The 75th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Omusubi " starring Kanna Hashimoto was broadcast on January 17th. Today marks 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that occurred on January 17th, 1995. At the beginning of the episode, a moment of silence was shown along with actual news footage, which became a hot topic among viewers.
At the beginning of the 75th episode, actual news footage was shown of Kobe and Ishinomaki, an area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, holding a moment of silence on January 17, 2012, 17 years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, followed by a scene of Yui (Hashimoto) holding a moment of silence with her parents and people in the shopping district.
While looking back on the time of the earthquake, Masato (Kitamura Yukiya) says, "I wonder if people are gradually forgetting about that day," to which Natsumi ( Shima Tabata) replies, "Our generation will make sure to pass it on," and Yui also promises to pass it on to the next generation, saying, "When Hana grows up, I'm going to talk about that day properly."
Comments on social media included, "The moment of silence brought tears to my eyes," "It was amazing how they naturally included a moment of silence first thing in the morning on January 17th," "I learned for the first time that we were both observing a moment of silence at that time. They let us know by playing the actual footage," and "It was clear that they put a lot of sincerity into making this."
