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Kanda says she and Nakagawa received different treatment as freelance announcers
Former NHK announcers Aika Kanda and Anna Nakagawa met after leaving the broadcaster when they appeared together on Fuji TV’s “Pokapoka.”
Kanda left NHK in 2012, while Nakagawa joined the broadcaster in 2016 and later became a freelance announcer.
Kanda compared Nakagawa’s agency support with her own, recalling that about five senior staff helped choose Nakagawa’s clothes, while Kanda’s team had about three people.
Kanda said the difference in support made it feel like they were treated very differently.
Nakagawa said their NHK careers reflected different expectations about individuality: Kanda’s generation was expected to master the basics first, while Nakagawa was allowed to show her personality from the start.
Nakagawa recalled having brighter hair and wearing nail polish early in her career.
Kanda said she might have told Nakagawa to fit in with NHK first, but stressed that the times had changed.
Freelance announcer Aika Kanda said she and fellow former NHK announcer Anna Nakagawa received different levels of support when they appeared together.
Kanda recalled that Nakagawa had about five senior agency staff helping choose her outfit, while Kanda’s smaller team had about three people.
The two discussed their first meeting on Fuji TV’s Poka Poka, where Kanda is a host and Nakagawa was a guest.
They also described differing expectations for individuality among NHK announcers during their respective careers.
Kanda said the difference reflected the times.
- Who
- Aika Kanda and Anna Nakagawa, both freelance announcers and former NHK employees.
- What
- Kanda said they received different treatment and support at an appearance, and they discussed differences in NHK’s expectations for individuality.
- When
- October 20, 2026.
- Where
- On Fuji TV’s Poka Poka.
- Why
- Kanda said Nakagawa’s larger agency team provided more support; she also said expectations at NHK differed by era.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Kanda left NHK.
Nakagawa joined NHK.
Kanda and Nakagawa met for the first time.
Kanda and Nakagawa discussed their first meeting on Poka Poka.
- Kanda’s age
- 46
- Nakagawa’s age
- 32
- Kanda left NHK
- 2012
- Nakagawa joined NHK
- 2016
- Agency staff at appearance
- About five helped Nakagawa; Kanda said her team had about three people.
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What people are saying
The treatment was completely different.
It was like the arrival of a black ship.
The times were different.
I thought I might have been more of a rebel during my NHK days.