Nonoka Akaki

Nonoka Akaki (赤木 野々花, Akaki Nonoka, born August 8, 1990) is a Japanese female announcer and newscaster for NHK.

Nonoka Akaki
Born (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990
Okayama, Japan
EducationKeio University
OccupationAnnouncer
Years active2013–present
EmployerNHK
Notable credit(s)
Shinsedai ga Toku! Nippon no Dilemma host (2018–present)
Naming Variery Nipponjin no Onamae! host (2017–present)
NHK News Ohayō Nippon newscaster (2017–2018)

Early years

Born and raised in Okayama, Japan, Akaki graduated from Keio University. During college, she won the Runner Up title in the Yukata Beauty Contest, Tokyo's local beauty pageant.[1]

Career

After graduating from Keio University in 2013, Akaki was hired by NHK and started her career at NHK Tokushima Branch, where she worked until March 2015. In April 2015, she was relocated to NHK Osaka Branch, where she hosted News Hot Kansai[2].

In March 2017, Akaki was moved to Tokyo Announcement Room and appointed as a biweekly newscaster of NHK's morning news show NHK News Ohayō Nippon as well as Yurie Omi.[3] At the same time, she co-hosts an information program Naming Variety Nipponjin no Onamae! with Ichiro Furutachi.[4]

On February 21, 2018, NHK has announced that Akaki is leaving NHK News Ohayō Nippon and being an anchor for Shinsedai ga Toku! Nippon no Dilemma from April 2018.[5]

Personal life

Akaki has been a good harpist since junior high school. She joined Okayama Junior Orchestra and sometimes played in public.[6]

gollark: I got that too. I told it to go away.
gollark: 83 degrees.
gollark: I didn't plan for this.
gollark: Oh.
gollark: Become 26 rotating apioforms.

See also

References
  1. 第16回新橋こいち祭 ゆかた美人コンテスト 新橋ねっと (in Japanese)
  2. News Hot Kansai blog (Japanese)
  3. Cast of NHK News Ohayō Nippon (Japanese)
  4. ネーミングバラエティー日本人のおなまえっ！ website (Japanese)
  5. "平成３０年度 おもな番組のキャスター資料" (PDF). Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  6. おかやま国際音楽祭2007／事業報告／岡山市ジュニアオーケストラ第43回定期演奏会 The City of Okayama Official Website (in Japanese)
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