Asaichi (2010)

Asaichi 2010 / あさイチ 2010 /

Asaichi is a Japanese weekday morning talk program airing on NHK General Television, hosted by Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata and Yurie Omi. It airs weekdays from 8:15 a.m. JST to 9:54 a.m. As this program begins just after Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu aired from 8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. JST, it begins with a few minutes' comments related to the drama by the presenters. This program is divided into two sections: the first section is from 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. JST, and the second one from 9:05 a.m. to 9:54 a.m. JST. Between these sections, news headlines air from NHK's News Center. If there is breaking news during the program, it is temporarily suspended for the News Center to broadcast the news. Fax and email are available for viewer's real-time comments or opinions when the program is on air. Some of them are read out by the anchors during the program. Recurring segments In ‟Odekake Live,‟ Kaoru Fujiwara visits a town in Japan where he reports what the town features. ‟Minna! Gohandayo‟ is a segment by Hanamaru Hakata and Tae Komamura having advice on everyday cooking from a top-notch chef or a cooking specialist. On Fridays, it is replaced by ‟Green Style dayo‟, which is a segment by Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata and Komamura featuring gardening tips, or ‟Wagamama Hobby,‟ which features home decor. ‟Quiz Tokumori‟ is a segment aired on Tuesdays in which Jun Soejima gives a quiz to presenters to inform them of life improvement tips. ‟JapaNavi‟ is a segment on Thursdays in which correspondents offer gourmet or other useful information from a specific place nationwide. ‟Premium Talk‟ is Friday's particular segment, in which the anchors have an interview with celebrities, artists and top-notch people in the entertainment field. (Source: Wikipedia)