Japan Video Topics List – JICC, Embassy of Japan Red Tradition and History Orange Food
Gold Sports Green Eco Blue Tech
Economics, Foreign Affairs Light Blue Purple Fashion, Pop Culture, and Art
Pink Children
Nature Brown
Black Miscellaneous 2005: Number 9: Number 4: The artificial limb makers Expo 2005, Aichi Akihabara - hobbyists' paradise Lacquer reborn A brush with beauty Cultivating the tuna Bringing color back to the oceans The island that runs water Number 10: Number 5: Cycling the islands of the inland Tsunami alert sea After the Expo, visit Iseshima Underground Tokyo Games reach the next level Rice and the Japanese Okinawan sanshin A promise kept - the white stork Number 6: flies again First Steps for World Citizens Number 11: Raining in Japan Nikko - Japan's oldest Robot Partners international resort Wagashi- The Taste of the What's happening in the Seasons motorcycle world Number 7: Senior volunteers work abroad Winter snow keeps summer cool Traditional good luck charms Kyoto state guest house Number 12: Moerenuma - from landfill to park Kyushu national museum Hakata gion Yamakasa festival Heart warming Nabe cookery Number 8: Waste disposal as a work of art Helping hands build Iraqi- Glories of long ago – Hiraizumi Japanese friendship
Getting close to animals 2006: When Computers Can’t Match Number 1: Human Skill Fighting Sport Builds Friendship Aomori-land of contrasts Block toy Unblocks Creativity
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Heroes of Disaster -- Tokyo's Self-expression Through Digital Hyper-Rescue team Art Underground Caverns of Akiyoshi Number 8: Number 2: Beach Cleaning Buggy City of Countless Faces Secrets of the White Egret Castle The Art of the Compact The Yukata Fashion Boom Keeping the Expressways Safe WASHI, the Finest Japanese Weaving Works of Beauty Paper Number 3: The Popular Tokyo English Bus Shimane- Land of Silver, Swords, Tour and Ancient Shrines Number 9: Latest Digital Camera Trends State-of-the-art Prosthetics Art of Hidden Beauty Staying at a World Heritage Site More than Cute—Kawaii!! Basement Food Riches Preparing for Natural Disasters Number 4: Number 10: The Roots of Japanese Anime Japan’s 50 Years as a UN Shop Assistants with Purchasing Member Power Onsen, Warm-hearted Hot Exploring Japan: Appreciating Springs –Beppu and Yufuin- Japanese-style Rooms Ramen, Japan’s Favourite The Japanese Economy is Rising Noodles from the Recession The Small Island that Drives on Number 5: Ethanol Japan’s Assistance for Iraq Number 11: Exploring Japan: Appreciating Global Oysters Supported by Japanese Sounds Forests Japanese Anime in Malaysia Not Just For Play –Mobile Game Citizens in City Planning Devices Evolve- Number 6: Tokyo One-Day Trip Mobile Phone TV UDON ~Noodles Fostered by Exploring Japan: Appreciating Nature~ Wooden Architecture Number 12: Japan Welcomes Young One-Day Trip to Tsukuba –Nature Students and Science- Number 7: Edo Kites Flying High Climbing for Cleaning Supporting the Next Generation Living With Flowers of Aircraft -Carbon Fiber Furoshiki- The Flexible Wrapping Composite Materials- Cloth 2007: Number 1:
