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The Wonders of Air Travel

S4 · E31 · 31 Oct 2017 · 28 min

At Japan's busiest airports, a flight may arrive or depart every two minutes or so. In spite of this, Japanese airlines are frequently ranked among the world's leading on-time flight operators. Making their punctual performance possible are Japanese values and professional expertise. This time on Japanology Plus, we explore the wonders of air travel in Japan. Our expert guest, Shunji Akimoto, is a journalist who covers the air industry globally. And in Plus One, how to wash a passenger jet.

Directing

Hitoshi Nishiyama · Director

Writing

Adam Fulford · Script Consultant

Satomi Furukawa · Script Consultant

Production

Ken Kumata · Executive Producer

Naoko Fujimura · Producer

Shinya Kikuchi · Executive Producer

Camera

Norio Teranuma · Camera Operator

Editing

Gen Koshiba · Editor

Sound

Kenichiro Jo · Sound Engineer

Miwa Yokomizo · Music Supervisor

Lighting

Keiichi Okumura · Lighting Technician

Guest Stars (1)

Shunji Akimoto as Self - Expert