Where We Call Home

February. 24,2020      
Rating:
8
Trailer Synopsis

People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society.

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Seasons 5 : 2024

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8 Episode

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Episode 1 - Trust in the Healing Power of Anime
January. 15,2024

We meet Italian Francesco Panto, a psychiatrist in Saitama Prefecture who develops a therapy method that makes use of Japanese anime, as well as Brazilian Silvia De Souza who works at a coating plant in Toyama.

Episode 2 - A Hearty Recipe for Recovery
January. 29,2024

This time, we meet Togawa Aya, a naturalized Japanese born in China who runs a cafeteria in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, as well as May Zin Chit from Myanmar, who manages a convenience store in Tokyo.

Episode 3 - Spirits Strengthened by Martial Arts
February. 12,2024

This time, we follow three Ukrainians – a teenage boy and a female entrepreneur who both came to Japan thanks to martial arts, as well as a man who works in PR for a vertical farming company.

Episode 4 - A Prayer for Peace in Song and Images
February. 19,2024

We revisit Ukrainian musicians Alek and Vadym in Nagasaki Prefecture as they create a music video to express their prayer for peace, and meet Yuliya, also from Ukraine, who works at a restaurant in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Episode 5 - Top Your Sushi With Conviction
March. 18,2024

We meet Jan Markiewicz from Poland, who trains at a Tokyo sushi restaurant in preparation for the World Sushi Cup, as well as Taiwanese Su Ling, a curator at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.

Episode 6 - Mr. Deo, the Dedicated Teacher
April. 08,2024

We meet Uganda-born Kalule Deogratius who teaches English at a middle school in Nagano Prefecture, and Vietnamese Nguyen Cong Quoc who works at a mandarin orange farm in Ehime Prefecture.

Episode 7 - A Well-Rooted Future for Children
April. 22,2024

We meet Muhammad Nurul Elahi in Niigata Prefecture who grows lotus roots to fund an elementary school he opened in his native Bangladesh, and Moroccan Mohamed Aalla who trains at a soy sauce maker in Kagawa Prefecture.

Episode 8 - Preserving Lacquerware Beyond the Quake
April. 29,2024

We follow UK-born Suzanne Ross - a lacquerware artisan in Wajima - in her efforts to recover after this January's quake, and meet Chinese Tomoe Setsubai who runs a Japanese confectionery in Yokohama.

Seasons 4 : 2023

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26 Episode

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Seasons 3 : 2022

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34 Episode

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Seasons 2 : 2021

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26 Episode

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Seasons 1 : 2020

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24 Episode

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