is a Japanese news magazine show broadcast every weekday on

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from 4:55 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. ''Mezamashi'' is a form of the Japanese verb mezamasu (to wake up). Mezamashi TV has several spin-off shows such as (replacing Meza News which ended in March 2014), which is aired before Mezamashi TV for viewers in the

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starting at 4:00 am (stations in some areas will air Meza News at 5:00 am) which ended in March 2018 and , the Saturday supplement of ''Mezamashi TV'' which airs at a later time from 6:00 to 8:30 am, and ''Mezamashi 8'' which is a replacement to

Tokudane! was a weekday morning news program airing on Fuji TV in Japan. It was first broadcast on April 1, 1999, and currently airs from 08:00 to 09:50 Mondays to Fridays. Air time of this program previously was from 8:00 to 9:55 until March 29, 2013. T ...

from March 29, 2021.

History

In the first half of the 1990s, several news magazine shows of Fuji TV in the morning were discontinued after a short period because of low television ratings. The new show featured two presenters, Norikazu Otsuka and

Akiko Yagi is a Japanese free announcer, ''tarento'', television presenter, newscaster, and actress. She is represented with Phonics. She is a former Fuji Television announcer from 1988 to 2000. She is the ambassador of Kanagawa Tourism. Current appearan ...

. Otsuka was a freelance presenter who had been a presenter at

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. ''Mezamashi TV'' was first broadcast on April 1, 1994. In 1997,

Natsuko Kojima is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Natsuko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *夏子, "summer, child" *懐子, "reminiscence, yearn, child" *捺子, "press, print, affix a seal, stamp, child" *奈津 ...

was appointed as an additional main newscaster. In 2003, Aya Takashima was appointed as a new main newscaster.

Main parts

Kyo no Uranai CountDown!

is a fortune-telling segment. This segment has continued since the beginning of ''Mezamashi TV''.

Kyo no Wanko

is a segment that shows interesting dogs in Japan. This segment has been continuing since 1994. This part is narrated by Kikue Nishiyama.

Main presenters

* Norikazu Otsuka (April 1994 – November 2011) *

Toshihiro Ito Toshihiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshihiro can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *敏弘, "agile, vast" *敏宏, "agile, wide" *敏浩, "agile, wide" *敏博, "agile, docto ...

(November 2011 – March 2012) * Masaharu Miyake (April 2012 – present) *

Yūmi Nagashima Yūmi Nagashima (Japanese: 永島優美, ''Nagashima Yūmi'', born November 23, 1991) is a Japanese announcer for Fuji TV. She is known for being the main caster of ''Mezamashi TV''. Life and career Nagashima was born on November 23, 1991 in ...

Yōko Ozawa Yoko may refer to: People * Yoko (name), a Japanese feminine given name; variants include Yōko and Yohko * Yoko Gushiken (具志堅用高, born 1955), Japanese professional boxer * Yoko Taro (横尾太郎, born 1970), Japanese video game di ...

　(September 2015 – September 2016) *

Shinichi Karube Shin'ichi or Shinichi (しんいち, シンイチ) is a masculine Japanese given name. ''Shin'' and ''ichi'' are separated and it is pronounced . Possible writings Different kanji that are pronounced are combined with the kanji for " to give dif ...

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