Kozo Takase


Kozo Takase is a Japanese announcer and news anchor for NHK. He hosts NHK's morning news show NHK News Ohayō Nippon .

Early years

Born and raised in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, Takase graduated from Waseda University. He belonged to a glee club as an undergraduate.

Career

Takase was hired by NHK in April 1999, and started his career at NHK Niigata Branch.
In April 2008, Takase was moved to Tokyo Announcement Room and appointed as a biweekly newscaster of NHK's morning news show NHK News Ohayō Nippon, where he starred from 4:30 to 5:55 am until March 2010. He also hosted Gekkan Toretate My Video from April 2009 to March 2010.
From April 2010 to March 2011, Takase was involved in reporting from Diet.
In April 2011, Takase joined NHK News 7 as an assistant newscaster, starring on weekends until April 2012. He then became a news reader for the news program aired at noon. In May 2015, he also presented at News Shibu Goji as a news reader.
From April 2016 to April 2017, he was an anchor of NHK News 7 for weekend.
In April 2017, he was appointed a main presenter for NHK News Ohayō Nippon with Mayuko Wakuda.

Personal life

When Takase worked for NHK Niigata Branch, he met and married Misaki Kawano, who was an announcer for Television Niigata Network.