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Naoshima -The Island of Art- February: Bringing a New Charm to BONSAI Winter in Japan's Snow Country At the Forefront of Endoscopy Tree Surgeons at Work Japan’s Creative Cheese Robot, a Remarkable Companion Number 2: World's Biggest Comic A Day Trip Across Tokyo Bay Convention The Charm of Modern Paper Craft March: Cleaning Water with Carbon Fibre Tokyo Girls Collection Revitalizing a Town with Ume Japan Tourism Goes Green Number 3: High-Tech Hairpieces A New Focus for Art in Tokyo Railway Country Recycling with IC Cards May: The Rebirth of Japanese Mixing Up a Super Fuel Calligraphy Hokkaido Horse-trekking Izu Peninsula in Spring Fresh Ideas for Mobile Living Number 10: New Future for Smallest Room Try new products for free at June: Sample Lab Untouched for 8,000 Years-Forest Revealing the hidden side of High Rise Work Fashion Industry Fine Mist Cools City Heat Eating on the train – Ekiben Minamata- an Eco-aware Boxed Meals Community A designer’s ideas transform August: local industries Tokyo's Subtropical Islands Number 11: Toys for all Ages A new style of lifelong learning in Japanese Cuisine: Sincerity is the Shibuya Key The lake that inspired Tale of Building to Blend with Nature Genji September: Why is Japanese fruit so Manga Goes Worldwide delicious? The World's Biggest Fireworks Clear as glass, but so much Japanese Denim: High Fashion stronger and Eco-Friendly Deco Art--It's Everywhere! 2008: October: January: Walking the Old Tokaido Highway Toyako- Scenic site of G8 Compact Houses for Spacious Summit Living "Eco"- The New Brand Image Learning about Life from Food New Year's Friendly Demons Fun Ways to Get Fit The Miniature World of Omake November:
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The Healing Powers of Jellyfish Ajisai – Hydrangeas in Hakone Ready to Eat. Instantly, Anywhere Lettuce From a Factory Bamboo's Deep Roots in Mizuhiki - The Art of Tying Paper Japanese Life Cords Traditional Crafts, Modern New Life for Old Facilities Design: That's Kanazawa September: 2009: Dancing the Summer Nights January: Away Night Festival in Chichibu Mottainai--Even Tiny Scraps Can Monkiri Asobi - The Art of Be Reused Papercutting Cruising Down the Shimanto Miyadaiku: Gaurdians of a River Tradition of Building in Wood Umbrellas to Slip in a Pocket Sushi from Tokyo Bay Again February: October: Tiny Satellite Carries a Big Dream Funadansu Sea Chests A Stroll Through Old Kawagoe Sweet Accessories Carry Your Own Chopsticks Yamaga Lantern Festival Tsukemono: The Pleasure of Wagakki--Ancient Japanese Japanese Pickles Musical Instruments March: December: Donabe: Most Versatile of Unfolding the Story of the Kyo- Cooking Pots sensu fan Bonsai: Nature's Beauty in Highly Polished Skills Miniature Matsuri-zushi: Festival Sushi Iwami Kagura: Ancient Ritual to Iriomote's Shichi Festival Mondern Folk Art Green Revolution Transforms City 2010: Rooftops January: May: The Miniature Appeal of Netsuke The Cherry Blossoms of Yoshino Nature's Beauty at Lake Akan Titanium Tiles for Temple Roofs Keeping Frozen Cells alive How Old Firms Survive Wazuma - Japanese Traditional Old Crafts in Modern Art Magic June: February: Hiking the Shinetsu Trail Nambu-tekki Cast Ironware When Mending Becomes an Art Winter Train to Tsugaru A Better Way to Peaceful Sleep Jomon Art - Ancient yet Modern New Technology for Disabled Kendo - A Sport for Mind and Sports Body August: March:
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Mount Fuji in Winter Wajima-nuri lacquerware Yusan-bako Picnic Boxes Lighting up the night in New Ways to Use Cardboard Arashiyama Kariwano's Giant Tug-of-War Fine marquetry from Hakone A cascade of chrysanthemums 2010/2011 Series: Number 8: Number 1: Japan's High-Speed Rail System Kakunodate - Sakura and Matsue - The Water City Samurai Speedy and Safe - Japan's Egg Designed for Universal Use Technology A Tradition of Fine Blades Artful Gift Wrapping Edo Period Puppet Theater Azuki - The Versatile Little Red Number 2: Bean Wasabi Number 9: Rebun- Island of Flowers Izu - Paradise of Flowers Japan's Advanced Vending Snow and Hemp in Ojiya Machines Leave it All to the Movers Tenugui - The Hand Cloth Hina - Ningyo Dolls Number 3: NOT ALLOWED TO LEND! SORRY! 