Camera Phones

A picture is worth a thousand words, and portable digital camera phones are one of the hottest new items in Japan today. These phones can take movies too, while broadband wireless networks are making video phones a reality.

City Rooftops Go Green

Planting rooftop gardens can greatly help reduce the heat island effect that raises temperatures in cities. Tokyo city is determined to turn its rooftops green, and many individuals have been inspired by the thought of gardening on the roof.

Grandparents Return to School

An educational program invites elderly people to go back to school as instructors, giving a chance to help their community by passing on their knowledge and experience to the local children, who find the old people an inspiration to study.

Fearless Schoolgirl Climber

She's only 14, but Yuka Kobayashi is already an international pro in the world of free climbing. She trains at home after school in a room with walls and ceiling covered in climbing holds, getting ready to complete on towering artificial rock faces.