Barakan Discovers

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11 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired August 04, 2019

Overview

Peter Barakan is a broadcaster and a 45-year resident of Japan. In this series, he discovers how Japan is changing.

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The Tokyo of 2020

Season 1 - Episode 3 - 1h 49m

Air Date

November 22, 2020

Overview

In 2020, Tokyo expected to welcome people from all over the world for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Instead, the onset of COVID-19 took it down an unexpected path. Although activity is gradually resuming, the disease remains a threat, and many people are reassessing what's important in their lives. To explore how the city has changed in 2020, Peter Barakan meets Tokyoites from other countries. Their experiences also offer an insight into the kind of city that Tokyo might become.