Akiko Yagi

Akiko Yagi
Akiko Yagi
八木亜希子
Born	June 24, 1965 (age 59); Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Akko (あっこ); Yagi-chan (八木ちゃん);
Education	Waseda University Faculty of Letters Department of Psychology
Occupations	Announcer; tarento; television presenter; newscaster;
Years active	1988–present
Agents	Kyodo Television; Phonics;
Known for	Akashiya Santa no Shijō Saidai no Christmas Present Show; Mezamashi TV; Amachan; BS Fuji Live: Prime News;
Website	Official profile

Akiko Yagi (八木亜希子, Yagi Akiko, born 24 June 1965, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese free announcer, tarento, television presenter, newscaster, and actress. She is represented with Phonics. She is a former Fuji Television announcer from 1988 to 2000. She is the ambassador of Kanagawa Tourism.

Current appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
1990	Akashiya Santa no Shijō Saidai no Christmas Present Show	Fuji TV	Appeared every year at Christmas Eve
2013	Akiko Yagi no oshaberi Museum	BS Fuji	Irregular appearances
2015	Kikinikui Koto o Kiku	TV Asahi		^[2]
	Akiko Yagi: Love & Melody	NBS
	Shūkan City Promotion: Gotōji Saturday	J:Com TV

As a freelancer

TV series

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2000	FNS Haru no Saiten 2000	Fuji TV
2000	Bakushō Sokkuri monomane Benishiroutagassen Special	Fuji TV
2001	FNN Hōdō Tokubetsu Bangumi: Crown Princess Masako's birth to Aiko	Fuji TV	Co-presented with Yūko Andō
2007	Akashiya-san channel	Tokyo Broadcasting System
2008	Hiroshi Kume no TVtteyatsuha!?	MBS
2009	BS Fuji Live: Prime News	BS Fuji	Monthly appearances
2014	Kurenai Research	TV Asahi
2015	Onna no Karada Atari Search Bangumi: Naze? Soko?	TV Asahi

TV drama

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2001	Joshi-ana.		Fuji TV	Episode 1; Guest appearance
2013	Amachan	Yoshie Adachi	NHK	Asadora
2015	Murder on the Orient Express	Sonoko Kureta	Fuji TV	Miniseries
2016	Hiru no Saint Sake	Shoko Dozono	TV Tokyo		^[3]^[4]
2016	Sanada Maru	Ono no Otsū	NHK	Taiga drama
2017	Rikuoh	Narrator	TBS

Radio

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2001	Tokyo Concierge	J-Wave
2007	Akiko Yagi to Tadashi Kakihana no Sound Collection	NBS
2007	Tadashi Kaikihana no anata to Happy!	NBS	Thursday personality
2014	Akiko Yagi: Cafe doyōbi	NBS
2015	Akiko Yagi: Love & Melody	NBS

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1994	Rampo	Kōda-chō's daughter
1997	Dog of Flanders	Mylene (voice)
1998	Ohaka ganai!	Yumeno
2001	Minna no Ie	Tamiko Iijima	Quasi-protagonist; won the Japan Academy Prize rookie actor award	^[5]
2006	The Uchōten Hotel	Customer
2007	Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust	Herself
2008	Flying Rabitts	Cabin attendant
2008	Suspect X	Newscaster
2017	Sensei!

During her Fuji TV career

News and informal programmes

Year	Title	Notes
1988	FNN Super Time	Weather caster
1988	Otenki Channel
1989	FNN Morning Call	Monday and Tuesday appearances
1990	Konya wa Kōkishin!	Reporter
	Antenna Hot 7	Monday to Wednesday appearances
	FNN Newscom	Friday appearances
1991	Professional Baseball News	Presenter
1993	Ohayō! Nice Day	Sunday appearances
1994	Mezamashi TV	Presenter
1997	Mezamashi TV Shumatsu-Go!	Presenter
1998	FNN Super News	Main caster

TV variety

Year	Title	Notes
1989	Waratte Iitomo!	Telephone announcer
1991	Hatsumōde! Bakushō Hit Parade
	FNS Super Special 1 Oku-ri no TV Yumerettō	As part of the General Chair
	Gold Rush!
1993	Yoru no Hit Studio Returns Special
	Tonosama no Pheromone
	Akashiya Sanma no Sports suru zo! Dai Hōsō	Appeared in a total of 11 times
1994	Shinshun Kakushigei Taikai
1995	Entame yuenchi: Tokyo Ijū Keikaku
1996	Heisei Kyōiku TV	As part of the traveling engagement
1997	That's Otaiba Entertainment
1997	Masatoshi Nakamura no Zettai! Shirita gari
1999	FNS 30-shūnen '99 Aki no Saiten
2000	Kore ga Toshi no Sa nantedaro!?

Video games

Title	Role	Notes
Samurai Shodown	Kei Odagiri
World Class Baseball: Super Power League 3	Professional baseball newscaster
World Class Baseball: Super Power League FX	Professional baseball newscaster	Appeared with Kenji Fukui

Bibliography

Year	Title
2013	Sono Kimochi o Tsutaeru tame ni

References

^ "八木亜希子". Phonics (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 Nov 2016.
^ "タカトシ&サンド、"聞きにくい事を聞く"新番組のテーマに不安" (in Japanese). Oricon. 19 Sep 2015. Retrieved 6 Nov 2016.
^ "久住昌之の銭湯×昼酒エッセイ「昼のセント酒」ドラマ化、主演は戸次重幸". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 2 Mar 2016. Retrieved 6 Nov 2016.
^ "戸次重幸、「昼のセント酒」実写化で銭湯巡り＆尻出し！「ポロリしないように…」" (in Japanese). Cinema Today. 2 Mar 2016. Retrieved 6 Nov 2016.
^ "Nikkan Gendai". 23 Jul 2013.

External links

Official profile

[1] "八木亜希子". Phonics (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 Nov 2016.

[2] "タカトシ&サンド、"聞きにくい事を聞く"新番組のテーマに不安" (in Japanese). Oricon. 19 Sep 2015. Retrieved 6 Nov 2016.

[3] "久住昌之の銭湯×昼酒エッセイ「昼のセント酒」ドラマ化、主演は戸次重幸". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 2 Mar 2016. Retrieved 6 Nov 2016.

[4] "戸次重幸、「昼のセント酒」実写化で銭湯巡り＆尻出し！「ポロリしないように…」" (in Japanese). Cinema Today. 2 Mar 2016. Retrieved 6 Nov 2016.

[5] "Nikkan Gendai". 23 Jul 2013.

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Title	Notes
Rakuten Communications
Suntory Malts
Kao Corporation Clearclean
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical deodorant soap
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi	Played with Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII