A ten-part series on Japanese language and culture.
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Air Date: 1991-09-14
Bi-lingual Tokyo newsreader Yuka Nukina introduces the country and some of the characters who appear in the series.
Air Date: 1991-09-21
Meet the family of salaryman Takashi Sakai, who lives in the suburbs of Tokyo, and the family of Tatehiko Kamikawa, a...
Air Date: 1991-09-28
A day in the life of Jun Sakai, a young Tokyo marketing executive, and his sister Hiroko, an 'office lady' with Tokyo...
Air Date: 1991-10-05
A look at Japanese consumerism and the language of shopping.
Air Date: 1991-10-12
A look at the Japanese education system, widely regarded as the key to Japan's economic achievement, and introduces t...
Air Date: 1991-10-19
Alan Booth is walking the length of Japan. Along his route he explores the language and culture of travel in Japan, a...
Air Date: 1991-10-26
A look at the business of entertainment - settai - and the importance of cementing relationships - tsukiai - when doi...
Air Date: 1991-11-02
A look at leisure in Japan from the golf range to the pachinko parlour.
Air Date: 1991-11-09
A look at the language and etiquette of buying and giving gifts.
Air Date: 1991-11-16
The changing lifestyles of Japan in the 90s.