List of Japanese announcers
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Nippon TelevisionNippon Televisionis a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
Network Corporation - NTV
- Men
- Tomonori Yamashita
- Takahiko Fujii, host of morning show "Zoom-In Saturday!".
- Shinichi Hatori, host of morning show "Zoom-In Super!" and cast of some variety show.
- Masashi Funakoshi
- Women
- Mika Takanishi
- Yukari Nishio, host of morning show "Zoom-In Super!".
- Noriko Baba, co-host of reality show "The Sekai-gyoten News".
- Tomoyo ShibataTomoyo Shibatais a former announcer for Nippon TV in Japan.Shibata is the wife of Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. They met during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, married in 2005, and have two children, one daughter and one son....
, wife of Boston Red SoxBoston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
player Daisuke MatsuzakaDaisuke Matsuzakais a Japanese professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball in the United States. He previously played for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League. He was selected the MVP of the inaugural and the second World Baseball Classic, and is an Olympic bronze...
Tokyo Broadcasting SystemTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
, Inc. - TBS
- Men
- Ayumi Akaogi
- Toshiyuki Doi, co-host of morning show "Watch!" and sports commentator.
- Tadahiko Sako, co-anchor of "NEWS23 with Tetsuya Chikushi".
- Shinichiro Azumi
- Hiroki Ando, cast of Sunday daytime show "Akko ni Omakase".
- Women
- Maya Kobayashi, entertainment news anchor of "Watch!" and cast of cooking show "Saturday Night Chubou".
- Ikumi Kimura, co-host of morning show "Watch!".
- Hiroko Ogura, co-anchor of "JNN News Forest, The Evening News" (Present: "JNN Evening News").
- Tomoko Kubota, co-host of game show "Amazing Animals".
Men
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- Tetsuo Suda, co-anchor on evening news program "FNN Supernews".
- Kenji Kawabata, co-anchor on daytime news program "FNN Speak".
- Tetsuo Nagasaka, sports announcer.
- Masaharu Miyake, sports announcer (baseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, martial artsMartial artsMartial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
, Formula OneFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
, volleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
). - Tsuneo Shiobara, Formula One announcer.
- Toshihiro Ito, Formula One announcer, a narrator on "Nep League".
- Yutaka Hasegawa, sports commentator, Formula One announcer.
- 2001
- Hiroki Okada
- Tomoya Morishita
- Kazuhiro Watanabe
- 2002
- Takuya Watanabe
- 2003
- Daiki Tanaka
- 2004
- Taisei Kurata
- 2005
- Yusho Tabuchi
Women
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- Yumi Masuda
- 2000
- Yaeko Umezu
- Maya Masai
- 2001
- Sayaka Morimoto
- Aya Takashima - called "Ayapan"
- 2002
- Hitomi Nakamura
- Minako Nakano
- 2003
- Saori Ishimoto
- Tsubasa Nagano
- Yoko Tobe
- 2004
- Maasa TakahashiMaasa Takahashiis a Japanese professional TV announcer or presenter, and an employee of Fuji Television.- Birth and Blood :Maasa was born on the 9 October 1981. Her father is a famous actor of jidaigeki, Hideki Takahashi...
- reporter of "FNN Supernews Weekend". - Maiko Saito
- Maasa Takahashi
- 2005
- Reiko Endo
- Rio Hirai - Former TV personality "OHA-GIRL Banana"
TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
Corporation - EX
- Men
- Masahiro Sasaki
- Tomonoshin Kokubo
- Naoki Tsuboi, co-anchor of evening news "ANN Super J Channel".
- Shinichiro Kawamatsu
- Women
- Mayumi Kawase, anchor of ANN News.
- Sayaka Shimohira
- Emi Takeuchi, sports anchor of nightly news program "Houdou Station".
- Mariko Doh, host of live music show "Music Station" with Tamori.
TV TokyoTV Tokyois a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
Corporation - TX
- Men
- Masaru Akahira
- Tomoki Uekusa
- Women
- Akiko Sasaki, co-anchor of evening news "TXN NewsEye".
- Masumi Chihara
Nippon Cultural BroadcastingNippon Cultural Broadcastingis a Japanese radio station in Tokyo which broadcasts to the Kanto area. It is one of the two flagship radio stations of National Radio Network and also has a relationship with JOLF and Fuji Television....
, Inc. - QR
- Men
- Naomasa Terashima
- Hideaki Oota
- Kunimaru Nomura
- Women
- Junko Suzuki
- Kana Mizutani
- Chiho Fujiki
Nippon Broadcasting SystemNippon Broadcasting System, or JOLF, is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo. Together with Nippon Cultural Broadcasting it is a flagship station of the National Radio Network...
