<figure id="attachment_408483" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-408483" style="width: 3511px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f9999336"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/01/31fc341e744ef43cb6dc5abb2d65ef82.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-408483" class="wp-caption-text">Akiko Wada was delighted at the decision to continue the program. Akiko Wada says she was delighted when the decision was made to continue the program.</figcaption></figure>
<h2> She is loved by the program staff.</h2>
<p> (TBS), which has been rumored to be cancelled for the past few years, will air its second half of the year 2013 on January 5. (TBS) announced its broadcasting schedule for the second half of 2013 on January 5, with the 40th anniversary broadcast scheduled for October 5, according to Junna Yamagata, 30, an announcer at the station. Akiko Wada (74), the main MC, responded,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Akiko Wada (74), the main MC, said, &#8220;We are celebrating our 40th anniversary, and we ask for your support. It is thanks to all of you. Thank you very much.</span></p>
<p> She expressed her gratitude. For the past few years, Wada has always ranked first or second in the &#8220;programs I want to see end&#8221; rankings by weekly magazines and the web media. The number one reason for this is that Wada&#8217;s tons of comments and lack of knowledge and understanding of the material itself have caused a constant stream of flame wars.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> The most memorable example is Akko&#8217;s comment to Haika Kitaguchi, 26, who won the gold medal in the women&#8217;s javelin throw at the Paris Olympics last year, that she looked like a sea lion. In addition, during the Tokyo gubernatorial election, when Risa Unai, 33, gave an incorrect explanation about filling out the ballot, none of her co-hosts, including Akko, corrected her, prompting social media to ask, &#8220;Have these people never been to a polling place?</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Akko has always had a habit of prefacing her comments with a statement about her lack of knowledge before she speaks. Furthermore, perhaps age has something to do with it, but lately she is unable to come up with the right words quickly. At other times, he would make a series of comments that could not be broadcast, and viewers often said, &#8220;I wish the show would end already.</span></p>
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<p> While other stations were ending long-running programs one after another, there were some reports that the program would end at the end of March this year, but TBS denied this. However, even within the station, there was frequent talk among younger staff members about who would wear the bell around Akko&#8217;s neck. Regarding the decision to continue the program, an executive at the station said,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> &#8220;Akko-san is always with her co-hosts and staff before &#8216;˜Omakase! co-hosts and staff, to strengthen the unity of the cast and crew. Sanjapo, which airs immediately before the program, is so beloved by the veteran program staff that they always pay a &#8220;visit to Akko-san&#8221; after the program is over. There are staff members who say, &#8220;As long as Akko-san wants to continue the program, there is no change in our desire to keep it going,&#8221; said a veteran TBS staff member.</span></p>
<p> He told us how it came to be. This year, a new member of the staff has joined the program as the facilitator of &#8220;~Omakase! This year, Junna Yamagata joined the program as a new facilitator of &#8220;~Omakase! She joined the &#8220;Akko family&#8221; as a replacement for Unai, who left the program at the end of last year and will be leaving TBS at the end of March.</p>
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<h2>Why did TBS appoint Ms. Yamagata?</h2>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Ms. Yamagata is famous as one of the most beautiful women in TBS, having been a finalist in the Miss International pageant and the &#8220;Miss of Miss Campus&#8221;. She also had a very good reputation as a news announcer. However, since TBS has been using announcers from other stations, such as Ayaka Ogawa (39) and Takako Semba (49), as the main news program anchors, it has been difficult for Yamagata to make her appearances.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> For the past year or so, she has appeared as a &#8220;journalist&#8221; on &#8220;San Japo&#8221; when dealing with political and economic topics, but she has been selected for &#8220;~Omakase! I was selected for &#8220;~Omakase! She commented and responded to Akko&#8217;s comments with such aplomb that some at the station said, &#8220;TBS has appointed Yamagata Anna to keep the program going.</span></p>
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<p> In addition to this, TBS has a serious problem with &#8220;~Omakase! TBS also has other serious reasons for not being able to end &#8220;~Omakase!</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> It is a series of problems related to Masahiro Nakai (52). If things continue as they are, the continuation of &#8220;Masahiro Nakai&#8217;s Friday Smile Tatakas&#8221; and &#8220;THE MC3&#8221; will be in jeopardy. In other words, &#8220;~Omakase! or move them to BS. I heard that Akko-san was not in good spirits when she apologized for her &#8220;sea lion comment,&#8221; but she was delighted to learn that the program would continue to exist for its 40th anniversary. Now, she is getting motivated once again.</span></p>
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<p> As a singer, Wada is also enthusiastic about his main occupation, as he has announced a collaboration with &#8220;Da-ice,&#8221; a group that will appear in Kohaku. The &#8220;Akko ni omakase! call is likely to be heard for some time to come.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_408486" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-408486" style="width: 1156px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="7c8d6e47"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/01/d779a9f45959bf109fadce594db3979d.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-408486" class="wp-caption-text"> Yamagata has the good looks and style of a model (from her Instagram @yamagata_junna).</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_408487" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-408487" style="width: 1158px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="893ed2c6"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/01/446a0dacda0358184090656f3bfe3692.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-408487" class="wp-caption-text"> Yamagata looks like a model (from her Instagram @yamagata_junna)</figcaption></figure>
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 Akiko Wada is delighted with the news that "Akko ni Omakase! which was always rumored to be cancelled, was decided to continue. Akiko Wada is said to be overjoyed and fired up. TBS announcer Junna Yamagata has been added as a new regular. What is the reason for her appointment?

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