NHK News Ohayō Nippon

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NHK News Ohayō Nippon （Japanese: NHKニュース おはよう日本） is a Japanese morning television show on NHK General TV, anchored mainly by Kozo Takase and Maho Kuwako, from the NHK studios at NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo, Japan. It debuted in April 1993 replacing NHK Morning Wide. The weekend editions are anchored by Hidekazu Arai and Asa Ishibashi.

This program airs weekdays from 4:30–8:00 a.m. JST. The weekend editions air from 6:00–8:00 a.m. JST (Saturdays), 7:00–7:45 a.m. JST (Sundays), or 7:00–8:00 a.m. JST (National Holidays). It is simulcast on NHK World Premium to countries other than Japan (except weekday edition, from 4:30–6:00 a.m. JST).

Format[]

The weekday edition of the program is divided into two parts. The first part airs from 4:30–6:00 a.m. JST only domestically on NHK General TV. It features live news, weather forecasts, special-interest stories and market information. The second part airs from 6:00–7:45 a.m. JST both domestically and internationally, featuring news, sports, interviews, and segments such as "Koko ni Chumoku (Focus on This!)" (featuring in-depth political or economical topics by NHK's specialist on the field.), "Machikado Jōhōshitsu (Street Information Room)" (featuring inventions that help make people's daily life more convenient), "Sekai no Media Zapping" (featuring selected viral video or television program clips from all over the world), "Check! Entamé" (featuring pop culture and entertainment news, and viral videos), and "Ohayō Vitamin" (featuring a mix of entertainment, lifestyle and human-interest stories).

The Saturday edition begins at 6:00 a.m. JST, featuring live news, sports, weather forecasts, market information, and some short stories until 8:00 a.m. JST. The Sunday edition, airing from 7:00–8:00 a.m. JST, features news, sports and weather forecasts.^[1]

Notable personalities[]

Main presenters[]

• Kozo Takase - weekdays (2017 – present)
• Maho Kuwako - weekdays (2020 – present)
• Shinya Tonegawa - weekdays (2019 – present)
• Erika Morishita - weekdays, biweekly (2020 – present)
• Izumi Yamauchi - weekdays, biweekly (2021 – present)
• Shinji Shiota - weekdays, triweekly (2019 – present)
• Shunkichi Sato - weekdays, triweekly (2021 – present)
• Keiichiro Ebara - weekdays, triweekly (2021 – present)
• Hidekazu Arai - weekend (2016 – present)
• Rika Kawasaki - weekend (2021 – present)

Sports[]

• Takanobu Hayasaka - weekdays, biweekly (2021 – present)
• Naoko Hori - weekdays, biweekly (2021 – present)
• Tomomi Hirose - weekend (2019 – present)

Weather information[]

• Yasuhiro Hiyama - weekdays (2018 – present)
• Nao Kondo - weekdays (2021 – present)
• Toshiyuki Minami - weekend (2007 – present)

Correspondents[]

• Ryuta Arai
• Shinya Kuroda
• Yasuyuki Goto
• Hiroshi Yoshida
• Kenta Watanabe
• Katsuki Sato

Former personalities[]

• Wataru Abe (2008 – 2017)
• Nonoka Akaki (2017 – 2018)
• Isamu Akashi (1993 – 1994)
• Minori Chiba (2017 – 2018)
• Yuichi Chikada (2013 – 2017)
• Shie Ezaki (2010 – 2014)
• Akiko Gobaru (2015 – 2016)
• Risa Hayashida (2018 – 2020)
• Sayuri Hori (2018 – 2020)
• Asa Ishibashi (2019 – 2021)
• Norio Ishizawa (1995 – 1997)
• Yuko Isono (2007 – 2009)
• Yoshiki Iwano (2018 – 2021)
• Noriko Kamijo (2012 – 2014, 2015 – 2016)
• Mihoko Kitago (2006)
• Tomoko Kogo (2006 – 2008, 2016 – 2019)
• Maoko Kotani (1993 – 1994)
• Mitsuyo Kusano (1993 – 1994)
• Ayumi Kuroda (1993 – 1995)
• Tamio Miyake (1997 – 2004)
• Nami Morimoto (2009 – 2011)
• Kana Nakayama (2020 – 2021)
• Masaiku Nomura (1997 – 2000, 2004 – 2006)
• Yurie Omi (2016 – 2018)
• Masayuki Sanjo (2017 – 2019)
• Yuriko Shimazu (2005, 2008 – 2012)
• Nachiko Shudo (2006 – 2007, 2008 – 2010)
• Naoko Suzuki (2010 – 2015)
• Takuya Tadokoro (2016 – 2018)
• Toko Takeuchi (1997 – 2002)
• Misuzu Takahashi (2002 – 2006)
• Aiko Terakado (2014 – 2015)
• Yumiko Udo (1994 – 1997, 2009 – 2010)
• Mitsuki Uehara (2017 – 2018)
• Takako Zenba (2000 – 2004)
• Mayuko Wakuda (2015 – 2020)
• Ryuichi Yoshikawa (2015 – 2017)

References[]

External links[]

• Official Website (Japanese)