RISING

RISING (2015)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2015-04-02
  • Last Air Date: 2023-03-15
  • Total Seasons: 9
  • Total Episodes: 137
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 28 min.
  • Production Company: NHK
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Networks: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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Summary

Going beyond the horizon. Meet Japan's entrepreneurs whose innovative thinking is changing traditional mindsets in their various fields of work.

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RISING Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 2015-04-02
15 Episodes

Season 2

First Air Date: 2016-01-07
20 Episodes

Season 3

First Air Date: 2017-01-05
20 Episodes

Season 4

First Air Date: 2018-01-11
20 Episodes

Season 5

First Air Date: 2019-01-10
16 Episodes

Season 6

First Air Date: 2020-01-22
15 Episodes

Season 7

First Air Date: 2021-01-20
13 Episodes

Season 8

First Air Date: 2022-01-26
13 Episodes

Season 9

First Air Date: 2023-01-18
5 Episodes

RISING Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 2015Episode 1Inbound Tour Operator - Kentaro Suda30 min
Season 2015Episode 2Super Helidoctor - Makoto Kobayashi30 min
Season 2015Episode 3Calligrapher with Down Syndrome - Shoko Kanazawa30 min
Season 2015Episode 4Sake Evangelist - Kosuke Kuji30 min
Season 2015Episode 5Global Branding through Smart Farming30 min
Season 2015Episode 6Saving the World with Euglena30 min
Season 2015Episode 7Incubating a More Active Life for Senior Citizens30 min
Season 2015Episode 8Taking Affordable Medical Testing to the World!30 min
Season 2015Episode 9Conveying Japan's Craft Heritage to Children30 min
Season 2015Episode 10The Mascot Matriarch30 min
Season 2015Episode 11Trawler to Table via Tablet in No Time30 min
Season 2015Episode 12Towards a Fulfilling Society for All30 min
Season 2015Episode 13Cultivating Sushi Chefs30 min
Season 2015Episode 14Forward to the Future: Making Fuel from Old Clothes30 min
Season 2015Episode 15Protecting Fisheries through Marine IT30 min
Season 2016Episode 1Medical Meals-on-Wheels - Kosuke Abe30 min
Season 2016Episode 2Bringing Space within Reach30 min
Season 2016Episode 3Medical Computer Graphics Producer - Hirofumi Seo30 min
Season 2016Episode 4Electric Vehicle Producer - Toru Tokushige30 min
Season 2016Episode 5Electricity from Vibration30 min
Season 2016Episode 6Farewell to "Mottainai" Spaces30 min
Season 2016Episode 7Companies Helping Countries30 min
Season 2016Episode 8Robots for a Fun, User-friendly Future30 min
Season 2016Episode 9Bringing Japanese Tea to the World30 min
Season 2016Episode 10Nursing Care Innovator: Yoshimi Ui30 min
Season 2016Episode 11Earning the Affection of Local People30 min
Season 2016Episode 12Towards the Rebirth of "Made in Japan"30 min
Season 2016Episode 13Avatar Robot Bringing People Together30 min
Season 2016Episode 14Innovative Childcare Brightens the Lives of Working Families30 min
Season 2016Episode 15Bringing Sparkle to Asia and the World30 min
Season 2016Episode 16Simple Technology Brings Innovation in Developing Countries30 min
Season 2016Episode 17Medical Innovation, Supporting an Aging Society30 min
Season 2016Episode 18The Cybathlon and Expanding Our Physical Abilities with Cybernetics30 min
Season 2016Episode 19Helping Foreign Students Settle In30 min
Season 2016Episode 20Boosting Agriculture while Promoting a Healthy Workforce30 min
Season 2017Episode 1Whisky Wizardry: Japan's Nature Distilled30 min
Season 2017Episode 2Groundbreaking Earthworm Robots!30 min
Season 2017Episode 3A World-Class Clothing Brand, Made in Japan30 min
Season 2017Episode 4Innovators Find a Home in Local Tokyo Factory30 min
Season 2017Episode 5Spotlight on a Future Food Revolution30 min
Season 2017Episode 6Turning Stone into Paper - Nobuyoshi Yamasaki30 min
Season 2017Episode 7Magazine Bringing Local Food to Consumers30 min
Season 2017Episode 8Opportunities for Young Social Entrepreneurs30 min
Season 2017Episode 9Efficient Printing through the Sharing Economy30 min
Season 2017Episode 10Agriculture's Next Technological Revolution30 min
Season 2017Episode 11Making Great Food a Good Business30 min
Season 2017Episode 12The Digital Child Care Revolution30 min
Season 2017Episode 13The Changing Face of Surgery30 min
Season 2017Episode 14Changing Education in Japan30 min
Season 2017Episode 15Breathing New Life into Historical Buildings30 min
Season 2017Episode 16Going Global with African-print Bags30 min
Season 2017Episode 17Propellerless Wind Turbine for a Sustainable Future30 min
Season 2017Episode 18Making Japan Accessible to All30 min
Season 2017Episode 19Finding Homes for Senior Citizens30 min
Season 2017Episode 20Aiming for Gold with Prosthetics30 min
Season 2018Episode 1Miyazaki's Sweet Potatoes Win Fans in Asia - Makoto Ikeda30 min
Season 2018Episode 2Towards Unprecedented Consumer Electronics30 min
Season 2018Episode 3Automotive Revolution from Kyoto30 min
Season 2018Episode 4A New Generation of Fisheries Workers30 min
Season 2018Episode 5Putting Southeast Asian Chocolate in the Global Spotlight30 min
Season 2018Episode 6Bringing Lightning Protection to Rwanda30 min
Season 2018Episode 7Connecting Cows to the Cloud30 min
Season 2018Episode 8Chariots of Gold30 min
Season 2018Episode 9Deals on Wheels30 min
Season 2018Episode 10Giving Used Machinery New Life Overseas30 min
Season 2018Episode 11Global Kitchen through the Sharing Economy30 min
Season 2018Episode 12Revolutionary Study App Goes Global30 min
Season 2018Episode 13Big Data Driving a Bus Revolution30 min
Season 2018Episode 14Virtual Reality: Transforming the Future of Medicine30 min
Season 2018Episode 15Giving New Life to Dormant Possessions30 min
Season 2018Episode 16The Future of Regional Revitalization30 min
Season 2018Episode 17Sake Reimagined: Taking On the World30 min
Season 2018Episode 18Cosmic Cleanup: Space Waste Pioneer30 min
Season 2018Episode 19Rice Against Time: Regional Food Advocate30 min
Season 2018Episode 20Tatami Revolution: Traditional Mat Maker30 min
Season 2019Episode 1Safer, Smarter Coaches: Transport Innovator30 min
Season 2019Episode 2Flying Cars: Next-Generation Vehicles, Now!30 min
Season 2019Episode 3Prolonging Healthy Lifespans: Mobility Aid Pioneer30 min
Season 2019Episode 4Affordable Aquatic EVs: Electric Vehicle Innovator30 min
Season 2019Episode 5Smart Fabrics Saving Lives: Wearable Tech Innovator - Ayumu Mitera30 min
Season 2019Episode 6Waste-Battling Hero for the Digital Age: Eco-Entrepreneur - Fujio Kojima30 min
Season 2019Episode 7Rice Against Time: Regional Food Advocate - Masayuki Habuki30 min
Season 2019Episode 8Wearable Bladder Buffer: Digital Healthcare Pioneer - Atsushi Nakanishi30 min
Season 2019Episode 9From Waste Produce to Future Food: Vegetable Sheet Creator - Keisuke Soda30 min
Season 2019Episode 10Reviving the Home of Traditional Paper: Cultural Reactivator - Takeshi Fujiwara30 min
Season 2019Episode 11Putting Slumbering Ideas into Action: Crowdfunding Chief - Ryotaro Nakayama30 min
Season 2019Episode 12Brighter Skies for Kyoto Umbrella Craft: Wagasa Innovator - Kotaro Nishibori30 min
Season 2019Episode 13Saving the World through the Power of Science: STEM Support Innovator - Yukihiro Maru30 min
Season 2019Episode 14Taking Forest Management to the Future: ICT Forestry Pioneer - Hiroyuki Nakamura30 min
Season 2019Episode 15Transforming Elder Care through VR: Nursing Tech Pioneer - Kenta Toshima30 min
Season 2019Episode 16From Fallow Fields to Fermentation - Lina Sakai30 min
Season 2019Episode 17Leap in Progress for Para-Athletics: Prosthetics Engineer - Atsushi Hamada30 min
Season 2020Episode 1Giving a Lift to Traditional Festivals: Matsuri Revivalist - Manabu Ohara30 min
Season 2020Episode 2Aiming for Accessibility: Barrier-Free App Developer - Yuriko Oda30 min
Season 2020Episode 3Rescuing Doomed Dishes: Anti-Food Waste Pioneer - Kazuma Kawagoe30 min
Season 2020Episode 4Japan's Holy Hotels: Temple Hotel Innovators - Mai Sato & Shunko Umino30 min
Season 2020Episode 5Second-Chance Society: Social Entrepreneur - Kawaguchi Kana30 min
Season 2020Episode 6Progress through Programming: E-Learning Innovator - Mizuno Yusuke30 min
Season 2020Episode 7AI - Leveling the Educational Playing Field: E-Learning Innovator - Yunokawa Takahiko30 min
Season 2020Episode 8Showcasing Tokyo's Technical Treasures: Business Matching Innovator - Furukawa Taku30 min
