RISING

RISING

Going beyond the horizon. Meet Japan's entrepreneurs whose innovative thinking is changing traditional mindsets in their various fields of work.
Aired: Jan 05, 2017 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 28m Rating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK, Japan International Broadcasting (JIB)
Episodes
01: Whisky Wizardry - Japan's Nature Distilled: Whisky Innovator - Ichiro Akuto02: Groundbreaking Earthworm Robots! Bio-Robotics Engineer - Taro Nakamura03: A World-Class Clothing Brand, Made in Japan: Apparel Innovator - Toshio Yamada04: Innovators Find a Home in Local Tokyo Factory: Startup Support Entrepreneur - Keiichi Hamano05: Spotlight on a Future Food Revolution: LED Grow Light Developer - Seiichi Okazaki06: Turning Stone into Paper - Nobuyoshi Yamasaki07: Magazine Bringing Local Food to Consumers: Food Media Entrepreneur - Hiroyuki Takahashi08: Opportunities for Young Social Entrepreneurs: Social Business Founder - Kazunari Taguchi09: Efficient Printing through the Sharing Economy: Print Industry Entrepreneur - Yasukane Matsumoto10: Agriculture's Next Technological Revolution: Founder of Agricultural Venture - Shunji Sugaya11: Making Great Food a Good Business: Food Industry Consultant - Kenta Kurokawa12: The Digital Child Care Revolution: IoT Child Care Entrepreneur - Yasuyuki Toki13: The Changing Face of Surgery: Medical Technology Innovator - Masatoshi Takeda14: Changing Education in Japan: App Developer - Takashi Hirose15: Breathing New Life into Historical Buildings: Historical Structure Revitalization Entrepreneur - Jun Tarikino16: Going Global with African-print Bags: Social Entrepreneur - Chizu Nakamoto17: Propellerless Wind Turbine for a Sustainable Future: Wind Energy Pioneer - Atsushi Shimizu18: Making Japan Accessible to All - Toshiya Kakiuchi19: Finding Homes for Senior Citizens: Real Estate Innovator - Ryo Yamamoto20: Aiming for Gold with Prosthetics: Prosthetic Leg Engineer - Ken Endo