Rising - Season 8 / Year 2021
Season 8 / Year 2021
Episodes
Green Recovery in Rural Japan: NPO Founder - Yoshida Hiroko
Tackling the New Normal - Robots with a Human Touch: Personal Robotics Innovator - Aoki Shunsuke
Quick Freezing Breathes New Life into Waste Food: Freezing Consultant - Kinoshita Masayuki
Tackling the Pandemic with "Japanese Spirit": Sake Modernizer - Kuji Kosuke
Pandemic Solutions through Self-Driving Technology: Mobility Innovator - Taniguchi Hisashi
A More Inclusive Society through Art: Disability Art Entrepreneur - Matsuda Takaya
Giving Preconceptions a New Lick of Paint: Gender-Positive Painting Contractor - Takenobe Yukio
The Technicians Supporting Top Para-Athletes: Parasports Innovators - Ozawa Toru, Endo Ken & Hamada Atsushi
In a big year for parasports in Tokyo, we follow 3 technicians whose expertise aids the performance of competitors from around the world. Wheelchair engineer Ozawa Toru calibrates his devices to match athletes' requirements to the nearest gram and millimeter. MIT alumnus Endo Ken creates prosthetic blades both to suit the needs of top competitors and ease hurdles to access for parasports beginners. And Hamada Atsushi pioneers novel blade designs to maximize the performance of para-athletes.
Upcycling Fish Scales into High-End Leather: Fish Leather Pioneer - Noguchi Tomohisa
Avatar Robots and the Future of Workforce Inclusivity: Roboticist - Yoshifuji Ory
From Industrial Waste to the Front Line of Sustainability: Recycling Pioneer - Ishizaka Noriko
Shaping the Future of Food through Home Composting: Home Composting Advocate - Taira Yuiko
From Familiar Food to Realistic Organs: Medical Training Innovator - Takayama Seiichiro
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