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Japan's Top Inventions
Season 6 · Episode 10
Car Navigation Systems / Vapor Heat Treatment Systems
0.028mOctober 28, 2023
The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. In the first half: the story behind car navigation systems, developed by a major Japanese car manufacturer in 1981. In the second half: vapor heat treatment systems which remove pests from fruit.
Episodes
- Episode 1Automatic Ticket Gates / Tool Setters
- Episode 2Automatic Door Sensors / Banknote Printing Machines
- Episode 3Online Karaoke Services / Umbrella Bagging Machines
- Episode 4Imitation Crab / Monorail Transporters
- Episode 5Piano with Silent System / Plastic Food Models
- Episode 6Cockroach Traps / Residential Maps
- Episode 7Ultra-High-Speed Elevators / Carton Filling Machines
- Episode 8Stand-Up Personal Watercrafts / Rice Crackers with Peanuts
- Episode 9Lint Rollers / Rotating Beacon Lights
- Episode 10Car Navigation Systems / Vapor Heat Treatment Systems
- Episode 11Home Water Purifiers / Plastic Valves