NHK News Ohayō Nippon
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Masatomo Takai
Kana Nakayama
Kyosuke Katsuro
Daiki Takeno
So Sakamoto
Sakura Araki
Kaho Iwasaki
Mana Sato
Weekend
Jiro Inoue
Nonoka Akaki
| NHK News Ohayō Nippon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | News |
| Presented by | Weekdays Masatomo Takai Kana Nakayama Kyosuke Katsuro Daiki Takeno So Sakamoto Sakura Araki Kaho Iwasaki Mana Sato Weekend Jiro Inoue Nonoka Akaki |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Production | |
| Production locations | NHK Broadcasting Center Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 210 minutes (Weekdays) 120 minutes (Saturdays) 45 minutes (Sundays) 60 minutes (Holidays) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK-G |
| Release | April 10, 1993 – present |
NHK News Ohayō Nippon (Japanese: NHKニュース おはよう日本, English: NHK News Good Morning Japan) is a Japanese morning television show on NHK General TV, anchored mainly by Masatomo Takai and Kana Nakayama, from the NHK studios at NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo, Japan. It debuted in April 1993 replacing NHK Morning Wide. The weekend editions are anchored by Jiro Inoue and Nonoka Akaki.
This program airs weekdays from 5:00–8:00 a.m. JST. The weekend editions air from 6:00–8:00 a.m. JST (Saturdays), 7:00–7:45 a.m. JST (Sundays), or 7:00–8:00 a.m. JST (National Holidays). It is simulcast on NHK World Premium to countries other than Japan (except weekday edition, from 4:30–6:00 a.m. JST).
The weekday edition of the program is divided into two parts. The first part airs from 4:30–6:00 a.m. JST only domestically on NHK General TV. It features live news, weather forecasts, special-interest stories and market information. The second part airs from 6:00–7:45 a.m. JST both domestically and internationally, featuring news, sports, interviews, and segments such as "Koko ni Chumoku (Focus on This!)" (featuring in-depth political or economical topics by NHK's specialist on the field.), "Machikado Jōhōshitsu (Street Information Room)" (featuring inventions that help make people's daily life more convenient), "Sekai no Media Zapping" (featuring selected viral video or television program clips from news bulletins all over the world), "Check! Entamé" (featuring pop culture and entertainment news, and viral videos), and "Ohayō Vitamin" (featuring a mix of entertainment, lifestyle and human-interest stories).
The Saturday edition begins at 6:00 a.m. JST, featuring live news, sports, weather forecasts, market information, and some short stories until 8:00 a.m. JST. The Sunday edition, airing from 7:00–8:00 a.m. JST, features news, sports and weather forecasts.[1]
Notable personalities
Main presenters
- Masatomo Takai - weekdays (2025 – present)
- Kana Nakayama - weekdays (2020 – 2021, 2025 – present)
- Kyosuke Katsuro - weekdays, triweekly (2024 – present)
- Daiki Takeno - weekdays, triweekly (2026 – present)
- So Sakamoto - weekdays, triweekly (2026 – present)
- Sakura Araki - weekdays, triweekly (2026 – present)
- Kaho Iwasaki - weekdays, triweekly (2026 – present)
- Mana Sato - weekdays, triweekly (2026 – present)
- Jiro Inoue - weekend (2022 – present)
- Nonoka Akaki - weekend (2024 – present)
Sports
- Nahoko Hori - weekdays, biweekly (2021 – present)
- Takaaki Shimizu - weekend (2024 – present)
Weather information
- Yasuhiro Hiyama - weekdays (2018 – present)
- Ayane Hareyama - weekdays (2026 – present)
- Toshiyuki Minami - weekend (2007 – present)
Correspondents
- Shinya Kuroda
- Hiroki Yamada
- Tomohiko Katayama
- Keiichi Tokunaga
- Hikaru Urushibara