Change

CHANGE is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV starting May 12, 2008. Keita Asakura, an elementary school teacher who has no interest in politics, suddenly gets taken to the position of the prime minister. He was forced to campaign in the Fukuoka Prefecture for a seat in the House of Representatives when his father, representative of Fukuoka for the Seiyu Party, and his elder brother, his father's political successor, both died in ... more

CHANGE is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV starting May 12, 2008. Keita Asakura, an elementary school teacher who has no interest in politics, suddenly gets taken to the position of the prime minister. He was forced to campaign in the Fukuoka Prefecture for a seat in the House of Representatives when his father, representative of Fukuoka for the Seiyu Party, and his elder brother, his father's political successor, both died in an aircraft accident en route from Vietnam. Episode 1: (2008/5/12) Keita Asakura, who left home to pursue his love for astronomy and became an elementary school teacher, is forced to return home to become his deceased father's successor as the Fukuoka representative in Seiyu Party. He wins the prefectural elections and heads to Tokyo as a newly elected Representative in the House of Representatives. Episode 2: (2008/5/19) Asakura is officially sworn in into the government in a quiet ceremony. He is dubbed the "Prince of the Parliament" ... less