2011/2012: Cyber Power Suits Number 1: Kumiko Latticework The Colorful World of Bentobako The Essential Bean Miniaturizing Medicine Pillars of Flame Experimenting with Fashion Miyajima - Island Shrine to Number 4: Nature The Dinosaurs of Katsuyama Number 2: Tokyo's New Green Heart Takachiho - Land of Legends Ishiakari Stone Lanterns Walking on Wood Number 5: Flea Markets for Fun Onigiri - Rice to go Technology Inspired by Tradition When lacquer meets deerskin Number 3: Electric vehicles hit the street Hiraizumi - Once Again a Beacon Owara Kaze no Bon Festival of Hope Number 6: Fukushima's World-Leading Lakes of Many Colors Aluminum Technology Safe Water from Every Tap The Magnificent Wooden Chests Tsumami Kanzashi Hair of Sendai Ornaments Keeping the Auto Industry on the Karatsu Kunchi Festival Road Number 7: Number 4:
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A Festival of Festivals - Tohoku Tohoku's Eco-Friendly Rokkon Sai Reconstruction 800 Years of Tradition - Aizu Geothermal Energy in Japan Tajima Gion Festival Pioneering Disaster Technology Showcasing Tohoku Dance - New National Park for Sanriku Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival Number 2: Festival on Matsushima Bay - Kamakura -- Home of Samurai Shiogama MinatoFestival Culture Number 5: Jomon Archeological Sites in Solar Power in Japan Tohoku Ise-Shima - Ancient Shrine and Okinawa World Heritage Pearls Mt. Fuji, Japan's Sacred Stationary Moves with the Times Mountain The Ukiyoe Tradition Number 3: Number 6: The Spirit of Budo Niihama Taiko Festival Budo Techniques and Power Japanese Rice Snacks Traditional Budo Equipment Shaping Our World with Plastics Budo Today The Puppet Art of Bunraku Number 4: Number 7: Trendsetting Tokyo Gokayama’s Thatched Tokyo's Latest Landmark Farmhouses Tokyo -- City of Sports Another Taste of Japan Gourmet Tokyo Stronger and Lighter than Steel Number 5: Maki-e – Gold on Lacquer The School Day Number 8: School Meals Meiji Jingu - A Tokyo Oasis School Events Amezaiku Candy Sculpture Summer Vacation Saving Energy with Sensors Number 6: Kyo Yuzen Kimono Dyeing Spring Number 9: Summer The Camellias of Hagi Autumn Arita Porcelain Winter Leading-Edge Desalination Technology 2013/2014: Wadaiko Drumming Number 1: Koban – Japanese Police Box 2012/2013: Tsunami Simulation Helping Number 1: Limit Damage Hydroponic Farming
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Hakone – A Relaxing Retreat Number 1: Number 2: The Islands of Nagasaki Ultra-Lightweight Vehicle Caring Technology Tatami and the Japanese Making Tokyo Life Easier Lifestyle A Clean and Tidy Life Sightseeing Train Number 2: Sushi Academy Festival Art in Tohoku Number 3: A Spirit of Service Landscape Gardener Exploring a Tokyo Yokocho Getting Together! The Latest Washi- The Versatile Paper Cafes and Bars Number 3: The Japanese Crested Ibis – Prepared for Disaster Starting Over from Zero The Japanese Love of Sound Communication Robots Kisoji – The Old Mountain Road The Spirit of Mottainai Number 4: Number 4: What is Spochan? – An extremely What is Yurukyara? safe sword sport from Japan Kurokawa Onsen – An Old Hot Chopstick Culture In Japan Spring Revived Powered Suits Helping Farmers Silken Thread from Spiders Ise Jingu Shikinen Sengu A Japanese Approach to Bread Reconstructing Tradition Number 5: Number 5: Snow Monkeys A Seven-Minute Miracle! The Satchels Filled with Memories Shinkansen Cleaning Theater Changing Corporate Cafeterias Becoming More Useful: White Imuplse Innovative Food Containers 30 Second Trailer High School Students’ Challenge! Number 6: LED Fishing Lights: By Shinkansen to Hokuriku Revolutionizing the Fishing Kendama’s Global Appeal Industry Reviving Town’s Old Machiya Number 6: Eco Ships for Cleaner Seas Cooking Toys Promote Japan – A Nation of Light (30 Communication second trailer) Manhole Cover Art Japanese Fast Food: Stand and 2015/2016: Eat Soba Number 1: Eyeglass Capital Sabae Leads Kiriko-Lantern Festivals of Noto Innovation Haiku-The World's Shortest Poem
