NHK's documentary program "Document 72 Hours" (NHK General) will air "Tropical Thailand: Japanese Second-Handed Goods Cross the Sea" on July 1st at 7:57 PM. The program is set in a popular Japanese second-hand goods store in Thailand. The store sells everything from tableware and furniture to toys and used clothing. Who are the people who pick up these items, and what are their thoughts and feelings...?
This episode of the program was an extended 45-minute edition. In Thailand, reuse shops are seeing a surge in popularity for items known as "used in Japan." These shops sell everything from tableware, furniture, and toys to audio equipment and secondhand clothing. There was a 14-year-old fascinated by binoculars, someone buying large quantities of designer bags to sell on social media, and another searching for secondhand winter clothing to send to their mother back home. For three days, we listened to the stories of Thai people as they tried to understand why they are so keen on secondhand Japanese goods.
The program's narration was handled by Mao Kiryu.
The program is a documentary that places a camera in one location each time and observes the various human dramas that unfold there for 72 hours. It listens to the stories of people who meet by chance and captures a glimpse of "the present."
