1x1 - Naoki Matayoshi: Creativity Inspired by Human Observation

April 28, 2015

1x2 - Tetsuko Kuroyanagi: The Enduring Power of Television

May 25, 2015

1x3 - Seiji Fujishiro: Expressing the Joy of Life through Light and Shadow

June 29, 2015

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. 80% of the Japanese population was born after the war, and the people who are old enough to remember it are all elderly. How will they pass on their stories? One man who is telling his story is the artist Seiji Fujishiro, age 91, well known in Japan for his "shadow pictures”. Why did Fujishiro feel compelled to make art about his experience of war? We ask this and many more questions as we explore Japan 70 years after the war.

1x5 - Eiji Mitooka: Trains of Thought

September 1, 2015

1x6 - Kashiwa Sato: Communication Design

October 27, 2015

During Japan's period of rapid growth that began in the mid-1950s, large housing developments known as danchi were built in cities across the nation. In March of this year, a project was launched to revitalize one of these now-aging complexes. It is being spearheaded by Kashiwa Sato, who is among Japan's leading creative directors.

1x7 - Kundo Koyama: Shedding Old Skin

December 1, 2015

Kundo Koyama was tasked with creating a mascot for Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan. The resulting character, a bear named Kumamon, went on to generate 120 billion yen for Kumamoto in 2 years. Koyama's strategy is always to keep things extremely simple, and come up with ideas that he really likes. However, that way of doing things isn't always easy in Japan. He speaks with Robert Campbell about everything from the Japanese way to thinking to how he plans out his creative projects.

1x8 - Marie Kondo: A Clean Bill of Life

December 21, 2015