| BU001 |
Farming in All Seasons (90 min.)
a. Farming in All Seasons
b. Desert Agriculture
c. Water for Agricultural Progress
d. Rice & Agricultural Development |
| BU002 |
Industries, Quality Control and Small Businesses (90 min.)
a. Quality Control Circle
The idea of quality control came from the United States. However in Japan, it is looked at in the broader sense. There is the creation of the WIN circle which emphasizes team sports, and working together for common goals.
b. Kojima Factory
This video is about high technology processing of steel automotive parts. It emphasizes small business with a family-owned company.
c. A Young Worker
A look at a young worker named Shoiichi-san and his typical working day.
d. Takahide Saita - Shipyard Foreman
Focuses on the life and work of Saita-san at the shipyard. Teamwork and efficiency are emphasized. The shipbuilding industry is in a recession so they think of ways of cutting excess. |
| BU003 |
Japanese Technology (24 min.)
Japanese technology has created an abundant variety of high-tech products in the private sector, but what is its secret? Examples of Japan’s traditional technologies and high-tech fields are offered. |
| BU004 |
a |
| BU005 |
Miscellaneous Topics #18 (48 min.)
a. Biotechnology and Architecture
b. Toy Making in Japan
c. Service Industry Japan |
| BU006 |
High Technology in Japan (28 min.) 1990 VHS ONLY
This video focuses on the latest technological advances in Japan including new ceramics for automobiles, knives and computer parts. It also shows the latest in robot technology.
The next four videos are part of the video history of Japan’s Electronic Industry, Rebuilding a Nation’s Technology |
| BU007 |
Birth of the Transistor June 1992 |
| BU008 |
Electronic Circuits in Stone June 1992 |
| BU009 |
The Calculator Wars June 1992 |
| BU010 |
The Technological Giant of the Micron World June 1992 |
| BU011 |
Science and High-Tech (90 min.) 1984
a. High Tech in Japan
Robots have been in production since 1968. Robots are investigated with seeing-eye robots, robots playing the organ, window-washing robots and computerized talking machines.
b. Robots at Work
Robots that come when you clap your hands are just one of the different types that are now being developed. Robots have resulted in double the output, more uniform quality and increased productivity especially in monotonous jobs so that human labor can be better utilized elsewhere.
c. Ibaraki Prefecture
The development of Tsukuba Academic New Town is looked at. Much robot and rocket work is being conducted there at the high technology lab.
d. Office Automation
Automated gas stations for easy receipts and invoicing are looked at as well as other modern office machines. The latest in high-speed copiers, magnetic ID readers, and laser discs for storage and retrieval are covered. |
| BU012 |
a |
| BU013 |
Education and Business Schools (60 min.)
a. Beauticians
b. Vocational Training
c. Learning a Trade
d. Soroban -- Traditional Calculator of Japan |
| BU014 |
The Japanese Businessman (25 min.)
Interviews with three generations of businessmen give insights into their working lives. Balancing of relationships with fellow workers, clients and their families. |
| BU015 |
Japan’s Corporate System (30 min.)
This video follows the daily life of two company presidents, one of a leading manufacturing firm and the other in the service industry, who have risen in a single generation to the top of their respective industries. |
| BU016 |
Economic Cooperatives (30 min.)
a. JOCV: The Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer
b. JICA: Welcoming Technical Trainees from Abroad |
| BU017 |
Agricultural Cooperatives and Farming Life
a. Agricultural Cooperatives and Farming Life
b. A Farming Family |
| BU018 |
Healthy Businessmen JAPANESE NARRATION
A talk by Dr. Richard Mamiya and a panel of health specialists. Dr. Mamiya’s talk is in English but the rest of the talks are in Japanese. |
| BU019 |
Postwar Japan - 40 Years of Economic Recovery (60 min.)
When Japan lay in ruins after its defeat in World War II, who could have predicted its swift recovery and rise to prosperity? This program traces the efforts of Japanese individuals and companies to recover in the postwar period, and it explains how Japan has emerged as the world’s second largest economy over the past forty years. |
| BU020 |
The Shacho - A Japanese President and His Company (45 min.)
Why do Japanese presidents work so hard, when their average earnings are comparatively low by world standards? This frank analysis of the power, the salary, and the duties of Japanese company presidents help to clarify the organization, labor relations, and management systems of Japanese companies. |
