, born , is a Japanese television presenter. Mino is recognized by the ''

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'' as being the TV host with the most hours of live TV appearances in a week (22 hours, 15 seconds), as of April 2008. This breaks his earlier 2006 record of 21 hours, 42 minutes.

Career

Mino is from

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. He graduated from Rikkyo High School and

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. After a short stint in the conservative newspaper ''

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'', he was transferred to sister company

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in 1967, where he worked as a radio announcer reading the news, covering baseball games, and hosting the late-night program ''Sei! Young''. The name Mino Monta originated in the opening to another NCB program he hosted, "All Japan Pop 20". He left NCB in 1979 to work at his father's company in

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, but continued to read the news as a contractor for Aichi Broadcasting. He presents the morning news show , ''

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'' (the Japanese version of the British quiz show ''

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''), and the Sunday evening , among other programmes. Mino also hosted the long-running afternoon television programme in which he dispensed lifestyle and health advice; it was discontinued in 2007. He claims he only needs four hours of sleep every night in spite of hosting eleven TV programmes, including news shows, talk shows, wildlife shows and quiz shows, and appearing on television every day of the week except Sunday.mainichi.jp/national TV mogul Mino smashes world record for 'most live hours in a week'
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Family

Mino's wife, died on 22 May 2012 of cancer, aged 65. They had been married since November 1970.

Controversies

In September 2013, Mino took a break from television news duties following the arrest on 13 September of his 31-year-old son, , who was charged with stealing a man's bag on the street in Tokyo.

References

External links

Japan’s ‘Mr. Television’, January 2009 ''The Japan Times'' interview
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