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Running · 2018–

Japan's Top Inventions

Japanese inventions are used and loved around the world. Through interviews and reenactments, go behind the scenes and discover how Japanese craftsmanship brought these top inventions into being.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 2018 · 10 episodes
  1. S2018 E01 · Conveyor Belt Sushi
  2. S2018 E02 · Shinkansen
  3. S2018 E03 · Automatic Rice Cookers
  4. S2018 E04 · Electronic Bidet Toilets
  5. S2018 E05 · Quartz Wristwatches
  6. S2018 E06 · Instant Ramen
  7. S2018 E07 · Portable Music Players
  8. S2018 E08 · Gastrocameras
  9. S2018 E09 · Handheld Calculators
  10. S2018 E10 · Erasable Pens
Season 2019 · 16 episodes
  1. S2019 E01 · Snap-Off Utility Knives
  2. S2019 E02 · Acrylic Aquarium Panels
  3. S2019 E03 · Makeup Brushes
  4. S2019 E04 · Compact Motorcycles
  5. S2019 E05 · Stay-Tight Fasteners
  6. S2019 E06 · Video Game Character
  7. S2019 E07 · Pedal Assist Electric Bicycles
  8. S2019 E08 · Cooling Gel Sheets
  9. S2019 E09 · Fiber Tip Pens
  10. S2019 E10 · Shock Resistant Wristwatches
  11. S2019 E11 · Cup Ramen
  12. S2019 E12 · Probiotic Drinks
  13. S2019 E13 · Special Effects Monster Movie
  14. S2019 E14 · Umami Seasoning
  15. S2019 E15 · Blue LEDs
  16. S2019 E16 · Spinning Top Toys
Season 2020 · 16 episodes
  1. S2020 E01 · Home Bread Makers
  2. S2020 E02 · Glow in the Dark Pigments
  3. S2020 E03 · Emoji
  4. S2020 E04 · Miniature Video Cameras
  5. S2020 E05 · 2D Barcodes
  6. S2020 E06 · Water-Purifying Powder
  7. S2020 E07 · Worksheet Study Method
  8. S2020 E08 · Film Farming
  9. S2020 E09 · Surgical Microscope Stand
  10. S2020 E10 · Automatic Thread Trimmer Sewing Machines
  11. S2020 E11 · Robotic Exoskeletons
  12. S2020 E12 · Dinosaur Robots
  13. S2020 E13 · Palm Vein Authentication
  14. S2020 E14 · Fresh Freezing System
  15. S2020 E15 · Bottled Green Tea
  16. S2020 E16 · Personal Information Protection Stamps
Season 2021 · 8 episodes
  1. S2021 E01 · Planetariums
  2. S2021 E02 · Handheld Digital Pets
  3. S2021 E03 · Home Gaming Console / Smartphone Springs
  4. S2021 E04 · Neurosurgical Instruments / Weather Meters
  5. S2021 E05 · Body Fat Scales / Luggage Rack Mirrors
  6. S2021 E06 · Sushi Robots / Refractometers
  7. S2021 E07 · Camera Phones / Electron Microscopes
  8. S2021 E08 · Radio Controlled Watches / Encrusting Machines
Season 2022 · 14 episodes
  1. S2022 E01 · Home Blood Pressure Monitors / Test Patterns
  2. S2022 E02 · Drawing Tablets / Cascades (Airplane Component)
  3. S2022 E03 · Laptop Computers / Purification & Separation Systems
  4. S2022 E04 · Surgical Needles / Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment
  5. S2022 E05 · High-Capacity Optical Disks / Automatic Skewer Machines
  6. S2022 E06 · Ventilators for Premature Babies / Electron Beam Lithography Systems
  7. S2022 E07 · Landmine Clearance Machines / Linear Guides
  8. S2022 E08 · Canned Bread / Automatic Dorayaki Machines
  9. S2022 E09 · Mosquito Coils / Screw Removal Tools
