Close-up Gendai Plus

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Close-up Gendai Plus
Also known asToday's Close-up
Today's Close-up Plus(2016-22)
Genre News
Created by NHK News
Presented byYuki Inoue
Sayuri Hori
Narrated by Masumi Asano
Tōru Furuya
Country of originJapan
Original languagesJapanese
English (NHK World-Japan airings only)
Production
Running time25 minutes
Release
Original network NHK
Audio format Stereo
Original release
  • Close-up Gendai
    April 5, 1993 (1993-04-05) – March 17, 2016 (2016-03-17)
  • Close-up Gendai Plus
    April 4, 2016 (2016-04-04) – March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)

Close-up Gendai Plus ( クローズアップ現代+ , kurozu appu gendai purasu), Also known as Today's Close-Up, is a current affairs television programme produced by the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The programme broadcasts on Tuesdays through Thursdays at 22:00 - 22:25 (UTC+9) on NHK G channel, which also airs on NHK World Premium and NHK World-Japan on a weekly basis.

The Japan Times reported in January 2016 that the NHK is considering making changes to the programme, which may include the removal of Hiroko Kuniya, who has hosted the show since its inception. [1]

The show was returned as Close-up Gendai Plus on April 4, 2016, with the introduction of bi-anchor format.

On April 2, 2019, the Monday edition of the programme was cancelled due to cost-cutting measures by the NHK.

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References

  1. "NHK may oust anchor of popular news show 'Close-up Gendai'". www.japantimes.co.jp. Kyodo News. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.