Japan

=Videos =  One of six in a series entitled Video Letter from Japan, this video travels to the northeast of Honshu to look at geographical features in Japan. Views the unique lives of two children and their families in Japan, including family interaction, culture and way of life, food and celebrations. Introduction to Japan - including Tokyo, Shinto shrines, cultural traditions and industrial robotics. One of six in a series entitled Video Letter from Japan, this video examines cultural arts, including dance, music and theater and literature. One of six in a series entitled Video Letter from Japan, this video examines the economic system and the means of production, from traditional handicrafts to assembly line production. One of six in a series entitled Video Letter from Japan, this video presents a typical day through the eyes of a 6th grader in Japan, including their homes, the playground and their school. One of six in a series entitled Video Letter from Japan, this video focuses on two Japanese families, and how they blend tradition with modern changes in their everyday life.
 *  Tohoku Diary **
 * Families of Japan. **
 * JAPAN **
 * Living Arts **
 *  Making Things **
 * My Day **
 * My Family **

One of six in a series entitled Video Letter from Japan, this video presents a Japanese school through the eyes of a typical 6th grader in Japan, including classes, relationships with school friends and how children view their teachers. narrated by Liv Ullman; guitar music by George Winston. Based on Eleanor Coerr's book by the same title, the story of Sadako, 2 years old and living in Hiroshima in 1945, who contracts leukemia, the "atom bomb disease", as a young girl and follows an old tradition of folding paper cranes to make her wish to be well again come true.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Our School **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">