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The Best Episodes of NHK WORLD PRIME Season 8

Every episode of NHK WORLD PRIME Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NHK WORLD PRIME Season 8!

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Genre:Documentary

Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Karl and Tina: Season's Greetings from a Wintry Village" is the best rated episode of "NHK WORLD PRIME" season 8. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/27/2024. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Unknown Master of Restoration Episode 3".

  • Karl and Tina: Season's Greetings from a Wintry Village
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    #1 - Karl and Tina: Season's Greetings from a Wintry Village

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/27/2024

    As snow blankets their remote mountain community with its traditional Japanese houses, Karl and Tina Bengs gather with neighbors to celebrate the season, and look forward to the arrival of spring.

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  • The Unknown Master of Restoration Episode 3
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    #2 - The Unknown Master of Restoration Episode 3

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/2024

    Mayuyama Koji is an art restorer tasked by antique dealers and museums with returning broken works to their former glory. His previously unrevealed techniques earned him the nickname "God Hand."

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  • Home Is Where the War Is
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    #3 - Home Is Where the War Is

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 2/24/2024

    Returning home after five years, a Ukrainian journalist living in Japan confronted the harsh realities of war. She created an intimate documentary, showing how life has been upended.

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  • The Rise and Fall of a Crypto Star
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    #4 - The Rise and Fall of a Crypto Star

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 3/3/2024

    Sam Bankman-Fried was a young billionaire before his cryptocurrency exchange collapsed and he was convicted of fraud. Was he a visionary or scammer? We explore the wild and disruptive world of crypto.

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  • A Fukushima Photo Album
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    #5 - A Fukushima Photo Album

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/2024

    In Fukushima, an "Abukuma Romantic Road" photo contest was held in 2010, the year before the nuclear accident. We seek out the people behind the photos and discover how life has changed for them.

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  • The Japanese Dream: Nepali Students in Japan
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    #6 - The Japanese Dream: Nepali Students in Japan

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 3/30/2024

    An increasing number of Nepali youths are traveling to Japan to study, hoping to repay their migration debts and make lives for themselves, but they face the harsh realities of Japanese society.

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  • Aso Jinja: A Shinto Shrine Rises from the Rubble
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    #7 - Aso Jinja: A Shinto Shrine Rises from the Rubble

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 3/31/2024

    This shrine in Kumamoto Pref. was razed in the 2016 earthquake. The seven-year restoration fused traditional craftsmanship with the latest technology.

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