Usui Fumio is one of the most trusted prosthetists in Japanese para-sports. An early pioneer in the...

Near Kyoto, in the mountain village of Hanase, is a traditional inn with 130 years of upholding appr...

Rope rescue is an emergency practice that deftly deploys cords, clasps and pulleys to reach individu...

Tagawa Hisato is the founder of a unique children's hospice in Yokohama that aims to support familie...

A restaurant in Tokyo emerged as the top-rated business on a popular online guide carrying consumer...

In rural Chiba Prefecture, Shibata Chiyo runs a pioneering cheeseworks out of a 120-year-old farmhou...

Kitayama Yasuo is a 74-year-old master gardener. He has created over 70 of Japan's famous gardens, a...

Airborne physician Tsugita Nobuyuki provides a vital service to island communities in west Japan's S...

Kyo-yuzen is a famous dyed textile from Kyoto Prefecture, used in kimono. The Tabata family have bee...

The thatched roofs found on traditional Japanese houses are declining in number. They're hard to mai...

Dr. Kato Yoko is an expert in the treatment of deadly strokes, with over 3,000 surgeries to her name...

Meet salt maker Sato Kyojiro, whose unique, naturally produced, labor-intensive creations have earne...

Follow Dr. Minamitani Kaori, head of a pioneering medical center in Osaka Prefecture that is leading...

Meet Ueda Kanayo, an Osaka-based poet, activist and NPO founder helping disadvantaged former manual...

Globally-renowned chef Kuwakino Keiko uses a new take on traditional methods to showcase the culture...

Watanabe Hiroki is co-founder of an NGO in Bangladesh. It gives long-term support to underprivileged...

Meet Nakai Yosuke, a qualified prosthetist and German-certified orthopedic shoe "meister" leveraging...

Ashikari Seiya explores the potential of crickets as a nutritious solution to the global food crisis...

Monbetsu Atsushi is a cultural and wildlife advocate working to preserve Hokkaido Prefecture's tradi...

Oda Yuriko suffers from a progressive disease, but by running a patient association, developing an a...

Mizui Yu is tackling poverty in the Philippines using coconuts—he develops food and cosmetics for sa...

Kitamura Asako is the first female floatmaker in the 300-year history of Aomori's Nebuta Matsuri, ba...

Dr. Oshiro Kazue is a skilled mountain medic, dedicated to promoting awareness of alpine safety, and...

In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, heavy traffic hinders the delivery of blood for transfusions. Kawanoue Kaz...

Joy through travel: the mantra of Dr. Ito Reiya, who helps critical and chronic patients to plan tri...

We follow a unique initiative led by expert horse-handler Iwama Takashi as he strives to harness the...

Kobayashi Kunio (76) is a celebrated bonsai artist working to secure the future of this traditional...

Wildlife vet Saito Keisuke has worked with endangered raptors in Hokkaido Prefecture for 30 years. H...

Oba Carlos is a social entrepreneur leveraging local Wi-Fi networks to close the gap in access to in...

Watanabe Go is among the world's leading heart surgeons. He's an expert in robot-assisted keyhole su...

Japanese researcher Takama Takeshi founded an organization on the island of Bali, Indonesia to study...

Noguchi Tomohisa makes leather from discarded fish skin. We investigate his efforts to utilize waste...

In Japan, around 5,200 trees fall each year, causing accidents that can even be fatal. Tree surgeon...