Beginning with the Meiji Restoration, modern Japan became a great power in Asia, but ended in the catastrophe of defeat. Writer Ryōtarō Shiba's recognition of this history has led him to tell the story of the Showa period before the madness of war, going back to the end of the Meiji-Bakumatsu periods, in a 12-part series.
In this program, a female partner answered questions submitted on Mino's behalf by celebrities with whom Mino had a close relationship, viewers, and announcers from YTV, the producing station. Mino answered the questions as he saw fit, drawing on the knowledge and experience he had gained in nearly 60 years as an announcer.