Japan Video Topics (English)
No. Topic Runtime (min.)
2008/2009
No.1
MAY '08
Mixing Up a Super Fuel 3'39
Hokkaido Horse-trekking 3'14
Fresh Ideas for Mobile Living 3'38
New Future for Smallest Room 3'06
2008/2009
No.2
June '08
Untouched for 8,000 Years - Shirakami-Sanchi Forest 3'50
High-Rise Work Fashion 3'27
Fine Mist Cools City Heat 3'38
Minamata - An Eco - Aware Community 3'45
2008/2009
No.3
August '08
Tokyo's Subtropical Islands 4'15
Toys for all Ages 3'37
Japanese Cuisine - Sincerity is the Key 3'33
Building to Blend with Nature 3'59
2008/2009
No.4
Sep. '08
Manga Goes Worldwide 3'31
World's Biggest Firework 4'03
Japanese Denim (High Fashion and Eco-Friendly) 3'31
Deco Art - It's Everywhere! 3'58
2008/2009
No.5
Oct. '08
Walking the Old Tokaido Highway 4'42
Compact Houses for Spacious Living 3'58
Learning about Life from Food 3'17
Fun Ways to Get Fit 3'46
2008/2009
No.6
Nov. '08
The Healing Powers of the Jellyfish 4'03
Ready to Eat. Instantly, Anywhere 3'56
Bamboo's Deep Roots in Japanese Life 4'00
Traditional Crafts, Modern Design - That's Kanazawa 3'50
2008/2009
No.7
Jan. '09
Night Festival in Chichibu 4'20
Monkiri Asobi - The Art of Papercutting 3'59
Miyadaiku-Guardians of a Tradition of Building in Wood 3'43
Sushi from Tokyo Bay Again 4'11
2008/2009
No.8
Feb. '09
Tiny Satellite Carries a Big Dream 4'14
A Stroll Through Old Kawagoe 4'03
Carry Your Own Chopsticks 4'11
Tsukemono - The Pleasure of japanese Pickles 3'32
2008/2009
No.9
Mar. '09
Donabe - Most Versatile of Cooking Pots 3'41
Bonsai - Nature's Beauty in Miniature 3'42
Iwami Kagura - Ancient Ritual to Modern Folk Art 4'49
Green Revolution Transforms City Rooftops 3'43
2009/2010
No.1
May '09
The Cherry Blossoms of Yoshino 4'22
Titanium Tiles for Temple Roofs 3'46
How Old Firms Survive 3'31
Old Crafts in Modern Art 3'39
2009/2010
No.2
Jun: '09
Hiking the Shinetsu Trail 4'29
When Mending Becomes an Art 3'24
A Better Way to Peaceful Sleep 3'21
New Technology for Disabled Sports 4'22
2009/2010
No.3
Aug. '09
Ajisai - Hydrangeas in Hakone 3'41
Lettuce From a Factory 3'24
Mizuhiki - The Art of Tying Paper Cords 3'18
New Life for Old Facilities 3'36
2009/2010
No.4
Sep. '09
Dancing the Summer Nights Away 3'51
Mottainai - Even Tiny Scraps Can Be Reused 3'45
Cruising Down the Shimanto River 4'22
Umbrellas To Slip in a Pocket 3'10
2009/2010
No.5
Oct. '09
Funadansu Sea Chests 3'40
Sweet Accessories 3'24
Yamaga Lantern Festival 3'52
Wagakki - Ancient Japanese Musical Instruments 4'18
2009/2010
No.6
Dec. '09
Unforlding the story of the kyo-sensu fan 4'23
Highly polished skills 3'08
Matsuri-zushi - festival sushi 3'40
Iriomote's Shichi Festival 3'42
2009/2010
No.7
Jan. '10
The Miniature Appeal of Netsuke 3'51
Nature's Beauty at Lake Akan 3'51
Keeping Frozen Cells Alive - CAS 3'30
Wazuma - Japanese Traditional Magic 3'43
2009/2010
No.8
Feb. '10
Nambu-tekki Cast Ironware 3'51
Winter Train to Tsugaru 4'40
Jomon Art - Ancient yet Modern 4'05
Kendo - A Sport for Mind and Body 3'37
2009/2010
No.9
Mar. '10
Mount Fuji in Winter 3'59
Yusan-bako Picnic Boxes 2'50
New Ways to Use Cardboard 4'08
Kariwano's Giant Tug-of-war 4'33
2010/2011
No.1
Kakunodate - Sakura and Samurai 3'40
Designed for Universal Use 3'57
A Tradition of Fine Blades 3'54
Edo Period Puppet Theater 4'06
2010/2011
No.2
Wasabi 3'53
Rebun - Island of Flowers 4'23
Japan's Advanced Vending Machines 3'46
Tenugui - The Handy Cloth 3'25
2010/2011
No.3
Cyber Robot Suits 4'30
Kumiko Latticework 3'44
The Essential Bean 4'26
Pillars of Flame 3'43
2010/2011
No.4
The Dinosaurs of Kattsuyama 3'42
Tokyo's New Green Heart 5'00
Ishiakari Stone Lanterns 4'06
2010/2011
No.5
Onigiri - rice to go 3'23
When lacquer meets deerskin 3'55
Electric vehicles hit the street 3'40
Owara Kaze no Bon Festival 4'05
2010/2011
No.6
Lakes of Many Colors 3'44
Safe Water from Every Tap 3'47
Tsumarmi Kanzashi Hair Ornaments 3'07
Karatsu Kunchi Festival 3'57
2010/2011
No.7
Wajima-nuri lacquerware 4'22
Lighting up the night in Arashiyama 3'26
Fine marquetry from Hakone 3'52
A cascade of chrysanthemums 3'23
2010/2011
No.8
Japan's high-speed rail system 5'22
Matsue - the water city 4'09
Speedy and safe - Japan's egg technology 3'04
Artful Gift wrapping 3'32
Azuki - the versatile little red bean 3'32
2010/2011
No.9
Izu - Paradise of Flowers 4'02
Snow and Hemp in Ojiya 3'49
Leave it All to the Movers 3'58
Hina - Ningyo Dolls 4'14
2011/2012
No.1
The Colorful World of Bentobako 4'17
Miniaturizing Medicine 4'35
Experimenting with Fashion 3'58
Miyajima - Island Shrine to Nature 4'05
2011/2012
No.2
Takachiho - Land of Legends 4'45
Walking on Wood 4'03
Flea Markets for Fun 4'06
Technology Inspired by Tradition 4'25
2011/2012
No.3
Hiraizumi - Once Again a Beacon of Hope 4'41
Fukushima's World-leading Aluminum Technology 4'04
The Magnificent Wooden Chests of Sendai 5'15
Keeping the Auto Industry of the Road 5'05
2011/2012
No.4
Tohoku Rokkon Sai 4'21
Aizu Tajima Gion Festival 4'12
Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival 3'43
Shiogama Minato Festival 4'23
2011/2012
No.5
Solar Power in Japan
3'50
Ise-Shima - Ancient Shrines and Pearls 5'20
Stationery Moves with the Times 4'48
The Ukiyoe Tradition 4'49