2014/2015:
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Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Completing the Farm-raising 2016/2017: Cycle Number 1: Stamps and Seals For Business Jakuchu Brilliance Beyond 300 and For Fun Years Number 2: Wrapping A Gift from the Heart Harie- A Community Centered on A Taste from Japan UMAMI Water Flood Control from Underground Kaizen-The Secret behind Number 2: Japanese Productivity Tokyo’s First World Cultural Safer Japanese Methods for Heritage – The National Museum Deterring Insects of Western Art Uji-Birthplace of Matcha Green Ukai on the Nagara River – Tea People Living with Nature Number 3: Handwashing to Save the World Origami Goes High-Tech – Globalizing a Childhood Habit Welcome to a World of Robots Seeding the Future with Robots – Behind the Scenes in a Noh Agriculture Goes High-Tech Theater Number 3: Koji Beyond the Traditional Clap! Clap! Tejime Usage The “Tachigui” Restaurant – Number 4: Japanese Food Stands Up Japan Blue Contemporary Art Inspires Yuzu The Fruit that Saved a Islands Setouchi Triennale Village Nore Cloths Conveying Tradition Plating A Technology Still at the Across Time Cutting Edge Number 4: A New Era for Japan’s Forests Tokyo Makeup Beautification In- Number 5: Station Japan’s Red-crowned Crane The The Capsule Hotel More Than Kushiro Wetlands Just a Bed Capsule Toys Not Just for Aso 1,000 Years with the Children Grassland The Mamachari Japan’s city The Vending Machine High-Tech bicycle on the Sidewalk Kiri-e The Art of Cutting Paper Number 5: Number 6: Illuminations The Sparkling Smiles Again in Tohoku Jewels of Nighttime Nishikigoi Fish as Art Chindonya Walking Tiny Bubbles with Huge Potential Advertisements Para-Ekiden A new kind of Relay VR A Virtual and Real Future
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Arita Porcelain Firing the Furnace Your Face is Your ID in the 400th Year Number 5: Number 6: Ichida Kaki – The Sweet Taste of Taxi Wheeling for the World’s Dried Persimmons Best Hospitality Welcome to the World of Cosplay Shimi Culture Preserving Food New Life for an Old Wisteria and Tradition Number 6: Plastic Models An Ever-Evolving Medals with Memories – Olympic Small World and Paralympic Games Tokyo Obakeyashiki Ghost Houses of 2020 Frightful Fun A Feast for the Eyes – Sushi Rolls for Celebrating 2017/2018: The Way of the Ninja – An Art for Number 1: Living Women Horseback Archers Clean Energy in Snowy Niseko Compete in Yabusame Kumamoto’s Blue Bugs – A Japanese High-Tech Films Symbol of Resilience Revolutionize Food New Planetaria Brings the Stars to Life Okigusuri Trust Based Medicine Marketing Number 2: Niijima Glass – Bright Future for a Small Island Nail Art – Japanese Design with Universal Appeal Sanriku Railway – Symbol of Hope Japan’s Currency Technology Number 3: Dancing for the Departed Survival Food, Gourmet Style Sumo Wrestling, with Bulls Eco-friendly Firefighting Foam Number 4: Jikabuki – 300 Years of Amateur Theater Learning About Life with Robots Yuru Sports – A Laid-back Approach
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