Season
Season 9 Episode
- Season 9 Transforming Surplus Rice into Bioplastic: Manufacturing Innovator - Kamiya Kazuhito
- Season 9 A New Lease of Life for Infirm Animals: Veterinary Prosthetics Pioneer - Shimada Akio
- Season 9 Better Health through Social Ties: Community Nursing Innovator - Yata Akiko
- Season 9 Peace as a Life's Work: NPO Education Director - Yamaguchi Haruki
- Season 9 Connecting Textile Production Areas and Designers: Fashion Curator - Miyaura Shinya
RISING - Season 9 Episode 1 Transforming Surplus Rice into Bioplastic: Manufacturing Innovator - Kamiya Kazuhito
5.00 28 minutes In Japan, rice consumption is falling, over 420,000 hectares of farmland lies unused, and a great volume of rice goes to waste. Kamiya Kazuhito has spent 15 years developing a company that uses it to make biomass resin—a form of plastic. In response to rising demand, Kamiya took advantage of unused farmland in Fukushima Prefecture, and began large-scale production. This created jobs, contributing to the recovery of an area devastated by the 2011 Great Earthquake and Tsunami.
