japan

The grandson of Ieyasu, Tokugawa Iemitsu, tightens control over Japan’s warlords and expels all foreigners. (55 min)

A documentary on the history of Japanese Anime and Hollywood, how the two influenced each other to ultimately achieve the seamless integration today. (56 min, 7 segments)

Witty & cool Japanese anime about two dueling swordsmen who wind up traveling with a young woman to find the samurai that smells like sunflowers. (24 min, 3 segments)

The Japanese aren’t having babies, and the country won’t accept immigrants to help bolster the population. But Japan may have a unique solution - Robots! (25 min)

Once the ultimate globalization success story, the island of Saipan, a U.S. commonwealth, now faces one of the fastest economic collapses in history. (25:12 min)

The meteoric rise of influence in the field of genetics enables shady corporate practices that are beginning to bubble up. (26 min, 3 segments)

The first episode from the PBS series Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire. (55:32 min)

No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain in Osaka, Japan, Beijing and Szechwan, China for this travel and food special. (85 min, 9 segments)