The eighth episode of the TV drama " Japan's Number One Jerk Salaryman " (Fuji TV, Thursdays at 10pm), starring Shingo Katori , aired on February 27th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, below) was 3.9% for households and 2.2% for individuals.
The story is about a TV newsman who is involved in a scandal and finds himself at the brink of collapse, but then decides to run for office in order to change Japan, as he wants to create a better society through raising his children. This is the first time in 11 years that Katori has starred in a Fuji TV drama series.
In episode 8, Ippei (Katori) hears from his classmate Takeru Kenmochi (Tanaka Mio) and Makoto Miyajima (Suga Kenta) of the shopping district youth group that the after-school daycare center near his elementary school has suddenly closed. Takeru is in trouble because he can't find another place to leave his child. So Ippei remembers the words of Makabe ( Ken Yasuda Ken) that "local elections are an accumulation of small votes" and decides to take care of the child, but...
