Japan Episode 1 [The Electronic Tribe]
Economy | Information | History | Online | Facts | World | Global | Money
Part 1 of a PBS documentary narrated by Jane Seymour from 1987. Warning: Brief Nudity This episode explores the religions the Japanese people value, and how as a people they adapt in their environment, culturally, and industrially, making them an economic powerhouse in the 1980's. I viewed this recently to see how the observations made back then hold up to today. Needless to say, we've got a lot more to worry about from China than Japan now. The series doesn't go as deep into Japanese culture as I thought it did back then, but treats the Japanese in more of an Anthropological study. IMO too hands off, and not enough interviews with the Japanese.
Comments
-
Ah yes, when Japan was going to rule the world. Now we've replaced Japan with China.
-
Too bad the 1985 Plaza Accords inflated Japan's currency and neutered its economy by 1990.
-
Pretty off on Japan over taking America as the largest economy, even then their population was less than half that of the US.
-
I like this series a lot, really like the way the host presented it. The way she views a country based on its politics, economy and culture is very similar to the way I view and judge countries.
56m 59sLenght
64Rating