The 80th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 am and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on July 18th, and the words and actions of Tokairin ( Kenjiro Tsuda) became a hot topic among viewers.
In the 80th episode, after the funeral of Kamaji (Kotaro Yoshida), Nobu (Imada) comes to work and says, "I'll try my best again starting today." To that, Tokairin says, "No, don't try your best," and to the confused Nobu, he says, "I'll tell you straight out at this point. You're not cut out to be a reporter."
Nobu responded, "It's true that it may not be usable yet, but I'll try my best to fix any flaws," but Tokairin pointed out, "You always try your best. But the more you try, the more your articles lose their objectivity. As a journalist, that's... fatal."
Tokairin continued, "More than half of your articles are about war orphans and homeless children. By writing only articles that sympathize with children, are you trying to atone for your sins of participating in militarist education?" He then harshly remarked, "As a journalist, I don't think you can write an article that calmly conveys the facts. There's no need to twist yourself into that kind of person. Think carefully."
Nobu is shocked, but Tokairin's words make her think about her future. She decides to go to Tokyo and help the congresswoman Maki Tetsuko (Toda Keiko), and declares in front of Takashi (Takumi Kitamura) and his family, "I'm going to Tokyo," and "I want to help the congresswoman."
In response to Tokairin's words and actions on social media, people have been saying things like, "To think of Nobu and say such things when sending her off to Tokyo...tears," "A kind lie from Editor-in-Chief Tokairin," "He's really giving Nobu a push," "I was moved by his kind love that made him choose to play the bad guy as a boss," and "Tokairin really saw through Nobu's true feelings of wanting to support Maki Tetsuko."
