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Being Japanese.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Deciphering Japan
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Family and Culture.
- Individual and Groups Rights.
- Communities.
- Nationalism.
- Religion.
- Populism.
- Race and culture.
- Japan.
- Local Subjects:
- Family and Culture.
- Individual and Groups Rights.
- Communities.
- Nationalism.
- Religion.
- Populism.
- Race and culture.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (47 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : TVF International, 2020.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Japan famously has one of the highest life expectancies in the world but its birth rate is also at an all time low, leaving the future of the country uncertain. Washington-based journalist Yumi Araki returns to the country of her birth to explore how Japan is planning to cope with the consequences of its fast-greying population. She discovers the unexpected impacts of an ageing nation: from dying towns to the popularity of coffin experiences. And meets the people working to find solutions: from an engineer working to give us superhuman strength to a granny who is using hiphop to keep loneliness at bay.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed February 18, 2026).
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