No.57 Appearing on TBS's "Diet Talk Frontline"!

At the end of May 2016, commentator Keiko Kawato and editor-in-chief Kazuo Kurihara came to City Hall at the request of TBS TV to appear on the show.
When I first checked the program content, I found that it is a program on the 24-hour news channel "TBS News Bird," and each episode invites a member of the Diet as a guest, and talks about a wide range of topics, from the current political situation and policies to the member's own hobbies. It was a program.
Why was I, the mayor, asked to participate in such a program? I heard that during the period when national elections are being held, appearances by members of the Diet will be suspended, and heads of local governments will be invited as guests.
I see, the first question has been resolved, but I still don't understand why it came to me. When I asked about the second question, I was told that I was looking for a local government that was proactive in focusing on the long-term care insurance system, and when it came to nursing care, I was introduced to Inagi.
I decided to accept the offer because I thought it would be an honor for me to do so, and it would help promote the city.
By the way, I have experience with local CATV, but this is my first time using a key station. I thought they would prepare a lot in advance and rehearse well, but all they had to do was decide on the outline of the questions via email, send us the materials, create a flip, and suddenly the recording date was announced. We welcomed.
On the day of the event, I visited the TBS Broadcasting Center in Akasaka, and when I was guided through the strict security gates, I was overwhelmed by the size of the entire floor, which consisted of a news station and multiple studios.
I received a brief explanation just before the broadcast, and was told that although the program was recorded, it would be in a "pseudo-live" format, and no reshoots or edits would be made unless the program exceeded the time limit or needed to make corrections to what had been said. I thought this was a big deal, but it was already too late.
Mr. Kawato kindly told me, ``If you make a mistake, you can just reshoot it, so feel free to do it.'' When we entered the open studio and the actual production started, the director said, ``It's 1:17 p.m., and we'd like you to stay until 45 minutes.''・2・1・Q!'' It began relentlessly.
There was no atmosphere in which I could ask for a break or reshoots, and it felt like the entire 28-minute length was rushed through at once under Mr. Kawato's guidance.
I regret that I wasn't able to convey even half of what I was thinking because it was a conversational format that involved ad-libbing rather than just reading from the script, but this was also my first experience, so I ask for your understanding. The program will be broadcast a total of four times on CS and CATV from June 24 to 26, 2016, and will be available for viewing on the program's internet site after the broadcast.
I had a meaningful experience as I was able to talk about the nursing care support volunteer system, the construction of a community-based comprehensive care system, and the Inagi City medical plan, while also touching on the city's special products, Inagi Nashinosuke, and the tourism hub. Ta.
Inagi City is currently a very young city, but it is also a large part of the new town, and it is estimated that the population will rapidly age at some point. In order to respond to the problem of 2025, when the baby boomer generation will reach the age of 75, we are preparing now, with the cooperation of related parties, to build a system that can provide one-stop care, medical care, lifestyle consultation, preventive care, etc. We will continue to.