50 Years On

1:10 AM to 2:00 AM

Saturday 17 May

Thalidomide poisoning struck Japan around 1960 - a 2014 health survey found many undetected disabilities. We follow victims as they revisit their exposure 50 years after the incident began.

50 Years On airs on NHK World - Japan at 1:10 AM, Saturday 17 May. (New.)

Topics

Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics

Foreign Countries ➝ Expeditions

History

Medical ➝ Health

News ➝ Current Affairs

Documentary

Social ➝ Political Issues ➝ Economics

General