Frontrunners - Season 3

Frontrunners - Season 3

Season 3

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DatesJan 8, 2025 - Dec 24, 2025
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Episodes

Wildlife Vet - Saito Keisuke
Season 3Episode 130 min

Wildlife Vet - Saito Keisuke

Wildlife vet Saito Keisuke has worked with endangered raptors in Hokkaido Prefecture for 30 years. He treats and releases the many birds injured by human activity, while also working to prevent such accidents.
Jan 8, 2025
Digital Services Innovator - Oba Carlos
Season 3Episode 230 min

Digital Services Innovator - Oba Carlos

Oba Carlos is a social entrepreneur leveraging local Wi-Fi networks to close the gap in access to information and opportunity between urban and rural populations in the African nation of Benin.
Jan 15, 2025
Robotic Surgery Pioneer - Watanabe Go
Season 3Episode 330 min

Robotic Surgery Pioneer - Watanabe Go

Watanabe Go is among the world's leading heart surgeons. He's an expert in robot-assisted keyhole surgery techniques that save lives while minimizing burden on the patient.
Jan 28, 2025
Takama Takeshi - Environmentalist
Season 3Episode 430 min

Takama Takeshi - Environmentalist

Japanese researcher Takama Takeshi founded an organization on the island of Bali, Indonesia to study climate change and help farmers to adapt its effects.
Mar 4, 2025
Fish Leather Maker - Noguchi Tomohisa
Season 3Episode 530 min

Fish Leather Maker - Noguchi Tomohisa

Noguchi Tomohisa makes leather from discarded fish skin. We investigate his efforts to utilize waste in the seafood industry, and contribute to sustainability.
Mar 19, 2025
Tree Surgeon - Goto Mizuho
Season 3Episode 630 min

Tree Surgeon - Goto Mizuho

In Japan, around 5,200 trees fall each year, causing accidents that can even be fatal. Tree surgeon Goto Mizuho diagnoses and treats them, utilizing innovative technology and techniques.
Mar 25, 2025
Peace Educator: Sumioka Kenta
Season 3Episode 730 min

Peace Educator: Sumioka Kenta

In Hiroshima, as atomic bomb survivors age, preserving their memories has become a pressing issue. We follow Sumioka Kenta's efforts to further the cause of peace, through the creativity of youth.
Jul 30, 2025
Compost Promoter - Taira Yuiko
Season 3Episode 830 min

Compost Promoter - Taira Yuiko

Taira Yuiko promotes composting of food waste to create a sustainable cycle. She works with an NGO in Mongolia to form a local nutrient cycle, enriching the soil and teaching composting techniques.
Aug 5, 2025
Dollmaker - Nakamura Hiromine
Season 3Episode 930 min

Dollmaker - Nakamura Hiromine

Fukuoka's summer traditional festival, Hakata Gion Yamakasa, features huge floats decorated with elaborate dolls. We meet Nakamura Hiromine, a fourth-generation dollmaker fusing this tradition with modern ideas.
Aug 12, 2025
Master Sculptor of Buddhist Statues - Matsumoto Shukan
Season 3Episode 1030 min

Master Sculptor of Buddhist Statues - Matsumoto Shukan

Matsumoto Myokei, a "once-in-a-century" sculptor of Buddhist statues, is passing his skills onto his grandson, Shukan. 80 years on from the atomic bomb attacks, Shukan sculpts a message of peace.

Aug 27, 2025
Chef - Suzuki Yuko
Season 3Episode 1130 min

Chef - Suzuki Yuko

Mongolia's culture of meat-eating is contributing to health problems in this developing economy. Chef Suzuki Yuko aims to introduce more vegetables through workshops and improved hospital menus.
Sep 29, 2025
Reconstructive Surgeon for Microtia - Yotsuyanagi Takatoshi
Season 3Episode 1230 min

Reconstructive Surgeon for Microtia - Yotsuyanagi Takatoshi

Children with microtia are born with underdeveloped ears. Wearing a mask or glasses is difficult, and they may be bullied. We meet Dr. Yotsuyanagi Takatoshi, a leading reconstructive surgeon.
Oct 21, 2025
Social Entrepreneur - Ishikawa Naohito
Season 3Episode 1330 min

Social Entrepreneur - Ishikawa Naohito

Nov 18, 2025
Dry Stone Waller: Kaneko Reo
Season 3Episode 1430 min

Dry Stone Waller: Kaneko Reo

Nov 25, 2025
Deaf Cyclist: Hayase Kumi
Season 3Episode 1530 min

Deaf Cyclist: Hayase Kumi

Dec 24, 2025

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