Saihate No Machi (Haru Ki Bunko)

[Machine Translation] It is commonly known as the "Yamaya" district. This is a huge, representative of Tokyo's "do-ya-machi" (a district of small, unskilled workers). The Yamaya Labor Sub-branch, located in this area, is an employment security office specializing in day labor mediation. The Yamaya area has been experiencing a number of problems, such as an aging workforce and a decrease in jobs due to the recession. Even in such a situation, the director, Fukatsune Nobuyasu, was in close contact with the workers, keeping his heart close to them. One day, a homeless man is murdered, and the victim turns out to be a worker in the Yamaya area. Fukatsune sets out to find the victim's family.

通称「山谷」地区。ここには東京を代表する巨大なドヤ街がある。この地域にある山谷労働出張所は、日雇い労働の斡旋が専門の職業安定所。労働者の高齢化や、不景気による仕事の減少など、山谷地区では様々な問題が多発していた。そんな中でも所長の深恒宣泰は、心を寄り添わせながら労働者と接していた。ある日、ホームレス殺害事件が発生し、被害者は山谷地区にいた労働者だという事が判明する。深恒は被害者の家族を探そうと動き出すが―。