
Meet people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of "MOTTAINAI," which values cherishing the things we have.
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Air Date: 2021-06-04
Using lacquer to reassemble broken vessels by pasting shards together and coating with gold or silver powder, a techn...
Air Date: 2021-06-11
Asakusa, Tokyo, is home to many shrines and temples. Visitors often buy "omikuji," which are small pieces of paper wi...
Air Date: 2021-07-02
After leaving his math teaching job Suzuki Yuichi became a doctor, but he has no license. The surgeries he performs r...
Air Date: 2021-07-09
Cheap plastic umbrellas are all too easily used and thrown away in Japan. And since they're difficult to break down, ...
Air Date: 2021-08-06
Azuno Tadafumi runs a rather unconventional retail space. It doesn't just carry used tools or furniture, but also sal...
Air Date: 2021-08-13
Komuro Maito has a studio in downtown Tokyo where he works with traditional plant-based dyes. His dyes are made from ...
Air Date: 2021-09-03
Japanese chef Kai Kosei offers dishes featuring "Zako," fish with little or no market value. Either because they're t...
Air Date: 2021-09-10
For over 40 years Tsukamoto Yoshifusa has used scrap wood from old Japanese houses to make violins. Carefully carving...
Air Date: 2021-10-01
Flowers accompany life's most important moments. But there's a sadness to picked flowers. They color our lives and ar...
Air Date: 2021-11-05
Nakahara Keiko lives at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains in central Japan. She dyes fabric using nearby plants a...
Air Date: 2021-11-12
Japanese schoolchildren wear backpacks known as Randoseru. Though sturdily made, after the first 6 years they're no l...
Air Date: 2021-12-03
Working as an architectural designer after college, Kigami Natsuko soon added "jewelry maker" to her job description....
Air Date: 2021-12-10
The Japanese southern island of Okinawa Prefecture, warm all year, this popular tourist spot is home to "Ryukyu Glass...
Air Date: 2021-12-17
Kids just love coloring with crayons! But what if a child puts them in their mouth or tries to eat them? Kimura Naoko...