Nonoka Akaki

Nonoka Akaki
赤木 野々花
Born (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 34)
Okayama, Japan
EducationKeio University
Occupations
  • television host
  • television presenter
  • announcer
Years active2013–present
EmployerNHK
Television
  • NHK News Ohayō Nippon weekend newscaster (2024–present)
  • Saturday Watch 9 host (2022–2024)
  • Utacon host (2020–present)
  • Nipponjin no Onamae host (2017–2022)
  • Oyasumi Nippon Nemuiine host (2018–2020)
  • NHK News Ohayō Nippon biweekly newscaster (2017–2018)
TitleNHK Announcer
Term2013–present

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

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! (currently 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]

On February 9, 2022, NHK announced that Akaki was supposed to be the host of the newly-founded weekend night news show Saturday Watch 9 in April. [6]

On February 14, 2024, Akaki returned to NHK's morning news show NHK News Ohayō Nippon as weekend newscaster starting April.[7]

Personal life

Akaki has been a good harpist since junior high school. She joined Okayama Junior Orchestra and sometimes played in public.[8]

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. ^ "2022年度番組主な新キャスター" (PDF). Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  7. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2024-02-14). "ＮＨＫ赤木野々花アナ、金～日曜・祝日「おはよう日本」担当". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  8. ^ 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)
Media offices
Preceded by Utacon Host
2020–present 		Incumbent
First Saturday Watch 9 Anchor
2022–2024 		Succeeded by