In a recent survey, Oricon asked a thousand people, "Who's your favorite female announcer or newscaster?" The research firm has conducted the same survey three times in the past two years, and the #1 choice has always been the same. Now, for the 4th time in a row, Fuji TV's Aya Takashima (best known from "Mezamashi TV") is at the top of the list.

#2 was Minako Nakano, who also appears on "Mezamashi TV." TBS's Maya Kobayashi ("King's Brunch") ranked #3, and #4 was a tie between NTV's Yukari Nishio ("Zoom In!! SUPER") and Fuji TV-only announcer Christel Takigawa.

TV Asahi's Mariko Dou was #6. She was followed in order by Mao Kobayashi, Natsuko Kojima, Kyoko Uchida, and Emi Takeuchi.