Rika Asano

Rika Asano
浅野 里香
Born (1994-01-07) January 7, 1994 (age 30)
Tokyo, Japan
EducationUniversity of the Sacred Heart
Occupations
  • announcer
  • television presenter
Years active2016–present
EmployerNHK
Television
  • Bura Tamori co-host (2020–2022)
  • Shutoken Network correspondent (2020–2023)
TitleNHK Announcer
Term2016–present
Spouse
Undisclosed
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(m. 2023)​

Rika Asano (浅野 里香, Asano Rika, born January 7, 1994) is an NHK announcer.

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]

On February 9, 2022, NHK announced that Asano was supposed to resign from the assistant job of Bura Tamori in April, from which she will be a host for Family History. She will still be a correspondent of Shutoken Network until 2023.[5]

Personal life

In January 2024, it was revealed that Asano was married to a general man last year. At the same time, she is expecting her first child.[6]

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.
  5. ^ "2022年度番組主な新キャスター" (PDF). Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "「ブラタモリ」NHK浅野里香アナ結婚＆妊娠 昨年一般男性と 関係者「体調に合わせて出演番組を調整」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
Media offices
Preceded by Bura Tamori 6th Co-Host
2020–2022 		Succeeded by
Aoi Noguchi