Japan's Top Inventions (2018)
- Genre: Documentary
- First Air Date: 2018-03-18
- Last Air Date: 2024-09-28
- Total Seasons: 7
- Total Episodes: 86
- Status: Returning Series
- Production Company: NHK
- Production Country: Japan
- Network: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 7 | Episode 10 | Multihead Weighers / Aircraft Interior Products | 2024-09-28 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 11 | Jet-Air Hand Dryers / Artificial Teeth | 2024-10-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 1 | Conveyor Belt Sushi | 2018-03-18 | 15 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 2 | Shinkansen | 2018-04-19 | 15 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 3 | Automatic Rice Cookers | 2018-05-17 | 15 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 4 | Electronic Bidet Toilets | 2018-06-21 | 15 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 5 | Quartz Wristwatches | 2018-07-19 | 15 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 6 | Instant Ramen | 2018-08-16 | 15 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 7 | Portable Music Players | 2018-09-20 | 15 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 8 | Gastrocameras | 2018-10-18 | 15 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 9 | Handheld Calculators | 2018-11-22 | 15 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 10 | Erasable Pens | 2018-12-20 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 1 | Snap-Off Utility Knives | 2019-01-17 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 2 | Acrylic Aquarium Panels | 2019-02-21 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 3 | Makeup Brushes | 2019-03-21 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 4 | Compact Motorcycles | 2019-04-17 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 5 | Stay-Tight Fasteners | 2019-05-09 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 6 | Video Game Character | 2019-05-30 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 7 | Pedal Assist Electric Bicycles | 2019-06-19 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 8 | Cooling Gel Sheets | 2019-07-10 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 9 | Fiber Tip Pens | 2019-08-07 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 10 | Shock Resistant Wristwatches | 2019-08-21 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 11 | Cup Ramen | 2019-09-11 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 12 | Probiotic Drinks | 2019-10-09 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 13 | Special Effects Monster Movie | 2019-10-23 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 14 | Umami Seasoning | 2019-11-13 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 15 | Blue LEDs | 2019-11-27 | 15 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 16 | Spinning Top Toys | 2019-12-18 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 1 | Home Bread Makers | 2020-01-08 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 2 | Glow in the Dark Pigments | 2020-01-29 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 3 | Emoji | 2020-02-13 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 4 | Miniature Video Cameras | 2020-03-12 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 5 | 2D Barcodes | 2020-03-26 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 6 | Water-Purifying Powder | 2020-04-16 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 7 | Worksheet Study Method | 2020-05-28 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 8 | Film Farming | 2020-06-24 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 9 | Surgical Microscope Stand | 2020-07-22 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 10 | Automatic Thread Trimmer Sewing Machines | 2020-08-13 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 11 | Robotic Exoskeletons | 2020-08-20 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 12 | Dinosaur Robots | 2020-08-27 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 13 | Palm Vein Authentication | 2020-09-24 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 14 | Fresh Freezing System | 2020-10-22 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 15 | Bottled Green Tea | 2020-11-26 | 15 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 16 | Personal Information Protection Stamps | 2020-12-24 | 15 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 1 | Planetariums | 2021-01-14 | 15 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 2 | Handheld Digital Pets | 2021-01-28 | 15 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 3 | Home Gaming Console / Smartphone Springs | 2021-05-15 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 4 | Neurosurgical Instruments / Weather Meters | 2021-07-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 5 | Body Fat Scales / Luggage Rack Mirrors | 2021-07-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 6 | Sushi Robots / Refractometers | 2021-10-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 7 | Camera Phones / Electron Microscopes | 2021-11-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 8 | Radio Controlled Watches / Encrusting Machines | 2021-12-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 1 | Home Blood Pressure Monitors / Test Patterns | 2022-01-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 2 | Drawing Tablets / Cascades (Airplane Component) | 2022-01-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 3 | Laptop Computers / Purification & Separation Systems | 2022-02-19 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 4 | Surgical Needles / Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment | 2022-03-19 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 5 | High-Capacity Optical Disks / Automatic Skewer Machines | 2022-03-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 6 | Ventilators for Premature Babies / Electron Beam Lithography Systems | 2022-04-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 7 | Landmine Clearance Machines / Linear Guides | 2022-05-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 8 | Canned Bread / Automatic Dorayaki Machines | 2022-06-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 9 | Mosquito Coils / Screw Removal Tools | 2022-07-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 10 | Pulse Oximeters / Egg Grading & Packing Systems | 2022-09-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 11 | Low-Pain Needles / Sports Wheelchairs | 2022-09-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 12 | Fish Finders / Medical Simulators | 2022-10-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 13 | Lithium-Ion Batteries / Dust Collectors for Tunnel Construction | 2022-11-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 14 | Correction Tape / Water Filter Media | 2022-12-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 1 | Automatic Ticket Gates / Tool Setters | 2023-01-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 2 | Automatic Door Sensors / Banknote Printing Machines | 2023-02-25 | 28 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 3 | Online Karaoke Services / Umbrella Bagging Machines | 2023-03-25 | 28 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 4 | Imitation Crab / Monorail Transporters | 2023-04-29 | 28 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 5 | Piano with Silent System / Plastic Food Models | 2023-05-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 6 | Cockroach Traps / Residential Maps | 2023-07-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 7 | Ultra-High-Speed Elevators / Carton Filling Machines | 2023-07-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 8 | Stand-Up Personal Watercrafts / Rice Crackers with Peanuts | 2023-08-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 9 | Lint Rollers / Rotating Beacon Lights | 2023-09-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 10 | Car Navigation Systems / Vapor Heat Treatment Systems | 2023-10-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 11 | Home Water Purifiers / Plastic Valves | 2023-11-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 1 | Direct Drive Turntables / Natto | 2024-01-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 2 | Letter Sorting Machines / Exhaust Gas Analyzers | 2024-01-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 3 | Cultured Pearls / Casting Systems | 2024-02-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 4 | Contactless IC Cards / Wasabi Packets | 2024-03-30 | 28 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 5 | Singing Synthesizers / Solder | 2024-04-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 6 | Fan-Cooled Workwear / Marine Cargo Tanks | 2024-05-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 7 | Diagnostic Ultrasound Machines / Sports Balls | 2024-06-29 | 28 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 8 | Artificial Leather / Blood Test Needles | 2024-07-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 9 | Tactile Paving / Crab Stick Machines | 2024-08-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 10 | Multihead Weighers / Aircraft Interior Products | 2024-09-28 | 30 min |
