sentences:  Hiroko Kuniya
  
  Since its inception in 1993, Kuniya hosted "Close-up Gendai" (Today's Close-up), which NHK airs four days weekly in prime time on its ground-based general television network, satellite, and both NHK World and NHK World Premium channels.The Japan Times reported in January 2016 that NHK was considering making changes to the "Close-Up Gendai" program, which may include the removal of Kuniya as host.