Famed Japanese TV Host Monta Mino Dies at 80

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)--Monta Mino, who hosted many television shows in Japan, died in the small hours of Saturday, Nikkoku Corp., the water meter company he chaired, said. He was 80. Mino, whose real name was Norio Minorikawa, joined Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Inc. in 1967. After leaving the company, he became a freelance announcer and came under the spotlight for his narration on a...

Famed Japanese TV Host Monta Mino Dies at 80
Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)--Monta Mino, who hosted many television shows in Japan, died in the small hours of Saturday, Nikkoku Corp., the water meter company he chaired, said. He was 80. Mino, whose real name was Norio Minorikawa, joined Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Inc. in 1967. After leaving the company, he became a freelance announcer and came under the spotlight for his narration on a...