<figure id="attachment_462010" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-462010" style="width: 1716px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="a823e750"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/03/0e163528299f15b2c394d9eb750093b3.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-462010" class="wp-caption-text">Akko ni Omakase! Ends, but Akiko Wada will start a new show on TBS in April</figcaption></figure>
<h2><span class="strongInContent"> Strolling program from April</span></h2>
<p> TBS announced that Akiko Wada will make a regular appearance on the Tuesday late-night TBS variety show &#8220;Akko and Jumbo&#8221; starting in April. Wada will team up with Jumbo Takao (36) of the comedy duo Rainbow to stroll around Tokyo in search of &#8220;hidden gems&#8221; in the city.</p>
<p> Speaking of Wada, &#8220;Akko ni Omakase! (TBS), of which Wada is the MC, will finally reach its final episode next week, on March 29.</p>
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<p> On March 7, Wada appeared on the radio program &#8220;God Afternoon, Akko no Ikaigen ni 1000 times (God Afternoon)&#8221; (Nippon Broadcasting System),</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> My biggest worry is what I&#8217;m going to do on Sunday,&#8221; she said.</span></p>
<p> and &#8220;What am I going to do on Sundays? ended in April, she revealed that she was worried about how she would spend her Sundays.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> For 40 years, I woke up at 6:00 a.m. every week, and on Saturdays I woke up at 7:00 a.m. (to prepare for &#8220;God Afternoon&#8221;), and I&#8217;ve been getting up on Saturdays and Sundays for 40 years. （I don&#8217;t drink on Fridays (for Saturday and Sunday), and that&#8217;s going to change.</span></p>
<p> Since he was the MC of a live TV program on Saturdays and Sundays for half of his life, he must have had his own thoughts on the matter. A person involved in the program commented on Wada&#8217;s condition after the program was decided to be terminated,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> He has not changed in any particular way. It is the same as before. If I had to say something, I would say that she has become kinder to the staff. Akko-san is always very considerate of the staff and does not use a strong tone of voice, but she has become even softer. Recently, she has been saying &#8220;thank you&#8221; for everything, and she also said, &#8220;I am filled with gratitude.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I think she has accepted her current situation and is getting her mind in order.</span><span class="strongInContent"> Akko will turn 75 in April. Her talk is no longer as sharp as it used to be, and there are many times when it is difficult to understand what she is saying or her words are faltering. When I think about it, I do believe that it is time for him to leave the live program. However, when the end of the program is approaching, many people say that they are still sad to see it go.</span></p>
<p> (A source involved in the program mentioned above.) &#8220;They said things like, &#8216;We can&#8217;t cut it off like other stations.</p>
<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" We can&#39;t just cut it off like other stations."></div>
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<h2><span class="strongInContent">I feel sorry.&#8221;</span></h2>
<p> After &#8220;Akko ni Omakase! will end, Wada will only have one regular program, &#8220;God Afternoon,&#8221; and it seemed as if we would never see his face again, but on the March 14 broadcast of &#8220;God God God Afternoon,&#8221; Wada said, &#8220;I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of work recently,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I can&#8217;t tell you what I&#8217;ve been doing recently,&#8221; he said.</span></p>
<p> I can&#8217;t disclose it at this stage, but I can&#8217;t say if there will be any programs after the end of &#8220;Akko ni Omakase! as if he had some kind of program lined up after the show ended, although this information cannot be disclosed at this stage.</p>
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<p> According to a TBS official, &#8220;Akko to Jumbo&#8221; is not the only program scheduled after April.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> It has been decided that &#8220;Akko ni Omakase! is also set to be revived as a special program. It is a special program like &#8216;All-Star Thanksgiving Day. All-Star&#8221; is aired twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, during the program renewal period, but &#8220;Akko ni Omakase! may be aired one or two more times. The termination of the program was not due to Mr. Wada&#8217;s health condition that made it difficult for him to appear on the program, nor was it because he himself withdrew from the program, but because of the station&#8217;s policy.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> There are not many programs that have lasted for 40 years on live TV. In fact, even now, there are some employees who are questioning the decision to simply eliminate the program. Although it no longer gets good numbers, there was a time when it was a popular program. When we compare Mr. Wada&#8217;s contribution to the program with that of other programs, we can&#8217;t simply say, &#8220;Well, sayonara.</span></p>
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<p> This may sound ironic in light of the fact that TBS, although not broadcasting live, has welcomed Wada once again as a &#8220;legend&#8221; of TBS variety without giving a reason. TBS welcomed Wada as a &#8220;legend&#8221; of TBS variety, even though it was not a live broadcast. So, during the new year, Wada will be featured in a special program on &#8220;Akko ni Omakase! as a special program to be broadcast during the year, but no response was received by the deadline.</p>
<p> It seems that the honeymoon relationship between Wada and TBS will continue for a while longer.</p>


 Toshikatsu Tanaka

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