Shinichi Taketa

is a Japanese freelance journalist, announcer, news anchor, and television personality. He previously worked for NHK, having served as anchor for NHK's evening newscast NHK News 7, and the host for documentary program Close-up Gendai Plus. Early years Taketa was born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was square-eyed when he was a little boy. He attended Kumamoto Prefectural Kumamoto High School and Tsukuba University, from which he received a bachelor's degree in 1990.