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Video: Animal Cafes Are Cool, But Does A Raccoon Cafe Go Too Far?

In NPR's Elise Tries series, correspondent Elise Hu tests out new experiences in East Asia. In this inaugural episode, she visits a South Korean animal cafe. Things don't go as smoothly as planned.

How Well Do Tech Companies Protect Your Data From Snooping?

We looked at 15 top companies and services that handle your email or store your data every day to see what steps they take to keep it from prying eyes. See how they stack up.

Yamamoto Toji and Chi-chan tending to cooked saké rice.

POV: The Birth Of Saké

Airs Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Marty Stuart's "Time Don't Wait" is a favorite at The Current in St. Paul, Minn.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Hear new music by country veteran Marty Stuart, former Gossip frontwoman Beth Ditto, psychedelic hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces and more in April's playlist, curated by public-radio hosts.

A hackathon held in a Tijuana parking garage drew some 750 young programmers, Oct. 22, 2014.

Hackathon Brings Together Baja California's Young Techies

The hackathon was part of Tijuana Innovadora, a conference about technology, food and fashion.

During a weekly anti-Japanese demonstration, South Korean students sit near a statue of a teenage girl symbolizing former "comfort women" who served as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II. The statue is seen in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Feb. 3, 2016.

Not All South Koreans Satisfied With Japan's Apology To 'Comfort Women'

In 2015, Japan signed an agreement giving $8.3 million to the few surviving comfort women. But South Korea's new President Moon Jae-in now says it's something his people "cannot emotionally accept."

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR, demonstrates the new Oculus Rift headset during the "Step Into The Rift" event in San Francisco in June 2015.

Virtual Reality Whiz Palmer Luckey: Future Will Be 'More Boring Than We Think'

The 23-year-old founder of Oculus VR says sci-fi writers love to use virtual reality as a backdrop for conflict, but the future is "probably not going to be nearly as interesting."

The news of North Korea's missile firing is broadcast at Seoul Train Station in South Korea on Monday.

North Korea Fires Short-Range Missile Into Sea of Japan, Its 9th Launch This Year

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast Monday, which appears to have landed in Japan's maritime economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials say.

Rick Steves in front of Notre Dame cathedral, Paris.

RICK STEVES' EUROPE: Paris: Embracing Life And Art

Airs Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV

The Myth Of The Private Naked Selfie

When hackers steal credit card numbers, the banks and major retailers pay. When they steal personal photos from an Apple account, the user shoulders the cost and can't take back the images.

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