Culture Crossroads (2018)
- Genre: Documentary
- First Air Date: 2018-12-23
- Last Air Date: 2024-08-11
- Total Seasons: 6
- Total Episodes: 83
- Status: Returning Series
- Episode Runtime: 15 min.
- Network: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Culture Crossroads comprises several regular programs with the theme of creating a multicultural society. They answer questions about Japan from foreign viewers, look at international exchange programs and give tips on disaster preparedness.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2018 | Episode 1 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Letters from Myanmar | 2018-10-28 | 10 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 2 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Muslim Life in Japan | 2018-11-25 | 10 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 3 | Fresh Eyes on Japan: Books, Curry and the Taste of Home | 2018-12-23 | 10 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 4 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Running around Japan | 2018-12-30 | 10 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 1 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Japanese trend of mourning | 2019-01-27 | 10 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 2 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Sports bridge India and Japan | 2019-02-24 | 10 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 3 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Memories of Tsunami for the Future | 2019-03-31 | 10 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 4 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Tarako Dishes in Japan | 2019-04-20 | 10 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 5 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Keeping Mosquitoes Away | 2019-06-22 | 10 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 6 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Our Future with Robots | 2019-07-20 | 10 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 7 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Facing Garbage Head On | 2019-08-24 | 10 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 8 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: New Waves in the Kimono Experience | 2019-09-21 | 10 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 9 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Disaster Preparedness, the First Steps | 2019-10-19 | 10 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 10 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Linking Hearts with Brush and Ink | 2019-12-21 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 1 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Latest Transportation Trends in Tokyo | 2020-01-18 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 2 | Host Town Tales: Sammu City Meets Sri Lanka / Musashino City Meets Romania | 2020-01-28 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 3 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Information Saves Lives | 2020-02-22 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 4 | Host Town Tales: Maebashi City Meets South Sudan | 2020-02-23 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 5 | Host Town Tales: Saga Prefecture Meets Thailand | 2020-02-23 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 6 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Work Fashion in Japan Goes Casual | 2020-02-29 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 7 | Host Town Tales: Maizuru City Meets Uzbekistan | 2020-03-15 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 8 | Host Town Tales: Tsurugashima City Meets Myanmar | 2020-03-20 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 9 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Japanese Grass Mats | 2020-03-21 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 10 | My Favorite Japan: The Ambassador of Myanmar | 2020-03-21 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 11 | Host Town Tales: Mishima Village and Okinoerabu Island | 2020-03-28 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 12 | Host Town Tales / WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION? | 2020-04-29 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 13 | The Thai Community Cries for Help | 2020-06-18 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 14 | Linking Hands in Times of Crisis | 2020-07-02 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 15 | Foreign Students - Japan's Future | 2020-09-24 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 16 | Finding a Place to Belong | 2020-10-01 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 17 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Hazard Maps | 2020-10-29 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 18 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Evacuation | 2020-11-05 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 19 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Aiming for Coexistence with Plastic | 2020-11-19 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 20 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - What to Do in an Urban Earthquake | 2020-12-03 | 10 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 21 | WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Wishing on a Kite | 2020-12-17 | 15 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 1 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Expelling Epidemics with Yokai | 2021-01-07 | 5 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 2 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Evacuation Shelters | 2021-01-07 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 3 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Epidemics in the Nara Period | 2021-01-14 | 5 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 4 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Learning from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake | 2021-01-14 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 5 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Social Distancing in the Heian Period | 2021-02-04 | 5 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 6 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - At-home Evacuation | 2021-02-04 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 7 | Flowers Will Bloom Beyond Borders | 2021-02-11 | 15 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 8 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Naming of Diseases in the Edo Period | 2021-03-04 | 15 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 9 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Information & Communication | 2021-03-04 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 10 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: The Gion Festival for the God of Plague | 2021-03-11 | 5 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 11 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Learning from the Great East Japan Earthquake | 2021-03-11 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 12 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Business Self-restraint in the Edo Period | 2021-03-21 | 5 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 13 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Benefits in the Edo Period | 2021-03-22 | 5 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 14 