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Hiroshi Morita (森田 博士, Morita Hiroshi, born 7 August 1967), known professionally as Hiro Morita, is a Japanese English-language announcer for NHK and a presenter on Japan Sumo Association's English-language YouTube channel, Sumo Prime Time.
After working at KGMB, Mihara traveled to Tokyo. A former colleague at KITV introduced him to managerial staff at NHK, who were looking for a commentator for sumo matches. [3] He accepted the job, despite not being knowledgeable in the sport. "I didn't know a yorikiri from hara-kiri", he said in a 1999 interview. [2]
NHK General TV (NHK総合テレビジョン, NHK Sōgō Terebijon), abbreviated on-screen as NHK G, is the main television service of NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster. . Its programming includes news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime, and specials which compete directly with the output of its commercial counterpar
Sumo (Japanese: 相撲, Hepburn: sumō, Japanese pronunciation:, lit. ' striking one another ') [1] is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down).
This is the only division that is featured on standard NHK's live coverage of sumo tournaments and is broadcast bilingually. The lower divisions are covered only on streaming services like Abema . The name makuuchi literally means "inside the curtain", a reference to the early period of professional sumo, when the top ranked wrestlers were able ...
News on NHK BS1 is aired at 50 minutes past the hour except during live sports events. NHK also offers news for the deaf (which airs on NHK Educational TV), regional news (which airs on NHK General TV) and children's news. Newsline is an English-language newscast designed for foreign viewers and airs on NHK World.
The company covers sports such as sumo, American football, rugby, and basketball, [2] but also those that are more less well-covered, such as women's sports or parasports. [3] Also in 2017, Gunning was asked by The Japan Times to write a column on sumo in relation to their 120th anniversary revamping.
Japan’s top-ranked sumo wrestler is set to retireSource: NHKHakuho holds a record 45 tournament winsThe Mongolian native made his sumo debut in 2001He achieved the top rank of yokozuna in May ...