#49
CNBC Asia: Sun 8 Mar, 2015
METRO TV:Sun 8 Mar, 2015
USTREAM: Tue 10 Mar, 2015
NIKKEI CNBC:Sun 8 Mar, 2015
One of Japan’s top automakers by sales is leveraging its own strengths to expand across the Asian market. Mitsubishi Motors is best known for vehicles such as SUVs and pickup trucks that can be used in a variety of situations from work to leisure. Under its strategy of “selection and focus”, the company is now carrying out an aggressive international expansion. Chairman Osamu Masuko speaks with us about the prospects for the Asian market and the company’s global roadmap.
In Takumi, we put the spotlight on the maker of a device that generates bubbles invisible to the naked eye called “micro-nanobubbles”. Such tiny bubbles are said to have unique characteristics and effects. We report on this cutting-edge technology.
Program A
”Environmentally-friendly” has become a major selling point of cars in the modern age and is a key area of focus for Mitsubishi Motors. The automaker prides itself on the powerful “ride” of its cars and has gained recognition for one-of-a-kind SUVs. Chairman Osamu Masuko says developing vehicles that balance the “environment” and the “ride” is critical to the company’s survival. We speak with him about the global roadmap for the business.
Program A
There’s now a growing market for side businesses that allow office workers and homemakers to use their free time and put their skills and knowhow to work. One housekeeping services agency acts as a go-between for people wanting to cook and clean for extra income and those needing help in their homes. Another company that runs a website called “Cafetalk” links up teachers of various hobbies such as yoga and chess with potential students, who can take lessons over the internet. We report on a growing trend to turn free time into profit.
Program A
A growing number of medical entrepreneurial ventures and universities are starting to eye the international market. One company called “Orthorebirth” has developed “Rebossis”, the world’s first cotton wool-like synthetic bone. Meanwhile, RIKEN has come up with a special, gel-like material that is resistant to vertical pressure, while absorbing horizontal force. We introduce the latest developments in medical technology.
Program A
When bubbles are reduced in size to a microscopic level, they have unique characteristics and effects. A microbubble generation device has been developed that is now being used in a variety of fields such as oyster farms and dye factories. How is it able to produce such vast amounts of micro-nanobubbles? We discover the motivations behind one Takumi’s pursuit and the mechanism behind this technology.
Program A
Durable and flexible, “synthetic spider silk” is generating interest now as a composite material with potential uses for cars, aircraft and medical-use threads, as well as heat-resistant clothing. We report on a company spinning out this super silk.
Program B
Global Navigation Front is an economics program produced by BS-TBS. In this episode, we focus on steel industry. There were large-scale realignments on a global scale in the industry. However, there is a company which chose a different strategy and focused on their businesses without restructing. We’ll show you the strategies the company takes to survive in this market.
* Available only on CNBC Asia.
#48
CNBC Asia: Sun 1 Mar, 2015
METRO TV:Sun 1 Mar, 2015
USTREAM: Tue 3 Mar, 2015
NIKKEI CNBC:Sun 1 Mar, 2015
We see restaurants and eateries with the word ‘GANSO’, meaning ‘the original’, in their names. Such restaurants declare themselves as the first to come up with a certain popular dish that has gained widespread popularity. Which of the ‘GANSO’ dishes is a ‘must eat’? We take a look into the stories behind inventing the recipes of these popular ‘GANSO’ dishes.
The popular TBS-produced documentary ‘Japanese Dream’ focuses on people from all walks of life who are following their dreams. The number of people who have difficulty walking is increasing in Japan’s aging society. We’ll introduce a researcher who developed a revolutionary ‘Walking Assisting Device’ that assists people who have difficulty walking.
Program A
We see restaurants and eateries with the word ‘GANSO’, meaning ‘the original’, in their names. Such restaurants declare themselves as the first to come up with a certain popular dish that has gained widespread popularity. Which of the ‘GANSO’ dishes is a ‘must eat’? We take a look into the stories behind inventing the recipes of these popular ‘GANSO’ dishes.
Program A
The popular TBS-produced documentary ‘Japanese Dream’ focuses on people from all walks of life who are following their dreams. The number of people who have difficulty walking is increasing in Japan’s aging society. We’ll introduce a researcher who developed a revolutionary ‘Walking Assisting Device’ that assists people who have difficulty walking.
Program A
’Gacchiri Monday’ is a popular economics program on TBS. In this episode, we will focus on ‘Surplus’. ‘Surplus’ is excess stock which is not only profitless but costly because of the need to store it. We will introduce businesses who make use of ‘surplus’ and how they turn it into successful businesses.
Program B
Global Navigation Front is an economics program produced by BS-TBS. In this episode, we focus on ‘logistics’. Enterprises have always worked on optimizing their logistics operations in order to reduce total costs. We have a report on the new strategies of the world’s second largest logistics supplier who has succeeded by minimizing transport mileage, optimizing inventory and automating the logistics process.
* Available only on CNBC Asia.
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