The seventh episode of the Fuji TV drama series "Tokyo PD: Metropolitan Police Department Public Relations Unit 2" (Tuesdays at 9:00 PM), starring actor Fukushi Sota, was broadcast on March 10th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 2.7% for households and 1.4% for individuals.
"Tokyo PD: Metropolitan Police Department Public Relations Division 2" is a socially conscious police drama with a completely original story. It depicts the pride and dignity, conflicts and struggles between the Metropolitan Police Department's public relations department and the detectives on the scene. Imaizumi Rintaro (played by Fukushi) was supposed to be assigned to the First Investigation Division for certain reasons, but ends up being sent to the Second Public Relations Division. Also appearing in the series are Ogata Naoto, Yoshikawa Ai, Masana Bokuzo, Takezai Terunosuke, and Ota Rina.
Episode 7 was titled "Corruption case stopped...political pressure, leaks."
The Metropolitan Police Department's Second Investigation Division was tasked with investigating a corruption case involving the city government and a construction company, and tried to extend the investigation to include the politicians behind it, but the investigation came to a halt after only arresting the person in charge. This was due to the immense pressure...
