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[Broadcast report] Ichiro Furudate: “I liked Inoki-san’s “Are you early tomorrow?”” Talks about his memories with his benefactor Antonio Inoki and Buddhism as a “promoting activity”
Ichiro Furudate will appear live for 4 hours on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting’s “Kunimaru Shokudo” on August 27th (Tuesday) as a guest. ……
On Nippon Cultural Broadcasting’s “Kunimaru Shokudo” (every Monday to Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.), freelance announcer Ichiro Furudate made a guest appearance on the episode broadcast on Tuesday, August 27th.
[Image: https://prtimes.jp/i/7381/509/resize/d7381-509-3b529bc2fdc128656a8d-0.jpg&s3=7381-509-d6a7be939d4bfd2dcd250d69dfbffc3f-1200×723.jpg] From left) Ichiro Furudate, Manami Sakaguchi, Kunimaru Nomura Nippon Cultural Broadcasting is currently holding a “Give you our best wishes for the summer heat! Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Special Week” for one week from August 26th (Monday) to September 1st (Sunday). During the period, each program will have special projects and presents, and popular guests will appear one after another.
Ichiro Furudate will appear as a guest on “Kunimaru Shokudo” on Tuesday, August 27th. A 4-hour live appearance was realized as a special partner throughout the program.
When talking about the late Antonio Inoki, who was Furudate’s benefactor from his professional wrestling days, he also mentioned an episode when he visited Mr. Inoki on his sickbed.
Furudate said, “I went to visit him several times, but the last time I saw him was four days before he passed away. I’ll never forget what he said at that time. When I’m drinking, I always ask, “Are you early tomorrow?” This has two meanings: “If it’s not early tomorrow, let’s drink some more.” Inoki-san’s gentleness is half of it, as he goes around to the other side and says, “Let’s round it up.” Also, if Inoki himself is early the next day, he can round things up in a way that suits the opponent. (laughs) I loved Inoki’s “Are you early tomorrow?” The last time I met him, I was massaging his legs while he was lying on the bed. When I woke up, I opened my eyes and asked, “Are you going to be early tomorrow?” I said, “I’m not early tomorrow, so I’ll be here the whole time,” and then I fell asleep again. It was a voice,” he said.
In the 12:00 guest talk corner, Furudate gave a talk on the theme of “promoting Buddhism,” which he has been actively working on in recent years. While touching on the contents of “It’s about time to experience Buddhism in the latter half of your life,” co-authored with Mr. Kan Sasaki, he delved into the Buddhism of “Buddha”, who is Furudate’s “favorite”. As one of the influences of studying Buddhism, Furudate says, “If you live a life full of humanism, or rather humanism, the truth (as preached by Buddha) is not pleasant to your ears.” That’s why I’m losing more and more friends (lol),” he said, making me laugh.
In addition to this, the program also talked about topics such as “The true intention of encouraging Nippon Cultural Broadcasting’s announcer Kazumi Saito” and “Unexpected ‘side effects’ that occurred during F1 live commentary.”
*“Kunimaru Shokudo” broadcast on August 27th (Tuesday) will be available to listen to for 7 days after the broadcast date.
[First half] https://radiko.jp/#!/ts/QRR/20240827090000
[Second half] https://radiko.jp/#!/ts/QRR/20240827110000
[Program overview]
■Program name: “Kunimaru Shokudo”
■Broadcast time: Every Monday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ■Personality: Kunimaru Nomura (freelance announcer)
■Program X: @kunimaru_joqr (recommended hashtag: #kunimaru)
■Email address: kunimaru@joqr.net
This article has been partially generated with the assistance of AI.