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Journeys in Japan provides an eye-opening look at the many unique places to visit in Japan. English-speaking visitors travel the length of the country, exploring the culture, meeting the local people, visiting historic sites and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks.
An animated series about a Japanese dog that meets many mythical creatures of Northern Japan as he searches for eight star talismans.
Two renowned Japanese alpinists, Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima died on K2 in July 2024 while attempting a new route on the fearful West Face. Why did they risk everything on Earth's second-highest peak? Why do we climb mountains? Their own footage reveals the courage and legacy behind the climb.
March 2011: The worst-case scenario for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident involved the evacuation of all of eastern Japan, but a secret plan to contain the crisis was being prepared.
Three "lost" decades of economic stagnation since the collapse of Japan's bubble era have fundamentally altered the country's global image, and spawned the term "Cheap Japan." What will it take to truly revive Japan's economy once again? In a rapidly changing world, the question of how the globe's third largest economy can avoid being left behind is perhaps more pertinent than ever. Drawing on both expert guidance and in-depth analysis of a wide range of available data, we hunt for clues that might point the way to Japan's ever-elusive economic renaissance.
