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Japanese TV presenter Asami Miura qualifies as a weather forecaster
Nippon TV presenter Asami Miura has qualified as a weather forecaster after passing Japan’s national exam.
She said she had studied for about five years, despite setbacks, because she could not give up on the goal.
Only 174 of 4,087 candidates passed the latest exam, a pass rate of 4.3%; the long-term average is about 5.5%.
The qualification tests knowledge of weather science, the ability to interpret data and make forecasts, and how to account for disaster risks.
Miura wants to explain weather information more clearly so people can stay safe during weather disasters and feel informed in daily life.
She plans to keep studying with guidance from experienced forecasters as she takes on the role alongside her work as an announcer.
Japanese television presenter Asami Miura announced that she had passed Japan’s weather forecaster exam and obtained the qualification.
Miura said she had been studying for about five years and had repeatedly struggled but continued.
She said she hopes to make news and information clearer and help people stay safe during weather disasters.
In the latest exam, 174 of 4,087 candidates passed, a pass rate of 4.3%.
- Who
- Asami Miura, a 39-year-old presenter at Nippon TV.
- What
- She passed the weather forecaster exam and obtained the qualification.
- When
- She announced it on October 28, 2026.
- Where
- Japan. The announcement was made on her Instagram account.
- Why
- She said she wants to communicate news and information more clearly and help people stay safe during weather disasters.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Japan’s first weather forecaster exam of the fiscal year was held.
The exam results were announced; the sources give different dates.
Miura announced that she had passed the exam and obtained the qualification.
- Exam candidates
- 4,087
- Exam passers
- 174
- Pass rate
- 4.3%
- Miura’s study period
- About five years
- Nippon TV start date
- 2010
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What people are saying
I became a weather forecaster.
For about five years, I had been studying because I wanted to become a weather forecaster. But I became discouraged many times; even so, I just could not give up, and somehow kept studying one step at a time.
As an announcer, and as a weather forecaster, I strongly hope to communicate news and information more clearly so that everyone can protect their lives from successive weather disasters and live safely, and spend each day feeling well and smiling.