
16 Season
464 Episode
Document 72 Hours - Season 10 Episode 15 The Giant Cargo Terminal That Never Sleeps
The setting for this episode is Tokyo Cargo Terminal Station. It is Japan's largest logistics hub, transshipping and dispatching enormous amounts of cargo collected from all over Japan. Due to the expansion of online shopping and a shortage of truck drivers, the amount of cargo handled by railways is increasing year by year. From train drivers, maintenance workers, forklift operators, and drivers to new employees who stay overnight in the facility. Various people work here to support logistics. This program explores the unknown work of people who sweat 24 hours a day behind the scenes of affluence and convenience.
- Year: 2025
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: NHK BS1, NHK, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Keyword: everyday people, life and times, soko ga shiritai
- Director: NHK
- Cast: Ryo Katsuchi, Saniko Ichikawa, Mariko Yagi, Maito Fujioka, Aoi Yamada, Kazue Fukiishi