Monday
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Daily Planet Goes to Japan
- Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Adult
- Subjects: Social Studies, Technology
- Produced By: Exploration Production Inc.
- Year: 2005
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Running Time: 60m
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Faster than a speeding train, Ingram and Stillwell examine the technology that contributes to that accelerated pace of urban life in Japan. Monday's highlights include: High-speed transportation; Crowded Japan - There are over 30 million people in the greater Tokyo area; Robots - Discover what's behind Japan's obsession with robots and Samurai sword making. Mount Fuji - Mount Fuji is Japan's highest mountain and it's national symbol. Also in this episode, "Chindogu," (weird tools and inventions); Robotcam.