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Japan's Top Inventions
Season 5 · Episode 12
Fish Finders / Medical Simulators
0.028mOctober 29, 2022
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 fish finders made by a Japanese company, first used in 1948 and now found in over 80 countries and regions worldwide. In the second half: medical simulators used by medical professionals for training that look and feel real.
Episodes
- Episode 1Home Blood Pressure Monitors / Test Patterns
- Episode 2Drawing Tablets / Cascades (Airplane Component)
- Episode 3Laptop Computers / Purification & Separation Systems
- Episode 4Surgical Needles / Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment
- Episode 5High-Capacity Optical Disks / Automatic Skewer Machines
- Episode 6Ventilators for Premature Babies / Electron Beam Lithography Systems
- Episode 7Landmine Clearance Machines / Linear Guides
- Episode 8Canned Bread / Automatic Dorayaki Machines
- Episode 9Mosquito Coils / Screw Removal Tools
- Episode 10Pulse Oximeters / Egg Grading & Packing Systems
- Episode 11Low Pain Needles / Sports Wheelchairs
- Episode 12Fish Finders / Medical Simulators
- Episode 13Lithium Ion Batteries / Dust Collectors for Tunnel Construction
- Episode 14Correction Tape / Water Filter Media