第51話: ArakawaがTabataを展覧会に招待し、スタッフをハイキングに誘うが、フィットネスへの懸念が浮上する。

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A photographer named Seisaku Arakawa has taken a liking to Kinue Tabata and invites her to his exhibition. He then invites the Culture Department staff on a hike in the Tanzawa Mountains the following Sunday. During the hike, the Touzai employees have a hard time keeping up with Arakawa so Tabata, Hanamura and Kurita decide they must get in shape. After Deputy director Tomii reads an article about how men who are disliked by their female co-workers are not promoted, he invites the "Flower Trio" to lunch but they repeatedly decline. Tomii becomes distressed, but it is revealed the women have been using their lunch breaks to go jogging. Yamaoka considers this a bad idea, both because of the car pollution in central Tokyo and because they use lemons to refresh themselves during the run. He points out the lemons are imported and have been treated with harmful preservatives like TBZ. Arakawa returns, and presents Tabata with a picture he took of her working at the office. Yamaoka dislikes the picture because in the background he is clearly seen sleeping at his desk. (Source: Wikipedia)