Japan's Top Inventions - Season 5 Episode 4
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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 the world's smallest surgical needlesΓÇöonly 0.03mm in diameter. In the second half: pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment essential for making pills. They apply coatings which allow easier ingestion and controlled release of the medicine. We go behind the scenes with the Japanese company that develops this equipment.
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">
