Wataru Abe

Wataru Abe
Born (1967-10-07) October 7, 1967 (age 57)
NationalityJapanese
EducationB.L., Waseda University
OccupationExecutive Announcer
Years active1990–present
EmployerNHK
Notable credit(s)Gogonama anchor (2017–present)
NHK News Ohayō Nippon anchor (2008–2017)
NHK News 7 anchor (2006–2008)
TitleNHK Executive Announcer
Term2017–present
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Wataru Abe (阿部 渉, Abe Wataru, born October 7, 1967) is a Japanese announcer, television reporter, television personality, and news anchor for NHK. Abe is a host for NHK's evening talk show Gogonama. From 2008 until 2017 he was a news anchor for NHK's morning news show NHK News Ohayō Nippon.