Japan's Top Inventions
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S05E0228 min· aired 1/29/2022

Drawing Tablets / Cascades (Airplane Component)

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Overview

The fascinating stories and secrets behind hit Japanese products, plus parts and machines that boast the top share of niche markets. In the first half: the story behind the development of drawing tablets created in 1987 that are used for comics, animation and commercial design. In the second half: cascades, an important airplane component. We go behind the scenes with the Japanese company that controls over 90% of the global market share for these components.