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Beyond Our Borders: Japan

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Wide shot looking out over the water to an urban area with several construction cranes visible. Caption. Their economy into one of the strongest in the world.

Large urban centers have created a homogeneous nation that moves into the future by consensus. Covers Japan's extraordinary change from defeated nation in 1945 to world economic power in the present. Discusses its economy, education system, work ethic, leisure activities, religion, and above all its blend of old culture with the new.

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Runtime: 28 minutes 13 seconds

Topic: Geography
Subtopic: Japan
Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 10
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Release Year: 2005
Producer/Distributor: New Dimension Media/Questar
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Animation of pagodas and green trees against a partly cloudy sky during Japan's Edo period. Caption. Will lead to a united Japan and 250 years of civil peace.

Busy plaza with crowds of Japanese women and men. Caption. Overcrowding has become a serious issue.

Japanese woman in a kimono seated with 3 women in kimonos before her. Caption. Up until their wedding or when a young woman turns 18.

Aerial shot of an urban city street in Indonesia with bumper to bumper traffic and dilapidated buildings. Caption. In stark contrast to Indonesia's wilderness areas.

World War 2 map of the Philippines showing the islands of Corregidor, Luzon, Mindoro and Leyte. A red dot for the capital, Manilla, appears on Luzon. A U, S, flag image appears over southern islands. Text on screen reads, "Philippines."

Nate talks next to a sepia-tone image of 3 Japanese men in traditional Japanese robes looking at a paper and a drawing of 2 Japanese people in traditional Japanese robes. Caption. "But except for the most formal occasions."

Old man sits at a table covered in apples, holding an apple in 1 hand and a white kitchen towel in the other. Caption. Sound of mumbling.

Cartoon map of the state of Florida and surrounding islands. Caption. With a total area of 5900 square kilometers.

Elderly man and woman with graying hair wearing coats and stand looking at something in front of a large bronze statue in an open square.