The Professionals

Capsule toys are in a record-breaking boom. Parents and children form lines in store corners dedicated to capsule machines. While over 300 new products are created each month, 54-year-old Honda Tsuneyuki has made mega-hit after mega-hit. He's changed the concept of capsule toys, with his masterpiece series "The Diversity of Life on Earth" even used as school teaching materials. He was once pushed out of project development and took a 20-year detour to find his current path in life. The behind-the-scenes of development is revealed for the first time, and a new challenge begins to create a capsule toy of unprecedented size. What goes into making these 7-centimeter spheres?

From devices that enable people with hearing disabilities to experience music to autonomous wheelchairs, researcher Ochiai Yoichi seeks to use technology to break down barriers and tackle social issues like disabilities and discrimination. What future does this "modern-day magician" envision? Once a boy with no interest in people, he found a new way of life when his child was born with a disability. Now, with AI evolving at a rapid pace, we reveal the true self of this young pioneer as he strives to form a bridge between people and technology.

Reconstructive surgeon Yamamoto Takumi (41) has restored injured body parts through unprecedented transfer surgeries, from severed hands and legs to lost breasts and lymphedema. Using supermicrosurgery, he's helped patients who were told they had no means of treatment. Doctors from around the world visit him to learn his extraordinary techniques. Once a shy boy who couldn't read the room, he's forged new paths for his field that astound professionals around the world. We explore behind the scenes of this doctor hailed as a young genius.