CHANGE (2008) | Shin-Narashino Station — The Campaign Apology

JR Shin-Narashino Station (新習志野駅) is the real station-front setting for a defining scene in episode 1 of Fuji TV’s 『CHANGE』, broadcast May 12, 2008. The filming guide identifies the forecourt as the place where Keita Asakura publicly apologizes for his late father’s political wrongdoing during his first election campaign.

The moment establishes Keita’s political style: instead of defending the family name, he addresses the scandal directly and begins speaking to voters in his own words.

Shin-Narashino remains an operating JR East station on the Keiyo Line. The stored coordinate 35.6672462, 140.0128975 is MapFan’s station-level point, not a claimed 2008 speech, camera, or campaign-van position.

Pilgrims should stay in normal public station approaches and keep pedestrian circulation clear. The production record identifies the station-front area but not a particular doorway or paving mark, so this memory deliberately avoids inventing a more exact spot.