｜Length : 49min. ｜Year : 1999 ｜

This documentary records the activities of the ibis on Sado Island from the end of WWII to 1999. "Toki", or the Japanese crested ibis, had become extinct, and by 1999 there was only one surviving ibis that could no longer reproduction. With cooperation from China, a pair of ibis arrived in Sado, and the chick Yu-Yu was born in 1999. Combining interviews with NHK's footage, this program shows how the activities to save the ibis have led to a national movement that later became an international project.

｜Length : 49min. ｜Year : 1998 ｜

Virtual reality threatens the real world's environment

As faster, more sophisticated computers inundate the consumer market, the question of how to dispose of old, unwanted PCs has become an environmental headache which threatens to overwhelm both ecologists and scientists. Computer makers have set up environmental control departments to collaborate with engineers who control production and design so that discarded computers can be broken down into components for recycling. However, demand and the diversity of models makes massive recycling ineffective.

｜Length : 44min. ｜Year : 1996 ｜

Back to Nature

Nature has amazing powers of regeneration. This was the lesson learned when an elementary school in a densely populated residential area of Yokohama tried its hand at eco-improvement by building a small dragonfly pond. The pond, which recreated the former wetland environment of the area, soon attracted both dragonflies and other life, which within three years had spread to a nearby river. The project's success is encouraging for battered ecosystems everywhere.

｜Length : 29min. ｜Year : 1993 ｜

A world leader in the ongoing fight against environmental pollution, Professor Ryo Tachikawa of Ehime University was first to identify PBC pollution in the Seto Inland Sea twenty years ago. Nowadays, the professor's research laboratory plays host to researchers from many other countries, helping them deal with their own pollution problems. The program focuses on Professor Tachikawa's efforts to set up a pollution survey network in Korea as part of a pan-Asian network.

｜Length : 20min. ｜Year : 2009 ｜

Mt. Fuji is Japan's highest mountain. Its current shape with its distinctively conical skirts is the result of thousands of years of eruptions. This program takes you on an exciting journey to the highest peak in Japan. You will see a forest that grows on top of lava, the Hoei Crater, formed after an eruption during the Edo Period, and many more unique characteristics of the mountain. The view from the summit is breathtaking. An awe-inspiring sunrise, shadow-Fuji, the mountain's enormous crater ... These spectacular sights can only be seen from the top of Mt. Fuji. Join us as we travel through the seasons and reveal the true face of Japan's holy mountain.