The Future - Made in Japan?

Examines the prospects for Japanese economic supremacy in the 1990s and asks whether Japan will be able to compete in the development of new technologies or whether it will continue to look to the West for technological innovation. Also considers whether the Japanese education system stifles creativity.

Other episodes for this season

The Secret of the Snake
Episode 1 - The Secret of the Snake
Finding a Voice
Episode 2 - Finding a Voice
The Sea Beyond the Dunes
Episode 3 - The Sea Beyond the Dunes
Whatever Happened to the Energy Crisis?
Episode 4 - Whatever Happened to the...
Notes of a Biology Watcher
Episode 5 - Notes of a Biology Watche...
The Cline Affair
Episode 6 - The Cline Affair
The Million Murdering Death
Episode 7 - The Million Murdering Dea...
Shots in the Dark
Episode 8 - Shots in the Dark
The Victims
Episode 9 - The Victims
The Future - Made in Japan?
Episode 10 - The Future - Made in Japan?
The Private Face of Medicine
Episode 11 - The Private Face of Medic...
The Fatal Bargain
Episode 12 - The Fatal Bargain
The Miracle of Life
Episode 13 - The Miracle of Life
The Case of the UFOs
Episode 14 - The Case of the UFOs
A Killing Rain
Episode 15 - A Killing Rain
Intimate Relations
Episode 16 - Intimate Relations
The Scientist and the Baby
Episode 17 - The Scientist and the Bab...
Brave New Babies?
Episode 18 - Brave New Babies?
The Professor of Surgery
Episode 19 - The Professor of Surgery
The Chopper
Episode 20 - The Chopper
The State of the Planet
Episode 21 - The State of the Planet
The Mysterious Mr. Tesla
Episode 22 - The Mysterious Mr. Tesla