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Season 4, Episode 10: Takafumi Tsuruta: Eliminating Borders through Fashion

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Takafumi Tsuruta is all about designing fashion that is stylish, functional and fun for everyone, transcending all boundaries. He made a splash in 2015 when he became the first designer in Japan to feature runway models with disabilities. A wheelchair user, for instance, modeled a pair of pants with no seams in the back to prevent rubbing and chafing, and easily accessible funky knee pockets. He talks about his dream of creating a diverse society with zero prejudice through inclusive fashion.

All Episodes - Season 4

Masahisa Kogure: Serving Both Sides of the Table
Episode 1
Masahisa Kogure: Serving Both Sides of the Table
 Yasunari Hiraki: Word by Word
Episode 2
Yasunari Hiraki: Word by Word
 Yachiyo Inoue: Tradition in Full Bloom
Episode 3
Yachiyo Inoue: Tradition in Full Bloom
 Kyoko Fukuchi: The Tsukiji Legacy
Episode 4
Kyoko Fukuchi: The Tsukiji Legacy
 Kiyomi Mikuni: Japanese Cuisine at the Olympics
Episode 5
Kiyomi Mikuni: Japanese Cuisine at the Olympics
 Yoshinori Kaneko: Bringing Back from Extinction
Episode 6
Yoshinori Kaneko: Bringing Back from Extinction
 Yasuji Hirasawa: The Unheard Voices of Leprosy
Episode 7
Yasuji Hirasawa: The Unheard Voices of Leprosy
 Eiko Kadono: Weaving Magic with Words
Episode 8
Eiko Kadono: Weaving Magic with Words
 Eiichi Saitoh: Resilience and Recovery Come in Pairs
Episode 9
Eiichi Saitoh: Resilience and Recovery Come in Pairs
 Takafumi Tsuruta: Eliminating Borders through Fashion
Episode 10
Takafumi Tsuruta: Eliminating Borders through Fashion
 Hitoshi Kuninaka: Never Say No to a Challenge
Episode 11
Hitoshi Kuninaka: Never Say No to a Challenge
 Chieko Kuribayashi: Saving Communities One Meal at a Time
Episode 12
Chieko Kuribayashi: Saving Communities One Meal at a Time
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