TV Station NHK
New Job! New Freedom! | Phan’s International Kids
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青春ドギィ&マギィ | ファン先生とちいさな国際人 [NHK]
|Length : 24min. |Year : 1997 |
Phan Dhi Nhung, Yamato City's first foreign teacher, must devise ways to reach the 120 children at her nursery school, many of whom are newly-arrived immigrants who are not familiar with either the language or the customs of Japan. This program follows Phan, herself a refugee, as she helps children adapt to their new surroundings.
Discover Asia | Growing Food in a Dry Land – Ulan Bator, Mongolia –
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アジア発見 | 乾いた大地に糧を求めて モンゴル・ウランバートル [NHK]
|Length : 24min. |Year : 2000 |
Mongolia suffers from serious food shortages. At a school on the outskirts of the country's capital, Ulan Bator, a farm was established in spring, 1999. Teachers, students and parents transformed a one-hectare former garbage dump into the school farm. The crops harvested on the farm are given to poor families and sold at the market. The profit from these sales is used to buy teaching materials for the school. This program demonstrates how the Mongolian people are responding to a new form of food aid.
Discover Asia | The Heavenly Taste of Street Stalls – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia –
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アジア発見 | 屋台料理は夢の味 マレーシア・クアラルンプール [NHK]
|Length : 24min. |Year : 1996 |
Facing heavy competition and forced to adapt to modern management styles, street stall operators still dream of sweet success. Meet several of these determined entrepreneurs and learn the creative ways they find to survive and thrive.
Discover Asia | A City Where Trucks Are Built by Hand – Bangladesh –
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アジア発見 | 手作りトラックが生まれる街 バングラデシュ・ダッカ [NHK]
|Length : 24min. |Year : 1996 |
Truck transport is the lifeblood of commerce, but the lack of new vehicles has given rise to inventive handling of used parts. See this resourcefulness in action as apprentice mechanic Milon attempts to build a truck entirely from used parts.
Discover Asia | To Become the Pearl King of the Pacific – Aru Island, Indonesia –
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アジア発見 | めざすは南洋真珠王 インドネシア・アルー島 [NHK]
|Length : 24min. |Year : 1996 |
Pearl farming is a relatively new pursuit in these islands, and budding moguls must first master specialized techniques. Meet several of these ambitious pearl farmers and learn the obstacles they face.