Masaru Nashimoto

Masaru Nashimoto
Born	1 December 1944(1944-12-01) Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Died	21 August 2010(2010-08-21) (aged 65) Tokyo
Occupation	Reporter
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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. ^ ^{a b} Official profile Retrieved 24 August 2010. (Japanese)
2. ^ ^{a b} "芸能リポーター・梨元勝さんが死去 (Show biz reporter Masaru Nashimoto dies)" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Online (The Yomiuri Shimbun). 23 August 2010. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100823-OYT1T00212.htm. Retrieved 25 August 2010. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Nashimoto, top showbiz reporter, dies". The Japan Times (The Japan Times Ltd.). 24 August 2010. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100824a7.html. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official blog (Japanese)
• Masaru Nashimoto at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Nashimoto, Masaru
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Date of birth	1 December 1944
Place of birth	Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Date of death	21 August 2010
Place of death	Tokyo