Tetsuya Chikushi
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was a Japanese journalist, TV presenter and news anchor
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, Ōita Prefecture
on 23 June 1935. He graduated from Waseda University
's school of political science and economics, and joined the Asahi Shimbun
newspaper in 1959 as a reporter.
He worked for the Asahi Shimbun's political news department, Okinawa bureau, and Washington bureau, before being appointed as managing editor of the Asahi Journal magazine.
He later resigned from the Asahi Shimbun to become the anchorman of TBS
's News 23 late-night news programme in October 1989. He left this programme in May 2007 after announcing on air that he was suffering from cancer.
He was a guset professor of Waseda University and Ritsumeikan University
.
He died of lung cancer on 7 November 2008 at a hospital in Tokyo, aged 73.
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
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Career
Chikushi was born in HitaHita, Oita
is a city in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, that was founded on December 11, 1940. It is an agricultural and industrial centre that primarily produces lumber, furniture, and pottery...
, Ōita Prefecture
Oita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Ōita.- History :Around the 6th century Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi-no-kuni 筑紫国, Hi-no-kuni 肥国, and Toyo no kuni...
on 23 June 1935. He graduated from Waseda University
Waseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
's school of political science and economics, and joined the Asahi Shimbun
Asahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
newspaper in 1959 as a reporter.
He worked for the Asahi Shimbun's political news department, Okinawa bureau, and Washington bureau, before being appointed as managing editor of the Asahi Journal magazine.
He later resigned from the Asahi Shimbun to become the anchorman of TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
's News 23 late-night news programme in October 1989. He left this programme in May 2007 after announcing on air that he was suffering from cancer.
He was a guset professor of Waseda University and Ritsumeikan University
Ritsumeikan University
Ritsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...
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He died of lung cancer on 7 November 2008 at a hospital in Tokyo, aged 73.