Ex-NHK announcer and lawmaker Takahashi dies at 83

Ex-NHK announcer and lawmaker Takahashi dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Keizo Takahashi, a former popular announcer at Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) and member of the House of Councillors, died April 11 of kidney failure at a hospital in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, his family said April 12. He was 83.

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