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The slides illustrate the characteristics of Noh theatre, which has survived unchanged since the 14th century. They show the Noh as the first theatre to put into practice the principle of economy. They also...
Japan has had a unifed state education system since 1872 and like the UK’s, it is both free and compulsory and deals with approximately the same subjects: the three Rs, science, history, literature,...
Akio Morita, inventor of the Walkman personal stereo and chairman and co-founder of Sony, talks to David Lomax about his world-wide business strategy. Discusses successes, wuch as the Walkman, and set-backs,...
Examines the thinking underlying the recent reorientation in Japanese policy towards investing more heavily in pure science, and a consideration of the relationship between success in pure science and...
Adapted from Eleanor Coerr’s book this true story of a young girl from Hiroshima whose life and death gave rise to an inspirational peace project. The child, who contracted leukemia after the Hiroshima...
Since 1945, Japan has risen like a pheonix to become the industrial leader of the world. The film looks at the national psyche of the Japanese, examining their everyday life and their philosophy of valuing...
Introductory programme to the TDK Video Letter Project, based on video programmes exploring the structure and values of contemporary Japanese society as seen through the eyes of Japanese people. The series...
Looks at Japan’s dream of a future which will be clean, serene and bursting with new-age technology. New areas of research (fuzzy logic, opto-neural computers) have pushed the frontiers of traditional...
Series exploring the structure and values of contemporary Japanese society through the eyes of people experiencing each aspect of life. 1: Looks at the education systems and discusses examination pressures...
A biography of Hanayagi Genshu, Japanese feminist and dancer, who shocked traditional elements of Japanese society with her radical politics and avant-garde performances. She was prepared to flout the...
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