On Sunday, November 20th, Hiroko Koshino gave lecture to Fukushima Josei Keieisha Plaza (Fukushima Women Business Owners Organization) in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. In the lecture titled "Futatabi, Kizuna ni  Tsuite (Again, on bonding)," Hiroko talked about her late mother Ayako and her family, her work, the way to motivate herself, and  ethcis of her own life. According to the organizer, this event, with  nearly 700 audiences, was almost the first big event after the March  11th earthquake in  Koriyama, one of many cities affected by the  March earthquake and the following nuclear accident. The speaking fee Hiroko was supposed to receive was donated to the planning committee of the 100th anniversary celebrations of affected prefectural Asaka Reimei High School.

The NHK drama "Carnation" has been receiving favorable reception. The late Ayako Koshino, the model of the drama heroin and the mother of Hiroko, Junko, and Michiko Koshino, will appear on two TV rebroadcast programs as below.

1. "Kaiun! Nandemo Tanteidan (Good luck! Appraisers for everything)" 900th anniversary special broadcast (in the "clients with longevity" section in the program)
Broadcasts: from 7:54 p.m. to 9:54 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22nd, on  TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, TVQ Kyushu,  Nara TV, Biwako Broadcasting, and TV Wakayama
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/program/detail/12978_201111221954.html

2. "Ano Hito ni Aiutai: Koshino Ayako (Want to see that person: Ayako Koshino)"
Broadcasts:
- from 5:40 a.m. to 5:50 a.m. on Saturday, November 26th on NHK  General (except in Kinki area)
- from 4:40 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. on Monday, December 19th on NHK General (nationwide)
- from 11:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21st, on NHK General (in Hokkaido, Chugoku area, Shikoku, Kyushu)
http://www.nhk.or.jp/archives/anohito/next/index1.html

Comic book titled Danjiri Kachan to Koshino San-Shimai (Danjiri  Mother and Three Koshino Sisters) became available as of today nationwide.  This is a inspiring story of the late Ayako Koshino, who was the front  runner of her age, which became a model of the now-showing NHK TV drama "Carnation," and her three daughters Hiroko, Junko, and Michiko, growing up with their high spirited mother.