Japan's Old TV Drama "Hiyokko" Returns and Brings Comfort to Viewers
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A Japanese TV show called "Hiyokko" is on TV again. This is called a rerun. Many people are happy to watch it.
"Hiyokko" is a morning drama. It is a story that shows every morning on TV. The story happens in the Showa era. This was a time in Japan long ago.
One writer says the show makes people feel calm. He asks why people feel this way when they watch it.
There is also a fun quiz about the show. It asks about a school blackboard in the drama. The blackboard has a picture of an Olympic runner. This runner carries the Olympic torch. Near the runner, there are three small pictures. These pictures show Japan.
The story also talks about old movies. These movies star an actress named Sayuri Yoshinaga. Young people like her old movies too.
The drama has a love story. It also has a story about the torch relay. In the torch relay, people carry fire from place to place before the Olympics.
Fans still enjoy "Hiyokko" many years after it first showed on TV.
Vocabulary10 words
- rerun
- showing an old TV program again
- morning drama
- a TV story shown every morning
- Showa era
- a time period in Japan's history
- calm
- quiet and relaxed feeling
- quiz
- a game with questions
- blackboard
- a black board in school for writing
- Olympic runner
- a person who runs with fire before the Olympics
- Olympic torch
- a special fire carried before the Olympics
- Sayuri Yoshinaga
- a famous Japanese actress
- torch relay
- when many people carry the Olympic fire together
Quiz
Answer key
1. A morning TV drama 2. Makes them calm 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A Japanese TV show called "Hiyokko" is on TV again. This is called a _____.
"Hiyokko" is a _____. It is a story that shows every morning on TV.
One writer says the show makes people feel _____.
There is also a fun _____ about the show.
It asks about a school _____ in the drama.
The blackboard has a picture of an _____.
This runner carries the _____.
The story also talks about old movies with actress _____.
It also has a story about the _____.
Fans still enjoy "Hiyokko" many years after it first showed on TV.