Man in news: Weathercaster spends 20 years on television

Weathercaster Nobuyuki Hirai, whose career on the air has entered its 20th year, talks to Kyodo News on Aug. 13, 2015, at public broadcaster NHK's office in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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