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Giving A Smile Foundation Inaugural Gala 2025 - LA

John Hentsch II and wife/American newscaster Charlie Neff arrive at the Giving A Smile Foundation Inaugural Gala 2025 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 11, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Giving A Smile Foundation Inaugural Gala 2025 - LA

American newscaster Charlie Neff arrives at the Giving A Smile Foundation Inaugural Gala 2025 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 11, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Giving A Smile Foundation Inaugural Gala 2025 - LA

American newscaster Charlie Neff arrives at the Giving A Smile Foundation Inaugural Gala 2025 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 11, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Giving A Smile Foundation Inaugural Gala 2025 - LA

American newscaster Charlie Neff arrives at the Giving A Smile Foundation Inaugural Gala 2025 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 11, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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2nd Annual Gurus Awards Presented by Gurus Magazine - LA

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - OCTOBER 12: Newscaster Charlie Neff arrives at the 2nd Annual Gurus Awards Presented by Gurus Magazine held at Cicada Restaurant and Lounge at Oviatt Building at The Olive on October 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2nd Annual Gurus Awards Presented by Gurus Magazine - LA

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - OCTOBER 12: Newscaster Charlie Neff arrives at the 2nd Annual Gurus Awards Presented by Gurus Magazine held at Cicada Restaurant and Lounge at Oviatt Building at The Olive on October 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2nd Annual Gurus Awards Presented by Gurus Magazine - LA

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - OCTOBER 12: Newscaster Charlie Neff arrives at the 2nd Annual Gurus Awards Presented by Gurus Magazine held at Cicada Restaurant and Lounge at Oviatt Building at The Olive on October 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jacques Delors Dies At 98

File photo - French journalist and newscaster Anne Sinclair on the set of political talk show 7 sur 7 in Paris, France on 1990s. Former European Commission president Jacques Delors, who played a key role in the design of the euro and creation of the single market, has died aged 98. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renho to run in Democratic Party leadership race

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 5 Kyodo - Renho, acting leader of the Democratic Party, says in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2016, that she will run in the main opposition party's leadership election in September. The 48-year-old former TV newscaster also underscored that she will protect Japan's war-renouncing Constitution.

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Book by Japanese TV team wins Gourmand cookbook award

BEIJING, China - TV Setouchi producer Miho Endo (L) and newscaster Hifumi Asai smile after the book "Obachan no Daidokoro Genki ni Kurasu Kenko Recipe" (Grandma's Kitchen - Recipes for healthy living) won the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards' Outside Europe Grand Prix at the award ceremony in the suburbs of Beijing on May 21, 2014. TV Setouchi Broadcasting Co. is based in Okayama City, western Japan.

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TV personality Takigawa's snow sculpture at Sapporo festival

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors pose in front of a snow sculpture of TV newscaster Christel Takigawa at the weeklong Sapporo Snow Festival which opened Feb. 5, 2014, in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Takigawa played a role in Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics.

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Buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photos show (from L) cram school teacher Osamu Hayashi, actress Rena Nonen and newscaster Christel Takigawa pictured during the 2013 buzzword award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - (From L) Olympic silver medal-winning fencer Yuki Ota, newscaster Christel Takigawa, Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose, Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bid Committee, Masato Mizuno, CEO of the committee, and Mami Sato, a Paralympian in athletics, are seen at a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city for the Olympic and Paralympic Games at the International Olympic Committee's general session, in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, beating Istanbul and Madrid.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Newscaster Christel Takigawa (L) and gymnast Rie Tanaka celebrate after Tokyo was chosen as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session, in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Newscaster Christel Takigawa makes a presentation for Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013. Tokyo was chosen as the host city later by the committee.

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Tokyo Olympic bid

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - (From L) Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose and newscaster Christel Takigawa pose for photos in Lausanne, Switzerland, on July 3, 2013, at the venue for a presentation to pitch Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Tokyo Olympic bid

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - (From L) Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose, newscaster Christel Takigawa, Olympic silver medal-winning fencer Yuki Ota and Yuko Arakida, member of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, pose for photos in Lausanne, Switzerland, on July 3, 2013, at the venue for a presentation to pitch Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Blind sailor, supporter rescued

TOKYO, Japan - Blind sailor Mitsuhiro Iwamoto (2nd from front, R) and his supporter and newscaster Jiro Shimbo (front) get off a rescue flying boat at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Atsugi Base in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 21, 2013. The pair were rescued earlier in the day by the MSDF in the Pacific off northeastern Japan after their small yacht was flooded with seawater. They had left a port in northeastern Japan on June 16, 2013, in a bid to cross the Pacific to San Diego, California.

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'CNN Headline' newscaster Yamaguchi dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 1989 shows TV personality Mie Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi, who was a bilingual ''CNN Headline'' newscaster and acted as a career woman with a craving for Japanese ''shibazuke'' pickles in a well-known TV commercial in the late 1980s, was found dead at her home in Yokohama on March 8, 2012, her management office said the following day. She was 51.

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Kuroiwa elected as Kanagawa governor

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yuji Kuroiwa poses for photos at his election office in Yokohama on April 10, 2011, after he was elected governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. Kuroiwa, a former newscaster and independent newcomer, was backed by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the major oppositions Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.

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Kabuki actor Ebizo engaged to TV talent Kobayashi

TOKYO, Japan - TV newscaster Mao Kobayashi (R) shows an engagement ring given to her by her fiance, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L), during a news conference to announce their engagement at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 29, 2010.

