Curated Video
Racing motorbike company develops wheelchairs for dogs
AP Television
Kobaiyashi City (Chiba Prefecture)18 May 2009
1. Various of Akebono Katsue as she places her 8 year old corgi, Momotan into a wheel chair and begin their daily walk.
2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Akebono Katsue, Momotan's...
Curated Video
Japanese FM Komura meets counterpart, comment on nuclear issue
1. Japanese Foreign Minister, Masahiko Komura, and Indian External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, shaking hands, Indian flag (left) and Japanese flag (right) in background
2. Tilt down from Komura and Mukherjee to handshake
3. Wide...
Curated Video
New contingent of Japanese reconstruction troops arrive in Samawah
1. Various of Japanese convoy arriving at base
2. Mid shot convoy
3. Various of welcoming ceremony staged by Japanese soldiers
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Commander Bansho:
5. Japanese soldiers on parade ground
The latest contingent of 120...
Curated Video
New robotic companion unveiled in Tokyo
Tokyo 19 June 2008
1. Close of toy featuring middle-aged man working out
2. Mid of woman adjusting the monitor for Hi-Kara, a one-person Karaoke toy
3. Mid of woman singing and playing with the karaoke toy
4. Mid of Takara Tomy's new...
Curated Video
Opening ceremony and speeches at regional conference
1. Myanmar Prime-Minister Khin Nyunt drives up and gets out of car at convention centre
2. Philippine President Gloria Macapacal Arroyo walks through hallway and waves
3. Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong walks through hallway and...
Curated Video
Leader marks UN membership anniv with call for seat on Security Council
1. Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko entering, led by Foreign Minister Taro Aso, bowing and sitting down
2. Wide of ceremony, with United Nations and Japanese flags on stage
3. Cutaway officials
4. Wide of Japanese Prime...
Curated Video
Rickshaw drivers dress as Father Christmas
1. Wide of Santa rickshaw drivers pulling rickshaws
2. Reflection in mirrors of Santas pulling rickshaws
3. Santa rickshaws in heavy traffic
3. Various of Santas pulling rickshaws
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Sojiro Okazakiya, 'santa'...
Curated Video
Japanese PM Abe and Mexican President Pena Nieto agree to strengthen bilateral ties, joint briefing
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Friday to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries by signing several agreements ranging from the energy sector to tourism and education.
1....
Curated Video
Annual rally to demand return of disputed islands from Russia
1. Wide shot stage curtain going up
2. Board appealing for the return of the "Northern Territory"
3. Zoom in shot of the silent prayer wishing for the return of the territory
4. Pan from board members to Japanese Foreign Minister Taro...
Curated Video
JAPAN: TOKYO: CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
Eng/Nat
Christmas is big business in Japan where shops and departments stores are packed with seasonal merchandise and the streets are decked out in festive decorations.
But, as APTV reports, few Japanese have any idea what Christmas is...
Curated Video
Fans travel far and wide to see Korean star Rain in concert
music/video/performance rights must be cleared
AP Entertainment
Bangkok, Thailand, 8 May 2011
1. Wide of venue for Rain's concert; the Impact Arena on the outskirts of Bangkok
2. Mid of poster for the concert, with palm fronds in...
Curated Video
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Monday to discuss furthering bilateral ties in political and economic cooperation.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry said the visit was in...
Curated Video
Exclusive: Yoko Ono on being awarded for her work with the arts in Japan
AP Entertainment
Tokyo, Japan, 22 July 2011
1. Wide shot of the Montblanc "Patron of Art Limited Edition"
UPSOUND of the host: "With the aim of fostering peace and love through education, for that reason that announce Miss Yoko Ono as...
Curated Video
Members of Abe cabinet attend controversial shrine on 68th anniversary of end of WWII
1. Focus shift of the chrysanthemum on the gate of Yasukuni shrine
2. Mid of shrine's gate opening
3. Wide of shrine
4. Mid of people visiting the shrine walking through the gates
5. Wide of shrine officials and security waiting at the...
Curated Video
SYND 4 10 74 GONZALES VERSUS OGUMA BOXING BOUT
Gonzales fights Oguma in Tokyo.
1. vs of the parations before the fight
2. vs of the boxers fighting
Film: Pos - Sound: MAG TRK - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number: LN56838 - Available in HD
Curated Video
BRUNEI: APEC LEADERS BEGIN SUMMIT
English/Nat
Pacific Rim leaders opened their annual summit on Wednesday in Brunei, the tiny, oil-rich sultanate on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, with poor nations vowing to stand firm against rich countries who are pushing for a...
Curated Video
ASIA STOCKS FALL AS ITALY AND SPAIN BOND COSTS RISE
Fears that Europe's debt crisis is morphing from Greece to engulf bigger economies such as Spain and Italy sent Asian stock markets lower on Thursday.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index tumbled 1.9 percent, also hit by a stronger yen which erodes...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The history of tattoos - Addison Anderson
If you have a tattoo, you're part of a rich cultural history that dates back at least 8,000 years. Where did this practice of body modification come from, and how has its function changed over time? Addison Anderson tracks the history of...
TED Talks
TED: How to be a good ancestor | Roman Krznaric
Our descendants own the future, but the decisions and actions we make now will tremendously impact generations to come, says philosopher Roman Krznaric. From a global campaign to grant legal personhood to nature to a groundbreaking...
Crash Course
Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History: Crash Course World History 227
In which John Green teaches you about what westerners call the middle ages and the lives of the aristocracy...in Japan. The Heian period in Japan lasted from 794CE to 1185CE, and it was an interesting time in Japan. Rather than being...
SciShow
eDNA: How Scientists See Hidden Animals
How do you track turtles that spend most of their time in muddy water and also look like rocks? It turns out, scientists have found a way to track such hidden animals using eDNA.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: A day in the life of a teenage samurai | Constantine N. Vaporis
The year is 1800 in the castle town of Kôchi, Japan. It's just after sunrise, and 16-year-old Mori Banshirô is already hard at work practicing drills with his long sword. He is an ambitious samurai in training, and today he must impress...
SciShow
The Northern Hemisphere’s Very Own Giant Penguins (Sort Of)
Today, penguins are found mainly in the Southern Hemisphere. But fossils have revealed giant lookalikes to these swimming birds further up north, spurring questions of how they evolved and what happened to them.
SciShow
Do You Need 10,000 Steps a Day?
There are a whole lot of people out there who have bought into the notion that, in order to be physically fit, you should aim for taking 10,000 steps a day. But where did this idea come from, and how did we all agree on this magical,...