Japan's Top Inventions - Season 5 Episode 8
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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 canned bread developed by a Japanese bakery in 1996 which doesn't go stale easily and has a long shelf-life. In the second half: a machine that makes Dorayaki, a Japanese sweet with red bean paste sandwiched by pancakes. We introduce this unique machine that's also being used to make other sandwich pancakes around the world.
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">
