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Categories: CULTURE

Japanese TV drama GATE24 series

Entities: Immigration Services Agency of Japan · Shuri · TV Asahi · Big Airport – GATE24 (TV series) · Japan Customs

Overview

The drama "GATE24" (also titled "Big Airport – GATE24") debuted on TV Asahi on 23 July 2026, airing weekly on Thursday nights. The story follows a newly created inter‑agency task force—GATE24—established by Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat to address sophisticated international crime at airports, including smuggling, forged documents, human trafficking and terrorism.

Lead actress Shuri portrays customs officer Mori Manchi/Manabi, with a cast that includes Masuda Goto, Riko Itagaki and others representing immigration and customs personnel. The series highlights the historic friction between the two ministries and the effort to build a unified response.

To reinforce the drama’s theme, a joint promotional poster featuring Japan’s Customs and the Immigration Services Agency was released ahead of the second episode on 30 July 2026, marking the first such collaboration between the agencies in a media campaign. The poster underscores the real‑world role of both bodies in securing Japan’s borders, mirroring the fictional narrative.

Overall, the rollout combines entertainment with public‑service messaging about inter‑governmental cooperation at Japanese airports.

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    TV Asahi drama “Big Airport – GATE24” airs with historic customs‑Immigration joint poster

    TV Asahi’s drama “Big Airport – GATE24” debuted on July 23, 2026, depicting a special unit tackling airport crime. The series launched a historic joint poster with Japan’s Customs and Immigration Agency.

  2. 8 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Japanese TV Drama “GATE24” Premieres on TV Asahi

    The drama ‘大空港～GATE24～’, starring Shuri, launched on TV Asahi on July 23, depicting a special airport team handling customs and immigration issues.

Sources

eigachannel.jp · locatv.com · post.tv-asahi.co.jp · tvlife.jp