Japanology Plus - Season 10 Episode 20 Firefighting
Wildfires are becoming more frequent and residential fires are posing new challenges. Japan is responding to this evolving reality by developing new firefighting technologies, such as water-free fire engines, AI-powered robots, and self-extinguishing building materials. Around the country, official fire departments are supported by volunteer firefighters, but as societal norms change the number of volunteers is dropping. We introduce the latest from the world of Japanese firefighting.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Director:
Cast: Peter Barakan, Emma Howard
Crew: Tetra Tanizaki (Theme Song Performance), rocomoon (Theme Song Performance)
First Air Date: Apr 03, 2014
Last Air date: Nov 21, 2024
Season: 11 Season
Episode: 323 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 7.80/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 98.745
Language: English, Japanese
Keyword : japan, way of life, arts and culture, japanese folklore, arts and crafts, japanese history, japanese tradition, japanese culture, change vs tradition, japanese society
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Dinosaurs
Japanophiles: Kyle Holzhueter
Camping
Male Aesthetics
Konnyaku
Japanophiles: Isabelle Sasaki
Ueno
Meteorological Data
Amami Oshima: Paradise Found
Amami Oshima: Shaped by Adversity
Japanophiles: Francesco Panto
Vacant Homes
Rokyoku: Musical Storytelling
Japanese Honeybees
Japanophiles: Martin Holman
Unused Fish
Garbage
Firefighting
Japanophiles: Benjamin Flatt
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