<!-- 126.html -->  <div id="pagebody_outline">    <div id="left_box">      <div id="title_box">      <div id="titie_box_top"><!-- Image --></div>      <div id="midashi">LongInterview vol.6</div>      <div id="title_box_left">“The Importance of Associating With People”We interviewed NHK news reporter Ms. Ito who has a passion for meeting new and interesting people. </div>      <div id="title_box_right">        <div id="title_box_right_top"><!-- Image --></div>        <div id="title_box_right_text">Vol.6 <br />Interviewer: Chin Yen Ning <br />Interviewee: Ms. Toshie Ito<br />             </div>        <div id="title_box_right_bottom"><!-- Image --></div>      </div>      <div id="titie_box_bottom"><!-- Image --></div>    </div>  <div id="bold_text">Chin, a student from Malaysia, interviewed Ms. Toshie Ito, who is a NHK newscaster, who spoke softly with a cute smile. She plays an important role as a newscaster for “News Watch 9” on NHK.</div>      <div id="article">        <div id="article_left">                                  <img src="/english/images/feature/126_feature_06.jpg" width="140" alt="feature_06">                                <div id="article_text"><strong>“You are no rose without these thorns.”</strong><br /> It is Mrs. Nagase’s poem who I mentioned earlier, it means that the beauty and discreetness of women can only blossom by having true strength inside. </div>                                  <img src="/english/images/feature/126_feature_08.jpg" width="140" alt="feature_08">                              </div>        <div id="article_right"><font color="#1c832d">Chin – Why did you want to become a newscaster?</font><br /><br />Ito – I was actually interested in human communications when I was studying in university so I aspired to be a psychology counsellor. I thought about going to a graduate school but my parents insisted that I get a job so I chose to work instead. I was very fascinated by the beauty of words and communicating with others to create a TV show so I chose to become an announcer, which is also a job where I can be a messenger.<br /><br /><font color="#1c832d">C – What are the upsides and downsides of your job?</font><br /><br />I – The upsides are that I can be involved in the communication with a lot of people,　 I just love it! But, in reality, there are many downsides as well. The news program that I am currently in charge of is a live broadcast so every word I say gets broadcasted straightaway. The tension of fighting with nervousness to broadcast a message to people who I can’t see has not changed even after so many years. I face a daily challenge with how I can get a message across to viewers while maintaining a good balance. There is a huge responsibility in this job but it gives me motivation to work even harder. <br /> </div>        <div class="both10"></div>        <div><font color="#1c832d">C – What was the most impressive incident or experience?   </font><br /><br />I – When I was a new face in Okayama, I featured my favourite poet, Kiyoko Nagase in a TV program. I loved her poems and I was looking forward to seeing her so much. Unfortunately, she passed away three months before I could meet her. That made me even more passionate about the program we made. The program was only thirty minutes long but it was definitely one of the most impressive programs that I got involved in. There was also another TV program called “Only Meeting ~ Yaiko and 66 Youngsters~” that I was involved in as a newscaster. We asked young people who had not stepped out of their houses for a long time to come into the studio and tell us what they were feeling. 66 of them came to help us. They gave us so many thoughts and opinions and it was very touching to hear their true feelings from bottom of their hearts. <br /><br /><font color="#1c832d">C – Could you please tell us your favourite word or quote?</font><br /><br />I – It’s, “You are no rose without these thorns.” It is Mrs. Nagase’s poem who I mentioned earlier, it means that the beauty and discreetness of women can only blossom by having true strength inside. <br /><br /><font color="#1c832d">C – As a last request, would you please give overseas students a message?  </font><br />I – Please try to meet as many people as possible while you are staying in Japan. School work is important but you can never understand Japan unless you meet many people and gain from their diverse experiences and opinions. <br /><br /><font color="#1c832d">C – Thank you so much for your time!</font><br /><br /><br /></div>      </div>      <div class="both10"></div>                         </div>  <!-- end of left_box -->  </div><!-- end of pagebody_outline -->