TV Station NHK
Cute Little Japanese Designs | Oita’s Hot Springs and Bamboo Things
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大分・湯のまち スタイリッシュ竹細工 [NHK]
|Length : 29min |Year : 2015 |
Tae Kimura travels to the city of Beppu, Oita Prefecture, one of Japan's most famous hot spring resorts. Historically, Beppu was also a center of bamboo work production—bamboo baskets were sometimes used to steam food using the geothermal heat of the springs. Now those techniques live on in stylish woven bamboo handbags and accessories.
20s Discovering Life | Working at a Local Airline Company
DC241543
地方航空会社 地上職 [NHK]
|Length : 24min |Year : 2015 |
In Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, there is “Japan’s smallest airline company,” whose entire fleet consists on just one plane. The subject of this program is Yuki Kaneko, 24, a member of the ground crew.
Working for such a small company, he wears many hats. Kaneko was born and raised in Amakusa, but actually had no intention of working in his hometown. What sort of life does he see himself leading here?
20s Discovering Life | Working to Support the Great East Japan Earthquake and Recovery
DC241542
復興支援団体 代表 [NHK]
|Length : 24min |Year : 2015 |
Our subject is Takuma Kato, 26, who heads a support organization in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. Immediately following the Great East Japan Earthquake, he entered the Karakuwa area of Kesennuma as a volunteer.
Kato has worked part time at the city office, while carrying on his activities as head of his support group. His first objective is to get the cooperation of local fishermen in starting up “fisherman-for-a-day” tours for tourists. But with no knowledge of the tourist industry, he encounters problems one after another. Will the tour be a success?
20s Discovering Life | Working as a Meteorologist
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気象予報士 [NHK]
|Length : 24min |Year : 2015 |
Our subject is meteorologist Yuu Sato, 29, who works at a meteorological service company. He is in charge of developing weather predicting systems, which have garnered great reviews.
However, his association with a new apartment mate has caused a little bit of self-doubt to emerge. “Is job satisfaction all that life should be about?” Inspired by his roommate, Sato had started to search for the “satisfaction” that he had not been able to find in his job.
Design Wars – Mobile Phone in Japan –
DC240735
デザインウォーズ ~ケイタイ開発の舞台裏~ [NHK]
|Length : 49min. |Year : 2007 |
Each year, ten million Mobile phones are sold in Japan.Makers , both foreign and domestic,are engaged in a fierce battle to develop phones for the Japanese market that are smaller and lighter with bigger screens and more functions. South Korea's LG Electronics has tried to crack the Japanese market with its unique Chocolate Phone. Putting the latest technology on hold, Japan's NEC is searching for a mobile phone design that will capture consumer's fancy. Sony Ericsson has launched the concept of a "design whose value will increase with time." Design Wars looks closely at the intense efforts companies are making to develop the most unique and competitive designs.