Playback ’14] My father was more conspicuous than me! Fuji’s Yumi Nagashima’s photo at the ceremony with her parents.

What did “FRIDAY” report 10, 20, and 30 years ago? In “Playback Friday,” we take a look back at the topics that were hot at the time. This time, we bring you the article “Former Japanese national soccer team member Akihiro Nagashima and his beautiful eldest daughter Yumi Nagashima’s entrance ceremony at Fuji Television Network,” which appeared in the April 25, 2002 issue 10 years ago.

Today, Yumi Nagashima (22 at the time) is one of Fuji Television’s leading announcers. However, at the time of her initiation ceremony, her father Akihiro (then 50), a former member of the Japanese national soccer team who had appeared on “FNN Super News” since 2002, was of course better known. Some even asked, “Did he have connections? Some even asked, “Did he join the company because of his connections? The following is a picture of the father’s appearance at his daughter’s initiation ceremony. As one would expect, there were not many newcomers who were accompanied by their parents, and Mr. Akihiro, being a celebrity, seemed to stand out. The article at the time introduced his comments as follows

Joining a company with connections? I don’t have that kind of power.

It may seem strange for parents to attend an initiation ceremony, but Fuji had asked me to have my parents attend the ceremony as well. I am a sportscaster for “Super News” (Fuji TV), and my daughter didn’t seem to have any particular resistance. We have dinner at their home in Kobe on weekdays, and that’s the general nature of our relationship. Joining a company with connections? I don’t have that kind of power. I never said to him, “My daughter is going to be in your care. However, when I received the job offer, my co-stars congratulated me and said, “Congratulations!

On April 1, about 20 newcomers attended Fuji Television’s induction ceremony in Odaiba, Tokyo. Among them, Akihiro and his eldest daughter, Yumi, were the most conspicuous.