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WIRED SCIENCE | Technology: Geek Dad, Japanese Robots | PBS (#108)
Full Program: What is "hot ice?" 54:14
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WIDE ANGLE | Japan's About Face | PBS (#702)
"Japan's About-Face" is a remarkable window into the shifting role of the military in post-war Japanese society. 04:46
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P.O.V. | Campaign by Kazuhiro Soda | PBS (#2106)
This is democracy — Japanese style. A startling insider’s view of Japanese electoral politics in this portrait of a man plucked from obscurity by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to run for a critical ... 01:48
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Great Ape Trust Symposium: The Chimpanzee Mind (#144)
Full Program: Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa, a professor in the Language and Intelligence Section at the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University in Japan discusses his research with chimpanzees. 52:51
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P.O.V. | 2008 Season Preview | PBS
Fresh on the heels of its 2007 Emmy Award for Excellence in Television Documentary Filmmaking, P.O.V. returns for its 21st season on PBS with a powerful and provocative slate of films that explore the ... 05:04
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FRONTLINE | Sick Around the World | Preview Taiwan | PBS (#2611)
www.pbs.org/frontline/sickarou... To design a new comprehensive health care system, officials in Taiwan looked abroad for ideas, borrowing from the best and avoiding the worst—including what they ... 02:16
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WWII: Jerry Yellin (#1320)
An Iowa fighter pilot in World War II overcame his hatred of the Japanese people years after the war when his son married a Japanese woman. 04:31
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | PBS (#927)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/ab... ABDUCTION: The Megumi Yokota Story is the true story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean spies in 1977, and her parents' 30-year battle to bring ... 03:20
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Connections with Japan: Sushi
Sachiko Murphy explains types of sushi, it's origins, and it's cultural connections. Then she shows her student, Carin, how to make sushi, discusses the ingredients involved, and explains the Japanese ...
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Connections with Japan: Sumou
Sachiko Murphy covers aspects of sumou wrestling, sumou's cultural significance, and how matches are conducted. Then she shows two students how to make origami sumou wrestlers, name their wrestlers and ...
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Connections with Japan: Manga
Sachiko Murphy talks about the art of manga, its history, and styles of manga animation.
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Connections with Japan: Kabuki
Sachiko Murphy talks about the history of kabuki theater, then two of her students prepare for a kabuki performance. Sachiko Murphy also demonstrates how to dress someone in a kimono and shows examples ...
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World War II Veteran: James Peavey
James Peavey was a professional tap dancer in Davenport before the War. He went to intelligence school, and was with the Eisenhower command. He worked in Washington D.C. and in Japan in counter intelligence.... 10:20
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World War II Veteran: Lonnie Conger
Lonnie Conger hitch-hiked 60 miles to Des Moines to enlist in the Navy. He trained as an aviation mechanic and served with the fighter squadron aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid. 10:18
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World War II Veteran: Jerry Corrigan
Jerry Corrigan was the third oldest of 11 boys on the family farm north of Harper’s Ferry, Iowa. He tells us about the build-up in February 1945, toward the invasion of Japan. 09:14













