Norio Fukutome

Honestly, Norio Fukutome has one of those voices you can't un-hear once it's lodged in your brain. He's a guy who came up as an announcer and then just slipped out of that buttoned-up suit into the looser world of a TV personality, which I always find kind of admirable. Born in Kochi, he carries that sunny, pushy Tosa energy that comes barreling right through the screen, and you feel it in how he hosts. I love that he belongs to a warmer, earthier era of Japanese broadcasting, the kind of host whose body heat you can practically feel in the pauses and the playful needling. And the man kept that vocal punch as the years stacked up. Holding a room with nothing but your voice is a lifelong craft, and he clearly never lost it.

Norio Fukutome is a Japanese announcer and television personality born on January 28, 1942, in Kohoku-cho, Kochi Prefecture. He graduated from Meiji University and went on to become a prominent figure in Japanese broadcast media. Known for his distinctive on-air presence, he played a significant role in establishing the morning information program format as a television staple. He later transitioned from his announcer role to work as a freelance television personality.

Name (English)

Norio Fukutome

Name (Japanese)

福留功男

Reading

ふくとめ のりお

Born

January 28, 1942 (age 84)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Horse (午)

Origin

Kohoku-cho, Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Announcer / Television Personality

University

Meiji University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A6%8F%E7%95%99%E5%8A%9F%E7%94%B7

Tags

• From Kochi Prefecture
• Announcer
• Television Personality

Last updated

2026-06-02

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