Japan's current administration says it wants to boost women's participation in the workforce, so TV responds with the new series "Miss Pilot" (Fuji TV, Tues., 9 p.m.), starring Maki Horikita as Haru, who is about to graduate from university and still has not found a job. Since she has no ambitions and is frustrated by interviews, the search doesn't go well. Then she sees a poster for a pilot-training program and gives it a try.
At the explanation session she meets Hisato (Saki Aibu), a graduate of Tokyo University whose dream is to be a pilot. Temperamentally she is the opposite of Haru, and though Haru doesn't think she'll pass, she takes the test anyway. Will she make Abe proud? You'll have to tune in to find out.
Another series about female professionals, "Dr. X" (TV Asaho. Thurs., 9 p.m.), returns to the air this week. It was the top-rated drama series last year, with Ryoko Yonekura as Michiko Daimon, a freelance surgeon who thrives on the challenge of impossible procedures.