  10. S2022 E10 · Pulse Oximeters / Egg Grading & Packing Systems
  11. S2022 E11 · Low-Pain Needles / Sports Wheelchairs
  12. S2022 E12 · Fish Finders / Medical Simulators
  13. S2022 E13 · Lithium-Ion Batteries / Dust Collectors for Tunnel Construction
  14. S2022 E14 · Correction Tape / Water Filter Media
Season 2023 · 11 episodes
  1. S2023 E01 · Automatic Ticket Gates / Tool Setters
  2. S2023 E02 · Automatic Door Sensors / Banknote Printing Machines
  3. S2023 E03 · Online Karaoke Services / Umbrella Bagging Machines
  4. S2023 E04 · Imitation Crab / Monorail Transporters
  5. S2023 E05 · Piano with Silent System / Plastic Food Models
  6. S2023 E06 · Cockroach Traps / Residential Maps
  7. S2023 E07 · Ultra-High-Speed Elevators / Carton Filling Machines
  8. S2023 E08 · Stand-Up Personal Watercrafts / Rice Crackers with Peanuts
  9. S2023 E09 · Lint Rollers / Rotating Beacon Lights
  10. S2023 E10 · Car Navigation Systems / Vapor Heat Treatment Systems
  11. S2023 E11 · Home Water Purifiers / Plastic Valves
Season 2024 · 12 episodes
  1. S2024 E01 · Direct Drive Turntables / Natto
  2. S2024 E02 · Letter Sorting Machines / Exhaust Gas Analyzers
  3. S2024 E03 · Cultured Pearls / Casting Systems
  4. S2024 E04 · Contactless IC Cards / Wasabi Packets
  5. S2024 E05 · Singing Synthesizers / Solder
  6. S2024 E06 · Fan-Cooled Workwear / Marine Cargo Tanks
  7. S2024 E07 · Diagnostic Ultrasound Machines / Sports Balls
  8. S2024 E08 · Artificial Leather / Blood Test Needles
  9. S2024 E09 · Tactile Paving / Crab Stick Machines
  10. S2024 E10 · Multihead Weighers / Aircraft Interior Products
  11. S2024 E11 · Jet-Air Hand Dryers / Artificial Teeth
  12. S2024 E12 · Seismic Oil Dampers / Fabric Trim
Season 2025 · 19 episodes
  1. S2025 E01 · Rhythm Machines / Food Packaging
  2. S2025 E02 · Ultra-thin Silk Fabrics / Membrane Structures
  3. S2025 E03 · Press-in Piling Machines / Virus Removal Filters
  4. S2025 E04 · Non-sprinkler Snow Melting Systems / Security Equipment
  5. S2025 E05 · Massage Chairs
  6. S2025 E06 · Capsule Figures
  7. S2025 E07 · Lotion tissues
  8. S2025 E08 · Heat-resistant Labels
  9. S2025 E09 · Frozen Food Vending Machines
  10. S2025 E10 · Smokeless Grills
  11. S2025 E11 · Super-absorbent Towels
  12. S2025 E12 · Motorized Conveyor Rollers
  13. S2025 E13 · Laser Flaw Inspection Systems
  14. S2025 E14 · Curved Escalators
  15. S2025 E15 · Capsule Beds
  16. S2025 E16 · Eggshell Field Chalk
  17. S2025 E17 · Cosmetic Sponges
  18. S2025 E18 · Water Jet Cutters
  19. S2025 E19 · Automated Ginjo Koji Makers
Season 2026 · 12 episodes
  1. S2026 E01 · Non-Loosening Bolts
  2. S2026 E02 · Portable Fetal Monitors
  3. S2026 E03 · Concentrated Laundry Detergent
  4. S2026 E04 · Liquid Glass Coating
  5. S2026 E05 · Luminescent Ceramic Tiles
  6. S2026 E06 · Automatic Floodgates
  7. S2026 E07 · Concrete Testing Equipment
  8. S2026 E08 · Taste Sensing Systems
  9. S2026 E09 · Silica Gel Rotors
  10. S2026 E10 · Pre-Inked Stamps
  11. S2026 E11 · Center Bridge Knee Braces
  12. S2026 E12 · Dissolving Microneedles

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