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Japan's Lessons on the Economy and the Environment: Our Pollution Experience
Series Title:Japan's Lesson
Content:Documentary Film
Available From:TVE Asia Pacific
Media Type:DVD
Streaming Video
Release Date:1996
Audience:Higher Education
Middle/Junior High School
High School
Running Time:31 minutes
Physical Description:http://www.tveap.org/?q=film_details.php&id=J004
Subject:Economics and Business
Science, Technology, & the Environment
Subheading:Environment & Policy
Industry
Pollution
Region:East Asia
Country:Japan



Abstract:

Japan is recognized as economic leader and technology nowadays. However in the course of economic growth after World War II, Japan had earned reputation of heavily polluted country. Japan suffered from all kinds of pollution because of the heavy industrialization at the expense of environment and people's health; Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai Itai disease are just a few well known examples. This program looks back how Japan has suffered from the pollution, then concur the problem without damaging the economic growth. It analyzes what cost more for companies, pursuing profit without care for the environment, or investing in the environmental measure at the very first stage.



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