Choice of the Week（Week of January 17, 2012 programs）

■A Look Ahead at 2012
〜 Perspectives on Post-Quake Japan and the World 〜

John Dower, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning Embracing Defeat, and Gavan McCormack are two prominent researchers of East Asia. They'll discuss the possibility of dramatic post-disaster changes in Japan.

■NHK Special
〜 Meltdown: Fukushima Nuclear Crisis　Behind the Scenes 〜

What caused the power loss, core meltdown, and hydrogen explosions? Now, ten months after the accident, we'll explore these incidents in dramatizations and interviews with on-site engineers.

■Forbidden Kyoto
〜 Winter Comes to the Geisha 〜

Writer Alex Kaar explores Kyoto's winter charms, and discovers the secrets behind the excitement and glamor of kabuki theater.

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Entertainment

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• Defeat
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