Masaru Nashimoto

Masaru Nashimoto
Born (1944-12-01)1 December 1944
Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Died 21 August 2010(2010-08-21) (aged 65)
Tokyo
Occupation Reporter
Website http://kyosyuku.net

Masaru Nashimoto (梨元 勝 Nashimoto Masaru) (1 December 1944 – 21 August 2010) was a Japanese show business reporter.

Nashimoto was born in Nakano, Tokyo on 1 December 1944.[1]

Career

After graduating from Hosei University in 1968, Nashimoto first worked as a magazine reporter for the publisher Kodansha.[1][2] He became a reporter for a TV Asahi show in 1976, covering celebrity gossip and scandals. His catchphrase was "kyoshuku desu" (sorry to bother you) when questioning show business celebrities. He served as a guest professor at Hakodate University from 2000 to 2004.[2]

Illness and death

Nashimoto announced in June 2010 that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. He died in a Tokyo hospital on 21 August 2010, aged 65.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Official profile Retrieved 24 August 2010. (Japanese)
  2. 1 2 "芸能リポーター・梨元勝さんが死去 (Show biz reporter Masaru Nashimoto dies)". Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). The Yomiuri Shimbun. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Nashimoto, top showbiz reporter, dies". The Japan Times. The Japan Times Ltd. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.


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