, Inc. - LF
- Men
- Takashi Tsukagoshi
- Ryohei Sakuraba
- Hideo Matsumoto
- Hisanori Yoshida
- Kohji Iida
- Women
- Eriko Nasu
- Sakaya Masuyama
- Yumi Tashiro
- Yoshiko Kawano
- Mayuko Yamamoto
- Noriko Tomita
- Tomohide Shimbo
Local Broadcasting Stations
- Yuichi Uwaizumi (Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (MBS)Mainichi Broadcasting Systemis a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...
), on "Seyanen!". - Saki Yagi (MBS), appearing on "Chichin Pui Pui", a news anchor.
- Hiroko Matsukawa (MBS), appearing on "Chichin Pui Pui"
- Hiroshi Shibata (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)Asahi Broadcasting Corporationis a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan, serving in the Kansai region.-Offices:*Headquarters: 1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan...
) - Ukari Kita (ABC), an assistant of "Ohayo Asahi desu"(Good morning. This is ABC.).
- Hiroyuki Yamamoto (Kansai Telecasting Corporation (KTV)Kansai Telecasting Corporation, often called or , is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Osaka, serving the Kansai region of Japan...
), host of "Nambo de Nambo" and "Supernews Anchor". - Yuzuru Okayasu (KTV), a news anchor.
- Yasuo Toyota (KTV), a news anchor.
- Tetsushi Baba (KTV), a sports announcer (horse racing, baseball, and Osaka International Ledies Marathon)
- Keiko Fujimoto (KTV)
- Natsumi Sugimoto (KTV)
- Anna Kobayashi (Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (ytv)Yomiuri Telecasting Corporationis a TV station joining Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System in Osaka Business Park, Osaka, Japan founded as "" on February 13, 1958...
) - Takashi Miura (ytv), appearing on "Zoom-In Super", "Narutomo!", and an announcer on "Japan International Birdman Rally"
- Toshiharu Harada (Osaka Broadcasting Corporation (OBC, Radio Osaka)Osaka Broadcasting Corporationis an AM radio station of National Radio Network in Osaka, Japan, and it is known as "Radio Osaka ". It is also a company of Sankei Shimbun Group in Fujisankei Communications Group...
) - Toshihiko Fujii (Chukyo TV. Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (CTV)Chukyo TV. Broadcastingis a TV station joining Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System in Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan ....
) - Others
Former announcers
- Free lance announcers
- Name (belonged stations)
- Akira Fukuzawa (NTV)- host of game show "Maka-joshiki no Ana" (NTV) and comedy show "Enta no Kamisama" (NTV). Also co-anchor of newsmagazine "Bankisha" (NTV) and sports commentator.
- Masataka ItsumiMasataka Itsumiwas a Japanese television announcer, tarento, writer, singer and master of ceremonies. His nickname was "It's me". Shingo Yamashiro was his friend. His son, Taro Itsumi is an actor, and his daughter, Ai Itsumi is an actoress, tarento, and announcer....
(FTN) - died while an active free announcer - Mino Monta (QR) - host of "Mino Monta no Asazuba" (TBS), "Omoikkiri TV" (NTV), "Groovy After School MAX!" (TBS), "Amazing Animals" (TBS), etc.
- Etsuko Komiya (EX) - a news anchor at TV Asahi.
- Shohei Kuwabara (KTV) - narrator on "Go! Go! Gulliver-kun".
- Kyoko Uchida (CX) - ex co-anchor of late-night sports news "Sport" and host of some variety shows.
- Others
- Name (belonged stations)
- Jun'ichi Sumi (MBS) - one of three hosts of "Chichin Pui Pui".
- Shio Chino (CX) - called "Chinopan".
- Sosuke SumitaniSosuke SumitaniSōsuke Sumitani is a Japanese announcer for Nippon Television. He was known for his good looks and was the sports announcer on various shows, slowly becoming a household name...
(NTV) - he worked as a reporter of Dotch Cooking ShowDotch Cooking ShowThe was a Japanese cooking show produced by the Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and known for its use of highest quality and most expensive food ingredients domestic and international to Japan...
(Produced by ytv) but fired after he was found to have filmed up a schoolgirl's skirt using a mobile camera phoneCamera phoneA camera phone is a mobile phone which is able to capture still photographs . Since early in the 21st century the majority of mobile phones in use are camera phones....
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