NHK drama “Kaze, Kaoru” highlights nurses’ challenges in Meiji‑era episodes

Episode 58 of the NHK morning drama “Kaze, Kaoru” depicts Burns (played by Emma Howard) informing the trainee nurses that she is returning to Scotland and urging them to fulfill her dream of eliminating hospitals without nurses in Japan. The six apprentices respond to a sudden collapse of a dango‑shop owner, each taking on nursing duties.

Episode 61 follows the trainees as they begin work at the Imperial University Hospital. While mentoring younger students, the nurse Tsuya (played by Ayaka Higashino) unexpectedly offers to study nursing herself, adding a new dimension to the group’s professional development.