Begin Japanology - Season 5 Episode 6 Excavators
Today, 80% of the world's excavators are built from Japanese designs. There's hardly a country in the world where Japanese excavators haven't made a contribution. And Japanese engineers continue to design innovative excavators - ones that can do much more than just shovel dirt. One state-of-the-art model has a versatile pair of arms; it's essentially a robot! And some models have such precise control that they can hold brushes and write Japanese calligraphy! One watershed moment in Japan came when a new kind of excavator greatly accelerated infrastructure development in the run-up to the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In Cambodia, where land mines left over from past conflict often injure and kill people, one Japanese man modified an excavator so that it could save lives. On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, our theme is excavators. Through an examination of these machines, we'll dig deep into Japanese craft expertise.
Year: 2014
Genre: Documentary
Country: Japan, United Kingdom
Studio: NHK BS1, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Director:
Cast: Peter Barakan, Stuart Varnam-Atkin
First Air Date: Apr 14, 2008
Last Air date: Mar 20, 2014
Season: 7 Season
Episode: 251 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 14.5
Language: English, Japanese
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Episode
Ekiden
Batteries
Cafes
Hot Water Bottles and Pocket Warmers
Ikebana
Excavators
Woods & Forests
Japanophiles - Dhugal Lindsay
Japanophiles - Richard Emmert
Japanophiles - Art Lee
Japanophiles - Philip Harper
Kabuki
Wild Vegetables
Horses
Massage Chairs
Shikoku Pilgrimage
Regional Fast Food
Department Stores
Kimonos
Aquariums
Confectionery
Dolls
Moss
High School Baseball
Planetariums
Japanophiles - Adam Booth
Japanophiles - Dave Spector
Japanophiles - Euan Craig
Shamisen
Crested Ibises
Abalone
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Bay
Potatoes, Taros, and Yams
Name Seals
Mushrooms
Vending Machines
Scissors
Satsuma Mandarins
Gift-giving
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