Rika Asano

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Rika Asano
浅野 里香
Born (1994-01-07) January 7, 1994 (age 27)
Tokyo, Japan
EducationUniversity of the Sacred Heart
Occupation
  • announcer
  • television presenter
Years active2016–present
EmployerNHK
Television
  • Bura Tamori co-host (2020–present)
  • Shutoken Network correspondent (2020–present)
TitleNHK Announcer
Term2016–present

Rika Asano (浅野 里香, Asano Rika, born January 7, 1994) is a Japanese female announcer for NHK.

Education[]

Asano was born in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from the University of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo in March 2016, and was hired by NHK in April 2016.

Career[]

She started her career at NHK Matsue Branch in Shimane Prefecture, and was moved to NHK Sapporo Branch in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 2018.[1] She has been an anchor for Hokkaido's infotainment program Hokkaido Close-up since April 5, 2019.[2] Also, she sometimes appears as correspondent in news programs broadcast from Hokkaido.

In March 2020, Asano was relocated to the Tokyo Announcement Room of NHK to host local news program Shutoken Network. She has been host for NHK's weekly geological program Bura Tamori since April 2020, taking over from Risa Hayashida.[3][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rika Asano, NHK Sapporo Branch".
  2. ^ "Hokkaido Close-up". Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "ＮＨＫの浅野里香アナが「ブラタモリ」の新アシスタントに" [NHK's Rika Asano to be a new assistant of Bura Tamori]. Sanspo.com. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020年度「主な番組キャスター」一覧" (PDF). Retrieved February 28, 2020.

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Preceded by
Risa Hayashida 		Bura Tamori 6th Co-Host
2020–present 		Incumbent
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