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Award for Japanese newscaster Hiroko Kuniya

Photo taken June 2, 2016, in Tokyo shows Hiroko Kuniya during the award ceremony for the Galaxy Special Award presented to her for her contributions to broadcasting in Japan. Kuniya, 59, was the anchorwoman for 23 years of "Close-up Gendai (our time)," a popular news program on NHK, until March 2016 when the show changed its name to "Close-up Gendai Plus" in a revamp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NHK considering replacing popular anchorwoman: sources

Photo taken in February 2011 shows Hiroko Kuniya, who has been the anchorwoman for NHK's popular news program "Close-up Gendai" for more than 20 years. The public broadcaster is considering revamping the program in the spring, including replacing the 58-year-old freelance Kuniya, sources close to the matter said on Jan. 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV watchdog urges NHK to follow broadcasting ethics

Members of a Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization panel attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2015, where they urged public broadcaster NHK to strictly follow broadcasting ethics. Examining NHK's "Close-up Gendai" news program aired in May 2014, the broadcasting and human rights committee concluded it contained serious factual errors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo