Masaru Nashimoto
Masaru Nashimoto (梨元 勝, Nashimoto Masaru, 1 December 1944 – 21 August 2010) was a Japanese reporter who specialized in covering show-business gossip and scandals. He was born in Nakano, Tokyo.[1]
Masaru Nashimoto | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1944 Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 21 August 2010 (aged 65) Tokyo |
| Occupation | Reporter |
| Website | http://kyosyuku.net |
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]
Lawsuits
In 2002, Nashimoto, together with the Tokyo Sports newspaper, was successfully sued by actor Mayo Kawasaki over insinuations that he had been involved in an extra-marital relationship.[3]
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.[4]
Works
- Nashimoto, Masaru (October 2009). 酒井法子隠された素顔 [Noriko Sakai - the Hidden True Face]. Japan: East press. ISBN 978-4781602783.
- Nashimoto, Masaru (September 2010). 絶筆 梨元です、恐縮です。―ぼくの突撃レポーター人生録 [Final Work: Sorry to Bother You, My name's Nashimoto - A Record of my Life as an Offensive Reporter]. Japan: Tembo Books. ISBN 978-4885462191.
References
- Nashimoto, Masaru (3 December 2009). 梨元チャンネル [Nashimoto Channel] (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- 芸能リポーター・梨元勝さんが死去 [Show biz reporter Masaru Nashimoto dies]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- West, Mark D. (September 2008). Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan and the United States. University of Chicago Press. p. 104. ISBN 9780226894119.
- "Nashimoto, top showbiz reporter, dies". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
