RISING
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Going beyond the horizon. Meet Japan's entrepreneurs whose innovative thinking is changing traditional mindsets in their various fields of work.
Episodes
2015
Inbound Tour Operator - Kentaro Suda
The number of foreign tourists to Japan reached its all-time high in 2014. Tourism is now Japan's key to economic growth. Kentaro Suda is CEO of a travel company specializing in inbound tourism. Realizing the fact that 80% of tourists to Japan come from other Asian countries, he linked up with over 1,400 travel companies across Asia and quickly raised his company's profile - in 4 years, the company went from just 2 customers to 67,000. Learn Suda's secret behind this remarkable growth.
Super Helidoctor - Makoto Kobayashi
Hyogo Prefecture is home to a medical team that rides the helicopter to save lives in mountain communities that do not have access to advanced emergency treatments. Dr. Makoto Kobayashi's Air Ambulance team has been making the most number of emergency calls in Japan since they started operation 5 years ago, and the survival rate of patients with severe external injury have increased 5 times. Dr. Kobayashi's innovative ideas are helping to win the race against time in life-or-death situations.
Calligrapher with Down Syndrome - Shoko Kanazawa
With exhibitions and events both in Japan and abroad, the moving calligraphy of Shoko Kanazawa is attracting global attention that has seen her invited to New York to help raise awareness about Down Syndrome. Shoko learned the art from her mother Yasuko, and though life now is happy for the pair, fears for her disabled daughter's future once drove Yasuko to thoughts of ending it all. In this program, we introduce a mother and daughter striving to dispel misconceptions about disability.
Sake Evangelist - Kosuke Kuji
For 5 generations, the family of Kosuke Kuji has run Nanbu Bijin, a famed sake brewery in Iwate Prefecture. Yet, as domestic sake sales have stagnated over the last 20 years, Kuji has travelled the world to develop overseas markets. Sensing an opportunity in the 2013 addition of washoku, or Japanese cuisine, to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, Kuji is turning to new markets such as Australia in a bid to fulfill his dream of raising a cup of sake with people all around the world.
Global Branding Through Smart Farming - Hiroki Iwasa
Agriculture in Japan faces many issues including an aging and declining workforce. Hiroki Iwasa, the representative of a farming corporation, is trying to change the industry. Using smart agriculture, he is revolutionizing strawberry production to grow luxury fruit selling for 1,000 yen each. By transforming farmers' experience and intuition into concrete data controlled by computer, he has built a system allowing all farmers to efficiently cultivate high quality produce. We follow his efforts to turn Japanese agriculture into a world-leading industry.
Saving the World with Euglena - Mitsuru Izumo
Mitsuru Izumo is the CEO of bio-venture firm Euglena, named after a microorganism with enormous potential as a future food and energy source. Euglena is rich in nutrients and can also be processed to make bio-fuel. As a freshman at the University of Tokyo, Izumo visited Bangladesh where he was shocked to find many children suffering from malnutrition. He vowed to help them. After extensive research, he discovered a way to mass-produce euglena. Now, he is on a mission to save the world with his discovery.
Incubating a More Active Life for Senior Citizens - Mio Katagiri
What kind of life awaits Japan's estimated 10 million baby boomers as more and more of them enter retirement? Mio Katagiri is the representative of Ginza Second Life, a firm that supports seniors who wish to continue working despite their advancing years. Katagiri's background in law and finance, along with a desire to assist the older generation, has helped to create a business that has so far helped some 650 companies get off the ground, and is attracting attention from all over the world.
Taking Affordable Medical Testing to the World! - Takashi Kawazoe
Medical tests at just 500 yen per criterion; on-the-spot results; and advice from a trained nurse: all features of the "self health check", a revolutionary healthcare business founded by Takashi Kawazoe. With plans for expansion into India in Autumn 2015, Kawazoe is already turning his attention to markets outside Japan. We follow this young entrepreneur, whose innovative system aims to provide opportunities for newly graduated nurses, and also offers an on-call home nursing service.
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Going beyond the horizon. Meet Japan's entrepreneurs whose innovative thinking is changing traditional mindsets in their various fields of work. Across 9 seasons and 138 episodes, originally airing on NHK WORLD-JAPAN.
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Going beyond the horizon. Meet Japan's entrepreneurs whose innovative thinking is changing traditional mindsets in their various fields of work. It belongs to the Documentary genre.
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When was RISING first released?
RISING first premiered on April 2, 2015 (2015). The series has since concluded its run.
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