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Kabuki actor Ebizo engaged to TV newscaster Kobayashi

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L) announces his engagement to TV newscaster Mao Kobayashi during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 29, 2010.

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Kabuki actor Ebizo engaged to TV talent Kobayashi

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L) and his fiancee, TV newscaster Mao Kobayashi (R), give a news conference to announce their engagement at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 29, 2010.

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Kubo, Kabira attend 'green' Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance announcer Junko Kubo (L) and newscaster Jon Kabira (R) walk on a special ''green carpet'' on the first day of the 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo's Roppongi entertainment district on Oct. 17, 2009. Kubo and Kabira emceed the event featuring about 270 films.

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NHK appoints former newscaster Imai as new vice president

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Imai (R), a former newscaster of Japan Broadcasting Corp., meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 29 after he was named as a new vice president of the public broadcaster known as NHK. At left is new NHK President Shigeo Fukuchi.

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Abe has no plan for general election on same day as upper house poll

TOKYO, Japan - Tamayo Marukawa, a 36-year-old retired newscaster, officially announces her candidacy in the upcoming House of Councillors election at a press conference the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on May 22. .Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he has no intention of calling a general election for the House of Representatives this summer to coincide with the slated upper chamber election.

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Abe has no plan for general election on same day as upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Tamayo Marukawa, a 36-year-old retired newscaster, officially announces her candidacy in the upcoming House of Councillors election at a press conference the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on May 22. .Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he has no intention of calling a general election for the House of Representatives this summer to coincide with the slated upper chamber election. (Kyodo)

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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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Comedian, award-winning novelist Matayoshi to become newscaster

Undated photo shows Japanese comedian and novelist Naoki Matayoshi, who won the Akutagawa Prize, a prestigious literature award, in 2015. Nippon Television Network Corp. announced on March 4, 2016, that Matayoshi, 35, will appear as a caster in its "News Zero" show on a once-a-month basis. His first appearance is expected to be on April 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV Asahi's main newscaster Furutachi to step down

Ichiro Furutachi, the face of TV Asahi Corp.'s news show, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015, announcing he will step down from the anchor post in spring 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV Asahi's main newscaster Furutachi to step down

Ichiro Furutachi, the face of TV Asahi Corp.'s news show, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015, announcing he will step down from the anchor post in spring 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV Asahi's main newscaster Furutachi to step down next spring

Photo taken in May 2004 shows Ichiro Furutachi, the anchor of TV Asahi's news show "Hodo Station." The major network said Dec. 24, 2015, that Furutachi, 61, will step down from the post at the end of March 2016 based on his request. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Newscaster-turned-lawmaker Marukawa appointed environment minister

Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa gives instructions to her staff at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2015, the day after assuming her post in a Cabinet reshuffle. Marukawa, 44, started her political career in 2007 after being recruited by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when she was a newscaster at TV Asahi Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actor Ebizo engaged to TV newscaster Kobayashi

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L) announces his engagement to TV newscaster Mao Kobayashi during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 29, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Kabuki actor Ebizo engaged to TV talent Kobayashi

TOKYO, Japan - TV newscaster Mao Kobayashi (R) shows an engagement ring given to her by her fiance, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L), during a news conference to announce their engagement at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 29, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Kabuki actor Ebizo engaged to TV talent Kobayashi

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L) and his fiancee, TV newscaster Mao Kobayashi (R), give a news conference to announce their engagement at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 29, 2010. (Kyodo)

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NHK appoints former newscaster Imai as new vice president

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Imai (R), a former newscaster of Japan Broadcasting Corp., meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 29 after he was named as a new vice president of the public broadcaster known as NHK. At left is new NHK President Shigeo Fukuchi. (Kyodo)

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Kubo, Kabira attend 'green' Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance announcer Junko Kubo (L) and newscaster Jon Kabira (R) walk on a special ''green carpet'' on the first day of the 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo's Roppongi entertainment district on Oct. 17, 2009. Kubo and Kabira emceed the event featuring about 270 films. (Kyodo)

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Kuroiwa elected as Kanagawa governor

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yuji Kuroiwa poses for photos at his election office in Yokohama on April 10, 2011, after he was elected governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. Kuroiwa, a former newscaster and independent newcomer, was backed by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the major oppositions Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito. (Kyodo)

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Yuriko Koike wins Upper House seat

Photo taken July 26, 1992, in Tokyo shows Yuriko Koike (R), a former newscaster, celebrating after winning a seat in a House of Councillors election on the ticket of the Japan New Party. Seen on the left is the party's leader Morihiro Hosokawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Christel Takigawa's speech for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

File photo taken Sept. 7, 2013, shows newscaster Christel Takigawa making a presentation for Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renho pledges to reduce gap between rich, poor

Acting Democratic Party leader Renho speaks at a press conference hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2016. The former newscaster said she aims to gain support for her party leadership election campaign by stressing the need to correct a gap between rich and poor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renho pledges to reduce gap between rich, poor

Acting Democratic Party leader Renho speaks at a press conference hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2016. The former newscaster said she aims to gain support for her party leadership election campaign by stressing the need to correct a gap between rich and poor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renho to run in Democratic Party leadership race

Renho, acting leader of the Democratic Party, says in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2016, that she will run in the main opposition party's leadership election in September. The 48-year-old former TV newscaster also underscored that she will protect Japan's war-renouncing Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renho to run in Democratic Party leadership race

Renho, acting leader of the Democratic Party, says in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2016, that she will run in the main opposition party's leadership election in September. The 48-year-old former TV newscaster also underscored that she will protect Japan's war-renouncing Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo