The sixth episode of the drama series " Taigan no Kaji ~Kore ga, Watashi no Ikiru Michi~ " (TBS, Tuesdays at 10pm), starring actress Mikako Tabe , aired on May 6th, and it was revealed that the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 6.6% for households and 3.9% for individuals. The 6.6% household rating is higher than the first episode's 6.5% and the highest rating for the show.
The drama is based on the novel " Taigan no Kaji" (Kodansha Bunko) by Akeno Kayoko. Tabe plays Shiho Murakami, a full-time housewife who struggles with childcare and housework, and through her interactions with "people on the other side of the river" who have different positions and ways of thinking than her, the drama depicts the never-ending task of "housework."
In episode 6, Shiho is taken by Nakatani (Dean Fujioka) to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to receive an interview for the "Work Comeback Project," which supports people who want to balance work with marriage, childbirth, and nursing care, and who want to return to work. An employee who promotes dual-income households tells her, "It's a waste not to return to work when you have a skill," and she wonders if she should return to work to contribute to society.
