is a Japanese announcer, television reporter, television personality, and

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for

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. She is a former correspondent for NHK's morning infotainment program '' Asaichi'', as well as a former newsreader for morning news show '' NHK News Ohayō Nippon''.

Early life and education

Hori was born in

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. She moved with her family to

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, Japan, where she was raised. In her childhood, she starred several dramas as a child actress. She received the bachelor's degree in politics from the Faculty of Law of

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. During college, she was anchor for

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's news program ''BS Fuji News''.

Career

Hori was hired by

as an announcer in 2013, with Nonoka Akaki. She began her announcement career at NHK's Takamatsu Branch at

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. In March 2016, she was relocated to the NHK Fukuoka Branch in

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. In April 2017, she was moved to NHK's Tokyo Announcement Room. She was a correspondent for ''

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'' hosted by

Maho Kuwako is an announcer and news anchor at NHK, Japan's public broadcaster. She currently anchors NHK's ''Close-up Gendai'' current affairs program. Kuwako was born, raised, and educated in Kawasaki, Japan, and graduated from the School of Language a ...

. From April 2018 to March 2020, she was a biweekly anchor with Risa Hayashida for the first two-hour segment of the morning news show '' NHK News Ohayō Nippon'', which aired from 5am to 7am. In April 2020, she was a correspondent for the morning infotainment show '' Asaichi''. In April 2021, she became one of the hosts for the documentary program '' Close-up Gendai Plus'', succeeding the former host Shinichi Taketa. In April 2022, she was moved to the NHK Mito Branch in

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. In March 2024, she was moved back to NHK's Tokyo Announcement Room. In August 2024, She joined the NHK World team where she now presents on their flagship hourly news show -

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References

External links

Sayuri Hori, NHK Announcement Room
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hori, Sayuri 1990 births Living people Keio University alumni Japanese announcers Japanese women television personalities Japanese television presenters Japanese women television presenters Journalists from New York (state) Journalists from Tokyo