Japanese Documentary Film Screening

In collaboration with NHK WORLD-JAPAN, Embassy of Japan in the UAE brings you the following documentaries

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Episode 1: The Power of Youth

Episode 2: Sharing Our Bounty

Episode 3: Uncommon Ground

Episode 4 Recharging the Grid

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Our first episode focuses on young people who are becoming empowered to fight for change. Julian Jordan is a young filmmaker in San Francisco who took up the cause of plastics polluting our oceans. And Silicon Valley entrepreneurs mentor young adults on creating businesses for a sustainable, greener future.

In the second episode, we look at how the food we eat impacts our climate. One model for change is found in Sonoma County, California, where people are finding ways to tend to their community by tending to the land.

We affect the planet every time we drive our cars, heat our homes or turn on our lights. Many of us look to our forests and oceans to offset our emissions. We can also look ... to uncommon ground. Some farmers in California plant their crops while doing little to disturb the soil. We'll dig into no-till farming, and what they see beneath their feet. And we'll learn how each of us can lead change ... from our own backyards.

Innovators in California are always testing the boundaries of technology. Some are reimagining renewable energy as they recharge the grid. They're applying techniques used in gaming to power their businesses and their homes. They're drawing on the strength of the sun, driving turbines with the force of the wind, and reengineering how to harness the vitality of nature.

Part 1: Clearing Plastic from the Ocean

Part 2: Frontlines of Global Business

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Plastic pollution litters the world's oceans. It's damaging marine wildlife and ecosystems. A war on plastic is breaking out. In part 1 of this 2-part series, we meet Dutch young pioneer Boyan Slat's team working to clear plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. They have developed a system based on a 600-meter long floating tube. We also look at how microplastics affect living creatures and explore a shocking study that shows how plastic is contributing to rising levels of greenhouse gases.

Plastic pollution litters the world's oceans. The move away from the use of plastic is currently gaining steam around the globe. In part 2 of this series, we look at business trends leading us away from a world of plastic and towards circular economies. One example is a Japanese startup hoping to sell its proprietary recycling technology abroad. And also we look at disposable plastics regulation strategies in France and New York City. Can we find ways to leave our plastic civilization behind?

Fukushima Monologue

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Following the March 2011 accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, everyone within a 20km area was ordered to evacuate. Matsumura Naoto alone stayed put. For 10 years, he has taken care of animals abandoned by those who left. Only a few people have since returned, but the reconstruction is in full swing. Matsumura's home is changing beyond recognition. In Fukushima Monologue, we hear his story. It gives us a chance to reflect on resilience, and what is truly important.