Maho Kuwako

Maho Kuwako
Born (1987-05-30) 30 May 1987
Kawasaki, Japan
Other names Maho Tanioka
Education Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Occupation Announcer
Years active 2010–present
Employer NHK
Notable credit(s) News Watch 9 (NHK General TV) anchor (2017–present)
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)
Spouse(s)
Shinichi Tanioka
(m. 2017; d. 2018)

Maho Kuwako (桑子 真帆, Kuwako Maho, born May 30, 1987) is a Japanese female announcer and news anchor for NHK. Kuwako is one of the anchors of NHK's evening news show News Watch 9. She co-starred in Bura Tamori as an assistant of Tamori from April 2015 to April 2016.

Early years

Born in Kawasaki, Japan, Kuwako was raised and educated in the area. She graduated from 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 Branch, where she served three years as a temporary correspondent and a navigator of some local TV programs. Then she was relocated to NHK Hiroshima Branch. Waratchao!, one of 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 of 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 of News Check 11 with Yoshio Arima until 2017.

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

Personal life

Kuwako got married with Shinichi Tanioka, a Fuji Television announcer, on May 30, 2017, the very day of her 30th birthday.[1] The Sankei Sports newspaper wrote that Kuwako was divorcing Tanioka just one year after their marriage.[2]

Filmography

Currently appearing programs

Year Title Notes
2017News Watch 9News anchor

Programmes that appeared in the past

NHK Nagano Branch years (2010 – 2012)

Television
Year Title Notes Ref.
2012You-Doki NetworkYashiro line reporter[3]
2012Greater Tokyo Area SpecialRecommended Neo Railway Trip to Depart! episode (as moderator)
Radio
Year Title Notes Ref.
2012Koko wa furusato Tabisuru Radio[4][5][6][7]

NHK Hiroshima Branch years (2013 – 2015)

Year Title Notes Ref.
2013Ohayō Hiroshima[8]
2013Waratchao!As a first navigator[9]
2014Ohayō NipponAs substitute anchor

NHK Tokyo Announcement Room years (2015 – present)

Year Title Notes Ref.
2015NHK News 7As substitute anchor for weekdays
2016News Check 11As anchor

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ 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）
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ 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
  8. ↑ 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）
  9. ↑ Also in charge of the pilot version which was broadcast twice in March of the same year.
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