Face To Face
Season 5, Episode 5: Yusuke Murakami: The Key to Living Harmoniously in Extreme Environments
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Our guest, Yusuke Murakami, is a field architect who studies extreme living environments. He's spent over 1,000 days in the field, including the Himalayas and Antarctica. In 2017, he led an international team as Executive Officer on a 160-day Mars simulation mission in the Utah desert and the Arctic. This year, he converted a decommissioned Antarctic icebreaker into a spaceship to launch his own space simulation. His ultimate goal is to enable people from diverse backgrounds to live in harmony in a confined environment for prolonged periods.
All Episodes - Season 5
Episode 1
Yodogawa Technique: Infusing Life Into Trash
Episode 2
Masako Toyota: Turning Narrow Hilly Streets into an Asset
Episode 3
Hiraku Ogura: Listening to the Voices of Microorganisms
Episode 4
Yoko Tawada: The Fascination of Exophonic Literature
Episode 5
Yusuke Murakami: The Key to Living Harmoniously in Extreme Environments
Episode 6
Kuniaki Kuroki: A Glass Magician
Episode 7
Josh Grisdale: A Wheelchair User's Insight into Japanese Hospitality
Episode 8
Toshiyuki Inoko: Changing Perspectives with Digital Art
Episode 9
Doshin Hiroki: Martial Arts, a New Way of Therapy
Episode 10
Miyako Ishiuchi: Documenting the Vestiges of Time