Rie Muranishi

Rie Muranishi is one of those quietly impressive figures who doesn't need a highlight reel to command respect — she's a broadcaster from Suita, Osaka, which already tells you something about the no-nonsense warmth she probably carries on screen. Graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University and going into announcing is a pretty classic route for someone serious about the craft, and being a professional voice in front of cameras is genuinely harder than it looks — you're basically performing precision under pressure, every single time. Standing at 168cm, she'd have a natural presence on set too. She spent thirteen and a half years as a Kansai TV newscaster, went back to graduate school and now lectures on communication, and the Osaka-bred anchors I've seen tend to have this grounded, approachable energy that makes you trust what they're saying. Solid, real, and a lot more interesting than a simple job title suggests.

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Rie Muranishi is a Japanese former announcer for Kansai TV born on July 6, 1980, in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. She graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University before pursuing a career in broadcasting. Standing 168 cm tall, she is known for her professional on-air presence. She worked as an announcer from 2003, serving as a newscaster for thirteen and a half years on programs including FNN Super News Anchor, before moving to Kansai TV's publicity and branding department in July 2026.

Name (English)

Rie Muranishi

Name (Japanese)

村西利恵

Reading

むらにし りえ

Born

July 6, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Height

168cm

Occupation

Announcer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

University

Kwansei Gakuin University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/riemuranishi/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%91%E8%A5%BF%E5%88%A9%E6%81%B5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11523538

Tags

• From Osaka Prefecture
• Announcer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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