Japan's Lessons on the Economy and the Environment: Our Pollution Experience
Language:
English
Series:
Japan's Lessons series
Duration:
31 mins
Formats:
Betacam SP, Mini DV, DVCAM, VHS, DVD
Keywords:
Air quality, Chemical effects & toxins, Disease, Health and medicine, Industry, Pollution, Science and technology, Trade and environment
Script available:
Yes
Year of Production:
1996
Countries Filmed
in:
Japan
Produced by:
TVE Japan
Synopses:
Japan is recognized as economic leader and technology nowadays. However in the course of economic growth after World War II, Japan had earned reputation of heavily polluted country. Japan suffered from all kinds of pollution because of the heavy industrialization at the expense of environment and people's health; Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai Itai disease are just a few well known examples. This program looks back how Japan has suffered from the pollution, then concur the problem without damaging the economic growth. It analyzes what cost more for companies, pursuing profit without care for the environment, or investing in the environmental measure at the very first stage.
Price :
DVD: US$ 12
Note: DVDs Encoded in DVD Region 0 (universal)
TVE Asia Pacific uses TV, video and web media to communicate for social change.
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