Opposition
Steve Wade, sports writer covering Tokyo and Asia for the Associated Press, talks about why Japan is planning to host the summer Olympics despite opposition from some epidemiologists and residents in...
View ArticleTokyo Olympics Controversies
Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation and host of the Edge of Sports podcast, joins us for a conversation about the concerns and issues facing the Tokyo Olympics.This segment is guest-hosted by...
View Article451- Hanko
Hanko, sometimes called insho, are the carved stamp seals that people in Japan often use in place of signatures. Hanko seals are made from materials ranging from plastic to jade and are about the size...
View ArticleAmid State of Emergency in Tokyo, Majority of Japanese Voters Want to...
After being postponed last year and despite the continued risk of COVID-19 the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to take place this Friday. According to the New York Times, as of...
View Article#4263, Music with Traditional Japanese Instruments
For this New Sounds, hear traditional Japanese instruments in both traditional and somewhat non-traditional settings in music from shakuhachi player Goro Yamaguchi, jazz clarinetist Tony Scott, and...
View ArticleSoo Hugh on Adapting 'Pachinko' for TV
The new Apple TV+ series, "Pachinko," is adapted from the bestselling novel by Min Jin Lee, and tells the story of one Korean family living in Japan over four generations. Creator, showrunner,...
View ArticleJapan reacts to North Korea missile launch
North Korea launched a missile over Japan on Tuesday morning, for the first time since 2017. Alerts went off in Tokyo and other northern cities at 7:30 a.m., and there was fear and confusion about how...
View ArticleWhat does Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase mean globally?
Elon Musk has purchased Twitter. In Europe, leaders are warning: “The bird will fly by our rules.” We take a look at the worldwide ramifications of the “Musk-effect” on social media. Plus, the globe is...
View ArticleSacred Nation holiday special
In this holiday special, The World brings you Sacred Nation stories that focus on how religion impacted people’s lives this year around the globe. An Iraqi Muslim has been helping to preserve Mosul’s...
View ArticleFrom Fan to Friend: The Unlikely Friendship Between Pico Iyer and Leonard Cohen
When writer Pico Iyer drove to a California monastery in 1995 to profile famed singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen for a story, he was a longtime fan of his music. That fateful meeting turned into a deep...
View ArticleFinland joins NATO
In a quick ceremony in Brussels, Finland was officially accepted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as its 31st member. The Kremlin aired its grievances against the alliance, claiming that...
View ArticleA new generation of militants in the West Bank
In the Palestinian city of Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, there’s a new group of national heroes. They’re part of an upstart militant group called the Lions’ Den. And, how is AI helping to...
View ArticleJapan set to host G-7 summit in Hiroshima
Japan is set to host the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, the site of one of the only two nuclear attacks in history. Also, a comedy group in China is being heavily fined for a viral joke that made light of a...
View ArticleChinese govt protests 'anti-China' sentiment at G7 summit
Beijing is not happy. As the G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, wrapped up, the Chinese government is protesting what it sees as the "anti-China" tenor of the summit. Also, the Biden administration says...
View ArticleWar in Sudan escalates as peace talks collapse
A stop-and-start peace process between Sudan's warring parties has been put on pause by the US. Reports of genocidal violence in Darfur continue to emerge, as the grinding fight in Khartoum continues....
View ArticleThe role of Belarus in Russia crisis
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko was often dismissed as Vladimir Putin's puppet. But given his key role cutting a deal with Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, analysts are reconsidering...
View Article218 - Remembering "The Day After Trinity - J. Robert Oppenheimer and the...
In 1981, The Kitchen Sisters interviewed filmmaker Jon Else about his Academy Award nominated documentary, The Day After Trinity, a deeply moving film about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the dramatic story...
View ArticleNuclear War Historian Fred Kaplan’s Take On “Oppenheimer”, And “Barbie” Too
On Today's Show:Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020),...
View ArticleFamilies of Israeli hostages in Gaza pressure Netanyahu government
After three hostages were killed by the Israeli army last week, the families of those still in captivity are putting more pressure on the Netanyahu government to get them released. Palestinians say the...
View ArticleNew Miniseries 'Shōgun' About Medieval Period Japan
A new FX miniseries, "Shōgun," follows a shipwrecked British sailor's journey through sixteenth century Japan, and the political and military gamesmanship of the country's Medieval period. Creators...
View ArticleMimy and Tony Succar: Music Is Better With Family
Mimy Succar arrived with her family in Miami over three decades ago, she had three kids and a dream. A talented singer and performer from a young age, she was born in Peru to a Japanese family and...
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