The hero of "SPEC" (TBS, Wed., 9 p.m.) is Toma (Erika Toda), who works for Section 5 of the Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Division. Her exploits in the crime-fighting organization were the subject of a 2010 series, but this week's two-hour special explains how she became a member, and how she lost her left hand.
When she is in high school Toma's parents and younger brother are killed in an air crash. The police official who breaks the news tells her the accident was caused by someone with special powers called SPEC. Toma becomes obsessed with SPEC and six years later is inducted into the police force and receives training from the FBI. Later she is assigned to Section 5, which handles unsolved cases.
'NHK Special" (NHK-G, Fri., 10 p.m.) continues with its series on the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The latest installment looks at the current medical care situation in areas affected by the disaster.