i'm shaula vogue. welcome to a special edition of "biz stream."feature businesses and innovations coming out of japan. or commentator today is martin schultz, chief policy consultant. thanks for joining us today, martin. >> i'm so happy to be here. >> all right let's take a look at today's featured story. >> reporter: the simple shipping container revolutionized commerce and logistics and is considered one of the most impact inventions of the 20th century. by standardizing their size and strength, it allowed for a variety of goods to be transported almost anywhere in the world safely and efficiently. more recently they're being used in architecture like rooms for this motel. and their portability also allows them to use another service as emergency support services for evacuees or emergency support services. how shipping containers may help bolster japan's emergency response capabilities. >> when i first read about these containers being used for homes, i thought that was very interesting. what i didn't know is shipping containers are considered t