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Notices Instead of Vaccine | 2021-03-22 | 5 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 15 | Flowers Will Bloom: The Stories Behind the Song | 2021-03-25 | 15 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 16 | Helping People in Need | 2021-05-21 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 17 | What We Can Do for Myanmar | 2021-06-25 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 18 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Flood and Rainstorm Simulations | 2021-07-09 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 19 | Learning Japanese to Fulfill Our Dreams | 2021-07-30 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 20 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Protecting against Heat Illness | 2021-08-06 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 21 | Five Years of Kurdish Youths in Tokyo: An Interview with Director Hyuga Fumiari | 2021-08-27 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 22 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Evacuation Camping Experience at Home | 2021-09-03 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 23 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - First Aid | 2021-10-08 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 24 | Dreaming of a Unified World | 2021-10-29 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 25 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - When Getting Home Is Hard After an Urban Earthquake | 2021-11-05 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 26 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Preparing an Emergency Backpack | 2021-12-03 | 10 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 27 | Ten Years Together But Not in Law | 2021-12-24 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 1 | 17 Syllables Unite the World: Haiku in the Pandemic | 2022-01-21 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 2 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Volcanic Eruptions | 2022-02-04 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 3 | Haiku Talk: The Power of Silence | 2022-02-18 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 4 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Health Care During Disasters | 2022-03-04 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 5 | Tiny Support, Big Meaning! | 2022-03-25 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 6 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Compensation Bundled with Quarantine | 2022-03-30 | 7 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 7 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: The First Masks in Japan | 2022-03-30 | 5 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 8 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Even the Prime Minister Suffered After-Effects | 2022-03-31 | 5 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 9 | Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Japan's Modernization Accelerated by Epidemics | 2022-03-31 | 5 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 10 | Lighting a Torch of Hope Through Art | 2022-07-04 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 11 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Cumulonimbus Clouds That Bring Disaster | 2022-07-11 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 12 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Earthquake! Tips for Staying Safe | 2022-08-01 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 13 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Disaster Reminders From the Past | 2022-09-05 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 14 | Fighting for Marriage Equality in Japan | 2022-09-26 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 15 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Dealing With Female Disaster Needs | 2022-10-03 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 16 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Winter Fire Precautions | 2022-11-07 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 17 | Southeast Asian Memories of Hiroshima | 2022-11-21 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 18 | Remembering Southeast Asians in Hiroshima | 2022-11-28 | 10 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 19 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Staying Safe in Snow | 2022-12-05 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 1 | Living the Plant-Based Life in Tokyo | 2023-01-16 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 2 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Helping the Elderly to Evacuate | 2023-02-06 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 3 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Volunteer Support for Disaster | 2023-03-06 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 4 | Living With Natural Disasters | 2023-03-27 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 5 | Childrearing Beyond Borders | 2023-04-03 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 6 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Seaside Safety | 2023-07-03 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 7 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Typhoon Preparations | 2023-08-14 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 8 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Lessons from the 1923 Earthquake | 2023-09-04 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 9 | Russians in Japan Speak Out | 2023-09-11 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 10 | Creating Comfort in a Small Town | 2023-09-18 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 11 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Evacuation with Pets | 2023-10-02 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 12 | Disaster Breaking News | 2023-11-13 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 13 | Acting with a Disability | 2023-11-20 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 14 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Safety Pictograms | 2023-12-04 | 10 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 15 | Timely Flavors, Timeless Memories | 2023-12-11 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 1 | Standing by Afghan Women | 2024-02-05 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 2 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Volunteer Fire Corps | 2024-02-12 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 3 | BOSAI: Be Prepared - Children's Needs in Disasters | 2024-03-04 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 4 | Japanese High-Tech Toys Go Global! | 2024-03-25 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 5 | Disasters and Foreign Residents | 2024-05-20 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 6 | Connecting the World Through Fermentation | 2024-05-27 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 7 | Evacuee Support As Time Passes | 2024-06-10 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 8 | Food Adventures Connect Us All | 2024-07-08 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 9 | Tokyo's Largest Indian Community | 2024-08-12 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 10 | Taxi Driving Opened to Foreigners | 2024-09-09 | 10 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 11 | One-Day Chefs Bring Cultures Together | 2024-10-07 | 10 min |