TV Station NHK
20s Discovering Life | Working to Support the Great East Japan Earthquake and Recovery
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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 –
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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.
Japan, the World Leader in Long-Established Companies
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長寿企業大国にっぽん [NHK]
|Length : 49min. |Year : 2007 |
Japan is the world leader in terms of the number of long-established companies;there are more than 100,000 Japanese companies with a history of over 100 years. Why is it that so many companies have survived such a long time in Japan ? This programme unlocks the secrets and essence of these long-established companies through a detailed investigation of their business conditions, management philosophies.
TOYOTA’s Drive to the Top
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トヨタ 世界一への条件 ~グローバル企業の苦闘~ [NHK]
|Length : 49min. |Year : 2007 |
The day is fast approaching when Japan's first automaker will become the world's largest. The company is TOYOTA, which now produces nine million cars a year. Over the next two years, TOYOTA plans to further extend its global reach, building new plants in China, Thailand, North America, and Russia. But this expansion will still be a steep hill to climb. TOYOTA is gearing up to localize its overseas operations so they can integrate into the local communities and trying to develop the "TOYOTA Man" in those factories to ensure product quality. TOYOTA's Drive to the Top takes a first-hand look at the frontline operations of a company fighting to become a premier company in the world.