Frontrunners - Season 2

Frontrunners - Season 2

Season 2

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DatesJan 30, 2024 - Dec 25, 2024
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Episodes

Master Salt Maker - Sato Kyojiro
Season 2Episode 130 min

Master Salt Maker - Sato Kyojiro

Meet salt maker Sato Kyojiro, whose unique, naturally produced, labor-intensive creations have earned fans among Japan's leading chefs.
Jan 30, 2024
Medical Interpreting Pioneer - Minamitani Kaori
Season 2Episode 230 min

Medical Interpreting Pioneer - Minamitani Kaori

Follow Dr. Minamitani Kaori, head of a pioneering medical center in Osaka Prefecture that is leading the way in providing care to patients from overseas with limited Japanese skills.
Feb 27, 2024
Poet & NPO Founder - Ueda Kanayo
Season 2Episode 330 min

Poet & NPO Founder - Ueda Kanayo

Meet Ueda Kanayo, an Osaka-based poet, activist and NPO founder helping disadvantaged former manual laborers to build community and discover themselves through the creative arts.
Mar 19, 2024
Snow Country Chef - Kuwakino Keiko
Season 2Episode 430 min

Snow Country Chef - Kuwakino Keiko

Globally-renowned chef Kuwakino Keiko uses a new take on traditional methods to showcase the culture, climate and produce of Minami-Uonuma, one of the snowiest places in Japan.
Apr 23, 2024
Supporting Street Children - Watanabe Hiroki
Season 2Episode 530 min

Supporting Street Children - Watanabe Hiroki

Watanabe Hiroki is co-founder of an NGO in Bangladesh. It gives long-term support to underprivileged children on the street, proving that they can make a positive contribution to society.
Apr 30, 2024
Orthopedic Shoe Meister - Nakai Yosuke
Season 2Episode 630 min

Orthopedic Shoe Meister - Nakai Yosuke

Meet Nakai Yosuke, a qualified prosthetist and German-certified orthopedic shoe "meister" leveraging his skills to help Japanese seniors maintain their mobility and independence well into old age.
May 28, 2024
Cricket Food Producer - Ashikari Seiya
Season 2Episode 730 min

Cricket Food Producer - Ashikari Seiya

Ashikari Seiya explores the potential of crickets as a nutritious solution to the global food crisis. He works with farmers in Cambodia to establish green, sustainable production methods.
Jun 18, 2024
Ainu Cultural Advocate - Monbetsu Atsushi
Season 2Episode 830 min

Ainu Cultural Advocate - Monbetsu Atsushi

Monbetsu Atsushi is a cultural and wildlife advocate working to preserve Hokkaido Prefecture's traditional Ainu culture through ancient practices including hunting and forest management.

Jun 26, 2024
Accessibility NPO Founder - Oda Yuriko
Season 2Episode 930 min

Accessibility NPO Founder - Oda Yuriko

Oda Yuriko suffers from a progressive disease, but by running a patient association, developing an app and other activities, she's working toward a society in which anybody can enjoy life.
Aug 13, 2024
Coconut Entrepreneur Tackling Poverty - Mizui Yu
Season 2Episode 1030 min

Coconut Entrepreneur Tackling Poverty - Mizui Yu

Mizui Yu is tackling poverty in the Philippines using coconuts—he develops food and cosmetics for sale in Japan. His business is improving lives. What products will he develop next?
Aug 20, 2024
Nebuta Artist - Kitamura Asako
Season 2Episode 1130 min

Nebuta Artist - Kitamura Asako

Kitamura Asako is the first female floatmaker in the 300-year history of Aomori's Nebuta Matsuri, battling prejudice as she upholds this very male tradition while also imbuing a fresh new sensibility.
Sep 24, 2024
International Mountain Medic - Oshiro Kazue
Season 2Episode 1230 min

International Mountain Medic - Oshiro Kazue

Dr. Oshiro Kazue is a skilled mountain medic, dedicated to promoting awareness of alpine safety, and even spending her summers treating climbers from a cabin near the peak of the iconic Mt. Fuji.
Oct 29, 2024
Drone Entrepreneur - Kawanoue Kazufumi
Season 2Episode 1330 min

Drone Entrepreneur - Kawanoue Kazufumi

In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, heavy traffic hinders the delivery of blood for transfusions. Kawanoue Kazufumi hopes to overcome this challenge using drones, and build out a new aerial infrastructure.
Nov 20, 2024
Medical Companion for Travel - Ito Reiya
Season 2Episode 1430 min

Medical Companion for Travel - Ito Reiya

Joy through travel: the mantra of Dr. Ito Reiya, who helps critical and chronic patients to plan trips. He accompanies them to the sea, familiar places or to see family, bringing them happiness.
Nov 27, 2024
Horse-Powered Energy Innovator - Iwama Takashi
Season 2Episode 1530 min

Horse-Powered Energy Innovator - Iwama Takashi

We follow a unique initiative led by expert horse-handler Iwama Takashi as he strives to harness the potential of horse-drawn carts to provide renewable electricity to off-grid communities in Senegal.
Dec 4, 2024
Bonsai Master - Kobayashi Kunio
Season 2Episode 1630 min

Bonsai Master - Kobayashi Kunio

Kobayashi Kunio (76) is a celebrated bonsai artist working to secure the future of this traditional art form through outreach to children, and through efforts to protect the iconic shimpaku juniper.
Dec 25, 2024

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