Maho Kuwako

Maho Kuwako (桑子 真帆, Kuwako Maho, born May 30, 1987) is a Japanese announcer and news anchor at NHK, Japan's public broadcaster. She is currently an anchor of NHK's current affairs program ''Close-up Gendai''. She served as the assistant to Tamori in NHK's Bura Tamori, a geographic television series, between April 2015 and April 2016.

Maho Kuwako
桑子 真帆
Born (1987-05-30) 30 May 1987
Kawasaki, Japan
EducationTokyo University of Foreign Studies
Occupation
  • news anchor
  • television presenter
  • journalist
Years active2010–present
EmployerNHK
TelevisionClose-up Gendai (NHK General TV) anchor (2022-present)
NHK News Ohayō Nippon anchor (2020-2022)
News Watch 9 anchor (2017–2020)
News Check 11 anchor (2016–2017)
Bura Tamori host (2015–2016)
NHK News 7 newscaster (2015–2016)
Shutoken News 845 Newscaster (2015–2016)
Waratchao! (NHK BS Premium) navigator (2013–2015)
TitleNHK Announcer
Term2010–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2017; div. 2018)​
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(m. 2021)​

Early years

Born in Kawasaki, Japan, Kuwako was raised and educated in the area. She graduated from the School of Language and Culture Studies of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), where she majored Czech language.

Career

After graduating from TUFS in 2010, Kuwako was hired by NHK. She started her career at NHK Nagano Broadcasting Station in Nagano Prefecture, where she served three years as a temporary correspondent and a navigator of some local TV programs. Then she was relocated to NHK Hiroshima Broadcasting Station in Hiroshima. Waratchao!, one of the preschool programs, is her debut program where she starred on a regular basis.

In April 2015, Kuwako was reassigned to Tokyo Announcement Room and appointed as an assistant for NHK's travel program Bura Tamori, which helped grow her popularity. At the same time, she became a newscaster for some news shows, such as NHK News 7 and Shutoken News 845.

In April 2016, Kuwako became an anchor for News Check 11 with Yoshio Arima until 2017.

In April 2017, Kuwako and Arima were appointed as anchors for News Watch 9.

In April 2020, Kuwako stepped down from News Watch 9 and moved to the weekday edition of NHK News Ohayō Nippon. The anchor for News Watch 9 was handed over to Mayuko Wakuda, who was at that time one of the weekday anchors for NHK News Ohayō Nippon.[1][2]

In 2020, Kuwako narrated the travel segment of Taiga Drama Kirin ga Kuru (English title: Awaiting Kirin). Since 2020, Kuwako has hosted the infotainment program Takeshi no Sonotoki Camera wa Mawatte Ita (Takeshi Presents: Camera Was Rolling At That Time) with Takeshi Kitano.

On February 9, 2022, NHK announced that Kuwako was supposed to step down from the job of anchor for NHK News Ohayō Nippon in April, from which she is hosting Close-up Gendai. [3]

Personal life

Kuwako married Shinichi Tanioka, a Fuji Television announcer, on May 30, 2017, which was her 30th birthday.[4]

The Sankei Sports newspaper wrote that Kuwako had divorced Tanioka just one year after their marriage.[5]

On September 1, 2021, Kuwako remarried with actor Yukiyoshi Ozawa.[6]

Filmography

Currently appearing programs
Year Title Notes
2022Close-up GendaiAs host
Television
Year Title Notes Ref.
2012You-Doki NetworkYashiro line reporter[7]
2012Greater Tokyo Area SpecialRecommended Neo Railway Trip to Depart! episode (as moderator)
Radio
Year Title Notes Ref.
2012Koko wa furusato Tabisuru Radio[8][9][10][11]

NHK Hiroshima Branch years (2013 – 2015)
Year Title Notes Ref.
2013Ohayō Hiroshima[12]
2013Waratchao!As a first navigator[13]
2014NHK News Ohayō NipponAs substitute anchor

NHK Tokyo Announcement Room years (2015 – present)
Year Title Notes Ref.
2015NHK News 7As substitute anchor for weekdays
2015Bura TamoriAs assistant
2016News Check 11As anchor
2017News Watch 9As anchor
2020NHK News Ohayō NipponAs weekday anchor
2020Takeshi no Sonotoki Camera wa Mawatte ItaAs host

See also

References
  1. "NHK、朝の和久田アナと夜の桑子アナを入れ替えへ". Asahi Shimbun. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  2. "2020年度「主な番組キャスター」一覧" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  3. "2022年度番組主な新キャスター" (PDF). Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  4. "ＮＨＫ桑子アナがバースデー入籍　フジ谷岡アナと３０日に". デイリースポーツ online. 株式会社デイリースポーツ. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  5. "ＮＨＫ桑子アナ、フジ谷岡アナと離婚！バースデー婚からわずか１年". Sanspo.com. Sankei Digital Inc. May 31, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  6. INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2021-09-01). "小澤征悦＆桑子真帆アナ結婚 父・小澤征爾の誕生日の１日にゴールイン". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  7. 行ってみたい!「ラストラン 長野電鉄屋代線」（長野県） | You-Doki | NHK（Internet Archive）
  8. NHKラジオ第1 「ここはふるさと旅するラジオ」 Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine - July 2, 2012
  9. NHKラジオ第1 「ここはふるさと旅するラジオ」 Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine - July 3, 2012
  10. NHKラジオ第1 「ここはふるさと旅するラジオ」 Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine - July 4, 2012
  11. NHKラジオ第1 「ここはふるさと旅するラジオ」 Archived 2014-12-14 at the Wayback Machine - July 5, 2012
  12. 広島のみなさん、ありがとうございました! 桑子真帆 - NHK Hiroshima Branch@Announcer February 16, 2015（Internet Archive）
  13. Also in charge of the pilot version which was broadcast twice in March of the same year.
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