Education
She comes from Osaka Prefecture and graduated from International School of the Sacred Heart in 1975 and then Brown University with majors in international relations and international economics.
国谷裕子
She comes from Osaka Prefecture and graduated from International School of the Sacred Heart in 1975 and then Brown University with majors in international relations and international economics.
In 1981, she began to work as an announcer and writer for the English-language broadcasts of the television Seven O"clock News. Starting in 1986, she served as a researcher in the United States for Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Special. Later assignments included satellite and ground network news shows, including Asia Now (1990), which was picked up in the United States. by Public Broadcasting Service.
Since its inception in 1993, Kuniya has hosted Close-up Gendai (Today"s Close-up), which Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai airs four days weekly in prime time on its ground-based general television network, satellite, and both Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai World and Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai World Premium systems
The Japan Times reported in January 2016 that the Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai is considering making changes to the Close-Up Gendai program, which may include the removal of Kuniya as host.