Japan's Top Inventions

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93 total episodes

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8 seasons

First Aired March 18, 2018

Overview

Japanese inventions are used and loved around the world. Through interviews and reenactments, go behind the scenes and discover how Japanese craftsmanship brought these top inventions into being.

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Personal Information Protection Stamps

Season 3 - Episode 16 - 0h 15m

Air Date

December 24, 2020

Overview

The behind-the-scenes tales of hit products and creations from Japan: this is Japan's Top Inventions. This time, personal information protection stamps: rubber stamps that make mail addresses unreadable. Just stamp, and a unique alphabetic pattern renders the underlying text illegible. These stamps were invented in 2007 to help protect personal information. We discover the story behind these stamps, now sold in over 20 countries and regions, and learn about the latest models.