Hometown Stories - Season 9 Episode 11 Being There for Foreign Patients
A hospital near Tokyo gets many patients from abroad, including tourists, local workers and even people in Japan illegally. Dr. Asaka Tomomi is responsible for them. Her overseas experience as a surgeon led to her appointment as head of a new department for foreign patients. Instead of using her scalpel to treat patients as she once did, she now translates, negotiates medical fees and deals with embassies. Though frustrated at the gulf between her ideals and reality, she continues to help alleviate the suffering of people far from home.
First Air Date: Feb 06, 2011
Last Air date: Jan 18, 2025
Season: 14 Season
Episode: 266 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
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Popularity: 7.482
Language: Japanese, English
Keyword : way of life, hometown, culture, community spirit, social awareness, life story, working life
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Look to the Night Sky
Strength and Hope - The Power of Azaleas
A Young Soba Chef's Challenge
Expressing the Ainu Spirit
No Going Back: New Ideas from a Tsunami-hit Fishing Town
Revealing the Final Moments
Rock Ptarmigans: Reviving the Divine Birds
Fruitful Connections
He Has a Dream: A Novice Fisherman's Challenge
Avatar Robots Open New Doors
Being There for Foreign Patients
Bitter and Sweet: A Strawberry Farming Family
Uncle and Nephew in a Tsunami-Hit Town
Bullfights & Big Dreams
The Shadow of Nagasaki: Nurses' Stories
A-Bomb Paintings
Community Newspaper
Unread Messages
A Pillar for Brazilians in Japan
Breast Cancer Diary 2020: Keeping a Dream Alive
Steering Through Tough Times
The Treasures of Toyama Bay
Drawing Our "New Normal"
Follow Your Heart: The Green-haired Gardener