One in Every Japanese (2025)
Synopsis
A 5-minute documentary series unraveling the diversity of Japanese society based on statistical data. Each episode starts with the line "one out of every Japanese is...," focusing on a certain demographic.
First Air Date: 2025-03-24
Last Air Date: 2026-02-24
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 20
Top Cast
- Russell Goodall as Narrator (voice)
Seasons
Season 1 (2025)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 1/156: Transgenders
1 in 156 Japanese are transgenders. In a society still lacking in understanding, we talk to transgender people about work, marriage, leisure, as they try to live their normal daily lives.
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Ep. 2: 1/50: People Who Lost A Newborn
1 in 50 families have lost a child during pregnancy or soon after birth. A couple who lost their second son when two hours old talks about their grief and sorrow, a topic often not discussed in Japan.
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Ep. 3: 1/2: People Who Don't Drink
1 in 2 don't drink in Japan, where intense social drinking is normal. Through interviews of drinkers and non-drinkers we hear both sides, including a couple who went sober and opened a no-alcohol bar.
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Ep. 4: 1/1000: Lay Judges
1 in 1,000 Japanese have experience as a lay judge in court cases. We witness a networking event for former lay judges, where they discuss unique experiences. What does it feel like to judge others?
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Ep. 5: 1/10: Married By Matching Apps
1 in 10 Japanese got married through online spouse-hunting services in 2020. We interview women who use matchmaking apps, including Manami, who uses multiple apps to find a perfect partner.
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Ep. 6: 1/36: Foreign Residents in Japan
1 in 36 people in Japan are foreign residents. As its population declines, we look at Japanese society in a new era of foreign workers, through an IT startup where 90% of staff are foreigners.
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Ep. 7: 1/2500: New Farmers
1 in 2,500 people started farming in 2022. As we talk to new farmers who've come from totally different industries, we examine the values they have found in this labor-intense yet rewarding field.
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Ep. 8: 1/27: People Without Smartphones
1 in 27 people don't own a smartphone. We follow a man who chose not to own one, and his reason not to. What has he gained in life by giving up his smartphone, a modern-day necessity and obsession?
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Ep. 9: 1/45: Gambling Addiction
1 in 45 Japanese are suspected of a gambling addiction. We follow a man who made a clean break from gambling, overcoming the crisis of a broken family, and is in the recovery process from addiction.
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Ep. 10: 1/30: People With Mental Illness
1 in 30 Japanese suffer from mental illness. We follow a woman who finds it hard to do simple tasks due to her illness, as she goes to rehabilitation for returning to work.
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