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Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Pronunciation is the key to clear communication in any language and in this video series, you'll learn to perfect your Japanese pronunciation! Whether you're new to Japanese or have been studying for a while and want to polish your pronunciation, this series is for you.
Language
English
Description
Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca, have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West. The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the towns with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible. With its government buildings, churches, squares and fortifications, Melaka demonstrates the early stages of this history originating in the 15th-century Malay sultanate...
Pub. Date
[2006], c2003
Language
English
Description
In late-medieval England, English quietly ousted French in law and government- but the move to make it God's language meant bloodshed. This program looks at the battle for a Bible in English, a struggle with huge impact on the language itself. Dramatic readings from successive English Bibles show the language's evolution. Location footage and original manuscripts illustrate key figures and events, such as John Wycliffe, the Lollards, and the first...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
English is the world language, except that most of the world doesn't speak it-only one in five people does. Dorren calculates that to speak fluently with half of the world's 7.4 billion people in their mother tongues, you would need to know no fewer than twenty languages. He sets out to explore these top twenty world languages, which range from the familiar (French, Spanish) to the surprising (Malay, Javanese, Bengali). Babel whisks the reader on...
Pub. Date
[2007], c2007
Language
English
Description
This program travels the globe as it surveys a large portion of the world's languages-25 percent of which are spoken by a mere 0.1 percent of the Earth's population. Moving from Africa to Oceania and up to Asia and then west to Europe and across the ocean to the Americas, the program assesses how many languages are spoken in each region, the characteristics they share, and misconceptions about them. Historical background on some of the key languages...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Between 1895 and 1945 Japan was constantly at war in Southeast Asia. After its defeat in 1945, Japan pushed the population to turn inward to a strong and revisionist nationalist power. But is this ideology from the past a threat to its present democracy? This documentary is built around present footage in four places that resonate with Japan's past; Tokyo, a place where electoral issues coalesce; Manchuria, the region conquered by Japanese imperialism;...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Ever since it surrendered to the Allies at the conclusion of WWII, Japan's military effort has been home-bound. The Japanese Self Defense Force has been precisely that—remaining vigilant to outside threats but constitutionally restrained from striking the first blow. Now, with an assertive China throwing its weight around in North Asia, there's a developing inclination among Japan's leadership to take its tactical lead from another playbook: that...
14) Feast on Tokyo
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A dish in the hands of a skilled chef is often compared to a symphony, combining flavors in harmony to create something truly spectacular. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in Tokyo, the city with the most Michelin stars. Here, restaurants are renowned for perfect preparation and exquisite execution, and at the heart of each one, a passionate chef. Many dedicate themselves to one dish or ingredient. Find out what it takes to succeed in this...
15) Why Democracy?
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
日本語
Description
In the fall of 2005, 40-year-old, self-employed Kazuhiko "Yama-san" Yamauchi's peaceful, humdrum life was turned upside-down. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had suddenly chosen him as its official candidate to run for a vacant seat on the Kawasaki city council. Yama-san had zero experience in politics, no charisma, no supporters, no constituency, and no time to prepare for the impending election. The election...
16) Made in Japan
Series
Language
English
Description
CNN explores how Japanese companies are reaching new heights of innovation, to compete now and in the future, while facing increasing global competition. Tour e-commerce company Rakuten's Silicon Valley-inspired headquarters, learn about golf club manufacturer Honma's struggle to survive economic slow-downs, discover Japanese vending machine culture, and see how Fuji has diversified beyond photographic film.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Samurai general Tokugawa Ieyasu became a towering figure of Japanese history by overthrowing the governing dynasty of Japan and becoming the Shogun (the supreme military leader) of Japan. Ieyasu’s rise to power climaxes in the biggest Samurai battle in history, with 160,000 soldiers fighting for the future of Japan. On the way, there is a story of love for a reckless son, a politician in drag, a night-time Ninja attack, suicide and betrayal. A BBC...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market is the biggest wholesale fish market in the world. 100,000 people can be found every day among its 850 stalls. Its name is in every single tourist guide book as a must-see place to visit. What is the appeal of this market to millions of tourists from around the world? With a history dating back hundreds of years and the market's sheer quantity of transactions (50,000 tons of fish traded every year and hundreds of millions...
19) World of Wonders
Series
Language
English
Description
Cari's aboard the Galapagos Explorer en route to Santa Cruz Island. It's home to the Charles Darwin Research Station, where giant sea tortoises are being bred in captivity. There are giant tortoises in the wild too, and Cari wants to see them too. At the end of a long day, she snorkels among Galapagos' friendly creatures.
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
We follow the footsteps of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as East Pakistan moves from Jinnah’s Islamist nationalism of 1947 towards the Bengali linguistic and cultural nationalism that led to the creation of Bangladesh. The Pakistan Army responded to East Pakistani civil disobedience with war crimes, leading to the displacement of 3 million Bengalis. The Rise and Fall of Mujib investigates the reasons for Mujib’s rise and his violent death after the Liberation...
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