The Professionals (2006)

Copy editors go through every single word of text from magazines and books before they're published, not only checking but also making suggestions for improvements. Copy editor Onishi Toshio (60) has the implicit trust of many extraordinary authors and editors. He has worked on many best-selling Japanese novels. This quiet, gentle man loses all sense of time as he dives deep into a sea of words. He's spent a lifetime protecting words from his small apartment. Explore the rich, revelatory world of copy editing at Onishi's side.

Across Japan, there are nearly 300 narcotics agents—drug crime specialists employed by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. Among them is ace narcotics agent X, the director of the 1st Investigation Division. Together with his fellow agents, he's led the way to solving countless enormous cases. With cases of cannabis users increasing each year, drug-related crime has begun eating away at younger generations. The reality is that drugs have found their way into everyday life—but narcotics agents battle back and forth on the frontline to cut them off. This unprecedented coverage lays bare the real job of the narcotics agent.

This pediatric ward has a curiously gentle atmosphere. Here, child life specialist Sasaki Miwa (41) supports the hearts of children in challenging medical environments. With only around 50 such specialists in Japan, Sasaki is a pioneer who has accompanied over 1000 children. She stands between doctor and patient, providing support so that children can take an active role in their treatment. Guided by the children's smiles, she finds ways to restore a bit of everyday life to the restrictive hospital environment.