On The Road

October 19, 1991

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Japanese Language and People - S1 - E6

Alan Booth is walking the length of Japan. Along his route he explores the language and culture of travel in Japan, and responds to some of the stock questions Japanese people love to ask foreigners.

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Japanese Language and People: Season 1 - 10 Episode s

1x1 - Introductions
September 14, 1991
Bi-lingual Tokyo newsreader Yuka Nukina introduces the country and some of the characters who appear in the series.
1x2 - All in the Family
September 21, 1991
Meet the family of salaryman Takashi Sakai, who lives in the suburbs of Tokyo, and the family of Tatehiko Kamikawa, a forester on the southern island of Kyushu. Also featuring American housewife Robbie Walker, who offers the view of an outsider living in Japan.
1x3 - All in a Day's Work
September 28, 1991
A day in the life of Jun Sakai, a young Tokyo marketing executive, and his sister Hiroko, an 'office lady' with Tokyo Gas. Also, a profile of celebrity entrepreneur Hiroko Minami , one of the few Japanese women to make it big in the man's world of business. Australian interpreter Bruce Holcombe offers the gaijin (outsider) perspective and helps present the language and etiquette of business introductions.
1x4 - Shoparound
October 5, 1991
A look at Japanese consumerism and the language of shopping.
1x5 - School Time
October 12, 1991
A look at the Japanese education system, widely regarded as the key to Japan's economic achievement, and introduces the language of time. Featuring a school excursion to Hiroshima, target of the world's first atomic bomb, and to Miyajima, one of the "three most beautiful sights of Japan". And college student Tamara Taylor offers an American view of Japanese education in practice.
1x6 - On The Road
October 19, 1991
Alan Booth is walking the length of Japan. Along his route he explores the language and culture of travel in Japan, and responds to some of the stock questions Japanese people love to ask foreigners.
1x7 - Eating, Drinking and Entertaining
October 26, 1991
A look at the business of entertainment - settai - and the importance of cementing relationships - tsukiai - when doing business in Japan. The language of ordering food and drink is presented by Tokyo reporter Yuka Nukina, with the help of young Japanese and two young businessmen from Europe. Plus a profile of the mama-san - queen of the hostess bars.
1x8 - Time Out
November 2, 1991
A look at leisure in Japan from the golf range to the pachinko parlour.
1x9 - Give and Take
November 9, 1991
A look at the language and etiquette of buying and giving gifts.
1x10 - Japan Tomorrow
November 16, 1991
The changing lifestyles of Japan in the 90s.

Japanese Language and People: All seasons

S1: Season 1
10 Episode s

1x1 - Introductions

1x2 - All in the Family

1x3 - All in a Day's Work

1x4 - Shoparound

1x5 - School Time

1x6 - On The Road

1x7 - Eating, Drinking and Entertaining

1x8 - Time Out

1x9 - Give and Take

1x10 - Japan Tomorrow

S1: Season 1