Celebrating Pregnancy! NHK’s Anna Wakuda: Happiness from a “Pure White Wedding

NHK’s ace announcer Mayuko Wakuda, 33, is pregnant. The report was published in “Sports Nippon” on April 1. The birth is scheduled for this summer, and she has reported her “congratulations” to her business associates.

Since the end of last year, there was a lot of talk among viewers that she might be pregnant. She frequently took time off from “News Watch 9,” where she serves as an anchor. Since the beginning of this year, she has often appeared in very loose-fitting clothes.

In February, NHK announced program revisions and major new anchors starting in April. It was learned that Wakuda would be leaving “News Watch 9” and would no longer be in charge of the program. April 1 will be the last time that Anna Wakuda will appear on this program. The internet was filled with lamentations over “Waku Mayu Loss”.

Turning freelance!

There was a lot of speculation about Wakuda’s demotion. The following are some of the rumors. She may be leaving NHK and going freelance,” “She is now in her mid-30s and will probably retire from the front line due to generational change,” “She even hosted the Tokyo Olympics and the Kohaku Uta Gassen,” and “She may need to take a break. ……. I can understand if it is “Congratulations. I hope she will be able to spend more time at home in the future.

Wakuda got married in February 2007. Until now, it seems that her busy schedule has prevented her from taking time to relax with her partner.

Her partner was a star athlete in the Waseda University race team. Not only was he famous as one of the most handsome men in the world of ekiden, but he also contributed greatly to Waseda University’s victory in the 2011 Hakone Ekiden (relay race) by competing in a dead heat with Ryuji Kashiwabara of Toyo University, the “God of the Mountain”. After graduating from university, he joined one of the five major trading companies. He met Wakuda through a friend after he entered the workforce,” said an acquaintance of Wakuda.

In addition to her strong announcing skills, Wakuda is also well known within NHK for her good personality. From now on, she will not have a regular program, but will host special programs and narrate.

It is a pity that we will have fewer opportunities to see her charming smile, but we wish her happiness with her wonderful family.