Miki Sumiyoshi
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
announcer. She works for the public broadcaster NHK
. Miki was born in Kawasaki
, and moved with her family to Seattle, Washington
in the United States
. She returned to Japan
while in elementary school, and completed junior high school in Kobe
. She then moved to Vancouver
in Canada
, graduating from high school, and again to Japan, where she attended and graduated from International Christian University
.
In 1996, she joined NHK. Her career has taken her to positions in Fukushima
, Sendai, and Tokyo
, where she now works.
Miki regularly appears in three regular television programs, and in a fourth, which is broadcast occasionally. She has done music, news, information, nature and other genres.
She hosted the radio broadcast of the 55th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, NHK's annual New Year's Eve spectacular, and has been selected to co-host the 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
announcer. She works for the public broadcaster NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
. Miki was born in Kawasaki
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
, and moved with her family to Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She returned to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
while in elementary school, and completed junior high school in Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
. She then moved to Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, graduating from high school, and again to Japan, where she attended and graduated from International Christian University
International Christian University
There are several rankings related to ICU, shown below.-Alumni rankings:According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings and the PRESIDENT's article on 2006/10/16, graduates from ICU have the 24th best employment rate in 400 major companies, and their average graduate salary is the 4th best in...
.
In 1996, she joined NHK. Her career has taken her to positions in Fukushima
Fukushima, Fukushima
is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region of Japan. As of May 2011 the city has an estimated population of 290,064 and an area of 746.43 km².It lies about 250 km north of Tokyo and 80 km south of Sendai.-History:...
, Sendai, and Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, where she now works.
Miki regularly appears in three regular television programs, and in a fourth, which is broadcast occasionally. She has done music, news, information, nature and other genres.
She hosted the radio broadcast of the 55th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, NHK's annual New Year's Eve spectacular, and has been selected to co-host the 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
58th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen
The , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku," aired on December 31, 2007. on NHK Hall in Japan. Air time was from 19:20 to 23:45...
.
Source
This article incorporates material translated from the Japanese Wikipedia article 住吉美紀 (Sumiyoshi Miki), retrieved on December 14, 2007.External links
- Official page at NHK site