Japan's Top Inventions - Season 5 Episode 11
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Released: Mar 18, 2018
Runtime: 26:14 minutes
Networks: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. In the first half: the story behind needles which cause less pain during injection, developed by a Japanese company in 2005. In the second half: sports wheelchairs made by a Japanese company which have helped athletes win over 140 medals in the Paralympic events like tennis and wheelchair racing.
1. Home Blood Pressure Monitors / Test Patterns" width="225" height="300">
2. Drawing Tablets / Cascades (Airplane Component)" width="225" height="300">
3. Laptop Computers / Purification & Separation Systems" width="225" height="300">
4. Surgical Needles / Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment" width="225" height="300">
5. High-Capacity Optical Disks / Automatic Skewer Machines" width="225" height="300">
6. Ventilators for Premature Babies / Electron Beam Lithography Systems" width="225" height="300">
7. Landmine Clearance Machines / Linear Guides" width="225" height="300">
8. Canned Bread / Automatic Dorayaki Machines" width="225" height="300">
9. Mosquito Coils / Screw Removal Tools" width="225" height="300">
10. Pulse Oximeters / Egg Grading & Packing Systems" width="225" height="300">
11. Low Pain Needles / Sports Wheelchairs" width="225" height="300">
12. Fish Finders / Medical Simulators" width="225" height="300">
13. Lithium Ion Batteries / Dust Collectors for Tunnel Construction" width="225" height="300">
14. Correction Tape / Water Filter Media" width="225" height="300">
