Background
Otsuka was born in Tokyo on 28 September 1948.
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Norikazu Otsuka
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Education
In 1973, he graduated from Waseda University, Department of Political Science and Economics.
Career
He was the main presenter of Fuji television"s morning television magazine show Mezamashi television from its start in 1994 until he left the show November 2011 due to illness. Immediately after graduating from university in 1973, Otsuka started work at Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, working at various regional offices, including Takamatsu, Hiroshima, and Nagoya, over a period of eleven years before being transferred to Tokyo. There, he presented television programmes such as Sunday Sports Special (サンデースポーツスペシャル) and Quiz 100 points Full Marks (クイズ百点満点), as well as working as a commentator for baseball, football, and tennis broadcasts.
He left Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai in March 1994, and began presenting Fuji television"s Mezamashi television morning show from April 1994.
Otsuka took a break from presenting Mezamashi television in November 2011 to undergo treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. In February 2012, it was announced that Otsuka would be formally leaving the programme as of April 2012.
He was released from hospital in October 2012, and made a live appearance on Mezamashii television on 4 February 2013, after 15 months away from the screen. During this appearance, Otsuka revealed that he would be returning to work at Fuji television, presenting a new afternoon magazine show, Ageru television (アゲるテレビ), from April 2013.
However, in March of the same year, it was revealed that Otsuka"s leukemia had relapsed, and that he would not be presenting the show.
The show was terminated at the end of September 2013, after just six months on the air.
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