Ichiro Furutachi

Ichiro Furutachi
Native name	古舘 伊知郎
Born	(1954-12-07) December 7, 1954 (age 62) Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Icchan (いっちゃん?)
Education	Kita Kuritsu Takinogawa Dainishōgakkō Chiyoda Kuritsu Kanda Hitotsubashi Chūgakkō Rikkyo Niiza Junior and Senior High School Rikkyo University
Occupation	Announcer, tarento, television presenter, newscaster
Years active	1977–present
Agent	Furutachi-Project
Known for	Yoru no Hit Studio Oshare Kankei Quiz Akahaji Ao Haji Kinniku Banzuke Kōhaku Uta Gassen Hōdō Station
Home town	Japan
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Relatives	Yutaro Furutachi (eldest son)

Ichiro Furutachi (古舘 伊知郎^?, Furutachi Ichirō, born December 7, 1954) is a Japanese announcer, tarento, television presenter, and newscaster represented by Furutachi-Project. He was an announcer for TV Asahi. He graduated from Kita Kuritsu Takinogawa Dainishōgakkō, Chiyoda Kuritsu Kanda Hitotsubashi Chūgakkō, Rikkyo Niiza Junior and Senior High School, and Rikkyo University Faculty of Economics Department of Business Administration. Controversy erupted when he stepped down as the anchor of TV Asahi's evening news broadcast, Hōdō Station, with some charging it was due to political pressure.

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