Season 2020Episode 9Hot Springs IoTernal: Agricultural Innovator - Kodama Norihiro30 min
Season 2020Episode 10Food Flow and the Future of Farming: Agricultural Logistics Innovator - Kato Yuriko30 min
Season 2020Episode 11Weaving a Textile Network for the New Normal: Textile Industry Innovator - Tani Hideki30 min
Season 2020Episode 12Rise of the Kitchen Robots: Catering Robot Pioneer - Sawanobori Tetsuya30 min
Season 2020Episode 13Fighting Infection by Controlling the Three Cs: Systems Innovator - Kawano Takanobu30 min
Season 2020Episode 14Bringing a "Can-Do" Spirit to Specialty Produce: Preserved Food Pioneer - Inoue Kazuma30 min
Season 2020Episode 15Food Trucking the Blues Away: Mobile Dining Innovator - Ishizawa Masayoshi30 min
Season 2021Episode 1Green Recovery in Rural Japan: NPO Founder - Yoshida Hiroko30 min
Season 2021Episode 2Tackling the New Normal - Robots with a Human Touch: Personal Robotics Innovator - Aoki Shunsuke30 min
Season 2021Episode 3Quick Freezing Breathes New Life into Waste Food: Freezing Consultant - Kinoshita Masayuki30 min
Season 2021Episode 4Tackling the Pandemic with "Japanese Spirit": Sake Modernizer - Kuji Kosuke30 min
Season 2021Episode 5Pandemic Solutions through Self-Driving Technology: Mobility Innovator - Taniguchi Hisashi30 min
Season 2021Episode 6A More Inclusive Society through Art: Disability Art Entrepreneur - Matsuda Takaya30 min
Season 2021Episode 7Giving Preconceptions a New Lick of Paint: Gender-Positive Painting Contractor - Takenobe Yukio30 min
Season 2021Episode 8The Technicians Supporting Top Para-Athletes: Parasports Innovators - Ozawa Toru, Endo Ken & Hamada Atsushi30 min
Season 2021Episode 9Upcycling Fish Scales into High-End Leather: Fish Leather Pioneer - Noguchi Tomohisa30 min
Season 2021Episode 10Avatar Robots and the Future of Workforce Inclusivity: Roboticist - Yoshifuji Ory30 min
Season 2021Episode 11From Industrial Waste to the Front Line of Sustainability: Recycling Pioneer - Ishizaka Noriko30 min
Season 2021Episode 12Shaping the Future of Food through Home Composting: Home Composting Advocate - Taira Yuiko30 min
Season 2021Episode 13From Familiar Food to Realistic Organs: Medical Training Innovator - Takayama Seiichiro30 min
Season 2022Episode 1Traditional Japanese Architecture Reborn: Digital Construction Pioneer - Akiyoshi Koki30 min
Season 2022Episode 2Working Visits Revitalize Regional Destinations: Matching Service Innovator - Nagaoka Rina30 min
Season 2022Episode 3Sustainable Fisheries through Advances in Aquaculture: Aquaculture Innovator - Yamamoto Toshimasa30 min
Season 2022Episode 4Turning Surplus Ingredients into Craft Gin: Sustainable Distillery CEO - Yamamoto Yuya30 min
Season 2022Episode 5Rebuilding Communities through Abandoned Homes: Renovation Pioneer - Watanabe Kyoko30 min
Season 2022Episode 6AI Bridges Japan's Infrastructure Maintenance Gap: Civil Engineering Innovators - Morikawa Haruna30 min
Season 2022Episode 7Skills for the Post-Pandemic Job Market: E-Learning Innovator - Mori Kenshiro30 min
Season 2022Episode 8Tackling Food Poverty with Rescued Rations: Social Business Founders - Seki Yoshimi & Kikuhara Misato30 min
Season 2022Episode 9Revitalizing Overlooked Communities: Glamping Pioneer - Hashimura Kazunori30 min
Season 2022Episode 10Empowering Sick Children through Sports: NPO Founder - Kitano Hanako30 min
Season 2022Episode 11Connecting the World through Japanese: Learning Platform Founder - Goto Manabu30 min
Season 2022Episode 12Sustainable Fishing through AI: Marine Tech Innovator - Mizukami Yosuke30 min
Season 2022Episode 13Passing the Torch for Local Businesses: Matching Platform Developer - Asai Katsutoshi30 min
Season 2023Episode 1Transforming Surplus Rice into Bioplastic: Manufacturing Innovator - Kamiya Kazuhito30 min
Season 2023Episode 2A New Lease of Life for Infirm Animals: Veterinary Prosthetics Pioneer - Shimada Akio30 min
Season 2023Episode 3Better Health through Social Ties: Community Nursing Innovator - Yata Akiko30 min
Season 2023Episode 4Peace as a Life's Work: NPO Education Director - Yamaguchi Haruki30 min
Season 2023Episode 5Connecting Textile Production Areas and Designers: Fashion Curator - Miyaura Shinya30 min