Koyama 『news every』screencaps and summary for November 4
Another recap of『news every』from last week.
This week we have screencaps and also another summary of the broadcast courtesy of the wonderful daelite .
news every
November 4th 2010
Ganbaranai Corner
Talks about the low income some handicapped have and how they're working hard to increase their salaries. They've been making different foods, especially snack foods, hoping to be able to get good sales based on quality (not just because it may feel like "charity" to buy from the handicapped). Koyama helps introduce a few of these snacks in the studio and those who try them say they're good. They then talk about how often handicapped can get by on limited salary if they're living with their parents, but it's rough on their own.
Ki ni Naru
Koyama goes to Orio Station in Northern Kyushu which is famous for it's "kashiwameshi" bento boxes. As soon as Koyama arrives at the station he sees a man, Yamaguchi, selling bento on the platform. In the past, many well used stations sold "ekiben" (station bento boxes) on their platforms. People could even buy them from inside the train when it stopped at the station-- buy opening the window and leaning out. But today trains no longer stop for very long and many have the windows sealed shut. So buying bento from someone on the platform has dropped in popularity and only a few stations still have this. Most just sell bento in little shops by the ticket gate.
Orio is famous for their kashiwameshi and they interview lots of locals about it. Koyama learns that Yamaguchi stands holding his heavy load of bento all day-- tough work considering the weight and pressure that puts on your feet. Koyama tries holding it and is surprised how heavy it is. After a failed attempt at selling some, he decides to taste the bento and then goes behind the scenes where they make the bento. There is a secret locked room in the kitchen that they won't let anyone in though... the kaishiwameshi at Orio have kept the same flavor for 89 years, and part of the secret recipe for that is located in the locked room.
Although Yamaguchi doesn't sell many bento himself (only 30 out of the 2,000 made daily-- the rest are sold at train station shops) anymore, he wants to continue doing his job because he hopes to preserve that tradition.